The Merrillville Town Council has unanimously adopted an ordinance increasing wages for the bookkeeper, office manager, payroll administrator and administrative secretary positions in the office.
MUNSTER — Sports personalities were there. So were children’s games, giveaways, helicopter landings, drunken driving simulation carts, school and church groups and even fireworks.
Each of Merrillville’s seven wards will have space designated outside the community center to gather for Night Out Aug. 2. Residents can bring chairs and grills to cook out and
Councilman Shawn Pettit, D-6th, said the total investment for the initiatives exceeds $130 million. It’s anticipated the projects will create hundreds of jobs in town.
An ordinance associated with the bonuses indicates the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect tax revenues, which is why the council chose to issue bonuses instead of raises.