Austin Bonta

Lakeshore Public Media host Dee Dotson sits down with Portage Mayor Austin Bonta.

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Portage's sewer rate may soon be going up.

Mayor Austin Bonta said the change is designed to bring Portage in line with Indiana Code, which typically leaves personnel matters up to a city's board of works.

The Portage City Council will make another attempt at annexing land for a new subdivision.

A former Portage mayor worries that ending curbside recycling pickup could pose challenges for those who may be unable to take items to recycling centers themselves. Portage ended curbside pickup in February because those items weren't actually being recycled, due to the amount of trash placed in the toters. Hobart followed suit this week.

The Portage City Council is considering a proposal for a new coffee shop.

Portage residents who still want to recycle can take items to the U.S. 12 compost site or the Portage Street Department during business hours.

The city of Portage expects to bring in $1.8 million dollars more in property taxes this year than previously thought. The city's financial consultant noticed that Portage was eligible for the extra revenue, when reviewing the state's budget recommendations last week.

Portage may soon be ending curbside recycling pickup. Due to the amount of trash being put in recycling toters, the city's contractor put the recycling program on suspension in 2021. That means nothing going in the recycling toters is actually being recycled, according to a Facebook post last week from Mayor Austin Bonta.