Crown Point Mayor David Uran

Crown Point Mayor Pete Land presided over his first city council meeting Monday. He said after years of attending meetings as police chief, the mayor's seat is a little different — but he's come to admire council members' ability to respect everyone's opinion and reach common ground.

Crown Point officially has a new fire chief. Mark Baumgardner Jr. was sworn in during Wednesday's board of works meeting, after the appointment was first announced during Friday's Crown Point Fire Rescue Awards Banquet.

Crown Point Mayor David Uran presided over his last city council meeting Monday. He'll be stepping down in the coming weeks to take over as president and CEO of the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority.

The Lake County Council has agreed to chip in some of its COVID money for a Crown Point area sewer project. Council members passed a resolution Tuesday committing $5 million dollars from the American Rescue Plan.

The City of Crown Point will not have to pay for the demolition of a dilapidated home. The city had selected a contractor to tear down 312 Oak Circle. But Attorney Joe Irak told the board of works Wednesday that the property owner has agreed to hire Ziese and Sons Excavating directly.

Local communities are digging out from Wednesday's snow. In Crown Point, Mayor David Uran told the city's board of works via Zoom Wednesday morning that crews had been out since 2:00 a.m.

CROWN POINT - After many years of dealing with congestion and parking limitations downtown, the city of Crown Point is looking at ways to solve the…