Robert Cotton

Two longtime Valparaiso businesses are planning to expand, but only one appears to be getting the help it wanted from the city.

"The concern was that these projects, many of which benefited from significant taxpayer-funded incentives, lacked companies employing skilled workers at prevailing wages," said Council President Robert Cotton.

"It seems to me like we only have part of the picture right now, with the information given to us, but our job is to see where taxpayer funds are going and make sure that they're needed," council member Emilie Hunt said during Monday's meeting.

Valparaiso home buyers may soon be able to take part in a down payment assistance program.

The Valparaiso City Council has voted to give $343,976 of its opioid settlement money to organizations helping those with substance use disorder.

Some Valparaiso City Council members want residents of the Linc apartments to pay more to use the new Lincoln Highway Garage.

Valparaiso University fraternities will no longer be allowed to establish new houses off-campus. The city council approved a series of updates to the unified development ordinance Monday.

Valparaiso is looking to help a developer attract more industry to the city.

Porter County officials are among those speaking out against political violence.

Valparaiso officials are reviewing funding requests from organizations looking to help those with substance use disorder. City council members Peter Anderson and Barbara Domer are going through applications for some of the city's opioid settlement money, before making recommendations to the full council.