Robert Cotton

Valparaiso's 2024 budget proposal includes a minimum two-percent pay raise for city employees. City Administrator Bill Oeding says the goal is to bring everyone to the midpoint of a recent wage study, plus a two-percent cost of living adjustment.

Those looking to open a restaurant in downtown Valparaiso can now apply for a downtown liquor license. They're less expensive than a traditional liquor license, allowing entrepreneurs to put more of their investment into other parts of their business, according to City Attorney Patrick Lyp.

Plans to turn Valparaiso's former Boys & Girls Club into a boutique hotel have taken another step forward. The city council Monday adopted a planned unit development ordinance for the future Grand Gardner Hotel.

The Valparaiso City Council has so far declined to speak out against gun violence, and one council member feels the little discussion that has taken place hasn't been fully recorded in the meeting minutes.

The Valparaiso City Council has advanced a proposal to use the city's opioid settlement money on a new community recovery care coordinator. Council member Peter Anderson says the new position would remove some of the barriers for those with substance use disorder who want to get treatment.

A Valparaiso City Council member's efforts to redirect federal COVID money to infrastructure upgrades have fallen short.

Valparaiso continues making financial arrangements for some large-scale projects.

The Valparaiso City Council wants to hear from community experts, before deciding how to spend the city's share of opioid litigation settlement money.

The city of Valparaiso is looking at making a riverfront district to bring more liquor licenses to the U.S. 30 area.

The Valparaiso City Council has finalized its new council districts. After a process that saw six proposals submitted by the public, council members unanimously approved the map drawn up by the council president and vice president with the help of attorney Brian Bosma.