The Linc

"We've spent extensive time with the Linc development team, getting their traffic control in order, for safety of both the motoring public, the walking public, as well as their own personnel," said City Engineer Max Rehlander.

"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.

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

Electric vehicle owners may soon have to pay to use city-owned charging stations in Valparaiso.

With the Valpo Sports & Recreation Campus on hold, funding is being freed up for improvements downtown.

The city of Valparaiso is trying to balance future downtown growth with the character of surrounding neighborhoods. The city council Monday formally accepted the Elevate Valpo plan as its vision for the downtown area.

Downtown Valparaiso's Linc development is getting its own TIF district. The $37 million project will include three four-story apartment buildings with ground floor retail space facing Lincolnway.

As the Valparaiso City Council considers financing arrangements for the Linc development, questions are also being raised about how it got to this point. The $37 million project would replace the Round the Clock restaurant on Lincolnway with three four-story apartment buildings with ground floor retail space.