Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas

"It is untested, and the question is, what will be the effect of this ordinance. We don't know," Mayor Jon Costas told the city council Monday.

"No one person can be the civility police," said advisory human relations council chair Alison Quackenbush. "The mayor is not the civility police. I am not the civility police, nor is the AHRC."

"People have had an equal amount of time to engage with us, but don't engage outside of us and then come to this body as though our responsibility, our role, isn't prominent and most important in this whole discussion," said council member Robert Cotton.

Outdoor dining season is almost here, but downtown Valparaiso restaurants may have some additional rules to follow this year.

The Valparaiso City Council has adjusted its leadership.

Under the proposed ordinance, Damon Run residents would see a three-phase increase between January 2025 and January 2027. The average customer's monthly bill would go from about 92 dollars today to about 115 dollars, when the final phase is implemented.

Last December, the city paused the bus route that connected Valparaiso with the Dune Park South Shore station. Last week, the board of works voted to cut the route permanently.

"I have a bit of a fear that this might throw up a lot of red tape, to the planning department, for city engineering, from an economic development standpoint, if we start putting requirements," said council member Jack Pupillo.

The city of Valparaiso is looking at borrowing money to pay for road paving.

The board of works Friday approved a memorandum of understanding, letting the city begin a 60-day due diligence period.