Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas

An unfinished medical building in Valparaiso that's sat vacant for years may finally be completed. Construction on 1425 Glendale began in 2018 but ground to a halt around 2020, as the original developer failed to pay its subcontractors and eventually filed for bankruptcy.

"It's in the heart of our downtown," Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas told the city council Monday. "We do events. We have a significant staff to promote, manage, sell tickets, and we think it's an important facility for our citizens, certainly."

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

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

The board of works Friday agreed to let NIPSCO close Campbell between Burlington Beach and Bullseye Lake roads to replace utility poles.

Valparaiso leaders are looking into what could be a creative way to make affordable housing more available. Weiss Entities is seeking a tax abatement for renovations it plans to make to the Golfview Apartments, which it recently purchased.

With Double Track complete and the West Lake Corridor well underway, the South Shore Line is looking ahead to its next round of priorities. The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) board voted Monday to issue a request for proposals for a new 20-year strategic plan.

Another two Region communities are planning to form sustainability groups.

"I just want to say how grateful we all are that no one else was hurt in this unusual event," Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas said during Friday's board of works meeting.

The South Shore Line plans to move its Hammond station this summer, as the West Lake Corridor branch continues to take shape. The current station at Hohman Avenue will be replaced by a new Gateway Station three blocks west.