Gary approves city worker residency requirement
The Gary Common Council gave its approval Tuesday to a measure limiting hiring of city workers to Gary residents. The council voted 8-0, with Councilwoman Carolyn Rogers, D-4th, absent, in...
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Gary approves variance for automated car wash
The Common Council gave its approval Tuesday to a use variance that will permit a site in Gary zoned for other business uses to have an automated car wash. The...
2 offer bids for proposed Gary civil rights museum
Gary municipal officials received bids from two firms Friday bidding to develop a plan for of a proposed civil rights museum. The Merrillville-based Arsh Group and ConsultEcon firm of Cambridge,...
Car wash company eyes Gary location
A LaPorte-based car wash company with plans to expand into Portage, Chesterton and Michigan City also has plans for a Gary facility. Douglas Babcock, of Manteno, Ill.-based Bailiwyck Properties Inc.,...
Feasibility study deadline looms for planned Gary civil rights hall of fame
Gary officials are looking for help with the development of a civil rights hall of fame and museum. The city, working with the leadership of the proposed National Civil Rights...
Gary council tables action on tow company, municipal residency requirements
Gary Common Council officials deferred acting Tuesday on a pair of measures being studied in recent weeks. One issue involved the awarding of a use variance for a towing company,...
Gary adds Presidents Day to list of official city holidays, but passes on Trump snub
An outspoken critic of Gary government tried urging the Common Council to snub President Donald J. Trump when they voted to alter the list of official days off provided by...
Gary officials: No use variance unless property owner pays $16,000 owed in taxes
After Gary's Board of Zoning Appeals approved a plan for a tow operator last month, the Common Council disagreed even though they like the idea for the business. The reason:...
Historic district day care center bid falls on 9-0 vote
Gary officials were united Jan. 2 in their opposition to a proposed day care center in the city's Morningside Historic District. All nine Common Council members voted "no" on a...
Attorney remains in Gary Common Council position on split vote
The Gary Common Council will retain attorney Rinzer Williams III as its legal counsel, despite opposition. Council President Ronald Brewer said he has the legal authority to name Williams to...