Town of Chesterton

Duneland YMCA CEO Dave Kasarda thanks the Town of Chesterton for its unstinting commitment to the Healthy Living Campus

Duneland YMCA CEO Dave Kasarda thanks the Town of Chesterton for its unstinting commitment to the Healthy Living Campus Duneland YMCA CEO Dave Kasarda thanks the Town of Chesterton for its unstinting commitment to the Healthy Living Campus Duneland Family YMCA Executive Director and CEO Dave Kasarda attended the Chesterton Town Council’s meeting Monday night, March...

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Chesterton Town Council looks to improve pedestrian safety at South Calumet Road railroad crossing

Chesterton Town Council looks to improve pedestrian safety at South Calumet Road railroad crossing The Chesterton Town Council voted unanimously at its meeting Monday night, March 24, to direct Engineering to undertake the design of a pedestrian railroad crossing of the Norfolk Southern tracks on South Calumet Road. That move follows the Town...

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Chesterton Town Council Member Sharon Darnell honored during National Women’s History Month

Chesterton Town Council Member Sharon Darnell honored during National Women’s History Month Sharon Darnell, D-4th, is now in her sixth term on the Chesterton Town Council and over her more than 20 years in municipal service has proved herself a highly capable and hugely valuable public servant. Darnell—who began as an appointee to the...

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Chesterton Street Department to send relief team to Valpo to assist with storm cleanup

Chesterton Street Department to send relief team to Valpo to assist with storm cleanup In August 2009 an EF2 tornado packing winds of up to 120 miles per hour ripped through the Town of Chesterton, originating somewhere in the wetlands behind South Park Acres, then raking the Chesterton Middle School roof and taking a bite out of the...

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Chesterton Building Department combing dusty municipal records for background on 1930 sewer main project

Chesterton Building Department combing dusty municipal records for background on 1930 sewer main project In February 1922, the Chesterton Tribune broke a double-barreled news story of historic significance: The Chesterton China Factory had begun making porcelain, and the Chesterton Town Board had engaged the services of South Bend engineer Charles W....

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Kudos to Chesterton Assistant Street Commissioner Dan Moy for expediting vital phase of Downtown parking lot project

Kudos to Chesterton Assistant Street Commissioner Dan Moy for expediting vital phase of Downtown parking lot project The relocation of utilities—both underground and overhead—is often a mission-critical part of any infrastructure project. Last year a natural-gas service at the town hall had to be moved as part of the demolition of the old police station. A...

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Chuck Lukmann to leave the legal representation of the Town of Chesterton to his partners at HWL

Chuck Lukmann to leave the legal representation of the Town of Chesterton to his partners at HWL Chuck Lukmann, for 45 years the Chesterton Town Attorney, announced his decision at the Town Council’s meeting Monday night, Feb. 24, to slow down and step away from his representation of town, as he begins to position himself for retirement....

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Chesterton Building Commissioner Mark O’Dell reports nearly 100M in commercial and institutional economic development over last three years

Chesterton Building Commissioner Mark O’Dell reports nearly 100M in commercial and institutional economic development over last three years Chesterton Building Commissioner Mark O’Dell had a pretty simple point to make at the Town Council’s meeting Monday night, Feb. 10. Namely, that it’s easy to forget—or simply to overlook—that the sheer quantity of concrete and brick and...

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Dan Amling of Duneland Diamond is the brains and brawn behind the baseball field at Chesterton Park

Dan Amling of Duneland Diamond is the brains and brawn behind the baseball field at Chesterton Park Over the years, the Duneland Diamond Family has done a remarkable job of modernizing, rehabbing, and maintaining the baseball field in Chesterton Park, at the northwest corner of West Porter Ave. and South Fifth Street. In season you’ll be able to...

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Chesterton Town Attorney Connor Nolan remembers the late Bob Welsh

Chesterton Town Attorney Connor Nolan remembers the late Bob Welsh For nearly half a century—since 1980—the law firm of Harris & Welsh, subsequently Harris Welsh & Lukmann, has been representing the Town of Chesterton and protecting its interests. Mike Harris founded the firm in 1965, Bob Welsh joined it...

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