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Board delays sidewalk/parking closure request for 1605 Franklin but approves alley closure; contractor insurance remains pending
Summary
The board deferred approval for a sidewalk and two parking-space closure needed for facade and preservation work at 1605–1607 Franklin Street until proof of insurance is provided, but approved a related alley closure and agreed to return for an update within two weeks.
The Michigan City Board of Public Works and Safety on Oct. 6 agreed to continue action on a request to close a sidewalk and two parking spaces in front of 1605 and 1607 Franklin Street for debris removal and façade-preservation work until the contractor provides a certificate of insurance. At the same meeting the board approved a temporary closure of the alley between Franklin and Washington streets (between Ann and Homer) to give the contractor more working room during the project.
Public works director Miss Vashet told the board the sidewalk and parking closures are needed to stabilize and reconstruct a façade that a structural engineer had found to require bracing; the project is under a…
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