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Merrillville council adopts fee and fund changes, approves cleaning contract and park grant assurances
Summary
On April 8 the Merrillville Town Council approved several municipal code changes, a cleaning contract for the community center, and a resolution that enables federal park grant applications.
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — The Merrillville Town Council on April 8 adopted a package of municipal updates and contracts affecting town finance and parks, voting in favor of new fee rules, revised fund language and a cleaning contract for the Dean and Barbara White Community Center.
The council passed Ordinance 25-06, which amends Planning and Building Department fees; Ordinance 25-07, which clarifies advance payment for board/commission allowances related to parks and recreation; Ordinance 25-09, which separates federal and local forfeiture/seized-asset funds; and Ordinance 25-10, which updates the town’s rainy day fund language under Indiana Code 36-1-8-5.1. All four ordinances were approved on second reading with roll-call votes recorded as six in favor.
Town staff and council members said the changes were largely housekeeping to align local code with state law and…
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