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Mayor’s office reports Towson Opportunity Campus timeline, streetlight and Narcan vending updates
Summary
Chief of staff Ellis Dumas told the Gary Common Council on March 18 demolition at the Towson Opportunity Campus is set to begin at the end of March, relighting and street paving plans are underway, and the city will install a Narcan vending machine at the Metro Center as part of overdose‑prevention efforts.
Ellis Dumas, chief of staff to Mayor Eddie Melton, briefed the Gary Common Council on March 18 with a series of operational updates on behalf of the administration.
Dumas said demolition at the Towson Opportunity Campus is scheduled to begin at the end of March and that the project team expects the consolidated facility—incorporating YMCA, Boys & Girls Club and Methodist‑affiliated spaces—to be completed as early as fall 2026. “The goal of this meeting ... was to ensure that we were given a timeline and final renderings and design to the public,” Dumas said, describing amenities that will include multiple basketball courts, therapeutic pool space heated to about 95.5…
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