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Gary councilors push for standing committee to track state bills after House Bill 1001 language on airport appointments
Summary
Councilmembers proposed creating a standing council committee to review state legislation after language in House Bill 1,001 would reduce mayoral appointees to the Gary/Chicago International Airport board, prompting concern from council and public commenters.
Councilmembers at the Gary Common Council meeting on Feb. 18 discussed forming a standing committee to monitor Indiana General Assembly legislation after provisions in House Bill 1,001 affecting the Gary/Chicago International Airport drew alarm.
The proposal, urged by Councilman Darren Washington, follows language in House Bill 1,001 that Washington said would reduce the mayor’s appointments to the airport board from four to one and add representatives from neighboring municipalities. “What this legislation does is that it reduces the mayor’s appointments from 4 appointments to 1 appointment,” Washington said during the meeting.
The nut graf: councilors said the change would alter local control over an asset that sits inside a…
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