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Council approves Beckman School PUD after heated public opposition; amendment added
Summary
The Gary Common Council voted 5-4 to pass initial approval of an amended planned-unit development that would rezone the former Beckman School site for commercial/light-industrial use after the developer agreed to changes. Dozens of residents spoke in opposition, raising traffic, property-value and neighborhood character concerns.
The Gary Common Council on April 15 approved initial passage of CPO 2025-17, a planned-unit development (PUD) application that would allow commercial and light-industrial uses on the former Beckman School site at 2227 Lincoln Street, after the council accepted an amended substitute version of the ordinance.
The PUD passed on initial order by a 5-4 roll call vote after an amendment by substitution was approved unanimously earlier in the meeting. Attorney Jose Molina, representing the administration, said the developer agreed to the changes negotiated with planning staff and the planning director.
The amendment added conditions Molina said were intended to "put some more teeth in this ordinance" and to…
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