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Gary code enforcement director says department needs computers, stickers after hundreds of stop-work orders

5442344 · June 4, 2025
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Pastor Edward, introduced in the meeting as the code enforcement director, told the council the department has issued hundreds of stop-work orders, is short on supplies and needs computers and other resources to process citations efficiently.

Pastor Edward, introduced during council reports as the city’s code enforcement director, told the council on June 3 that his team has issued “probably 300 or 400” stop-work orders since taking office and that the department needs additional equipment and supplies to operate efficiently.

“The police department gave us their old 2015 cars,” Pastor Edward said, outlining that code…

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