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Gary council members say state law requires ending Gary–Chicago airport compact; council to seek legal guidance
Summary
Council members discussed an Indiana legislative change that they said will require the city to end the Gary–Chicago airport compact within five years and asked staff and legal counsel to study the compact's benefits, liabilities and the interests of Gary residents.
Councilman Roosevelt Washington told the Gary Common Council on June 3 that the Indiana Legislature passed a law during its most recent session that mandates the Gary Common Council end the compact governing the Gary–Chicago airport within five years.
The councilman said the compact has been controversial in Gary for years and that residents question whether the agreement benefits the city. “There are questions about the validity of the compact,” Councilman Washington said, noting past commercial uses and repeated ownership and management changes at the…
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