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Regional Development Authority official updates council on Westlake Corridor, blight program and convention-center proposals
Summary
Randy Palmateer, vice chair of the Regional Development Authority, briefed the Lake County Council on the status of large RDA projects including the Westlake Corridor and blight elimination program and emphasized the RDA’s role as fiscal agent.
Randy Palmateer, vice chairman of the Regional Development Authority, told the Lake County Council the RDA is close to completing major regional transportation projects and has secured funding for a neighborhood blight elimination program.
Palmateer said the Westlake Corridor rail project — cited in council materials as an $852 million project linking Hammond and Dyer — was listed in the RDA packet as 84% complete but is closer to 95% complete, based on updated figures he provided. He also described a double-track…
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