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Votes at a glance: Schererville council adopts water ordinance, opposes BMV closure, approves parks agreement and routine transfers
Summary
The Schererville Town Council and several of its boards recorded multiple routine approvals and several substantive policy actions on Aug. 13, including adoption of an ordinance adjusting wholesale water charges and a council resolution opposing a proposed BMV branch closure.
The Schererville Town Council and its boards recorded several routine and policy votes during the Aug. 13 meeting. Below are the formal actions taken and recorded vote outcomes.
Votes at a glance
- Waterworks, Stormwater, Redevelopment and Utilities boards: Minutes of the 07/09/2025 public meetings and claims for each board were moved, seconded and approved by the respective boards as part of their consent agendas (Waterworks minutes 3–0; Waterworks claims 3–0; Stormwater minutes 3–0; Stormwater claims 3–0; Redevelopment minutes 5–0; Redevelopment claims 5–0; Utilities minutes 5–0; Utilities claims 5–0).
- Town Council minutes (07/09/2025) and council claims: Approved 5–0.
- Ordinance 2028 (amending the wholesale water tracker component of rates and charges): Legal counsel reported a publication irregularity (one newspaper notice ran 9 days instead of 10) and recommended waiving the irregularity. The council waived the irregularity and adopted Ordinance 2028 by voice vote (5–0). The ordinance will be published with a notice of adoption.
- Resolution 20‑25‑8 (transfer funds within appropriation categories): Approved 5–0. Staff said transfers were to prevent departmental line items from becoming negative.
- Resolution 20‑25‑9 (opposing proposed closure of the Schererville BMV branch): Approved 5–0. Council noted a state Bureau of Motor Vehicles hearing to be held in council chambers the following evening and authorized sending the opposing resolution.
- Agreement with Lake County Parks (participation in purchase of property at SE corner of Austin and Seaburger): Approved 5–0; the town’s previously discussed participation amount is $50,000.
- Acceptance of donations and in‑kind contributions: Council accepted monetary and in‑kind donations totaling $6,245.41 for multiple town funds and events (town hall, animal control, dog park, veterans memorial, police, national night out); motion carried 5–0.
- Engineering services for Schererville Central Fire Station Phase 2 (Niece Engineering): Approved 4–1. See separate coverage for details and the recorded dissent.
Several items were forwarded for additional staff follow‑up, including campus/site planning for the proposed veterans museum (no formal land conveyance vote taken) and bid preparation steps required for the fire station if and when construction funding is identified.
