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Parks staff: two electric vehicles delivered; public charger pad being installed at Creek Ridge
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Summary
Parks staff said the department received two electric vehicles through a multi-year grant, installed vehicle chargers and expects a public charger pad at Creek Ridge to be complete in a few weeks; the project received a regional award nomination.
Jeremy (Unidentified Speaker 4), speaking for LaPorte County Parks staff, said the department has received two electric vehicles and installed chargers for those vehicles and that the county is installing the pad for a public charger at Creek Ridge, with work under way and expected to finish in a few weeks.
Jeremy described the grant as a two-and-a-half-year effort to obtain vehicles and charging infrastructure and said the department also received an award nomination from a regional EV group; he identified Ryan Leisick as the person who helped with the grant application and nomination. "We got our electric vehicles. We got, all the chargers put in for our vehicles," Jeremy said.
Why it matters: public charging at Creek Ridge will expand county charging infrastructure for visitors and staff. The board expects the project to finish shortly, after which the department will close out the grant.
Jeremy said the county installed chargers for the two departmental vehicles and that county crews are completing the public pad. He noted the grant process required significant staff effort. No federal or state funding sources were named during the update; Jeremy referenced support and nomination from Go EV Indiana and an individual who assisted the application, Ryan Leisick.
The board did not take a formal vote on this update; it was presented as an operational report and a program milestone.
