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Mayor Rod Robertson Highlights Growth, Housing and Public Safety in Elkhart Address
Summary
Mayor Rod Robertson outlined Elkhart City’s recent accomplishments and priorities — citing $15 million in in-house street savings, new and planned housing units, a downtown redevelopment milestone, a new public safety center acquisition, and fire department staffing and equipment gains.
Mayor Rod Robertson used an address to outline what he called Elkhart’s most ambitious period of growth and investment, citing specific accomplishments in housing, downtown redevelopment, public safety and infrastructure. Robertson emphasized tools for resident engagement, in-house cost savings for city projects and steps to consolidate emergency services.
Robertson said the city’s strategy rests on four pillars and reported two major downtown master-plan milestones reached in 2025. He promoted the city’s resident service app, myLCart 311, saying it is “a free app where residents can submit non emergency issues,” and that more than 5,000 tickets were created and resolved through the platform last year.
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