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Schererville council approves contracts, easement to NIPSCO and donations; appoints BZA member
Summary
Council appointed Ed Lodzewski to the Board of Zoning and Appeals, corrected and released a Portillo's letter-of-credit, approved a 2026 legal-services contract, granted a utility easement to NIPSCO for $1,000 consideration, and accepted January donations to town funds.
During its Feb. 11 meeting the Schererville Town Council handled a set of routine but administratively important items: an appointment to the Board of Zoning and Appeals, correction and release of a letter of credit, approval of a town legal-services contract, grant of a utility easement to NIPSCO, and acceptance of donations.
Council approved the appointment of Ed Lodzewski to the Board of Zoning and Appeals for a term running to Dec. 31, 2027; the motion carried 5-0.
The council corrected a scrivener error in the January record and approved release of an irrevocable letter of credit for the Portillo's development; staff confirmed the correct amount as $66,567.89 and the motion carried 5-0.
Council accepted a 2026 attorney-services contract with Burke Constanza and Carberry LLP at the same price as the previous year; the firm will continue to represent the town on several boards.
On the Klein Roundabout, staff said NIPSCO identified it had no recorded easement for facilities already in the right-of-way; the council approved granting a utility easement and the record shows $1,000 as consideration discussed during the meeting. The motion carried 5-0.
Finally, council accepted donations received in January (both in-kind and monetary) and recorded a $410 total to the police equipment fund from listed donors; the acceptance was approved 5-0.
All motions in this cluster passed unanimously and will be processed by staff as routine administrative items.
