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Councilman Miles Jay Tolliver convenes town hall, touts FedEx jobs and pledges blight, lighting and school attention
Summary
At a citywide forum, Councilman Miles Jay Tolliver announced a FedEx facility with a pledge that 20% of 600 jobs will be reserved for Gary residents, outlined $3.4 million in streetlight repairs and solicited resident priorities on blight, schools, public safety and jobs.
Miles Jay Tolliver, councilman at‑large for Gary, opened a community forum and asked residents to identify priorities the city should carry to local and state officials.
"FedEx is coming to Gary," Toliver said, adding, "20% of 600 full- and part-time job opportunities are gonna be for Gary residents." He also highlighted planned blight removal and infrastructure work, saying the city will repair or replace about 2,000 streetlights with a $3,400,000 investment and continue demolition of vacant buildings, including removal of the old St. Mary’s Hospital structure attached to the public safety building.
The forum followed a gallery‑walk format: residents placed sticky notes under headings…
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