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Gary council approves 2026 infrastructure appropriation; staff to upload asset-management map
Summary
The council approved an ordinance funding resurfacing, sidewalk and traffic-signal work and related studies; staff said an asset-management map will be uploaded to guide priorities and legal counsel noted the Indiana Tort Claims Act generally shields routine pothole claims.
The Gary Common Council approved an ordinance to appropriate 2026 funds for infrastructure projects including resurfacing, concrete sidewalk replacement, traffic signal improvements, maintenance of street lights and limited environmental work.
An agency official said the ordinance relies on a Community Crossings grant opportunity and is intended as a phase two of resurfacing work, with phase one already underway. The official told the council the city has not yet uploaded its asset-management plan and that “that will be one…
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