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Residents tell redevelopment commission to clarify ownership and plan site work for Barker Avenue parcel
Summary
Two residents urged the Michigan City Redevelopment Commission to clarify ownership of a vacant property and to develop a site plan for a Barker Avenue parcel where the commission previously spent $167,000 to demolish a church; one commenter also asked the commission to revoke a riverfront business’s liquor license.
During public comment at the April 13 meeting, two residents raised concerns about redevelopment-owned properties and asked the commission to take follow-up steps.
Paul Prisbolinsky of 1716 Washington Street asked who currently owns the ‘solo property,’ saying comments at a prior council meeting left ownership unclear and requesting definitive information about the property’s current owner.
Tommy Kabic of 1316 Ohio Street asked the commission to include the Barker Avenue parcel — where he said the commission spent $167,000 to demolish a church — in the landscape maintenance plan, remove an eight-foot fence and remaining tree stumps, and develop a site plan. Kabic also said Vita Darago (a business on Franklin Street) was closing and urged the commission to revoke that business’s riverfront liquor license; he said a three-day liquidation sale would begin April 23. Kabic stated that a new RFP had been issued and that previously discussed Marriott or $650,000 condo plans were unlikely to proceed.
The transcript records these requests and concerns but does not include a staff response with legal or ownership clarifications. The commission did not announce immediate follow-up steps on ownership or the liquor-permit request during the meeting.
