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Hobart board approves routine items, previews State of the City and dog park opening
Summary
At its March 18 meeting the Hobart Board of Public Works and Safety approved routine minutes, claims and several administrative items, heard a Parks Department update on a youth CAPS program and a dog park that city officials expect to open in late spring, and set an unsafe-building matter over to April 15.
The Hobart Board of Public Works and Safety approved routine meeting business on March 18, 2026, and heard several administrative updates from city staff.
The board unanimously approved the minutes of the March 4 regular meeting and the March 16 Executive Session memorandum. It also accepted and signed the register of claims and payroll claims.
Mayor Joshaua Huddlestun announced the City's State of the City will be held April 1 at Hobart High School (doors at 5:00 p.m., program begins at 6:00 p.m.). He also said the Parks Department, with the Mayor's Youth Council, has revamped the CAPS after-school program at the PCC for students in fifth grade and up; sessions run Monday through Thursday from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., and Huddlestun said turnout has been strong.
On parks infrastructure, the mayor said the dog park has been seeded and fixtures will be installed; the City is working with the Hobart Humane Society on key fobs and will need to amend the fee schedule to allow purchase of the fobs. "The dog park should be opening in late spring," Huddlestun said.
Administrative approvals included a refund for building permit BP-26-57 and board approval to allow homeowners to remove trees from the easement at 7798 Tanager St. at the homeowner's expense after the City Arborist reported no objection. The board also approved release of a Performance Bond for Lineage Logistics conditioned on placement of a Maintenance Bond, per the City Engineer's recommendation.
Building Commissioner Felix Perry reported that the homeowner associated with an unsafe-building order at 300 W. Old Ridge Rd. submitted paperwork to schedule a public hearing with the Plan Commission; the board set the unsafe-building matter over to its April 15 meeting.
The meeting closed after an opportunity for public comment, which produced none; the board adjourned at 3:40 p.m.
