Those who want to get an earlier look at their bills or make an online payment will be able to do so starting at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at porterco.org/taxes. ... Only six of the state's 92 counties failed to get tax bills out the door by the end of 2008, and only five have yet to get the job done, the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance reported."
Projects added to Porkulus Spending Bill - Porter County Communities submitted lists of projects that are shovel ready, From Chesterton Tribune
The following are the Porter County projects that are on the INDOT list so far. Other communities, such as Burns Harbor, are expected to submit additional projects. The full list is available online at www.in.gov/indot/div/projects/LPASection/stimulusPackage
Chesterton: paving projects on Wabash Avenue from Calumet to Waverly Road, $150,000; Woodlawn from Waverly to Ottawa, $130,000; Porter Avenue from 15th to 23rd street, $112,600; CR 1050N, from 11th to 100E, $166,000; and the Prairie Duneland Trail from Jackson Boulevard to the town of Porter, $63,000.
Porter: five undesignated projects at the street department; $1.9 million for the Porter Brickyard Trail; Tremont Road, $20,000; Oak Hill Road, $200,000; Waverly Road, $300,000; Wagner Road, $200,000; Woodlawn Road, $150,000; Wood Street, $60,000; Old Porter Road, $200,000; Beam Street, $100,000; Porter Cove, two projects totaling $170,000; Wagner Hills, $10,000; Hunters Glen, $30,000; Wagner Hills, two projects totaling $80,000; Franklin Street, $150,000; and $78,000 for projects throughout town.
Portage: Eleven projects, the largest ones of which are $10.3 million paving of Central Avenue from Willowcreek to County Line Road and $9.1 million paving of Stone Avenue from Willowcreek to County Line Road.
Porter County: Thirteen projects for bridges and roads in unincorporated Porter County, including the Ind. 149 extension and $1.5 million for the bridge on CR 500E over the Kankakee River.
Valparaiso: Six projects, the largest of which are $695,000 for the Campbell Street Pathway from Harrrison to Jefferson street and $300,000 for the new downtown park.
Governor Daniels reminded communities, like Gary, that this stimulus bill is not going to be a bunch of new cash to plug budget holes. The tax caps passed last year in HEA 1001 are firmly in place and moving toward constitutional amendment strength. Watch for the Governor to stipulate really firm positions on who will get construction money ... and who won't get it.
