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The project would turn a 20-acre parcel of land into a mix of retail, housing and office space.

There will be a public hearing for St. John Commons on Jan. 5.

The Plan Commission approved the primary plat for the single-family subdivision, known as Parrish Woods, pending final site review by the town engineer.

ST. JOHN — A local developer is looking to transform a 20-acre parcel of land into a mixed-use planned unit development (PUD) featuring office, residential and retail space.  The project, known as St. John Commons, has been before the St. John Plan Commission in study session three times. Sergio Mendoza, St. John building and planning director, said the project is again set to appear at the boards June 16 study session.  No official action has been taken on the development, as it rem...

ST. JOHN — The town has deferred a request for a new subdivision off Parrish Avenue while the town engineer looks over revised documents for the project.  The 27 single-family home subdivision, known as Parrish Woods, would be located on 20 acres and it set to be near Kleine Dairy Farm.  Ryan Fleming, presenting the development to the St. John Plan Commission Wednesday, requested a waiver to not install a sidewalk along Parrish Avenue.  "We do have some concerns with regards to sa...

WATCH NOW: The Times photos of the week Gary Students Return to the Classroom Gary Community School Corp. students line up on the morning of Feb. 22 at Banneker Elementary at Marquette to have their temperatures checked. It was the students first day back in nearly a year for in-person learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. John Luke, The Times Gary Students Return to the Classroom Elijah Jones, 6 waits to see if he can get into the school Monday morning at Banneker Elementary at Ma...