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Rumors are flying like golf balls in the upscale 680-home neighborhood just south of Valparaiso.

A leaking underground storage tank was found at the former gas station.

The City Council unanimously passed the ordinance, Monday night.

Valparaiso is just the latest Northwest Indiana community to consider restricting pet sales.

A push by Valparaiso Councilman Robert Cotton urging redirection of ARPA funds to reduce the amount of city bond debt for expansive water projects was ignored by the council for other plans to finance the first phase of a park department new senior activity center.

Indiana House Bill 1418 unanimously passed out of the Local Government Committee at the Indiana General Assembly Tuesday morning, a positive start in the process of creating a state law that would allow a second development in unincorporated Porter County, Grand Oaks, the option of requesting annexation by the city of Valparaiso.

"The typical observation is that the city does not care. That could not be further from the truth," the city attorney said.

An Opioid Solutions Forum hosted by the Valparaiso City Council at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17 at Valparaiso City Hall invites the public to what’s billed as “an educational session” to provide an overview of local opioid concerns.

The city may look into other potential riverfront district locations.

The creation of a riverfront district would allow the city to get more liquor licenses.