Valparaiso Mayor Matt Murphy

The City of Valparaiso has set up a financing mechanism for a proposed downtown parking garage, but not without some opposition. The 300-space Lincoln Highway Garage would be built at the northeast corner of Lincolnway and Morgan to coincide with the Linc development.

A Valparaiso City Council member wants to follow Porter County's lead and establish committees to allocate the city's COVID-19 money. Robert Cotton told the rest of the city council Monday that leaving Mayor Matt Murphy in charge of dividing up the American Rescue Plan funds seemed like a "narrow funnel."

The City of Valparaiso is preparing for some future road improvements. The stretch of Harrison Boulevard where it intersects with Yellowstone Road on a reverse curve near Discovery Cottage needs some help, according to Mayor Matt Murphy. "That's a crazy intersection. It's busy, and it's well-needed," Murphy told the board of works last week.

The City of Valparaiso will soon be asking the public for input on how to spend $7.6 million of federal COVID money. Mayor Matt Murphy told the city council Monday that he wants to use some of the American Rescue Plan funds to compensate city employees — like police, firefighters, and first responders — who provided essential services during the pandemic. The rest would be focused toward youth and seniors.

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