Board Of Parks (10-28-26)

The City of Gary Redevelopment Commission meeting on October 28, 2026, included review and approval of an updated redevelopment budget, with discussion of TIF revenues, debt obligations, public-safety spending, and capital projects. The budget included $500,000 for public-safety incentive pay, approximately $1.2 million in professional services, facility improvements such as lighting, parking-lot paving and a roof, and $1.6 million for street paving through the Ready 2.0 program. The commission also discussed a $1.6 million match for a flight-removal program and an approximately $1 million match associated with an INDOT grant. The transcript indicates a budget-related resolution passed, although its number and exact motion language are unclear.

The commission approved Resolution 7759, authorizing a standard purchase-agreement template for the Growing Gary land disposition program; buyers would generally have 24 months to develop properties and cover title insurance and closing costs. It approved Resolution 7760 for professional services from the Notre Dame School of Architecture to plan Midtown infill housing and design standards, and Resolution 7762 for JQOL to assess development options for the 12.7-acre former Screaming Wheel site in preparation for a future RFP; contract amounts were not stated. Resolution 7761 accepted donated vacant lots in University Park/Glen Park, and Resolution 7763 authorized a site-access agreement for due diligence at 1201 West 5th Avenue. Separately, no proposals were received by the deadline for the 3301–3343 Broadway RFP. The stated annual rental value was approximately $13,000; negotiations below that value must wait 30 days, while qualifying offers may be brought to the commission. No vendor award for that property was made.