In the News
Residents of a Crown Point neighborhood won't have to worry as much about flooding, thanks to sewer improvements.
Officials cut the ribbon Friday on the Liberty Park pipelining project. Seventy-five percent of the cost was funded by the federal government, as part of the Section 219 program of the Water Resources Development Act.
Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced a federal grant award for CITGO Petroleum in East Chicago under the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) - Federal Aviation Administration's Fueling Aviation's Sustainable Transition (FAST) grant program.
If residents in Calumet Township sign up now, removal of their septic tanks and a hookup to the Lake County sewer system will be free of charge.
Congressman Frank Mrvan, Jr. and county officials broke ground Friday on the Calumet Township Septic Tank Elimination Project (STEP), set up to service 1,225 homes and businesses with the capacity to add more in the future.
The long-awaited installation of sanitary sewer pipes in unincorporated Calumet Township is underway.
Dignitaries broke ground Friday, just north of the Cady Marsh Ditch and west of Cleveland Street, to begin the initial component of Lake County's septic tank elimination project.
Last week, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan joined Colonel Kenneth Rockwell, Commander of the US Army Corps of Engineers—Chicago District (USACE), Superintendent Jason Taylor, Indiana Dunes National Park, and Ryan McCoy, Port Director of the Ports of Indiana—Burns Harbor, on a tour of certain federally funded projects across Northwest Indiana.
Today, the Michigan City Police Department joined Mayor Angie Nelson Deuitch and Congressman Frank J. Mrvan to highlight the use of federal funding for the Michigan City Police Department.
The Michigan City Police Department announced Friday its receipt of a $180,000 grant through the federal Community Funding Project (CFP) for the purchase and installation of new crime-fighting equipment and technology.
Thanks to Federal Community Project Funding, the Michigan City Police Department [MCPD] will be purchasing additional Automated License Plate Readers [ALPRs].
“The police department has been using ALPRs from Flock Safety that have allowed men and women for this department to better protect and service the citizens of Michigan City,” said MCPD Chief Marty Corley.
Friday, the Michigan City Police Department joined Mayor Angie Nelson Deuitch and Congressman Frank J. Mrvan to highlight the use of federal funding for the Michigan City Police Department.
United States Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, helped the Michigan City Police Department land a $180,000 federal grant for new technology, his office announced.