Town of Cedar Lake
Town Council Packet (Amended)
July 21, 2026

Town Meeting Decorum — Indiana Law & Town Ordinance

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IC 5-14-1.5-3.3 — Conduct of Meetings of Certain Entities (Indiana Law)

Sec. 3.3.

Town Ordinance — Rules of Debate and Conduct

§ 30.22 RULES OF DEBATE

§ 30.23 ADDRESSING TOWN COUNCIL

§ 30.24 VOTING OF COUNCIL

§ 30.25 DECORUM

§ 30.26 SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

Certificate of Recognition — Logan Geiger

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This packet page is a formal certificate issued by the Town of Cedar Lake. The certificate features the Town's official seal-style ribbon graphic and the Cedar Lake logo in the upper right corner, with decorative blue watercolor accents.

Claims and Payroll Summary — July 21, 2026

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Ordinance No. 1532 — Sewer System Development Charge Amendment

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Renumbering note: This ordinance was originally circulated in the packet as “Ordinance No. 1533.” Per the First Amendment to the July 21, 2026 agenda (posted July 20, 2026 at 2:20 PM), this ordinance has been renumbered to Ordinance No. 1532, and ordinance number 1533 has been reassigned to the new Responsible Contractor Regulations / Permits Required amendatory ordinance below. The ordinance text itself (transcribed from the original packet document) still prints the number as originally issued; the corrected number is reflected in this section's heading per the amended agenda.

TOWN OF CEDAR LAKE, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA

ORDINANCE NO. 1533 (as printed in source document; renumbered to 1532 per amended agenda)

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TOWN ORDINANCE NO. 1311, BEING: “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TOWN ORDINANCE NO. 1248, BEING: ‘AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TOWN ORDINANCE NO. 978, BEING: ‘AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TOWN ORDINANCE NO. 926 OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CEDAR LAKE, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA, CONCERNING CHARGES FOR SEWER SERVICES, AND ALL MATTERS RELATED THERETO’, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND TOWN CODE SECTIONS, OR PARTS THEREOF, IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND ALL MATTERS RELATED THERETO”, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND TOWN CODE SECTIONS, OR PARTS THEREOF, IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND ALL MATTERS RELATED THERETO.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CEDAR LAKE, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS:

ALL OF WHICH IS PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS ____ DAY OF _________, 2026, BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CEDAR LAKE, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA.

Sewer System Development Charge Calculation

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Cedar Lake Municipal Sewer Utility, Cedar Lake, Indiana
Municipal Sewer Utility — System Development Charge Calculation

(a) Sourced from Actual Bid Results and Engineer's Estimates.
(b) Sourced from the Lowell WWTP PER filed with the SRF adjusted for 2025 and 2026 non-building infrastructure construction inflationary factors.

NOTE: When a customer will not take potable water service through a Cedar Lake Water Meter and no meter size is available, the gallons per minute (“GPM”) of the well pump, diameter of well casing, and depth of well will be used to calculate the System Development Charge per Equivalent User. The base equivalent factor in $/GPM = $275.00. Under no calculation can the resulting System Development Charge be less than $5,500.00. When a Building Permit is applied for, the System Development Charge for larger water meters will be calculated.

Prepared By: Sue Haase

Ordinance No. 1533 (Draft) — Responsible Contractor Regulations / Permits Required Amendment

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This ordinance was added to the packet under the First Amendment to the July 21, 2026 agenda (posted July 20, 2026 at 2:20 PM), which lists it as the “Cedar Lake/Town Responsible Contractor Regulations Amendatory Ordinance (Amending Ordinance No. 462).” The source ordinance document itself amends Section 150.06 (“Permits Required”) of the Town Code rather than describing new contractor-registration requirements; both titles are reproduced here for clarity since they refer to the same document. The source document carries a “DRAFT” watermark and has blank, unsigned signature lines.

TOWN OF CEDAR LAKE, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA

ORDINANCE NO.: 1533 (DRAFT)

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TOWN ORDINANCE NO.: 462, BEING, “AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LOCATION AND USE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN THE TOWN OF CEDAR LAKE, INDIANA, INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE BUILDING RULES, CODES AND STANDARDS REQUIRED TO BE ENFORCED UNDER I.C. §36-7-2-9; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH”, AND REPEALING ALL TOWN CODE SECTIONS AND ORDINANCES, OR PARTS THEREOF, IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND ALL MATTERS RELATED THERETO.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CEDAR LAKE, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS:

ALL OF WHICH IS PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CEDAR LAKE, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA, THIS ____ DAY OF _________, 2026.

Exhibit A

Source document reference (internal file path, reproduced for provenance): F:\DATA\Cedar Lake\1102\Ordinance\150.06 Amendment Ordinance Y2026.docx

Plan & BZA — Wicker Enterprise Performance Letter of Credit

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This item was added to the packet under the First Amendment to the July 21, 2026 agenda (posted July 20, 2026 at 2:20 PM), under the new “Plan & BZA” agenda section: “Setting a pull date for Wicker Enterprise Performance Letter of Credit in the amount of $11,731.50, set to expire on August 7, 2026.”

Irrevocable Letter of Credit

Town of Cedar Lake Plan Commission
7408 Constitution Avenue
Cedar Lake, Indiana 46303

Re: PERFORMANCE BOND

Dear Gentlemen:

We hereby open our Irrevocable Letter of Credit in your favor available by your written demands drawn on DeMotte State Bank, 210 S. Halleck Street, DeMotte, Indiana 46310, for any sum or sums not exceeding in total of $11,731.50 for the account of Wicker Enterprise, LLC, 13321 Wicker Avenue, Cedar Lake, Indiana for sidewalk, curb work and for the public right-of-way at 13555 S. Wicker Avenue, Cedar Lake, Indiana.

Each written demand must be marked “Drawn under DeMotte State Bank, 210 South Halleck Street, DeMotte, Indiana 46310, Credit [number redacted in source document]” and be accompanied by a signed statement of the Town of Cedar Lake Plan Commission that the amount drawn represents the balance due and unpaid due to the Town of Cedar Lake Plan Commission.

This credit is subject, so far as applicable, to “The Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, 2007 Revision, The International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600”.

We hereby agree with you that all written demands drawn under and in compliance with the terms of this credit will be duly honored if drawn and presented for payment to our main office, DeMotte State Bank, 210 South Halleck Street, DeMotte, Indiana 46310, on or before August 7, 2026.

Sincerely,
Morris T. Wiseman
EVP / Loan Admin. / Ag Loan Officer

210 South Halleck Street, P.O. Box 400, DeMotte, Indiana 46310 · Phone: 219-987-4141 · Fax: 219-987-6060 · www.netdsb.com · Member FDIC

Recommended Performance Letter of Credit Worksheet

Town of Cedar Lake — Wicker Enterprises
Recommended Performance Letter of Credit as of 01/10/23 (CBBEL Project 060015.00017)

Note: This engineering worksheet is dated 01/10/23 and reflects an earlier, larger estimate of remaining improvements than the $11,731.50 amount stated in the February 7, 2026 Letter of Credit above. It is reproduced here as it appeared in the packet; the Town may wish to confirm which figure reflects the current outstanding scope of work.

Note: Italicized line items have been inspected and accepted. The source table is cut off after “Roadway Improvements Subtotal” at the bottom of the provided page range; if additional cost categories follow on a subsequent page not included in this upload, they are not reflected above.

Memorandum of Understanding — Crown Point Fire Department & Cedar Lake Fire Department (Image Trend)

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

BETWEEN CROWN POINT FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF CROWN POINT, IN & CEDAR LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT, TOWN OF CEDAR LAKE, IN

1. Parties: This Memorandum of Understanding (hereinafter referred to as “MOU”) is made and entered into by and between the Crown Point Fire Department, City of Crown Point, IN, whose address is 126 North East Street, Crown Point, IN 46307 (hereinafter referred to as “CPFD”) and the Cedar Lake Fire Department, Town of Cedar Lake, IN, whose address is 9430 W. 133rd Ave, Cedar Lake, IN 46311 (hereinafter referred to as “CLFD”).

2. Purpose: The purpose of this MOU is to establish the terms and conditions under which the CPFD and CLFD will share access to the Image Trend system.

3. Term of MOU: This MOU is effective upon the day and date last signed and executed by the duly authorized representatives of the parties to this MOU and the governing bodies of the parties' respective counties or municipalities and shall remain in full force and effect for 1 year. This MOU may be terminated, without cause, by either party upon 180 days written notice, which notice shall be delivered by hand or by certified mail to the address listed above. Term will renew automatically for 1-year terms without notice.

4. Definitions:

• Image Trend, Inc. — A Minnesota software company that provides cloud-based records management systems for EMS agencies and fire departments.
• Image Trend (or Image Trend Elite) — A cloud-based records management system for Emergency Medical Services reporting and billing, and National Fire Incident Reporting System.
• Crown Point Image Trend services — The cloud-based system as described above, subscribed to by Crown Point Fire Department.
• Member Agency — An agency, other than Crown Point Fire Department, that utilizes the framework of Crown Point Image Trend services as a subscriber with the benefit of reduced cost paid to Image Trend, Inc.
• System Level (or System) — Applying to all agencies and users within Crown Point Image Trend services.
• Agency Level — Applying to only the specific member agency subscribing to Crown Point Image Trend services.
• Permissions — Allowed actions and security settings for different groups of users within Crown Point Image Trend services.
• System Administrators — Top tier control and security privileges.
• Agency Administrators — Middle tier control and security privileges to affect only an individual agency. The Agency Administrator shall be named in writing to Crown Point Fire Department administration and an account created/maintained by System Administrators.
• Provider and Super User Accounts — Lower tier control and security privileges at the Agency level. Intended for end users, supervisors, and others for day-to-day operations.

5. Responsibilities of CPFD:

System Administrators (CPFD)

• Create/Maintain/Modify Agency Level administrator account
• Establish Agency Administrator account permissions
• Manage System Level updates to system
• Manage System Level permission updates, most often coinciding with new product releases and revisions
• Manage System Level Validations
• Manage System Level data integrations
• Assist Agency with new agency setup and implementation
• Manage System Level form updates
• Manage System Level Print-Report updates
• Submit System Level support issues with Image Trend Technical Support (i.e., System Down)
• Training of Agency Administrator personnel

6. Responsibilities of CLFD:

Agency Level Administrator (CLFD)

• Create/Maintain/Modify Agency Level provider and super user accounts (to include password changes and active/inactive status)
• Maintain all Agency Level hardware (including but not limited to tablets, MDTs, laptops, and CAD connections)
• Ensure that all such safeguards, including the manner in which Personal Information is collected, accessed, used, stored, processed, disposed of and disclosed, comply with applicable data protection and privacy laws, as well as the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
• Create/Maintain/Modify Agency Level CAD and EKG integrations
• Submit Agency Level support issues with Image Trend Technical Support
• Training of Agency Level personnel, to include providers, super users, and billing personnel
• Required to notify System Administrators of any Agency Level security breaches, viruses, hacks and malware
• NERIS and NEMSIS reporting
• Manage Agency Level data integration with Indiana Department of Homeland Security and other entities (e.g., NERIS, NEMSIS, EMS billing)
• Ensure that only authorized hardware may access the system

7. Data: All data contained in the City of Crown Point's Image Trend System is owned by the respective agency that created or derived it. Each agency is responsible for their own data and access to it. While the System Level Administrator does have access to all Member Agency's data, all responsibility to access and policy shall be maintained by the respective Agency Level Administrator.

8. Funding: In consideration of this MOU, Crown Point Fire Department will require a one-time contribution of 50% of the savings from establishing an Image Trend Elite site compared to joining the City of Crown Point's Image Trend Elite site. This contribution will be due within 60 days of signing the MOU. THIS FEE HAS BEEN WAIVED. Additionally, an annual fee of $500 will be charged and due on or before February 28th of each calendar year.

9. General Provisions:

• A. Amendments. Either party may request changes to this MOU. Any changes, modifications, revisions or amendments to this MOU which are mutually agreed upon by and between the parties to this MOU shall be incorporated by written instrument, and effective when executed and signed by all parties to this MOU.
• B. Applicable Law. The construction, interpretation and enforcement of this MOU shall be governed by the laws of the State of Indiana. The courts of the State of Indiana shall have jurisdiction over any action arising out of this MOU and over the parties.
• C. Entirety of Agreement. This MOU, consisting of four (4) pages, represents the entire and integrated agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations and agreements, whether written or oral.
• D. Severability. Should any portion of this MOU be judicially determined to be illegal or unenforceable, the remainder of the MOU shall continue in full force and effect, and either party may renegotiate the terms affected by the severance.
• E. Sovereign Immunity. The CPFD and CLFD, and their respective governing bodies do not waive their sovereign immunity by entering into this MOU, and each fully retains all immunities and defenses provided by law with respect to any action based on or occurring as a result of this MOU.
• F. Third Party Beneficiary Rights. The parties do not intend to create in any other individual or entity the status of a third-party beneficiary, and this MOU shall not be construed so as to create such status. The rights, duties and obligations contained in this MOU shall operate only between the parties to this MOU, and shall inure solely to the benefit of the parties to this MOU. The provisions of this MOU are intended only to assist the parties in determining and performing their obligations under this MOU. The parties to this MOU intend and expressly agree that only parties signatory to this MOU shall have any legal or equitable right to seek to enforce this MOU, to seek any remedy arising out of a party's performance or failure to perform any term or condition of this MOU, or to bring an action for the breach of this MOU.
• G. Indemnification. The Member Agency shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City of Crown Point and its subsidiaries, affiliates, and its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and permitted assigns from and against all losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, actions, judgments, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs or expenses of whatever kind, including reasonable attorneys' fees, the cost of enforcing any right to indemnification hereunder and the cost of pursuing any insurance providers, arising out of or resulting from any third party claim against the City of Crown Point arising out of or resulting from the Member Agency's failure to comply with any of its obligations / regulations under Section 6.

10. Signatures:

In witness whereof, the parties to this MOU through their duly authorized representatives have executed this MOU on the days and dates set out below, and certify that they have read, understood, and agreed to the terms and conditions of this MOU as set forth herein.

The effective date of this MOU is the date of the signature last affixed to this page.

Letter — Heart & Soul Match Funding Request (Cedar Lake Historical Association)

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July 9, 2026

Dear Council Members:

As follow-up after the presentation to the Town Council on July 7, 2026, the Cedar Lake Historical Association (CLHA) is pleased to share a brief update about the Cedar Lake Community Heart & Soul project and make a formal request from the Town's promotions budget line item toward the 2026 matching funds required by the grant agreement.

The third phase of Cedar Lake Heart & Soul launched this month and is focused on using the Cedar Lake Heart & Soul Statements (see enclosed) to generate and categorize action ideas, which are projects that the citizens are most passionate about seeing implemented in the community. These statements will also be shared with the Town's comprehensive planning consulting firm.

CLHA is the fiscal agent for the Heart & Soul grant awarded by The Legacy Foundation. Legacy is awarding $80,000 over two years for the Cedar Lake project. Legacy requires a contribution from the community of $5,000 in 2025 and another $5,000 in 2026. That additional $10,000 will be returned to CLHA to administer the project. This means that $90,000 will ultimately be invested in the Cedar Lake Heart & Soul project.

Please accept this letter as a formal request for $2,000 from the Town of Cedar Lake promotions budget line item to be applied toward the 2026 match requirement.

I hope that the Town continues to share our enthusiasm at being named the first Heart & Soul Community in the state of Indiana and looks forward to hearing what our citizens wish to see developed in Cedar Lake. Please contact me with further questions about this request.

Sincerely,
Julie Zasada
Executive Director
Cedar Lake Historical Association

Cedar Lake Historical Association — A 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation — P.O. Box 421, Cedar Lake, IN 46303 — 219.390.9423

Cedar Lake Heart & Soul — Community Statements

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This packet page is a graphic-designed slide presenting five color-coded community statement cards, each with an icon and a citizen-sourced quotation grouped under a theme. The underlying text of each statement is reproduced below.

Letter — Million Dollar Challenge Grant (Cedar Lake Historical Association)

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July 9, 2026

Dear Council Members,

I am pleased to share that Cedar Lake Historical Association has been invited to Round 2 of the Crown Point Community Foundation's Million Dollar Challenge Grant application process. It is an initiative offering a $1 million grant to local nonprofits, municipalities, and community organizations to fund transformative, collaborative projects in Northwest Indiana.

During Round 1 “Request for Ideas,” CLHA submitted a very broad proposal to collaborate with the Town of Cedar Lake, the park board, and the parks foundation to identify a project on the town grounds complex that would fulfill the action ideas generated by Cedar Lake citizens during the Community Heart & Soul process.

With Round 2 underway, it is time to bring all the partners together to finalize the formal grant application and choose a project to submit for the grant funding. This is going to be moving on a very fast timeline, as the grant application is due October 2, 2026. In the absence of a town manager, CLHA is seeking names of appointees at the July 21, 2026 council meeting of those to represent the town in the grant planning conversations. I recommend a team of up to 3 council members.

CLHA will assume full responsibility for the grant application as lead applicant and be the recipient of the grant dollars should the project be funded. As with all grants, there is significant competition. Full details will be provided at the first planning team meeting.

On the heels of all that is happening with the Heart & Soul project, this is a very exciting time for the citizen voices to help shape the future of the community. I look forward to partnering with the council, park board, and parks foundation on this grant application.

Sincerely,
Julie Zasada
Executive Director
Cedar Lake Historical Association

Cedar Lake Historical Association — A 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation — P.O. Box 421, Cedar Lake, IN 46303 — 219.390.9423

Cedar Lake Police Department — Calls for Service Analysis

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1/1/2018 to 6/30/2026

Calls Per Day: 28.62

Cedar Lake Police Department — Traffic Stop Analysis

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1/1/2018 to 6/30/2026

Cedar Lake Police Department — Warning Analysis

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1/1/2018 to 6/30/2026

Cedar Lake Police Department — Citation Analysis

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1/1/2018 to 6/30/2026

Cedar Lake Police Department — Law Incident Analysis

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1/1/2018 to 6/30/2026

Cedar Lake Police Department — Arrest Analysis

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1/1/2018 to 6/30/2026

Zero values shown for Jul–Dec 2026 reflect that this reporting period had not yet occurred as of the report date (data runs through 6/30/2026).

Cedar Lake Police Department — Arrest Offense Analysis

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1/1/2018 to 6/30/2026

Cedar Lake Police Department — Town Ordinance Warnings, Grouped by Offense

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1/1/2026 to 6/30/26

Some offense category labels are truncated in the source document (OCR cut off at column width, e.g. “ABANDONED VEHICLE –” with the qualifying text not captured). Labels are reproduced exactly as they appear in the source; truncation is marked with “[…]”.

Cedar Lake Police Department — Town Ordinance Citations, Grouped by Offense

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1/1/2026 to 6/30/2026

As with the warnings table above, several offense labels are truncated in the source document; they are reproduced exactly as they appear, with truncation marked “[…]”.

Cedar Lake Fire Department — June 2026 Training Report

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Hours Logged: 486

Cedar Lake Fire Department — Monthly Summary Report

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1/1/2026 to 6/30/2026 — Average Daily Calls for Service: 7.53

Town of Cedar Lake — Parks Department Report

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Report for the month of July 2026

1. Community Outreach

Greg Wiesemann attended the Chamber meeting for July.

2. Inventory and Status Update on Newly Acquired Park Spaces

Centennial Villas Phase 1 Outlot D and Beacon Pointe Unit 7 Outlot E have been turned over to the town.

3. Staffing Update

The department has job applications open for the Superintendent position and Park Board position.

4. Recreation Programs and Events

Movies in the Park: Finally happened on July 15th and it has a huge success considering it was on a Wednesday night and super-hot. Next movie is Friday, July 24th.

Farmers Market: The Parks Department hosted the Nerf Battles on July 15th and we had over 50 kids play! Looking forward to July 29th and our water balloon fights.

Fall Soccer: Have over 200 players registered for the Fall season.

Blueberry Festival Bus Trip: Registration remains open for the trip to the Blueberry Festival.

Lakeside Artists Guild: The July concert was held on Saturday, July 18. The final two concerts are in August.

Cedar Lake Art Camp: Happened in the middle of July and it was full.

5. Maintenance Report

Potawatomi Park: Improvements to the lookout area have been completed. The next phase includes the installation of initial drainage infrastructure as a prerequisite for constructing a small parking area on the Polk Street parcel. This work will be performed in-house under the direction of Mr. Kubiak.

Robin's Nest: The Park is done and now open.

Sue Landske Memorial Park: Electrical box will be removed soon and the Sue Landske sign will be installed.

Office of Building, Zoning, and Planning — Report of All Other Permits

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Town of Cedar Lake
7408 Constitution Ave — PO Box 707 — Cedar Lake, IN 46303
Tel (219) 374-7000 — Fax (219) 374-8588
1/1/2026 to 6/30/2026, Grouped by Month

Office of Building, Zoning, and Planning — Report of All New Construction Permits

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Town of Cedar Lake
7408 Constitution Ave — PO Box 707 — Cedar Lake, IN 46303
Tel (219) 374-7000 — Fax (219) 374-8588
1/1/2026 to 6/30/2026, Grouped by Month

The source document lists “Total Value of New School Construction” with no figure printed; reproduced above as a blank/dash to match the original.