Acknowledgments 2011 NIRPC APPOINTMENTS APPOINTING AUTHORITY LAKE COUNTY. Schererville Town Council

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1 2011 NIRPC APPOINTMENTS APPOINTING AUTHORITY MEMBER LAKE COUNTY Lake County Commissioners Lake County Council Lake County Surveyor Mayor of Gary Mayor of Hammond Merrillville Town Council Munster Town Council Mayor of Hobart Mayor of East Chicago Griffith Town Council Highland Town Council Schererville Town Council Mayor of Crown Point Mayor of Lake Station Mayor of Whiting Dyer Town Council Cedar Lake Town Council Lowell Town Council Winfield Town Council New Chicago Town Council St. John Town Council Schneider Town Council Roosevelt Allen, Jr., Executive Board Christine Cid George Van Til Mary Brown Thomas M. McDermott, Jr., Chairman Shawn M. Pettit David F. Shafer Brian Snedecor, Executive Board Anthony Copeland Stanley Dobosz Michael Griffin Tom Schmitt David Uran, Treasurer Keith Soderquist Joseph M. Stahura Jeff Dekker Robert Carnahan Judith Walters Michael De Normandie Ken Collmar Michael Forbes Richard Ludlow vi PLAN 2040 for NORTHWEST INDIANA

2 PORTER COUNTY Porter County Commissioners Porter County Council Porter County Surveyor Mayor of Portage Mayor of Valparaiso Chesterton Town Council Hebron Town Council Porter Town Council Kouts Town Council Ogden Dunes Town Council Burns Harbor Town Council Beverly Shores Town Council Dune Acres Town Council Pines Town Council Porter Township Trustee Union Township Trustee Nancy Adams Jim Polarek Kevin Breitzke Olga Velazquez. Executive Board H. Jonathan Costas James G. Ton, Executive Board Don Ensign Michele Bollinger James Murphy Eric Kurtz R. Michael Perrine Geof Benson, Vice-Chairman John Sullivan Cathi Murray Edward Morales Anthony Pampalone LAPORTE COUNTY LaPorte County Commissioners LaPorte County Council LaPorte County Surveyor Mayor of Michigan City Mayor of LaPorte Trail Creek Town Council Long Beach Town Council Kingsford Heights Town Council Kingsbury Town Council Michiana Shores Town Council Wanatah Town Council LaCrosse Town Council Pottawattomie Park Town Council Westville Town Council Governor of Indiana Ken Layton, Secretary Rich Mrozinski Anthony Hendricks Charles Oberlie Kathleen Chroback, Executive Board Ron Lombard Bob Schaefer Rosalie Jacobs vacant Steve Millick Stephen Mockler, Executive Board vacant Susan Tochell vacant Chester Dobis, Executive Board Little League victory parade. Photo courtesy of the Times of Northwest Indiana. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii

3 2040 CRP STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS PAST & PRESENT Roosevelt Allen, Jr. Vanessa Allen Michael Aylesworth Don Babcock Diane Thalmann Geof Benson Mitchell Bishop Joan Bliss David Blumenthal Linda Woloshansky Peter Borcz Lee Botts Kevin Breitzke Bryan Bullock A.J. Bytnar Cassandra Cannon Bob Carnahan Ken Dallmeyer Tim Brown Jan Dick Stan Dobosz Beth Jacobson Africa Tarver Brian Poland Dale Engquist Michael Genger Phil Gralik Michael Griffin Steve Hauersperger K-Todd Behling Jerry Halperin Don Abraham Richard Herr Bryant Mitol Marie Hoggs Lake County Board of Commissioners Urban League of Northwest Indiana Indiana Department of Environmental Management Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) NIPSCO Town of Beverly Shores LaPorte County Retired Citizen The Center of Workforce Innovations, Inc. The Center of Workforce Innovations, Inc. Interested Region Citizen Environment Porter County Surveyor Revitalization First/Attorney at Law City of Hobart United Urban Network Inc. Town of Cedar Lake Regional Bus Authority Regional Bus Authority Valparaiso Pathways Committee Town of Griffith City of Hammond City of Hammond City of Hammond Shirley Heinze Land Trust Town of Porter RW Armstrong Engineering Town of Highland Hoosier Environmental Council Hoosier Environmental Council Senior Citizens Representative viii PLAN 2040 for NORTHWEST INDIANA

4 Pat Jackson Martin Jaffe George T. Janiec Jim Jessup Danita Johnson-Hughes Earl Jones Keith Kirkpatrick Eric Kurtz Carl Lisek Lou Martinez Myrna Maldonado Sergio Mendoza Christopher Meyers Leigh Morris Richard Morrisroe Kay Nelson Bob Nickovich Joe Ebert Sandy O Brien George Malis Charles Oberlie Craig Phillips Tyler Kent Sylvia Planer Olga Cantu Lorraine Guillen-Wentz Mark Reshkin Jill Ritchie Carolyn Saxton Mary Stewart-Pelligrini Daniel Suson Leslie Dorworth Ellen Szarleta Dennis Wichelns Debbie Thomas Victoria Brockett Mary Jane Thomas Northwest Indiana Federation University of IL at Chicago, Urban Planning/Policy Disability Community Board Member Leadership LaPorte County Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living IUN Environmental Justice Partnership KPM Group, Leadership Northwest Indiana Town of Odgen Dunes South Shore Clean Cities, Inc Lake Area United Way City of East Chicago Lake Michigan Coastal Program City of Gary Indiana Economic Development Corporation East Chicago Resident Northwest Indiana Forum Lake County Parks Lake County Parks Sierra Club Dunelands Group Sierra Club Dunelands Group City of Michigan City, Steering Committee Chairman City of Valparaiso City of Valparaiso Hispanic Coordinating Council Hispanic Coordinating Council Hispanic Coordinating Council Retired Professor, Indiana University Northwest (IUN) United States Steel Corporation/Gary Works Lubeznik Center for the Arts The Stewart Management Group Purdue University; School of Eng/Math/Sci Purdue University Indiana University; School of Public & Environmental Affairs (SPEA) IUN SPEA IUN: Center for Regional Excellence IUN: Center for Regional Excellence City of LaPorte Railcats fans. Photo courtesy of the Times of Northwest Indiana. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix

5 Kathy Chroback Bob Thompson Garry Traynham Eric Ehn David Uran George Van Til Olga Velazquez Joseph Wszolek Pat Pullara City of LaPorte, Steering Committee Vice-Chair Porter County Plan Commission Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore City of Crown Point Lake County Surveyor City of Portage Greater Northwest Indiana Association of Realtors (GNIAR) & Joseph Wszolek & Associates GNIAR CONSULTANTS AmericaSpeaks Daniel Clark Ron Thomas HNTB Phil Hanegraaf Sara Hage Diane Gormely-Barnes Spencer Gardner Christopher Kopp EDITING AND FORMATTING Kerry Erickson Beth Shrader NIRPC COMMITTEES Transportation Policy Committee Members Environmental Management Policy Committee Members Land Use Committee Members Congestion Management Sub-Committee Ped, Pedal & Paddle Committee x PLAN 2040 for NORTHWEST INDIANA

6 NIRPC CONTRIBUTING STAFF Mitch Barloga Gabrielle Biciunas Bill Brown Gary Evers Joe Exl Kevin Garcia Matt Hay Ryan Hicks Eman Ibrahim Kathy Luther Hubert Morgan Chase Morris, Intern Jody Melton Belinda Petroskey Lauren Rhein Beth Shrader, Intern John Smith Stephen Sostaric Steve Strains John Swanson Mary Thorne Thomas Vander Woude Thank you to the facilitators and participants who volunteered their time and talents towards the development of the 2040 CRP. Forum on the Future of Northwest Indiana, December 2008 Goal Setting Work Groups, May - June 2009 Subregional Cluster Workshops, September - October 2009 Regional Scenarios Stakeholder Workshops, September 2010 Open Houses, May - June 2011 Northwest Indiana neighbors. Photo courtesy of the Times of Northwest Indiana. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi

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