Citizens of Valparaiso!!

We are in danger of loosing a jewel within our city.  Your city government wants to demolish the woods and greatly endanger the lake and wetlands of Silver Lake, located between the post office and the high school, by building an 80-foot wide roadway to extend Vale Park Road.  This will soon become the major thoroughfare through town, drawing traffic from north and south, and severely overburdening the already straining “5 corners” intersection adjacent to the County Seat Plaza. 

Here’s what the city is proposing:

• An 80 foot right-of-way, sufficient for supporting a four-lane road
• A design primarily to appease developers planning major development on the west side of Valpo
• Commercial development across from both the post office and high school
• A cost that keeps escalating—now estimated at $3.6 million
• Continued delay of repairing many miles of existing crumbling roadway
• A major road cutting through the Keystone and Windsor Park neighborhoods

 Here’s what the Friends of Silver Lake are proposing:

• A natural city park
• Bike and hiking paths winding  through the woods and wetlands
• An educational area for Valpo schools and citizens
• Protection and preservation of the last natural green space within city limits
• Maintaining the integrity and safety of our neighborhoods for our children

 What can you do to protect this endangered area??

·   Fist, write to:    (the Army Corps has a lot of authority on this project)

Steve Sprecher                        Use File # 021640070 -  Request a Public Hearing

U.S.  Army Corps of Engineers

2422 Veridia Drive  Suite 101

South Bend, IN  46628                      

·         Second, contact:   Mayor Costas and your city councilmen

Valparaiso City Hall               or call (219) 462-1161 (City Hall)
166 Lincolnway                                 
Valparaiso, IN  46383