Fire territory sparks crowd, but hearing postponed

Fire territory sparks crowd, but hearing postponed

A packed audience came to the Lake Station City Council meeting Thursday to offer comments and learn tax impact information on the proposed East Lake Fire Protection Territory, a partnership with the town of New Chicago. The public couldn’t comment, however, because the wrong address appeared in the legal notice for the public hearing. The council voted to remove it from the agenda. There will be a do-over Feb. 13 when the council meets in the c…