Portage RDC hires former Crown Point Mayor David Uran to help parks become self-supporting

Portage RDC hires former Crown Point Mayor David Uran to help parks become self-supporting

Former Crown Point Mayor David Uran will help the Portage Redevelopment Committee work toward making the city’s parks department self-supporting. The RDC hired Uran Thursday to advise the city on seeking donations and other opportunities, especially when it comes to athletic facilities. When Uran became mayor in 2008, Crown Point’s parks department budget was $800,000. When he left office in 2022, it had grown to $2.1 million, supported by the a…