Elkhart Common Council

Republican David Henke and Dwight Fish got into an altercation after a Sept. 11 meeting.

The ordinance would prohibit camping in public parks, streets, sidewalks and alleys

The Elkhart Common Council approved the city’s 2023 budget in a 5 to 4 vote Monday. It tops out at just over $100 million dollars, $7.4 million more than last year, and was opposed by the council’s Republican members.

The Elkhart Common Council passed a resolution Monday night that bans weapons from any buildings containing a city courtroom — which includes city hall.

Elkhart and Goshen’s city councils have both expressed support recently for a proposed state bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to drive legally.

The Elkhart Common Council passed a resolution Monday calling for the Indiana State Legislature to suspend the state’s gas tax for six months.

The council voted 9 to 0 Monday to rezone two former manufacturing sites on Sterling Avenue and South Main Street to allow developers to develop the sites into residential properties.

The Elkhart Common Council passed a resolution Monday night supporting Rio’s Rainbow, an anti-bullying organization formed after an Elkhart student took her own life last month.

The Elkhart Common Council appropriated $5.2 million dollars Monday night for a new police headquarters and 911 communications center. The plan also includes a separate training and storage facility.

The Elkhart Common Council approved $1 million in coronavirus relief funding Monday to upgrade the Lerner Theatre’s heating and cooling system.