Town Hall Meeting

Carroll County residents will be able to attend the first Town Hall Meeting in the area Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Delphi Public Library. U.S. Cong. Joe Donnelly will host the event to provide citizens the opportunity to give him feedback about national and local issues. The event is intended to be peaceful and Donnelly requests all participants treat those around them with respect.

Although no protests are expected at the Delphi Town Hall Meeting Wednesday, one is planned for Sept. 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the courthouse in Valparaiso, located at 16 Lincolnway. It is called a "peaceful counter protest" by organizers, the Northwest Indiana Patriots and the Citizens In Action group from Lafayette.

Move On.Org, Acorn and others are holding a rally in support of national healthcare. For details, the Patriots can be reached via E-mail at nwi.patriots@nwipatriots.com Hoosier Heartland Highway

The second event, sponsored by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), will be Thursday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. at Delphi Community High School Little Theatre and Commons.

The public is invited to a "public information meeting" about segment two of the SR25 Hoosier Heartland Project in Carroll County. Updated design, right-of-way information, and an updated construction schedule will be presented.

According to the INDOT invitation consultant, Bernardin Louchmueller and Associates, Inc., will be present to provide the formal update presentation in the Little Theatre, followed by specific questions regarding segment two in the commons. INDOT representatives "will be available to answer any questions not specific to segment two."

According to INDOT, segment one on the Tippecanoe- Carroll County line to Carroll County Road 400W. is already under construction. Segment three is well into the right-of-way phase and will be beginning construction soon as well.

Segment four is still in the early stages of design, and a public information meeting for that segment is being planned for the near future.

The other three consulting firms for the SR25 Hoosier Heartland project will not be attending this public information meeting.

For additional information, visit the project Web site at www.in.gov/dot/projects/ sr25study.