Valparaiso Mayor Delivers State of the City Address

In Valparaiso, Mayor Matt Murphy gave his State of the City address yesterday at the Porter County Expo Center. Murphy talked about the early days of the pandemic and spoke about the Mayor’s Youth Council, formed in 2021 and in its second year to teach kids about the workings of local government, build leadership skills and engage with the community. The Mayor spoke about the multi-use project downtown called the Linq and the new Lincoln Highway Garage providing 350 additional parking spaces, the new Grand Gardner Hotel and other building projects within the city. Here is a link to his full speech.