Valparaiso to put chicken ordinance to a vote?
Multiple commissioners voiced their approval about to asking residents if they want to allow chickens at homes in city limits via next March’s municipal ballot.
NWF Heritage Museum Buggys Valparaiso for Restoration
Advocates for The Northwest Florida Heritage Museum successfully lobbied the Valparaiso City Commission to ask for $5,000 in Tourism Development Tax Dollars to restore a historic buggy that is on display in the museum.
Federal Grant Money to Pull Boats From Valp Bayous
Those busted-up old boats sitting derelict in Valparaiso’s bayous may soon be a thing of the past – thanks to federal government grant money. Valparaiso Police Chief Joe Hart told the Val-p city commission at March’s meeting that, in total, two boats in Boggy Bayou and another boat in Tom’s Bayou would be removed with […]
Saga of 363 Washington Comes to An End in Valparaiso
363 Washington Avenue in Valparaiso was knocked down in 2022, after a decade-long battle. The city briefly owned, then sold the property to cover the cost of its mission to destroy the blighted property. Sale ends decade-long quest to destroy blighted home The formerly derelict property at 363 Washington Avenue in Valparaiso has been knocked […]
Chickens Against Socialism: Val-p Group Attempts to Free the Coop
Citizens group claims 150 signatures to legalize possession of hens in Val-p city limits If one Valparaiso group gets its way, hens will be allowed within city limits. The proposal has run a-fowl of other residents, though. (I got it out of my system, I’m done. Promise.) Missy Reeh-Weakley says she’s a recent transplant to […]
Valparaiso to Purchase New Fire Truck With ARPA Money
Valparaiso will own a brand new fire truck – in about three years for a price in the high six figures – but it won’t directly cost the city’s taxpayers a dime.
Valparaiso Vessel Vexations Continue: Another Boat Abandoned in Tom’s Bayou
Another Boat has begun its descent to the shallow bottom of Tom’s Bayou in Valparaiso – after the boat was abandoned near the northern shore of the bayou on September 15th.
Valp Senior Center Committee Hosts 4th of July Event
The Valparaiso Community Building – also known colloquially as the Valpraiso Senior Center – has been the center of controversy in the city over the last six months. Efforts by community leaders led to the preservation of the building. The newly officially recognized Valparaiso Senior Center Committee, within the purview of the Valparaiso City Commission, will […]
Christmas Planning Starts in May for one Valparaiso Commissioner
City Commissioner Tom Browning has his eyes on Winter again. Maybe it’s the fact that he knows the summer heat is coming. Or more likely, that he knows the city’s budget process for the next fiscal year is upon us. Either way – he has a plan for Christmas.
