Originally published in The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County on February 26, 1966.

20 Mayors Opposing Lakeshore

Twenty of 21 responding members of the Northern Indiana Mayors’ Roundtable have endorsed a resolution opposing a national lakeshore in north Porter County, Mayor Don Will said Friday.

Mayor Will is secretary-treasurer of the roundtable group.

He said copies of the resolution will be sent to Gov. Roger Branigin and to officials in Washington prior to hearings on the lakeshore legislation.

For Indiana Development

The anti-lakeshore resolution is similar to one adopted last month by the Valparaiso City Council and Board of Works.

It opposes the lakeshore proposal and states that any increased park development could best be carried out by Indiana.

Will said that of the 23 dues-paying members of the mayors’ roundtable, 21 have returned the resolution with Whiting Mayor Joseph B. Grenchick the only one not endorsing it.

Favor Resolution

Favoring the resolution in addition to Will are Mayors John W. Weaver of Elkhart, H. Roy Johnson of Knox, Emmett W. Eger of Rensselaer, Harold S. Zeis of Fort Wayne, Clarren L. Boger of Auburn, Walter B. Krueck of New Haven, Leo C. Meister of East Gary, Randall Miller of Michigan City, Lilburn Titus of Hobart.

Also, Herbert Roemer of Woodburn, Ira Webber of Columbia City, John Golden of Ligonier, R.H. Nash of Kendallville, Ralph B. Schenk of Goshen, C. Arthur Thomas of Plymouth, Donald Sell of Angola, Robert Sinclair of Nappanee, Thomas Boyd of LaPorte and Harrison Halterman of Rochester.

Mayor Will said copies of the resolution also have been sent to the three other mayors’ roundtable groups in Indiana.