Crown Point Indiana Revealed

08/26/2026

🚨 LET’S GET SOMETHING STRAIGHT ABOUT THE PROPOSED NEW LEASH ON LIFE SHELTER. 🚨

Calling residents “IGNORANT” because they don’t want an animal shelter next to their homes is completely disrespectful.

Nobody is saying they hate animals. Nobody is saying they don’t support animal welfare. The concern is the LOCATION.

This is a proposed facility in a zoned R-1 residential area, and residents have every right to ask whether a shelter—with barking, animal noise, traffic, employees, volunteers and visitors—is appropriate next to their homes.

🔊 Crown Point has a Noise Ordinance — 98.02. There is a reason our city has regulations addressing noise and protecting residents’ quality of life.

And let’s talk about the people who will actually have to live with this decision.

Stand with the residents. Stand with the future homeowners. Stand with the builders investing in this neighborhood.

Put yourself in their shoes. If you were building or buying a home, would you want an animal shelter next door?

What is even more concerning is how this situation appears to be turning residents against one another instead of encouraging a respectful conversation about zoning and land use.

Calling people “ignorant,” telling supporters to “show up” and “speak up” against those who have concerns, and continuing to push this location only creates more division in our community.

🚨 NOW PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

The Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) has sent a UNFAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION to the Crown Point City Council regarding this location.

Yet there is already a push for the City Council to approve the project despite a unanimous unfavorable  recommendation.

📅 Tuesday, September 8, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Crown Point City Council Meeting

This is where residents need to SHOW UP and be heard.

If the BZA has reviewed the request and sent an unfavorable recommendation, residents have every right to ask:

Why should the City Council override that recommendation?

And if the City Council does override it, residents deserve a clear explanation based on zoning, facts, evidence and the long-term impact on the neighborhood—not pressure from a campaign to push this particular location through regardless of family name or influence within the city.

This is NOT an animal-lover versus animal-hater issue.

It’s a ZONING issue.
It’s a LAND-USE issue.
It’s a NOISE issue.
It’s a QUALITY-OF-LIFE issue.

You can love animals. You can support New Leash on Life. You can want a new shelter in Crown Point.

AND YOU CAN STILL BELIEVE THIS IS THE WRONG LOCATION.

Residents should not be bullied, insulted, divided or called ignorant because they are standing up for their homes and their neighborhood.

📢 CROWN POINT — STAND WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS.

Stand with the people who will actually live next to this facility.

Stand with the future homeowners.

Stand with the builders investing in this neighborhood.

And stand for responsible zoning and responsible growth.

Support the animals. Respect the residents. And put the RIGHT facility in the RIGHT location.

👉 September 8 at 6 PM. City Council. BE THERE.

08/20/2026

Crown Point Fire Department is collecting non-perishable food donations through Sept. 1 for the Center and Ross Township Trustees’ Offices.

📍 Drop off: Crown Point Fire Station, 126 N. East St.
No perishable items, please!

Our friends at the Crown Point Fire Department are collecting donations for the Center Township and Ross Township Trustees' Offices through Sept. 1.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁:
• Non-perishable food

If you have a large amount of items to donate, or would like to make monetary donations, please contact the townships directly. Please, no perishable items.

Questions? Call the Center Township Trustee's Office at 219-663-0250 or the Ross Township Trustee's Office at 219-769-2111.

𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗕𝗼𝘅 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Crown Point Fire Station
126 N. East St., Crown Point, IN 46307
(North entrance lobby)

08/17/2026

This post is extremely concerning.

If what these linemen are telling this resident is accurate, then we need to ask some very serious questions about how storm-recovery crews are being prioritized throughout Crown Point.

Liberty Park residents have been dealing with significant damage, and according to this account, the linemen described the neighborhood as some of the worst damage they’ve seen. If crews are being directed to prioritize other areas over Liberty Park—and comments were made about wealthier neighborhoods receiving priority—that deserves an explanation.

Every Crown Point resident deserves the same level of concern, regardless of their neighborhood or income.

Our city should be focused on getting power restored, helping residents recover, and making sure resources are distributed fairly and transparently.

I’m sharing this because residents deserve answers. Was Liberty Park actually being deprioritized? Who makes those decisions? And what criteria are being used to determine where crews go?

These are legitimate questions, especially when residents are hurting and waiting for help.

08/04/2026

Crown Point’s State Board of Accounts Audit

07/22/2026

📢 Please share this with your friends and family. Every voice matters, and the more people who submit comments, the stronger our community’s voice will be. Let’s make sure everyone knows they have until August 27 to be heard.

🚨 YOUR VOICE STILL MATTERS. 🚨

The NIPSCO gas investigation is NOT over. The Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) has extended its investigation, and public comments will be accepted through August 27.

If rising utility bills have affected your family, now is the time to speak up. Every comment helps ensure residents’ concerns are part of the official record.

🗓️ Comment deadline: August 27

📬 Submit your comments:
• Online: www.IN.gov/OUCC/Contact-Us
• By Mail:
OUCC Consumer Services
115 West Washington Street
Suite 1500 South
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Residents deserve transparency, accountability, and fair utility rates. Make your voice heard—and please share this post so others know they still have time to speak up.

07/21/2026

Sharing this for residents who have been asking about the recent water and wastewater rate increases. Understanding the financial commitments behind these projects is important, and every resident deserves transparency about how these decisions impact their utility bills.

For those who are wondering about the city utility increases. Here are some FACTS for where some of the water and wastewater rate increases are coming from. The lead line service project that was “expected not to exceed $18,500,000...”. In 2025, for this project the city was approved for a 0% interest State Revolving Fund (SRF) Bond (aka loan). This project is still ongoing.

From the 2007 IDEM (Indiana Department of Environmental Management) agreed judicial order for the Downtown Interceptor project finally being started almost 20 years later and the new east side wastewater treatment plant requested by developers and added to the 2018 and again in 2023 agreed IDEM judicial order “expected not to exceed $185,000,000…”.

This project is just in its beginning phases all while, Crown Point is in a legal dispute with Winfield over a service territory east of the city and which municipality is going to service it.

So to recap, in 2025 the city committed to debt financing 2 projects total (not to exceed) $203,500,000. Our total city budget over the past couple of years has been is roughly $52,000,000 before we took on this amount of debt.

Here are the numbers from the Indiana State Board of Accounts:

Feel free to go read the last audit from 2025 of the 2024 finances.

https://audit.sboa.in.gov/WebReports/84766A.pdf.

Anyone interest can also go to the Indiana Gateway and look at the city finances. They are typically at least 6 months to a year or more behind in reporting just due to reporting requirements.

https://gateway.ifionline.org

07/21/2026

Residents are telling Sam Kozaitis they can no longer afford to live in Crown Point.

Seniors on fixed incomes and hardworking families are being squeezed by rising utility costs. The people who built this community deserve better.

It’s time for new leadership that puts residents first.

07/18/2026

Watch Sam Kozaitis’ first time speaking before the Crown Point City Council. His willingness to stand up for what is right!

Follow Sam Kozaitis for campaign updates, local issues, and his vision for a more transparent and accountable Crown Point.

www.sam4district1.com