This morning, friends of Carolyn Lee from various offices in the administration building dressed in pink in loving memory of her.  Carolyn, a dedicated employee of the Porter County Assessor's office passed away last Friday, January 8th after a long battle with cancer.

 

It is with sad hearts that we announce the passing of our dear co-worker, Carolyn Lee. 

Obituary:

Carolyn R. Lee, age 64 of Chesterton, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2016, at the VNA Hospice Center in Valparaiso.  She was born on June 8, 1951, in Fairview, WV, to Franklin and Mary Keefover, both of whom preceded her in death.  On December 1, 1978, she married Larry R. Lee, who survives in Chesterton.  Carolyn is also survived by her children: Bruce Lee of Valparaiso, Kitty (fiance Brian) Moore of Florida, and Kimberly (fiance Mike) Lee of Chesterton; her eight grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; and her siblings: Billie Jean (Robert) McCall of Portage, Nancy (Dan deceased) Parmley of Arizona, Sandra (Carter) Anderson of Texas, and Crystal Renee (Dennis) Grady of Arizona, along with many nieces, nephews and many more loving friends and family. Carolyn was a member of Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Chesterton. She was a Deputy Assessor for Porter County and was previously employed at United Tractor.

She enjoyed playing bingo, was an avid bird watcher, and was a wonderful baker of Christmas cookies. Carolyn loved her grandchildren dearly as they will continue to always love her dearly.

 

 

 

 

We've had an issue today with our parcel search website not being available.  The issue is now resolved and we apologize for any inconvenience that it may have caused.  We look forward in the next couple of weeks to rolling out a new website with enhanced functionality.  

 

 

First-time home buyers come, and first-time buyers go.

Historically, first-time buyers make up approximately 40 percent of purchasers in a given year, according to the National Association of Realtors. In 2010, spurred in large part by a federal tax credit of up to $8,000 for a first home purchase, first-time buyers flooded the market and accounted for half of all buyers, a record high....

http://www.nwitimes.com/business/real-estate/first-time-buyers-rising-again-five-years-later-the-return/article_1bf202a4-8151-5de2-94b2-1b2d28fefe5f.html

Indianapolis -

Some local government officials around Indiana are worried that big-box retailers can still successfully push for large cuts in their property tax bills despite a state law passed this year that placed restrictions on the practice...

Read More...

http://www.journal-news.com/ap/ap/indiana/indiana-officials-worried-about-tax-cuts-for-big-b/nndjd/