Town of Pines - 1519 Delaware St., Michigan City, IN 46360 - 219-874-2853 - email: townofpines@comcast.net
Welcome to the Town of Pines Website
The Doorway to the Dunes

Welcome to the Town of Pines Website: The Doorway to the Dunes


Meetings in the Town of Pines

Leaf pick-up will run from November 1st through first snow or December 1st (whichever comes first).

Town of Pines Council meeting: 6:30 pm on the first Wednesday of every month at the Town Hall : Next meeting is Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in person.

Due to Covid-19 concerns, live public meetings will observe Indiana and Porter county Covid guidelines, masks must be worn, social distancing will observed, and hand sanitizer will be available.

Please visit our Facebook page for additional information.
www.facebook.com/TownofPines

Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) meeting: TBA

Pines Fire is seeking Volunteers. Go to Pines Fire FaceBook page to apply

​Pine Township Board: Virtual meeting on Zoom at 7pm Thursday, August 21st. Click on the link below to join the Zoom meeting: https://zoom.us/j/8542566002?pwd=NzR6UHo4SWNvZlJ0cTZ5MUtRcUJpZz09

Enter the Meeting ID: 854 256 6002 and Passcode: PTBudget20

Future meetings will be at @ 6:00 pm at the Township Fire Station, 1516 Maple St. in the Town of Pines. Agenda items: TBD.

Pines Fire Department - Wants to thank everyone for their support! Follow Pines Fire Department @pinesfiredept on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pinesfiredept/

Monetary request for assistance - Pines Fire Department needs money for new STATE REQUIRED radios. They need 9 radios at over $3000 each and 3 more voice pagers at $700 a piece. They were given six radios and we have a 15 person team. This is a state mandated change to 800 MHz that is now instituted by the county. Anything you can give will help the department communicate with the county. Our community and our neighboring communities participate in mutual aid, saving lives, dealing with car accidents and injuries, and fires, like Chesterton's Allure fire where no one was hurt.

​Starting Monday, June 10, 2019 - NIPSCO will be working on over the next 2-3 months, setting up on Idaho and will be driving on California, 2nd Place, and Carolina.

Questions or concerns you may call: Vicki Kuzio 219-809-1941 or Rob Watkins 219-898-6633.

Remember to lock your house and car.

Republic (Trash) Service Holiday Pick Up Schedule
Service will run 1 day late for the holidays:
Government Representation: click on this link. You will be asked to "Agree" to proceed to the map. Enter your address on the top left. On the right you can choose to view Federal, State, County, Township, Municiple, and School information for the Town of Pines.

  • Compost available to the Town of Pines
  • Ongoing: Buy Recycled Paint through Hobart Paint Recycling Program. Click here for more details.

​Town of Pines
We have several reasonably priced Motels, as well as "Fine" & "Casual" dining at local Restaurants & Lounges. We are close to the Lake & Dunes, and the National & State Parks. We are convenient to Shopping & Gambling in the Michigan City area, as well as Chesterton. Both neighboring communities have several Festivals throughout the year.

What's happening at the Town level? Click the Meetings & Minutes link.
How to contact the Council? Email us at townofpines@comcast.net or call 219-874-2853

How to contact the building commissioner: 219-256-4709

Who is on the Council?
Bud Prast - President
Janice Lowe - Vice President
​Shelby Mashburn - Clerk/Treasurer
Vicki Kuzio - Council Member
Phil Orlando - Building Commissioner

Porter County Sheriff - Dial 219-477-3000
For Emergencies - Dial 911 - Read below about calling 911

Interesting Links:
Porter County website: http://www.porterco.org/
Gateway (Statewide taxpayer information on town and city data):
https://gateway.ifionline.org/
Michigan City website: http://www.emichigancity.com/
Michigan City Blog: http://citybythelake.org/forums/index.php
Weather in the Pines - click here

PINES - organization working with EPA on our Superfund contaminated groundwater site www.PinesWater.org
Our aim is to provide the residents of The Pines with a website that will communicate the going ons of our town.

We are a 100% volunteer organization and our webmaster is doing this out of the passion she has for The Pines. Pictures courtesy of George Adey; Website courtesy of Loukia Verhage.

IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT  CALLING 911
When you dial, 911, your emergency calls to 911 may be going to the wrong county. Becaue most residents having a Michigan City phone numbers, our emergency calls are going to Laporte County and must be forwarded to Porter County 911. In an extreme emergency this can waste valuable time.

To correct this problem: 
* Call your phone service provider (AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, etc.) and ask them if your emergency calls are going to the right county (Porter is our county), if the service provider tells you they are going to LaPort County, have them correct the problem
*OR call the Town phone at 219-874-2853 after June 18th and leave a message with your name, address, and phone number
*OR email your information to townofpines@comcast.net. We will compile a list and forward it to Porter County 911 and they will make the change for us.

DON’T WAIT FOR AN EMERGENCY TO FIND OUT YOUR 911 CALLS ARE GOING TO THE WRONG COUNTY.


​Town of Pines Adopts Marquette Plan: Town of Pines is the last town in the NW corner of Indiana to adopt the Marquette Plan. This will open up monies for improvement within the town and bring to realization the Marquette Plan. Check out our new Community & Citizen page and the following articles:

Town of Pines seeks RDA money - By Keith Benman, NWI Times
The Town of Pines has applied for a $200,000 grant to recall its historic past.

The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority on Tuesday heard the town's plans for trails, park improvements, US 12 
beautification and perhaps even capitalizing on Ind. 520, reputed to be the state's shortest highway. Read More

Town of Pines applies for $200,000 RDA Money Grant - By Carole Carlson, Post Tribune
The tiny town of Pines is making a bid for Northwest Indiana Regional Development funding to spiff up its appearance as a
gateway to the  Dunes.

The town of 670 residents, in  northeastern Porter County, is  seeking $200,000 for improvements in two parks and road corridors. The request will be reviewed by the RDA’s shoreline working group in accordance with projects in the Marquette Plan. Read  More