| | | Letter From the President 
Hello to all. Hopefully spring is just around the corner. The National convention was another fantastic place to be in February with temps in the 70's. The State hospitality suite was very active seeing many other members from around the state. The greatest thing this February was our Bowl-A-Thon. WOW! What a good time for a good cause. Thanks to Bryce and the whole committee for a great success. March 7 is a big night at the county plan commission. I hear that they may be voting on the new Unified Development Ordinance. This will affect not only new developments, but also all home owners in the county. Finally the Home & Garden Show was a fantastic show and all the vendors that I talked to were very happy with the quality and traffic of the show. Thanks to Dave, the committee, and the office for all the great work. All our events take everyone working together to make them a success. Thanks to all. Tim Chesna President
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| Angels Helping Angels Really Helps The following letter was sent to the PCBA and was typed word for word to thank everyone who helped with Angles Helping Angles and to let everyone know just how important Angels Helping Angels really is.
To my Angel,
I'd like to thank God for allowing you to Bless me and family with a fruitful Christmas. My children and myself really enjoy the blessings from this was given so freely to us. We want to say Thank you. The children really had a great Christmas. They never knew it was because of their Angel. I am so blessed and thankful to have a angel give to us so unselfishly. Thank you so much! And may the Lord continue to bless you with all that you do.
Thanks a million,
My Angel
Love,
Tori, Amyia, Jay, Ayami
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| NCBC Luncheon You are invited to attend
the North County Builders Luncheon on
March 27, 2007
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
At the Portage Yacht Club
The speaker will be AJ Monroe
the Portage City Planner
The cost is $15.00 to attend
$20.00 for walk ins
R.S.V.P. no later than March 23,2007
You may R.S.V.P.
by phone (464-2944),
Fax (465-7220),
or e-mail
adrienne@pcbaonline.com
We look forward to seeing you there.
Directions to the Portage Yacht Club from the PCBA
Take 130 to 149
Take 149 to 20 and turn left heading towards 249
Turn right on 249 and go over expressway
On your right you will see a Family Express
The intersection after you will see a Portage Yacht Club Sign on your left
Pass the sign and pull a U-Turn at the next opportunity
The Portage Yacht Club will be the next turn off on your right.
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| Women in Construction Week  
Open House
The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) is dedicated to enhancing the success of women in the construction industry by furthering education and building careers, futures and lives. In celebration of Women in Construction Week, the local chapter of NAWIC will be hosting an open house. We would like to invite all interested women to attend and see what NAWIC has to offer.
DATE: Thursday, March 8, 2007
TIME: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
PLACE: TJ Maloneys, Radisson Star Plaza, Merrillville
Hors d'oeuvres will be served - cash bar available.
R.S.V.P.: By March 1, 2007
To RSVP, please contact Lora Kokot by phone at (219) 397-9500 or by email at lnsupply@sbcglobal.net.
If you should have any questions about the open house or NAWIC or are unable to attend, please let us know so that we can contact you for future meetings. For additional information on NAWIC, please visit our website at http://www.nawic.org/.
Mission Statement: NAWIC is an international association that promotesand supports the advancement and employment of women in the construction industry.
 
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| REPORT FROM NAHB 1/31/067
Total (361) 331
Builders (87) 86
Associates (274) 245
Total New for Year 7
Total Renewal 20
Total Reinstate 6
Request Cancel 0
Automatic Cancel 6
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| Legal Landscape  Seeking Relief From A Zoning Decision?
By Lee I. Lane Hoeppner Wagner & Evans LLP In a recent decision, the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed the decision of the Allen County Planning Commission ("Commission"), and instructed the Commission to approve the applicant's development plan. In reviewing an agency decision, courts will only provide relief if the agency decision is: (1) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with the law; (2) contrary to constitutional right, power, privilege, or immunity; (3) in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or limitations, or short of statutory right; (4) without observance of procedure required by law; or (5) unsupported by substantial evidence. Jeff and Tammy Rice (the "Rices") are homeowners who purchased property adjacent to a subdivision. The 3.6 acre parcel was sold to them by the developer who specifically excluded the property from the subdivision during the platting process. The property was located in a district that required a development plan ("Plan") in order to build on the property, but the Rices applied for, and received, a waiver of the Plan requirements. At the same time, the Rices applied for an improvement location permit to build their home and garage on the property. A few months after the permit was issued, the Rices were finalizing plans to build their home when an issue arose regarding the county's construction of a bridge that might deny the Rices access to their driveway. The Rices spoke with the planning and development staff who suggested that they build an apartment in their garage until the bridge issue was worked out and they could reapply for a permit a year later. The Rices agreed and began construction of their garage. However, before the garage apartment was complete, the Rices were notified that the previously issued waiver was revoked and they now had to submit a Plan. At the public hearing on the Plan, a number of the adjacent subdivision's residents opposed the construction because: (1) their developer had allegedly promised them that the Rices' property would remain undeveloped common area; (2) they had suspicions that the Rices were using the garage for commercial purposes because they had observed trucks entering and exiting the garage and a hot tub being stored in the garage; and (3) a subdivision resident presented an appraisal of his property that allegedly revealed a reduction in his property value, presumably as a result of the Rices' garage. In response, the Rices emphasized that: (1) any promises made to the subdivision residents by the developer are irrelevant, because the Rices, not the developer, owned the property at the time they submitted the Plan; (2) the trucks entering and exiting the garage were involved in the construction and interior work on the structure; and (3) the appraisal actually shows an increase, not a decrease, in the particular resident's residence.
The Commission approved the Plan with respect to the Rices' home, but imposed a number of conditions, including the condition that the Rices execute a written commitment containing the provisions and restrictions of the subdivision covenants. On appeal, the trial court supported the Commission's decision, but the Indiana Court of Appeals determined that there was no substantial evidence supporting the Commission's decision. The Court reasoned that the administrative act was without consideration and in disregard of the facts and circumstances of the case. Additionally, the evidence relied on must be more than speculation and conjecture.
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| Spike Report - 1/31/07 Life Spikes 25 + Credits Michael Bell...... 320.50 Skip Egolf ......305.50 Dennis Henderlong ......222.50 Fred White ......200.00 Jake Wagner ......165.50 Donald Ketchum ......160.50 Bob Coolman......128.00 Todd Martin ......107.50 Bill Dodrill ......103.50 Richard Bowers ......79.00 Gary Green ......77.00 Alan Sommers ......70.00 Barb Tithof ......64.50 Randy Harris ......64.00 Daniel G. Anderson ......63.50 Dean Stolpe ......63.00 Robert W. Gorgei ......60.50 Jim Minard ......59.50 Dave Newham ......58.00
Margaret Frame ......57.50 Victor Charlson ......53.00 Kristen Owen ......51.00 James Zimmer ......50.00
Margret Reinart ......49.50
David Snemis ......39.50
Glen Cowsert......39.00 Marti Masterson ......34.00 John Worstell...... 32.50 Timothy Chesna...... 30.50
Joe Clifford ......26.50 Millie Wise......26.00 Mark Markovich......25.00 Spikes 6-24 Credits Paul Shinn ......19.50 Steve Dalton ......17.50 Julie Birky ......16.50
Bryce Pickering ......13.00
Bill Anderson ......12.50 Kathy Ribik ......10.50 George Dubovich......10.00
Darrin Selking...... 9.50
Sarah Oudman ......8.50
Candidates 1-5 Credits
Dennis Kucinski ......4.00 Ray Kurhts ......4.00 Daniel Steiner ......3.50 Jane C. Delligatti ......3.00 Bob Greavu ......3.00 Todd Henderlong ......3.00 Angie Panay ......3.00 Eldie Shultz ......3.00 Bart Vickery ......3.00 Richard Blount ......2.50 Aaron Taylor...... 2.50 Ray Theaker ......2.50 Steve Young ......2.50 Ranell Cunningham ......2.00 Brent Fielder ......2.00 Larry Hitz ......2.00 Maxine Kilburg ......2.00 Albert Krause ......2.00 James Lovings ......2.00 Cyndi Monnier ......2.00 John Richards ......2.00 Bryan Siewin ......2.00 Natalie Worstell ......2.00 Mel Gore ......1.50 Len Guzek ......1.50 Scott Johnson ......1.50 Jody Snider ......1.50 James Combs ......1.00 Julius Easterling ......1.00 Ron Farr ......1.00 Anthony Floramo ......1.00 Chip Greenberg ......1.00 Mark Haller ......1.00 Eric Hiller ......1.00 Jamie Juarez ......1.00 Allen Kent ......1.00 Marc Loesche......1.00 Scott Massom ......1.00 Steve Mattox ......1.00 Linda Popovich......1.00 Mark Ritzi ......1.00 Vic Roberts ......1.00 BruceAnn Singleton ......1.00 Dean Stalbaum...... 1.00 Steve Wenger ......1.00 David Wiltfang ......1.00 Chris Wiltfang ......1.00 Candy Koehl ......0.50 Donald Myers ......0.50 Roger Tomlinson ......0.50 Jeffery Wozniewski...... 0.50
I would like to extend my apologies to the Spike Candidates. Nationals has not updated your totals for January 2007 and therefore the totals you see are still from December 2006. Your totals should be completely updated by the April Newsletter.
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| Meet Elaina  Hello fellow members! My name is Elaina Hoskins and I'm the new receptionist for the Porter County Builders Association. I am twenty years old, turning twenty-one in July, and have a very patient, understanding and friendly attitude. I look at life as being a treasure. Living it to the fullest; to never settle for less than what you want; to never take a single second for granted. I enjoy reading, writing and the computer in general. I'm a hard worker, dedicated at what I do and have a positive outlook on life. I also own and run two websites, as well as design graphics on my spare time for a hobby, along with writing. I look forward to meeting each and every one of you and developing a relationship that is built on trust, loyalty and respect.
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| | From the Executive Officer I would like to express my gratitude to those of you who sent flowers and cards and came to the funeral home when my mother passed away. Her death was unexpected and has been a tremendous loss to my family and many of those who knew her. She was a soft spoken, loving woman who was full of spunk and lived life to the fullest. Family meant everything to her and we were blessed to have her as our mother. She and my father were married 60 years so you can imagine the great void it left in his life. My brothers, my sister and I are there for him and we pray everyday that he finds the strength to continue without her. Nothing in life prepares us to lose those we love and so it begins a journey of healing and memories never forgotten. The kind gestures of your condolences have touched me and my family with comfort and will always be remembered. Forever Grateful, Amy Magana |
| PCBA Calendar of Events General Membership Meetings
(The Legacy)
April 12th 5:00 pm
May 10th 5:00 pm
June 14th 5:00 pm
July 12th 5:00 pm
August 9th 5:00 pm
September 13th 5:00 pm
October 11th 5:00 pm
November 8th 5:00 pm
December 13th 5:00 pm
Board Meetings
(Spike Club Room)
March 5th 6:30 pm
April 2nd 6:30 pm
May 7th 6:30 pm
June 4th 6:30 pm
July 2nd 6:30 pm
August 6th 6:30 pm
September 10th 6:30 pm
October 1st 6:30 pm
November 5th 6:30 pm
December 3rd 6:30 pm
Committee Meetings
March 14th 4:30 pm
Remodelors Council Meeting
Spike Room
March 20th 8:30 am
Home & Garden Wrap Up Meeting
Spike Room
March 22nd TBD
Membership Committee Meeting
TBD
March 27th 11:45 am
Programs Committee Meeting
TBD
March 27th 3:00 pm
Building & Grounds Meeting
Spike Room
April 11th 4:30 pm
Remodelors Council Meeting
Spike Room
April 24th 11:45 am
Programs Committee Meeting
TBD
April 24th 3:00 pm
Building & Grounds Meeting
Spike Room
April 26th TBD
Membership Committee Meeting
TBD
May 9th 4:30 pm
Remodelors Council Meeting
Spike Room
May 24th TBD
Membership Committee Meeting
TBD
May 29th 11:45 am
Programs Committee Meeting
TBD
May 29th 3:00 pm
Building & Grounds Meeting
Spike Room
June 26th 11:45 am
Programs Committee Meeting
TBD
June 26th 3:00 pm
Building & Grounds Meeting
Spike Room
June 28th TBD
Membership Committee Meeting
TBD
July 26th TBD
Membership Committee Meeting
TBD
July 31st 11:45 am
Programs Committee Meeting
TBD
July 31st 3:00 pm
Building & Grounds Meeting
Spike Room
August 23rd TBD
Membership Committee Meeting
TBD
August 28th 11:45 am
Programs Committee Meeting
TBD
August 28th 3:00 pm
Building & Grounds Meeting
Spike Room
September 12th 4:30 pm
Remodelors Council Meeting
Spike Room
September 25th 11:45 am
Programs Committee Meeting
TBD
September 25th 3:00 pm
Building & Grounds Meeting
Spike Room
September 27th TBD
Membership Committee Meeting
TBD
October 10th 4:30 pm
Remodelors Council Meeting
Spike Room
October 25th TBD
Membership Committee Meeting
TBD
October 30th 11:45 am
Programs Committee Meeting
TBD
October 30th 3:00 pm
Building & Grounds Meeting
Spike Room
November 14th 4:30 pm
Remodelors Council Meeting
Spike Room
November 15th TBD
Membership Committee Meeting
TBD
November 27th 11:45 am
Programs Committee Meeting
TBD
November 27th 3:00 pm
Building & Grounds Meeting
Spike Room
December 18th 3:00 pm
Building & Grounds Meeting
Spike Room
Events
March 1st 5pm - 8pm
Home & Garden VIP Night
Expo Center
March 1st - 4th
Home & Garden Show
Expo Center
April 14th - 15th
Showcase of Homes
April 21st - 22nd
Showcase of Homes
June 11th
Golf Outing
Workshops
April 24th - 25th 9am - 2pm
OSHA Certification
The Legacy
July 11th - 12th 9am - 2pm
OSHA Certification
The Legacy
Oct. 24th - 25th 9am - 2pm
OSHA Certification
The Legacy
Holidays
May 28th
Memorial Day - Office Closed
July 4th
Independence Day - Office Closed
September 3rd
Labor Day - Office Closed
November 22nd-23rd
Office Closed for Thanksgiving
December 24th
Christmas Eve - Office Closed
December 25th
Christmas - Office Closed
December 31st
New Years Eve - Office Closed
January 1st
New Years Day - Office Closed
State Events
March 13th
Membership Drive Training
Indianapolis
April 25th-26th
Membership Drive
April 30th - May 1st
IBA Board & Committee Meetings
Indianapolis
May 22nd
IBA Golf Outing
Lafayette
August 20th-21st
IBA Executive & Board Meetings
Indianapolis
November 12th
IBA State Leadership Conference
Indianapolis
November 13th
IBA Board & Committee Meetings
Indianapolis
National Events
May 22nd
National Membership Day
August 7th-11th
EOs Council Conference
Long Beach, CA
September 4th-9th
Fall Board of Directors Meeting
Seattle, WA |
| New Members Harbor Shores Construction Company Inc. Dan Skowronski Jr. PO Box 2781 Chesterton, IN 46304 916-2329 Fax 983-9961 harborshores@aol.com Sponsored by Natalie Worstell of Worstell Construction M & G Construction of Portage Michael Bronstetter 3141 Willowcreek Rd. Portage, IN 46368 763-7366 Fax 764-4770 kbronstetter@csinet.net Sponsored by Todd Gore of Todd Gore Homes DBL Development/Bucher Construction Dean & Larry Bucher 215 S. 75 E. Valparaiso, IN 46383 476-5182 Lbucher21@yahoo.com Sponsored by Aaron Taylor of theDuneland Group Southland Flooring Supplies Ray Yoder 3827 E. 80th Pl. Merrillville, IN 46410 942-3069 Fax 942-3693 sfsmerr@juno.com Sponsored by Bruce Mitchell of Carpet Cuts
 Pubco Printing Tina Hoffman 613 Franklin St. Michigan City, IN 46360 874-4245 Fax 872-8961 http://www.pubco-printing.com/ print@pubco-printing.com Sponsored by Tim Chesna of TEC Construction
For more information about Pubco Printing click on their Logo.
 Softubs to Go G. Kirkfarley 5408 Rock Hampton Ct. Suite 100 Indianapolis, IN 46268 800-683-6654 Fax 317-476-4149
indysoftub@aol.com Sponsored by Dave Newham of Miracle/Ecowater
Monica & Kevin of Softubs To go
For more information about Softubs To Go click on their Logo.
Mercantile Mortgage Company Dan Byrne 761 Indian Boundary Rd. Chesterton, IN 46304 921-1294 Fax 921-1298 dbyrne@mercantilemortgage.net Sponsored by Tim Chesna of TEC Construction
 National Waterproofing Ronald J. Belongea PO Box 248 Plymouth, IN 46563 574-935-5004 Fax 574-968-2454
rjbelongea@comcast.net Sponsored by Dave Newham of Miracle/Ecowater
For more informaiton about National Waterproofing click on their logo.
Rose Brick & Materials Hal Kemmerer 918 Oliver Plow Ct. South Bend, IN 46601 574-234-2133 Fax 574-232-2695
kalk@rosebrick.com Sponsored by Michael Bell of Bell Construction 
For more information about Rose Brick & Supply click on their Logo.
The Blue Book
Dana Kennedy 3001 Columbine Cir. Suite D Valparaiso, IN 46383 617-7932 Fax 465-5969 dkennedy@mail.thebluebook.com Sponsored by Mark Keene of Hobart Lumber
For more information about The Blue Book click on their Logo.
California Closets Robert Rybarski 9501 Indianapolis Blvd. Highland, IN 46322 934-6459 Fax 934-6461 rrybarski@calclosets.com Sponsored by Tim Chesna of TEC Construction Hyde Park Bank Michael Utterback 1525 E. 53rd St. Chicago, IL 60615 773-753-9663 Fax 773-753-9628
www.hydeparkbank.net mutterback@hydeparkbank.net Sponsored by Bryan Siewin of Signature Construction
Doelling Paints & Wallpaper, Inc. Paul E. Doelling 753 Washington St. Valparaiso, IN 46383 462-3043 Fax 462-1646 doellingpaint@netzero.net Sponsored by Paul Shinn of Shinn Builders
For more information about Doellings click on their logo.
 Ikon Office Solutions Cyndi Monnier, MBA 291 W. 84th Dr. Merrillville, IN 46410 877-434-7992 Fax 738-3244
cmonnier@ikon.com Sponsored by Tim Chesna of TEC Construction
For more information about IKON click on their logo.
Lake Shore Ford Mercury Toyota Don Hadley 244 Melton Rd. Chesterton, IN 46304 406-4151 Fax 787-8906 donhadley@lakeshoremore.com Sponsored by Tim Chesna of TEC Construction |
| Are you Renewing? December
Accent Borders & Curbs
C & A Homes Inc
Century 21 Alliance Group
Four Seasons Sunrooms
Grandpa s Fine Furniture & More
Kent's Thermalseal LLC
January
Advanced Home Technologies
Area Sheet Metal
Border Magic of NW IN
Cabinetpak Kitchens
Digital Interiors LLC
Great Lakes Engineering
In Touch Communications
Innotec LLC
Nova Basement Repairs
Bruce A Young Construction
Hometec Construction, Inc.
Riverside Homes, Inc.
Saylor Trust
February
Albert the Chimney Sweep
American Home Kit & Bath
GMAC Mortgage
Great White
Mainsource Bank
Invisible Fence NWI
Kucinski Enterprises
Tudor Services
Crego Construction, Inc.
Doncorp Development
Po. Co. Building Trades
Tara Development Corp.
March
Centech Security Systems
Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Coldwell Banker
Geothermal Specialists, Inc.
Hobart Lumber Co.
Horizon Bank
Hunts Maintenance & Excavation
Indiana-American Water Co.
Julian Construction
Kuno Real Estate
NAWK
Riggs Mowers & More Inc.
Royal Fiberglass Pools
Tri Creek Lumber
Warehouse Carpets Inc.
Weiss Prestaining
Wilbur's Carpentry Service
Dan Anderson Construction
Chateau Builders
Design Construction NW Inc.
Nardo Builders
Pickering Homes
Synergy Homes
TD Custom Homes, Inc. |
| Thank You for Renewing Centier Bank
Gary Hobart Roofing
American Sunspace Additions
R & P Heating & Cooling
Stolpe Real Estate
Fashion Flooring
Ticor Title
Chase Bank
Midwest Builders
G W Berkheimer
Omega Steel
Tri-Corp Wireless
Fireside Hearth & Home
Boulder Bay Realty
Stalbaum Construction
Schilling Brothers Lumber
Gutter Toppers of Northwest Indiana
E/M Specialists
Kaper's Building Materials
Nutri Lawn
Generation Homes
Duneland Group
Rainbow Play Systems
Coolman Communities
MB Builders
Arch Wood Protection |
| Home & Garden Show Dates Mark your Calendars & Plan ahead because here are the future Home & Garden Show dates.
February 28 - March 2, 2008
Setup February 27
March 12 - March 15, 2009
Setup March 11
March 11 - March 14, 2010
Setup March 10
March 10 - March 13, 2011
Setup March 9 |
| Sponsors  Platinum Sponsors
Home Lumber Company
 Gold Sponsors
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network,
Vic Volom, CLU, CFP
Silver Sponsors
Centier Bank
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Residential Building Permits Porter County Unincorporated | # | Total | Yr to date | Year to date | | January Single Family | 32 | $8,080,000 | 32 | $8,080,000 | | January Multi Family | 2 | $400,000 | 2 | $400,000 | | Valparaiso | | | | | | January Single Family | 4 | $938,125 | 4 | $938,125 | | January Multi Family | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | | Portage | | | | | | January Single Family | 8 | $1,049,200 | 8 | $1,049,200 | | January Multi Family | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | | Kouts | | | | | | January Single Family | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | | December Multi Family | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | | Chesterton (Single & Multi )* | | | | | | January Residential | 5 | $1,010,000 | 5 | $1,010,000 | | Porter | | | | | | January Single Family | 1 | $280,000 | 1 | $280,000 | | January Multi Family | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | | TOTAL | 52 | $11,757,325 | 52 | $11,757,325 |
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