EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series looking at what Lake County communities, agencies and school districts experienced in 2025 and what is facing them in 2026. Perry Township trustees devoted attention in 2025 to some significant construction projects in the community. That was one of the points made by Trustee Board Chairman Robert Dawson in his summary of major accomplishments in the township throughout the current year, as well as top goals for 2026. After paving most of Shepard Road in 2023, the township this year resurfaced the other end of the thoroughfare, from the railroad tracks up to Route 84. “This project required more than a normal mill and fill,” Dawson said,...
