Long before Indiana became a state, long before the founding of Schererville, people called this place the “Crossroads.” The name was appropriate. Several Indian trails intersected in the area and these trails became westward routes for the wagons of settlers looking to make their fortune in new unclaimed lands. One of these settlers was Nicholas Scherer, who arrived in the U.S. from Germany in 1846. When he came to this place at the southern tip of Lake Michigan in 1866, he founded the community that bears his name.

Today, trails still cross in Schererville, but these are the modern trails of a motorized society, U.S. Highways 41 and 30. Nearby are newer trails, I-80/94 and I-65. These are all primary transcontinental routes and gave rise to Schererville’s slogan: “Crossroads of the Nation.”

Click here to view the Schererville Ward and Precinct Map

	Rob Guetzloff Councilman for Ward 3 and Town Council President robguetzloff@schererville.org (219) 322-2211 ext. 1324
	Robin Arvanitis Councilwoman for Ward 1 and Town Council Vice President rarvanitis@schererville.org (219) 322-2211 ext. 1324
	Tom Schmitt Councilman for Ward 4 tschmitt@schererville.org (219) 322-2211 ext. 1324 (219) 616-5801 - cell
	Kevin Connelly Councilman for Ward 2 kconnelly@schererville.org (219) 322-2211 ext. 1324
	Caleb S. Johnson Councilman for Ward 5 cjohnson@schererville.org (219) 322-2211 ext. 1324

The Clerk-Treasurer's office ensures effective management of public funds and assets, exceptional customer service, and financial transparency. 

The Clerk-Treasurer serves as the Chief Finance Officer for the Municipality. 

View the Schererville Financial Reports here: https://gateway.ifionline.org/default.aspx

The Administration Department is dedicated to providing the best possible town for all residents. Here you will find information on the Town Council and administrative officials. We will keep doing all we can to help make Schererville a wonderful town to call home. If you are looking for specific information please try searching for it using the search box at the top of each page.

You can reach us the following ways:

• Email us at AC@schererville.org
• Click here to view our Adoptable Pet Search Tool
• We do visitations and adoptions via appointments only. Please call us 219-865-6992 to schedule an appointment.

Remember

• Our jurisdiction lies within Schererville. If you live outside Town limits, please contact your own local Animal Control or Shelter.
• The Town of Schererville maintains an ordinance limiting each household to five (5) animals, for both cats and dogs (or any combination).
• Please do not leave animals in any vehicle; Town of Schererville has an ordinance against leaving any animal for any length of time in a vehicle.

Consider a Pet Friendly License plate! Proceeds go towards helping Animal Control Depts like ours with trap and release (TNR) programs for feral cats in Town and it helps provide vouchers to get our shelter animals spayed and neutered! 

Visit www.petfriendlyplate.org.

Welcome to the Schererville Fire Department. Feel free to browse the site which we update on a fairly regular basis. We are dedicated to making Schererville a safe place to live. If you have any question you would like to ask of the Fire Department, please navigate to our online directory and send an email to whomever you think could best answer (you may even see your question in the FAQ section at some point).

Mission Statement

• Our mission as the Schererville Fire Department is to serve the needs of its people. Whether it is of fire or medical nature, we will respond to the need in an efficient, well-trained and professional manner. Our task is to always reach for higher standards of excellence to provide patient care, fire suppression, and rescue services. These services will be provided without prejudice. We will provide to the community in which we live, education in Fire Prevention and Emergency Medical Services, so that a life, home, and business will be saved.

Vision Statement

• The Schererville Fire Department will be an Exceptional Emergency Service Organization that will provides a Positive, Productive, and Professional working environment. We will demand the highest levels of Honesty, Responsibility, Understanding, Teamwork, Respect, Communication, and Education.

The Fire Department is now fully staffed by paid, professional firefighters and medical personnel. The Department is headquartered at Station #1 on Cline Avenue. The Fire Department also maintains two additional stations. Station #2 is located in Plum Creek at 280 Plum Creek Drive and Station #3 is located at 1949 Springvale Drive, which is south of US 30 and just off Burr Street. 

The Town of Schererville’s IT (Information Technology) Department oversees the municipality’s computers, data networks, and technology implementations. Our IT Department has the task of handling the following:

• Manage multiple wired and wireless data networks
• Virtual server environment
• Multi-site network connectivity
• Maintain department specific software applications
• Manages IT vendor relations
• Oversees IP telephone network and equipment
• Provides end user software and hardware support and training

Click here to view Schererville's Zoning Ordinance!

The Schererville Planning & Building Department is committed to providing the citizens of the Town of Schererville with superior public service at all levels, with the highest possible level of professionalism and efficiency.

The Planning and Building Department is in charge of issuing permits, inspections, contractor licenses, and zoning information.

Please, when making your decision on hiring a contractor, contact the Planning and Building Department to determine if they are licensed with the Town of Schererville.
The Planning and Building Department also wishes to express the importance of using 811 Call Before You Dig prior to your project.

The mission of the Schererville Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in the town of Schererville, by working cooperatively with the public and within the framework of the U.S. Constitution to enforce the laws, preserve the peace, reduce fear, and provide for a safe environment.

Guiding Principles

• We believe that life and individual freedoms are sacred.
• We believe in fair and equitable treatment of all individuals.
• Our role is to resolve problems through the law, not to judge or punish.
• We recognize the neighborhood as the basic segment of the community.
• We cannot carry out our responsibilities alone; thus, we must be willing to involve the community in all aspects of policing.
• Our fundamental responsibility to the community is quality service.
• We, as employees, are our department's most valuable asset.
• We believe employee involvement is vital to a productive environment.
• We are committed to the recognition of human dignity and enrichment of work life through fair and equitable treatment of employees.
• We demand of ourselves the utmost in honesty, integrity, and professionalism.
• We hold ourselves to a higher standard of social and professional conduct.

Values

Preserve and Advance Democratic Values: We will uphold the funda- mental values of this democracy through belief in the constitution and dedication to liberty and justice.

Improve Quality of Life: We are dedicated to improving the quality of life in our town through spirited and quality service.

Improve Quality of Work Life: We are dedicated to improving the quality of work life in our department through interaction and con- cern for each other.

Demonstrate Professionalism: We will demonstrate honor and integrity in all we do through ethical behavior.

The Department of Public Works is committed to utilizing its resources of employees, equipment, and materials to deliver municipal services as economically, efficiently, and effectively as possible while responding to the needs of the residents and businesses of Schererville. The Public Works Department is committed to providing a high quality level of services to the residents of our community. Our personnel are committed to anticipating and identifying the problems and needs within our community and the development and implementation of creative and innovative solutions.

The Schererville WasteWater Treatment Plant is located in Northwest Indiana and serves the wastewater needs of a population base of approximately 45,000 people in the communities of Schererville and St. John. The Schererville WasteWater Treatment Plant was built in 1964, at the time serving approximately 2,000 people with and Average Daily Capacity of 500,000 gallons per day. We now have a Design Average Capacity of 8.75 million gallons a day and a Peak Design Capacity of 25 million gallons a day and operate 22 sewage lift stations. Here at the Schererville WasteWater Treatment Plant, many processes are used to convert wastewater or sewage into safe and reusable products. The main product is clean, safe water. The second, or bi-product, is biosolids materials, which are used as fertilizers on farm grounds in the surrounding areas.

The mission of the Schererville WasteWater Treatment division is to promote public health, protect the environment, and conserve water resources by treating and reclaiming wastewater generated by the residents and businesses of its service territory in the most economical and efficient manner possible. Responsibilities of the division include complying with the permit requirements of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.