The Indiana Toll Road Concession Co. announced Tuesday the work will be done on a 70-mile section of the Toll Road from Portage to Elkhart.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will give the federal funds to 12 cities, towns and nonprofits for urban forestry projects.

The city's Redevelopment Commission this week approved dedicating the money toward the project at the city-owned museum.

Mayor Dick Moore sent a letter Monday to council members saying he's asked city staff instead to pursue an overhaul of the northern Indiana city's human relations ordinance.