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Council introduces ordinance to create La Porte Department of Economic Development, reduce commission size
Summary
Council held first reading of an ordinance establishing a Department of Economic Development under Indiana Code and proposing shrinking the Economic Development Commission from five to three members; the ordinance returns for final action Oct. 20.
On Oct. 6, 2025 the City of La Porte Common Council conducted the first reading of an ordinance to establish a Department of Economic Development and to allow the city to use economic development financing tools governed by state law.
The draft ordinance cites Indiana Code sections 36‑7‑11.9 and 36‑7‑12 as the legal basis for financing economic development or pollution control…
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