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Porter County commissioners press RDA on local benefits, staffing and fund management
Summary
Representatives of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) told Porter County officials the authority has widened its staffing to manage transit development district revenues, but commissioners pressed for clearer accounting of local spending and return on investment.
Porter County commissioners spent nearly an hour on a lengthy review of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority, pressing the RDA for details about how its staffing, revenues and projects benefit Porter County.
The discussion began after commissioners asked the RDA to explain what the county’s roughly $59.5 million of participation has produced since Porter County joined the authority in 2007. ‘‘We want to know what our ROI is,’’ Commissioner Vicks said, asking for specifics on projects, staffing and how TDD (transit development district) revenues are managed.
Sherry, CEO, Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority, said the RDA has added two staff positions — an economic development director and a controller — to manage growing revenues tied to transit development districts that have been created across Lake and Porter counties. She said the RDA anticipates substantial private development tied to rail and transit investments and that the…
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