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Commissioners adopt La Porte County housing analysis and action agenda
Summary
The board voted to adopt Resolution 2025-09 endorsing an updated La Porte County Housing Analysis and Action Agenda. The study, produced with the Unity Foundation and consultant SEH, recommends strategies to increase housing supply, diversify types and invest in infrastructure to support growth.
The La Porte County Board of Commissioners adopted a countywide housing analysis and action agenda Nov. 5, endorsing strategies to increase housing supply and diversify housing types.
Matt Reardon, the county’s economic development staff member, introduced a presentation co-ordinated by the Unity Foundation. Consultant Beth Schrader summarized an update to a 2021 study, noting persistent issues: a shortage of new housing supply, a mismatch between housing types and current household sizes, affordability and transportation-related cost burdens, an aging housing inventory and uneven infrastructure coverage.
The updated report presents three population scenarios — continued decline, stabilization, and an aspirational growth target — and recommends five strategic directions: stimulate population growth, increase household formation by supporting smaller and diverse housing types, modernize housing policy and zoning to allow greater density and mixed use, invest in sewer/water/broadband and transportation links, and retain and attract younger workers.
Commissioners read Resolution 2025-09 by title and voted to adopt the report and action agenda. The resolution endorses the study as a county planning resource and is intended to support coordinated efforts among municipal and county planning departments, the Unity Foundation and developers.
Copies of the full report will be posted by the Unity Foundation and county staff for stakeholders and developers, and commissioners indicated they expect the plan will be used to guide future zoning and infrastructure decisions.
