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County council urges consideration of plan to preserve Portage Manor; resolution passes 6-3
Summary
The Saint Joseph County Council on Nov. 12 adopted a nonbinding resolution recommending that county commissioners examine a community proposal to preserve Portage Manor and its surrounding grounds.
The Saint Joseph County Council on Nov. 12 adopted a nonbinding resolution recommending that county commissioners examine a community proposal to preserve Portage Manor and its surrounding grounds.
The resolution, introduced by Councilor Joe Thomas, notes that "Portage Manor is historically meaningful to the people of Saint Joseph County," and urges the commissioners to consider public proposals — including a plan from Saint Thomas More School to restore the building and proposals from local ecologists to preserve portions of the grounds.
Why it matters: Portage Manor, an early-20th-century building that once housed…
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