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County surveyor seeks contractor funding to certify section corners; commissioners OK use of corner perpetuation fund

LaPorte County budget hearings · July 17, 2025
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Summary

LaPorte County surveyor requested a $30,000 placeholder to hire a registered professional surveyor to sign off on section corners and other certified work; commissioners agreed the corner perpetuation fund may be used and recommended contracting a licensed surveyor promptly.

LaPorte County’s newly seated county surveyor told commissioners during the July 15 budget workshop that the office needs to contract licensed surveyors to certify section corners and other legally required surveying tasks and proposed a $30,000 placeholder for that work.

The surveyor described routine documentation practices and said about 75 section corners had been completed this season but that statutory sign‑offs require a…

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