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La Porte Board approves payrolls and claims, selects consultants and OKs NIPSCO interconnection for city solar
Summary
At its Feb. 3 meeting the La Porte Board of Public Works and Safety approved routine payrolls and large claims, authorized consultant selections for sign and intersection projects, approved a NIPSCO interconnection agreement for city solar sites, and discussed rising utility bills and support options for residents.
The La Porte Board of Public Works and Safety on Feb. 3 approved routine payrolls and claims, selected consultants for multiple infrastructure projects and authorized an interconnection agreement allowing the city to sell excess solar generation to NIPSCO.
Board members voted to approve the Jan. 21 meeting minutes and passed payroll and claims measures including a $141,861.19 employee bonus payroll, $576,128.02 civil city payroll for Jan. 30, $1,153,419.11 in civil city claims, $957,581.49 in sewage claims and $221,498.07 in water claims. The board also approved a $95,663.77 transfer from the credit-card clearing account into the civic nonreverting fund (5504) to record December and January credit-card revenues. The board accepted Councilman Franke’s 2026 conflict-of-interest filing; filings are posted to Indiana’s Gateway transparency portal.
City planning staff presented a preliminary and final plat from Bridal King Realty to split a West State Road 2 parcel into two lots, with one lot for a Rural King development. Approval was conditioned on transferring utilities to city ownership; planning,…
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