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Commission reviews demographic data and considers updates to preservation guidelines and site-visit policy
Summary
Staff presented a GIS demographic analysis showing higher-than-county-average minority and low-income populations within Michigan City’s historic districts; the commission discussed forming an ad hoc committee to update design guidelines and agreed to limit interior site visits going forward.
Michigan City staff presented a demographic analysis at the Feb. 2 meeting showing that the city’s historic-district block groups have higher shares of minority and low-income residents than LaPorte County as a whole. Using American Community Survey estimates (2019–2023), staff reported that Michigan City’s minority population is roughly 40% versus a LaPorte County average of 23%, and…
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