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Commissioners hold first reading of ordinance requiring identification of land‑prospecting contractors, consider 12‑month sunset
Summary
LaPorte County held a first reading April 1 of Ordinance 2026‑2 to require commercial land‑prospecting and site‑testing entities to display identification; County Attorney recommended a public hearing and a limited sunset because enforcement capacity is limited.
The LaPorte County Board of Commissioners on April 1 held a first reading of Ordinance 2026‑2, which would require commercial entities engaged in land prospecting and site testing to display identification and register with county authorities.
President Steve Holifield said residents reported unmarked vehicles and contractors working early in the morning near data center sites. County Attorney Guy DiMartino said he drafted the ordinance in consultation…
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