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Porter County staff outlines comprehensive plan progress and possible local responses to state housing and development bills
Summary
Staff updated the commission on comprehensive plan outreach, scheduled a joint work/study session for April 13, and reviewed state legislative developments (including HB1333 and HB101) that could affect local land use and attainable housing policies.
Director Mike Jbo summarized recent outreach on Porter County’s comprehensive plan, reporting that a public workshop drew roughly 55–60 attendees and that staff is compiling comments and data collected at workstations.
"The comp plan in summary is really a visioning document at high altitude. It's not meant to get close down to the ground," Jbo said, describing the plan’s role and the required update cycle under Indiana law; staff said the county’s existing plan had not been updated since 2001.
Staff proposed a joint work/study…
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