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Commission approves title and survey cost caps for US Highway 20 property

Porter County Commission · July 29, 2026
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Summary

Commission approved a not-to-exceed $1,000 cap for buyer-side title fees and a not-to-exceed $5,985 survey quote for boundary and topography work on a US Highway 20 property; staff said the seller approved Fidelity Title's quote.

The commission considered title and survey estimates for a property on U.S. Highway 20. Staff said Fidelity Title’s buyer-side estimate was about $840 and that the seller had been sent the quote and approved it; the board approved a not-to-exceed $1,000 cap to accommodate possible small increases.

For the survey, staff presented a Schneider Geomatics quote for a boundary and topography survey priced at $5,985 not to exceed that amount; the board moved and seconded a motion to approve that not-to-exceed survey authorization and carried it by voice vote. Staff noted there was no prior survey on file with the previous owner, so a new boundary/topography survey is needed for the county’s work on the parcel.