(LaPorte, IN) - Some local officials would like to see housing built on land purchased recently by the La Porte School Corporation.
The 35 acres is in the area of A and 18th streets.
School officials have not decided what to put on the property.
Some people like city councilman Roger Galloway would like to see new housing go there.
He says the school district doesn’t pay taxes and the city with a lot of government owned property not generating tax revenue already needs to grow its tax base.
Galloway proposed giving the land to a developer, if necessary, for new housing to go up on the
property.
Galloway says he will approach the school district about housing on at least a portion of that
land.
