(La Porte, IN) - There’s talk about replacing a La Porte County Highway Department building that has seen better days.  A badly leaking roof allowing rain to pour in during a recent storm was among the issues with the building cited during last night’s La Porte County Commissioners meeting.

La Porte County Commissioner Rich Mrozinski, who brought up the matter, said he couldn’t believe the condition of the structure was so bad when he was called out to the building during a recent storm.  A tarp above the ceiling was doing little to keep out the water.  “There’s a river going through the middle of the building and then the bottom of the doors are rotted” he said.

Replacing the building with a new structure, either at the present site or a new location, is among the options being considered.  There’s also talk of relocating the office to an existing La Porte County Highway Department facility.

Mrozinski said having the highway department branch in Rolling Prairie is critical for quick response to heavy snow storms for plowing roads in the northeast portion of the county.