(La Porte, IN) - The next piece of ground to be developed at New Porte Landing will be from a grocery store. 

The final stage of environmental work to the property where the grocery store plans to go up was approved by the La Porte Board of Public Works & Safety this week.  The cost of the final clean-up is slightly under $25,000.

Bert Cook, executive director of the La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership, said the city and developer have worked together on the project for about the past two-years.  The name of the grocery store is not being disclosed right now.

Cook said construction of the store is expected to start in the spring and be completed in the fall.  He said the store will go up where Little Tavern used to be at Pine Lake Ave. and Truesdell Ave.