(La Porte, IN) - The City of La Porte is receiving a lot of economic stimulus money.

Mayor Tom Dermody announced at last night’s city council meeting $11.6 million is coming from the recently approved federal COVID-19 relief package.  Dermody said how the funds can be legally spent is not known yet but the dollars should be used to make the greatest impact on La Porte for many years to come.  He said more new housing is one of the ideas that come to mind for using the money considering the shortage of housing options in the city and housing mentioned by many citizens as a major need in the community.

“This is one time money. You don’t want to put it toward raises or other things but to focus on impacting the City of La Porte.  We have to be cautious, careful and we make sure we all agree on a plan,” he said.  

Dermody said a team will be put together to recommend how those dollars should be spent.  What is eligible for those dollars should be known sometime in the near future.