(La Porte County, IN) - An ambulance base in La Porte County is one step closer to being expanded. The La Porte County Council has voted to purchase a home beside the ambulance base in Michigan City for $143,000.

 

The structure in the 200 block of West Coolspring Avenue would be torn down, and the lot used to expand the ambulance base if there’s a decision to expand the ambulance base in the future.

 

County Councilman Mike Rosenbaum said the price was too reasonable to pass up considering the potential need to grow the base in the future due to high call volumes.

 

“If we don’t grab it now at a fair price that’s below the market rate, then we won’t be able to grab it at this price anymore,” Rosenbaum said.

Rosenbaum said most of the increase in ambulance calls countywide comes from the Michigan City base.

 

La Porte County Emergency Medical Service has other La Porte and Wanatah bases. An additional base at Rolling Prairie is planned to start going up soon in the area of Indiana 2 and U.S 20.