(La Porte, IN) - More new housing construction is on the verge of happening in La Porte.

 

A housing developer has placed two separate bids of $1.8 million and $2.5 million dollars for the 35 acres owned by the city beside Beechwood Golf Course.

 

In exchange, the city would pay at least one half of the cost of putting in water and sewer lines and possibly streets depending on which bid is chosen.

 

The bids were taken under advisement Wednesday by the La Porte Board of Public Works and Safety.

 

City Planner Craig Phillips said he could come back with a recommendation on the bids at the next Board of Public Works and Safety meeting on September 17.  He said the bids appear to meet the city’s requirements.

 

The land was donated to the city years ago.

 

Mayor Tom Dermody, who has a seat on the board, gave thanks to the Dan and Tricia Luck family and the Hiler family for donating the land to the city.

 

“That’s a big donation. Without them, where would we be,” he said.