(La Porte, IN) - Not one penny of tax money will be used to operate the La Porte Civic Auditorium beginning next year.

 

La Porte Park Department Superintendent Mark Schreiber said he didn’t think it could be done when that goal was set after Mayor Tom Dermody took office nearly five-years ago.

 

He gave credit to La Porte Civic Auditorium Director Brett Binversie for his work in scheduling more concerts and other events to generate revenue for operating the facility.

 

“If you would have told me that we would get here this quickly and, maybe, if we would get her at all, I would have said I doubt it,” he said.

 

Several years ago, tax dollars from the city were subsidizing the operations of the Civic Auditorium by more than $300,000 annually.

 

The amount started diminishing each year as more events with paid admission kept being added to the calendar.

 

“The community’s support that’s been given to the building has been amazing.  We’ve had great attendance at our concerts,” Schreiber said.