(La Porte County, IN) - The City of La Porte is annexing more property.

 

This time, it’s the Indiana National Guard Armory along Indiana 2 just outside the city’s west side.

 

Also being annexed is a narrow strip of land from near the La Porte County Fairgrounds to the armory to allow for municipal water and sewer lines to be extended to the facility for an upcoming $11 million expansion and renovation.

 

The annexation was requested by the National Guard and approved this morning in a unanimous vote by the La Porte County Commissioners.

 

City Attorney Nick Otis said the request was in response to a 2016 ordinance prohibiting municipal water and sewer line extensions to properties outside the city limits unless they’re annexed into the corporate boundaries.

 

James Mayhern, who’s with the National Guard out of Indianapolis, said the facility will be modernized with things added like female restrooms along with upgraded training technology and weapons storage.

 

He said new space will also be added to the front of the building to give it a new look.

 

“The project is not possible to happen without the utility investment,” he said.

 

Mayhern said municipal water and sewer is needed to comply with modern fire and drinking water standards.