(La Porte County, IN) - People continue to speak out against plans to create a home for La Porte County offenders in a residential neighborhood. During Wednesday’s La Porte County Commissioners meeting, Michigan City resident Tommy Kulavic said a respite home for offenders trying to break their addictions should be in a less populated area.
He lives just a few blocks from where it’s proposed on the city’s west side across the street from the former St. Anthony Hospital “The people in my neighborhood, they don’t want it there,” he said. Kulavic also suggested the $750,000 pledged by the La Porte County Council last year to help fund the estimated $3.1 million project should be taken back.
The facility would hold about 20 male offenders who would live there for up to two years while receiving substance abuse treatment during their stay. La Porte County Commission President Connie Gramarossa told Kulavic he should take his concerns to the county council since that’s the governing body that pledged the dollars. Supporters say the proposed respite home is needed since there is no such facility right now in the county.
