The city of LaPorte is imposing a slight property tax increase to help
pay for things such as fixing streets.
pay for things such as fixing streets.
The increase approved Monday night by the City Council would mean about an $8 increase in the average homeowner's property tax bill, officials said.
bill, officials said.
Council member Ron McAtee said that up to $100,000 per year will be generated annually for capital improvements such as streets.
He added that if all of the funds generated by the increase go toward roads, it will be enough to do about one mile of repaving."There are so many roads and other things that we need to have done; this will at least throw a little bit of money in the coffers," McAtee said.
in the coffers," McAtee said.
"That's one more mile that we didn't have," McAtee said.
