Accusations of playing politics have been made by Porter County Board of Commissioners President Jim Biggs, R-North, and Porter County Councilman Jeremy Rivas, D-2nd, over their respective views on…
Porter County Highway Garage staff tear down the sign shop and salt dome at headquarters at 1955 S. Indiana 2 in Valparaiso on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
Biggs and Board of Commissioners Vice President Barb Regnitz, R-Center, scuttled that plan, which had formerly had the support of the majority of both the board and the council, and after months of infighting, the two bodies finally agreed to a scaled-back renovation currently underway at less than the $5 million designated for it.
Biggs says it’s in the county’s best interest to build a garage that can house all $30 million worth of equipment that currently sits exposed to the elements. The plan, as it stands now, is to spend $18 million on the new highway garage and the remainder on jail renovations. However, there is significantly more work needed at the 23-year-old jail and other buildings than that remainder can cover, and there is talk of taking out a second bond, allowable under Indiana law 366 days after the first.
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