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Joe Haney R

Commissioner District 2

LaPorte County Commissioner District 2 (IN)

Term: — – Jan. 3, 2028

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LaPorte Common Council votes to annex farmland for data center expansion

(Photo Supplied/City of LaPorte) The LaPorte Common Council has voted to annex approximately 1,000 acres of farmland as part of an expanding data center project involving Microsoft. The annexed land is adjacent to a 500-acre site where Microsoft has already begun construction on six data center buildings. Plans now call for an additional 11 buildings, bringing the total to 17. …

Apr 15, 2026 · source · details / share

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LaPorte County Budget (2023)

── LaPorte County Budget (2023) ── Total county budget: $87.6M County population: 111,917 Per-capita spending: $782/resident Poverty: 14,248 residents (13%) Median household income: $71K General: $51.4M [59%] ($459/resident) County Commissioners: $14.4M → Employee Benefits $199K, Office Supplies $36K ⚠ $14.2M in unitemized 'Other' categories Jail: $4.8M → Office Supplies $292K ⚠ $4.5M in unitemized 'Other' categories County Sheriff: $4.5M → …

Feb 28, 2026 · source · details / share

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LaPorte County Commission May 15, 2019

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LaPorte County Commission October 21, 2020

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Laporte County Commission July 17, 2019

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