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Stop Intermodals - Save Our County

Two styles (see left and right) are available. Both are for the same organization (SISOC), but were paid for and made by different concerned citizens before SISOC came together as one. Your choice! E-mail your contact information if you would like one - state your preference for which style. All the websites referenced go to the same place. E-Mail Us For A Sign

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Volunteers Always Needed! Petitions, crew for festival booths, etc. Please e-mail if you can help. E-Mail Us

Keep Infomed

Keep coming back to this website. Anything new or significant will be posted here.

Talk to your neighbors and friends - county-wide and beyond. What happens along the rails hundreds of miles away, affects us here.

Remember that many development projects are potentially linked together. Keep an open mind and remember the domino effect. In no way is this confined to Union Mills and Pinola. BE SURE TO SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND CONTACT THESE PEOPLE. State your case, but of course be courteous. We need their support and understanding!

The "opposition" is only just getting organized. If you would like to help, please send an e-mail providing your contact information and stating any special skills or area of interest that would help.

Contact The Following To Express Your Opinion

This list was e-mailed to us. Please report any broken links or errors.

At the hearing, it was stated that "in Washington, if you hear of something six times, it's an issue. Now that the cat is out of the bag, in terms of public awareness of the intermodal(s) and the related other infrastructure proposals (Illiana, La Porte City Loop Roads), you can and should make your opinions known.

Shaw Friedman (County Attorney, spoke extensively at the 8/21/07 public hearing), Friedman & Associates Pc. 705 Lincolnway, La Porte, IN 46350, Phone: (219) 326-1264

Board of Commissioners

813 Lincolnway, Suite 301
LaPorte, IN 46350
Phone: (219) 326-6808 or (219) 874-5611, ext 229
Fax: (219) 326-9103
e-mail: Barbara Huston
e-mail: Mike Bohacek

Plan Commission/Board of Zoning Appeals

Ray Hamilton
809 State Street, Suite 503 A
LaPorte, Indiana 46350
Phone: (219) 326-6808 ext. 219, 221 or 418
Fax: (219) 362-5561

The Plan Commission provides the following services to the county:
* Subdivision Approval
* Subdivision Regulations
* Zone changes
* Sale of Master Plan Books

Mayor of LaPorte
Leigh E. Morris
Mayor, City of La Porte
801 Michigan Avenue, La Porte, IN 46350
Phone: 219-362-8220, FAX: 219-362-1102
e-mail: Leigh Morris

LaPorte County Soil and Water Conservation District: USDA Service Center

100 Legacy Plaza West
LaPorte, IN 46350
Phone: (219) 362-6633 ext 3
Fax: (219) 324-8317

Statutory Authority- Indiana Code IC 14-32-5-1 (District Law). A district constitutes a governmental subdivision of the state and a public body exercising public powers.

County Planner
Mitchell Bishop
e-mail Mitchell Bishop
809 State Street, Suite 504
La Porte, IN 46350
Phone: (219) 326-6808 ext. 253
Fax: (219)324-6349

Mayor of Michigan City
Mayor Chuck Oberlie
e-mail Chuck Oberlie
100 East Michigan Boulevard
Michigan City, Indiana 46360
Voice: (219) 873-1400
Fax: (219) 873-1515

LaPorte County Council

813 Lincolnway
LaPorte, IN 46350
Phone: 1-219-326-6808

February through December's meetings will be held on the 4th Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. All meetings are held at the County Complex, meeting room #3.

Jerry Cooley
219-326-8075

John W. Jones
219-874-3112

Earl Cunningham
219-879-8169

Mark Yagelski
219-879-9150

Terry Garner
219-797-4115

Mark Ludlow
219-362-9973

Rich Mrozinski
219-326-0523

Indiana House of Representatives:

Representative Scott Pelath
Indiana House of Representatives, District 9
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Call toll-free (from anywhere within Indiana): 1-800-382-9842
Scott Pelath

Representative Nancy Dembowski
Indiana House of Representatives, District 17
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Call toll-free (from anywhere within Indiana): 1-800-382-9841
Tom Dermody

Indiana State Senate:
State Senator Ed Charbonneau (replacing Vic Heinold)
Indiana State Senate, District 5
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Call toll-free (from anywhere within Indiana): 1-800-382-9467
Ed Charbonneau

State Senator Jim Arnold
Indiana State Senate, District 8
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
District Address: 5698 West Johnson Road, LaPorte, IN 46350
Call toll-free (from anywhere within Indiana): 1-800-382-9467
Jim Arnold

U.S. House of Representatives

Congressman Joe Donnelly
Washington, DC Office
U.S. House of Representatives
Longworth House Office Building 1218, Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3915 Fax: (202) 226-6798
LaPorte, IN Office
809 State Street, Room 502B, La Porte, IN 46350
Phone: 219.326.6808 ext. 414
Hours: Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CST)
Joe Donnelly

U.S. Senate

Senator Evan Bayh
United States Senate
463 Russell Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 1-202-224-5623 (Washington, DC )
Phone: 1-574-236-8302 (South Bend, IN)
email: Even Bayh

Senator Richard Lugar
United States Senate
306 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-1401
Phone: 1-202-224-4814 (Washington, DC )
Phone: 1-219-548-8035 (Valparaiso, IN)
e-mail Richard Lugar

Contact Your Representing Politcians & Planners

More links - some are repeats. Please e-mail any additional ones you think are missing.

1. The "No Illiana" team have a good e-mail list of State politicians here: E-Mail List

2. Physical addresses for State here : Physical Addresses

3. Board of County Commissioners here: County Commisioners

4. County Planner here: County Planner

5. County Council members here: County Council

6. La Porte City Mayor here: La Porte City Mayor. Contact Mayor's E-Mail

7. La Porte City Council Members here: La Porte City Council.

8. La Porte City Department Contacts here: La Porte City Departments. Scroll down and look especially for Economic Development, Plan Commission, Traffic Commission, Urban Enterprise Zone, and Board of Zoning Appeals.

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