▸ La Crosse Public Library
▸ Coolspring Branch Library
▸ Purdue University Northwest-Westville Campus
▸ Wanatah Town Hall
▸ La Porte County Library
▸ Rolling Prairie Library
ASSETS in the County
Participants were asked to use a sticky note to name their favorite place, amenity, or attribute in La Porte County and place it on the board. It can be a certain location or a broad concept like the culture or identity of the county.
• Keep and enhance public/county libraries.
• La Porte County parks are awesome.
• La Porte County parks and walking trails – can’t wait for
the bike trail to be finished. Michigan to Chicago.
• La Porte County Fairgrounds. We have facilities that
other counties only dream of.
• La Porte County parks and hiking trails are awesome.
• La Porte County YMCA with programs for all ages is
valuable.
• Public library spaces for kids
• Lake Michigan
• Bethany Lutheran church playground and splash pad
• Farmland
• Farmed and forged farmers market
• Friendship botanic gardens
• Promote more fishing at Lake Michigan
• Love Creek Ridge County Park
• NIBC Tournament
What is IMPORTANT to you?
Participants were asked to place a dot sticker in the box that they feel should be a priority for the future.
Recreation
• More playgrounds in parks
• Look at the puttings in widened shoulders for bicyclists and pedestrians
Economic Development
2 Stickers
• Training programs in high schoools related to AI prompt engineering + cybersecurity
• Preserving farmland
• Green space & farmland
• Character-building and work ethic programs in schools (pipeline to employers in the area)
Transportation
4 Stickers
• More laws enforced in school zones “speeding”
• Turning lanes on Pine Lake Ave. for safety going to homes & businesses
• Turing lanes for all highways. Keep all drivers safe.
Transportation & Connectivity
• Affordable public transportation to/from outside city limits
• Sidewalk from US-421 to 400.
Housing
3 Stickers
• Affordable Housing
• Renter protections and a board to investigate rental complaints
Other
1 Stickers
• Stop the loss on farmland to home building. Keep farmland intact.
• Need primary care physicians.
• News/median literacy curriculum integration in public schools
• Having a local library for all the services.
FUTURE development
Participants were asked to place a dot sticker in the box that indicates the type of development they would like to see in La Porte County.
Housing
5 Stickers
Business
3 Stickers
• Slow spread of Airbnb as that contributes to housing shortage
• Airbnb business laws, control, and taxation.
Industry
3 Stickers
• No data centers on agricultural land.
• Limit major development projects on farm ground
Entertainment
2 Stickers
• Places for kids and families to hang out free or affordable. Also for teens and young adults.
Recreation
• Washington park needs better restroom facilities.
• Millennium park fountain needs fixed.
Other
PLAN for the future
