LaPorte County leaders warn SEA 1 will shrink local revenue; consider taxes, cuts and efficiency County leaders told a League of Women Voters forum that state property-tax reform (SEA 1) is creating a $2.3–$3.7 million projected shortfall and urged efficiency, targeted taxes and careful use of reserves to maintain services through 2028.

LaPorte County officials are sounding the alarm as a new property-tax reform threatens to create a staggering $3.7 million budget shortfall, leaving local services hanging by a thread.

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