Alex Dalton

The next two years will be a significant financial challenge for Porter County, and its fiscal leaders are weighing options for how to "make it to 2028."

The county is facing a multimillion-dollar shortfall next year, thanks in large part to the effects of Senate Enrolled Act 1. Signed by Indiana Governor Mike Braun in April, the mammoth tax reform bill will reduce the amount of property tax revenue available to counties and other local governments through a variety of new credits and deductions.

The new legislation promises a short-term headache for the officials tasked with keeping county services funded, but it also promises a significant boon just a few years down the line.

In Indiana, local income taxes are currently collected at the county level, with the proceeds dis

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