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<br />Under the City Charter and State Statutes, the City of La Porte has the authority
<br />simply by ordinance of the City Council to annex additional areas. In the past, the I
<br />City, in order to encourage industrial development in the area, has annexed a strip
<br />surrounding the industries identified herein and executed contracts with each
<br />separate industry as described above. It is anticipated that the present contracts
<br />which expire on January 1, 1993 will be renewed for an additional seven year period, I
<br />at which time the City will expand its annexation to again include at least 25% of
<br />all taxable values in the industrial area. The City, of course, has the right to
<br />renegotiate their contracts in 1993 on any basis acceptable to the City and I
<br />industry; however it would be highly unlikely that the percentage to be annexed
<br />would be less than 25%.
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<br />Population I
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<br />The 1980 U. S. Census reported 17,053 people living within the City of La Porte,
<br />The preliminary census for 1990 indicates a population for the incorporated area of I
<br />27,871, The following table reflects the rate of increase for the past 10 years:
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<br />Year Population 'Increase/(Decrease) Percentage Increase/(Decrease)
<br />1990' ' 27,871 471 1. 7%
<br />+1989 27,400 2,400 9.6%
<br />1988 25,000 750 3.1%
<br />1987 24,250 400 1.6%
<br />*1986 23,850 (1,805) (7.0%)
<br />1985 25,655 1,655 6.9%
<br />1984 24,000 2,600 12.1%
<br />1983 21,400 2,360 12.4%
<br />1982 19,040 882 4.9%
<br />1981 18,158 1,105 6,5%
<br />1980 17,053 2,410. 16.5%
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<br />+ This figure contains the estimated impact of the annexation of the area previously
<br />known as the Bayshore Municipal Utility District (BayMUD).
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<br />* This figure is adjusted based on the results of the 1985 redistricting study and
<br />population count.
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<br />The actual figure for 1990 will not be known until the official results of the
<br />census are published. As with all other municipalities, City staff is reviewing the
<br />preliminary results to assure their accuracy. If the current figure remains as
<br />stated, the increase in population for the last decade is 10,818 or 63.4%.
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<br />Services
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<br />The City of La Porte provides a full range of municipal services, including police,
<br />fire, emergency medical services, senior citizens center, public improvements,
<br />community development and planning, parks and recreation and general administrative
<br />services, In addition, water and sewer utility, garbage and trash collection, a
<br />municipal airport, golf course and the Sylvan Beach Pavilion are provided,
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