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<br />The City's residents are provided electricity, gas and telephone service by Houston
<br />Lighting and Power Company, Entex, Inc., and Southwestern Bell Telephone, all as part
<br />of the City of Houston system.
<br />Water and sewer facilities are provided by the municipally-owned systems.
<br />Financial Institutions
<br />The following banking facilities are within the City.
<br />Deposits as of
<br />June 30, 1985
<br />Bayshore National Sank of La Porte ..........$ 73,780,504
<br />Bayshore Savings Association ................ 40,225,600
<br />La Port State Bank ....................... 27,200,230
<br />Bayport National Bank. .................. 16,221,171
<br />Total Combined Deposits ..................$157,427,505
<br />Residential Development
<br />Residential subdivisions within the City of La Porte are well planned, providing
<br />complete utility services and hard surface streets with curbs and gutters. Homes are
<br />currently priced from $60,000 to $150,000 with construction progressing at a moderate
<br />rate.
<br />Year
<br />1977
<br />1978
<br />1979
<br />1980
<br />1981
<br />1982
<br />1983
<br />1984
<br />1985 (thru 7/31/85)
<br />Commercial Development
<br />addition, there are several attractive shopping centers within the City.
<br />Value of
<br />Building Permits
<br />S 9,344,392
<br />13,937,161
<br />14,121,366
<br />8,471,468
<br />15,662,995
<br />31,294,594
<br />26,884,684
<br />39,758,626
<br />4,660,134
<br />The residential and commercial areas of the City of La Porte form the core of the
<br />City, with the Industrial Districts flanking the City on the north and south. The cen-
<br />tral business district lies east of Highway 146, which crosses the City from north to
<br />south, and contains restaurants, shopping facilities and automobile dealerships. In
<br />Following are the values of commercial building permits issued by the City since 1977.
<br />Year
<br />1977
<br />1978
<br />1979
<br />1980
<br />1981
<br />1982
<br />1983
<br />1984
<br />1985 (thru July)
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<br />Value of
<br />Commercial
<br />Building Permits
<br />$1,099,977
<br />3,657,247
<br />3,004,022
<br />2,530,067
<br />9,164,972
<br />9,880,675
<br />5,789,317
<br />6,930,986
<br />2,926,733
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