Lafayette votes to ‘vehemently’ oppose IEDC pipeline plan

Council votes to formally oppose water drilling for LEAP. Meanwhile, IEDC says ‘no contract in place to build a water pipeline.’ Tippecanoe Co. commissioner says to look for move from county soon, too

Nov 07, 2023

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LAFAYETTE VOTES TO ‘VEHEMENTLY’ OPPOSE IEDC PIPELINE PLAN

The Lafayette City Council added its formal opposition to a growing list of governmental bodies teeing off on an Indiana Economic Development Corp. study into possibly pumping along the Wabash River in Tippecanoe County and sending tens of millions of gallons of groundwater daily to the massive LEAP industrial district being developed in Boone County.

“We’re in for a long battle,” Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski said after the council’s unanimous vote Monday evening.

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