WL council wants housing discussion with Purdue

Request comes after new student rental report. Plus, Rep. Jim Baird’s votes in the House Speaker saga. The last of West Lafayette’s gravel roads. City gives initial OK to tax break for Inari expansion

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WL COUNCIL MEMBER DEMANDS CONVERSATION WITH PURDUE ABOUT ADMISSIONS, HOUSING

With vacancy rates getting tighter by the year in and around West Lafayette’s downtown, a city council member called for a direct conversation with Mung Chiang, Purdue’s new president, about the university’s record-upon-record enrollment and what that means for the city’s housing supply.