Tippecanoe County Area Plan Commission unveils draft for Wabash and Tippecanoe Townships comprehensive plan

LAFAYETTE — The Tippecanoe County Area Plan Commission unveiled its current draft of the Wabash and Tippecanoe townships' comprehensive plan earlier this month, and residents shared their concerns over the proposed land use guide.

A portion of the comprehensive plan showcased a yet-to-be-developed road that might pass through both townships — if the local, state and federal governments decided to construct the Northern Corridor Extension within the next 20 years.

The Northern Corridor Extension proposes to connect U.S. 231 just west of West Lafayette near the Meijer store and travel northeast to Interstate 65. The project would be constructed over existing roads and with new roads through farm land in both townships.

This aspect of the comprehensive plan concerned many of the residents as they questioned if the county government might be taking their land to construct this extension.

Ryan O'Gara, assistant director of the Area Plan Commission, and Dave Byers, one of three Tippecanoe County commissioners, explained that residents had nothing to worry about in regard to the construction of the Northern Corridor Extension.