St. Thomas More Academy

The St. Joseph County Commissioners had a chance to lay out their vision for the future of Portage Manor, during Saturday’s “Coffee with Your Commissioners” event.

During a two-hour public hearing Tuesday, people overwhelmingly opposed St. Joseph County selling the former Portage Manor county home property off to for-profit developers who would build things like housing.

St. Joseph County Commissioners thought they were ready to turn the land over to a Catholic school in October but then started hearing from others interested in the land, so they're following state law on how to dispose of the property.

St. Thomas More Academy officials say taking over the former Portage Manor county home will let them consolidate their three buildings downtown into one space.