Did LaPorte County Dodge A Bullet By Not Joining The RDA?

Did LaPorte County "dodge a bullet" by not joining the Northwest Indiana regional development authority with it's mission to "set high goals and a bold and intrepid vision in order to stimulate a significant economic rebirth in Northwest Indiana" by focusing on planes, trains, buses and Lake Michigan lakefront development (and also some Lake County flood control projects).

Professor Maurice Eisenstein thinks so.

Now that they have fully appreciated what the NWI Regional Development Authority (RDA) is all about, the NWI County of LaPorte is counting its blessings for having said "NO!" to that useless, self-serving organization. Citizens of LaPorte County consider themselves lucky; they dodged a bullet aimed at their heart from Governor Mitch Daniels trying to get them to join a sinking ship. ...

And what is LaPorte County's prize for not joining? LaPorte citizens will miss out on the chance to pay for Lake County's flood control to the tune of over $6 million so that Governor Daniels can be assured of re-election.