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Mar
27
Indiana Could Be In Top 10 For Lowest Property Taxes Soon
Filed Under Indiana, Mitch Daniels, economy, property tax crisis, property tax reform, taxes | 5 Comments
Property tax reforms signed into law by Gov. Mitch Daniels might put Indiana into the Top 10 list of lowest property tax states, reports Jason Miller of the Michigan City News-Dispatch.
The property tax reforms could also spur changes in government spending because government entities will have to cut back, says Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels.
Gov. Mitch Daniels looks at the recently signed property tax reform as an economic motivator which could put Indiana among the 10 states with the nation’s lowest property taxes.
He understands, though, the new structure will force both tax recipients and taxpayers to make decisions on how they spend money and how their communities operate.
“These are some very tight spending controls,” Daniels said Tuesday during a meeting with The News-Dispatch’s editorial board.
More good news: Indiana’s government has a budget surplus!
He also cited figures showing that while the states surrounding Indiana are running budget shortfalls in the hundreds of millions and billions of dollars, Indiana is one of several states operating on a surplus.
He called Indiana an economically sound “island” surrounded on all sides by states suffering severe fiscal problems.
Mar
16
Miller Wants Out Of Gary
Filed Under Gary Indiana, Miller Indiana, disannexation, property tax crisis, tax revolt | 8 Comments
The Miller Beach district of Gary, Indiana wants to disannex from the city, reports Marisa Kwiatkowski in the Northwest Indiana Times.
Let us show you the way to the lifeboats, Annette Levgard told Miller residents Saturday.
She said disannexation could save the Miller neighborhood from Gary’s inefficient services, budgeting and its negative stigma.
“I’m tired of carrying around the dead weight of the cesspool that is Gary,” resident Jim Pappas said, urging Miller to disannex from its parent municipality.
About 30 Miller area residents participated Saturday in the fourth informal discussion about disannexation.
The new municipality would reach from Interstate 65 on the west to County Line Road on the east, according to the proposed Miller Beach community map. It would border Lake Michigan on the north and follow the contours of Lake Station to County Line Road, incorporating Aetna and Gary Gardens to the south.
Acting Chairwoman Jesi Pease told residents they are about six months from securing the financial numbers that will tell them whether disannexation is feasible.
This news follows other recently stories of other cities hoping to escape ever increasing taxes — Griffith, Indiana and Palatine, Illinois — discussing leaving larger government units for greener tax pastures.
