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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.
Feb
19
Majestic Star Stops Paying Gary, Ind.
Filed Under Gary, Majestic Star, tax revolt | 1 Comment
Majestic Star stops paying Gary, Indiana.
The Majestic Star stopped payments to the city of Gary on February 12th causing the city to have to cut back, reports the Post-Tribune.
Majestic Star Casino owner Don Barden cut Gary off from a key source of revenue last week, keeping a promise and putting pressure on the already cash-strapped city.
Celita Green, the city controller, said Majestic Star never made its monthly tax payment last week.
Majestic’s monthly payments total roughly $6 million each year depending on how much money it makes, Green said.
Mayor Rudy Clay said Barden’s decision to withhold payment puts Gary in a “major financial dilemma.”
“The city was skating on thin ice anyway,” Clay said.
Barden filed complaints against the city with the American Arbitration Association and Marion County Circuit Court last week, naming the Indiana Gaming Commission as a defendant in Marion County, as well.
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