And Speaking of Democrats
City-County Council Democrats may find themselves in the awkward position this election year of having to vote for a tax increase. Mayor Bart Peterson told me last night at the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner that he will need all of the new taxing authority granted to him by the legislature to help pay for Indianapolis’ budget problems. Under the plan passed by the house, the city could levy additional income taxes and .50 public safety taxes. Throw in the average 24-percent increase in property taxes and the rebate check which won’t show up until late fall, and millions given away in tax abatements for developers, you can see how this County is sitting on a taxpayer revolt in the making. And the revolution could occur at the ballot box.
