http://www.indytaxhike.com Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:58:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Personally, I agree with Mitch.  I don't think total removal of residential property taxes would be good for the state.  However, I will be mad as hell if it turns out to be more than 1% of assessed value.  Where do you stand? Zero Prperty Tax 1% Property Tax Or more??? I would like ... http://www.indytaxhike.com/where-do-you-stand-poll/ If you did not hear Mitch Daniels speech on Tuesday October 23rd, here are the highlights. Property taxes would be capped at 1% Adding 1 % to the sales tax State would take over 3.1 million in school and child welfare taxes State would eliminate a 2 million dollar tax credit that it gives to ... http://www.indytaxhike.com/governor-mitch-daniels-speaks/   BALLARD CALLS FOR ACTION TO CURB RECENT NORTHSIDE CRIME EPIDEMIC Police Consolidation is not Working, Mayor Must Reestablish Community Policing in Indianapolis Indianapolis- Greg Ballard, Republican candidate for Mayor of Indianapolis, today criticized the Mayor for not taking public safety seriously.  Standing in front of a burned out building, rumored to be ... http://www.indytaxhike.com/greg-ballard-for-mayor/   Image courtesy of www.bartlies.com He sure does have a good presence, but unless his head rolls, the rest of the general assembly will just go on with business as usual.  For video click here. http://www.indytaxhike.com/bart-peterson-remeber-indianapolis-property-taxes-when-you-vote/ I just received a letter from Brian Bosma that discusses his concern for the property tax situation.  Here is the Republican 5 point plan that he supports. Convert the rebate check, which some have predicted will now be issued as late as February 2008, to a credit on the Fall 2007 ... http://www.indytaxhike.com/brian-bosma-and-indianapolis-taxes/ By looking at this article on Yahoo, the future does not look very good for Indianapolis home sales.   The article discusses how US home prices fell by 3.2 percent in the 2nd quarter of 2007. What is the best thing lawmakers can do to twart this outcome?  REPEAL PROPERTY TAXES!!!  Since ... http://www.indytaxhike.com/indianapolis-property-taxes-home-sales/ There are a number of budget hearings to be held throughout this month in room 260 of the City-County building, 200 E. Washington Street.  Here is a listing: County Auditor, recorder, surveyor, administrator, treasurer and county commissioners: Starting on Tuesday, August 21st at 5pm. County and township assesors: 5:40 on August 28th. Sheriff ... http://www.indytaxhike.com/indianapolis-property-tax-budget-meetings/ I know you have been anxious to know what is being done about the Indiana property tax crisis in Marion County. I have been actively involved in helping to find a solution and wanted to update you on today's events. Below is the news release describing Governor Daniels' approach to a short ... http://www.indytaxhike.com/letter-from-state-senator-jim-merritt/   Mitch Daniels made a statement today that is a 2 part fix.  It allows taxpayers to only pay what they paid last year.  He has also appointed former governor Joe Kernan to head a blue ribbon panel designed to do an investigation on ways to fix the problem. There is also ... http://www.indytaxhike.com/mitch-daniels-freezes-taxes-at-2006-levels/   Thank you for contacting my office. I was also shocked and outraged at the massive increases in property taxes for our Marion County homeowners.  I, like some of you, will have to pay money to my escrow to help cover the cost of another tax increase.  These increases cannot continue.  As ... http://www.indytaxhike.com/letter-from-gregory-w-porter/