Fort Wayne Mayor Graham Richard said the city is working on its budget for next year, which will likely have some increase to cover the cost of inflation, rising health-care costs and increased fuel prices.
“Every year, we’ve been able to come forward and present a fiscally sound budget,” Richard said. “We’ll do it again this year.”
Richard also noted that Daniels is proposing nothing more than a band-aid solution and not a comprehensive review of what types of taxes are available, when they are collected and how budgets are set.
He said Indiana cities and towns have lobbied the state for tax reform the past two years.
This year the legislature gave local governments the ability to increase income taxes to offset property taxes, which Richard called a step in the right direction, not a long-term fix.
“The issue is that the property tax system is no longer effective,” he said. “The governor, in my estimation, has not provided the kind of leadership that we need.”
Let's see did Mayor Dick provide any solutions to our local property tax problems? No!
Is this the same Mayor Dick who is leaving office and leaving the property tax problem to the new incoming Mayor to provide solutions? Yes!!!!!!
Total Civil City Budget 2006 $ 173,985,130 2007 $ 194,013,610 11.51%
The tax rate has continued to increase in the City of Fort Wayne. The City that saved itself from the floods will have to become the City that saved itself from overtaxing by elected city officials.
It's not Governor Daniels that lack leadership Mayor Dick it is the City of Fort Wayne, you know the one that wants to build a baseball park downtown without any spectators.
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