From whom did these tax dollars come from?

Property taxes and sales taxes that are paid by taxpayers is the answer.
But the Journal-Gazette's editorial wants to have the last word on faulting the State's for not jumping on the City's creative financial mess.

"The city plans to repay the $45.9 million bond issue with several revenues, none involving general property taxes that homeowners pay. Money would come from taxes paid within specific geographic areas (a Tax Increment Financing district and Community Revitalization Enhancement District) as well as city income-tax revenue and money pledged from the City Light lease."

This is taking money from other specific geographic locations to support Harrison Square which is in a different location. The distortion of the facts may explain the failure of the new Journal-Gazette printing press.