Indiana

Marion County Township Trustee Wants $1.7 Million Tax Increase

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

The Wayne Township Trustee in Marion County wants to raise taxes nearly $1.7 million to pay for fire protection.

David “King” Baird has filed notice in this past weekend’s Court and Commercial Record that the township will hold a meeting on April 9 to formally ask the Department of Local Government and Finance to increase the fire protection levy by $1,675, 696.  You can see a copy of the notice at the end of the post.  It’s unclear at this time why Baird is raising taxes, but the likely scenario is avoid consolidation with IFD and continue to pay for fire protection.

The irony in all this is that Baird opposes consolidation, having argued, in part, it was a tax increase.  Joining him in his political tomfoolerly was also State Senator Mike Young.

I wonder if Wayne Township is sitting on any surplus funds?  Because I wonder if the Trustee realizes how wrong it would be to try to raise taxes while sitting on a big stack of cash?  I hope he’s ready for torches and pitchforks.

And isn’t it also funny that all this time Mike Young has been protecting the Center Township Trustee’s office when he should have been protecting the Wayne Township taxpayers from their Trustee.  Oh well, that’s what you get from a politician who can’t keep a promise.  Remember when he said Tom John would be Marion County GOP chairman over his dead body?  Well Tom’s been elected twice and Mike is still here.

Tax Increase Notice

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on March 23, 2009 (boomark / email).