…replication and innovation across the state. Applications for the Goldsmith Prize are now being accepted. The deadline to apply is July 31. In August, a panel of leaders in the…

…a significant administrative burden on our municipal utilities to dedicate staff time and resources to implement an unnecessary process that does not best serve the responsible customers of the utility….

…of implementation. HB 1402 and SB 443 each have provisions to phase out the depreciation floor on business personal property tax without proposing a revenue replacement mechanism with estimated fiscal…

…but HB 1131 as it stands today is not the right way to ensure that this communication does occur. HB 1131 could be back for a committee vote the week…

…first phasing out the 30% on existing property and then phasing out the tax entirely on new property. This would hurt industrial-heavy communities significantly and would narrow the entire tax…

…maximize the use of each dollar. However, sometimes the way a community does so needs to be recognized. That’s the case with Prince’s Lakes multi-faceted placemaking project. When small towns…

…different ages and new berms and switchbacks to improve access. Boardwalks and birdwatching stations were added, with outdoor classrooms and educational signage planned for the next phase. “It’s rare to…

…continue to oppose sweeping or long-lasting changes to the property tax system and advocate that any property tax relief that does pass is targeted to taxpayers who are experiencing large…

Jack Carney, Aim Hometown Innovations Contributor To the naked eye Mulberry Fields Park in Zionsville looks as it usually does – an open grass-field bordered by a skate park, basketball…

The Big Issues ANNEXATION Crawfordsville Senator Phil Boots’ anti-annexation bill, SB 94, includes several damaging provisions aimed at curbing what little annexation authority remains, including voiding annexation waivers, and adding…

…both the House and the Senate. Because this applies to all audited units of government, government stakeholders are working together to ensure this new process is fair and does not…

…rink. “A facility like the Miller Sunset Pavilion does not exist anywhere in Kosciusko County,” Craig Allebach, Winona Lake Town Manager, explained. “The town has always been a destination but…