In City Council committee chambers on Tuesday the viewing public heard something said that could significantly affect the future of Fort Wayne and the surrounding 11-county area. A seasoned veteran councilman mentioned that there would be discussion at the Fifth Tuesday meeting in January of an RDA tax collected from an increase in the Community Economic Development Income Tax. To […]
I left my recent city council meeting disgusted, having participated in the process of reviewing the compliance of businesses with their abatement agreements. State law requires us to grill companies unable to meet the hiring objectives set forth in their application for the abatement. The abatement process is ludicrous but it is only a symptom; punishing capital formation and production […]
My constituents are scratching their heads. They don’t remember annexation being a topic of discussion during last year’s municipal elections. There was discussion of riverfront development. There were whispers about an arena. But not a word about annexation. It’s difficult, then, for a councilman to gauge citywide sentiment on the issue. Many of my neighbors in the Aboite area of […]
“This is how Liberty dies . . . with thunderous applause.” — Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman), “Revenge of the Sith” The excitement over Indiana’s recently announced Regional Cities awards reminds me of the scene in the 2005 Star Wars in which the Galactic Republic is dissolved and is replaced with an emperor. All in attendance responded in a joyous ovation. […]
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