Comments on Advance Indiana™: Councilors Wave Magic Wand And Find $2.5 Million For Libraries And IndyGo

It seems like it's getting worse. Both partie...

2010-10-20T05:39:22.345-05:00

It seems like it's getting worse. Both parties, seemingly all entities-CIB, Mayor's office, councilmen, nearly everybody has their hand in the cookie jar.

Has it always been this way & it didn't got publicized? This is standard procedure? Or, the collective character of our elected and appointed representatives has really gone downhill?

If it's "always been this way", why did we have a hole in the ground instead of Circle Center Mall for years?

Sure is a lotta slush around, and it isn't eve...

2010-10-19T16:26:16.997-05:00

Sure is a lotta slush around, and it isn't even winter.

IS, I agree IPS has been wasting money for years....

2010-10-19T11:52:41.346-05:00

IS,

I agree IPS has been wasting money for years. But I would rather see the money go for the parks, the library, the bus system, anything but the "arts."

IndyGo and the library I agree with James, but not...

2010-10-19T09:50:45.115-05:00

IndyGo and the library I agree with James, but not IPS. We've been throwing money at it for decades and it hasn't helped one bit.

Jobs with Justice and Unite HERE are organizing an...

2010-10-19T09:44:44.573-05:00

Jobs with Justice and Unite HERE are organizing another protest tonight, and have encouraged supporters of the Put Communities First Campaign to call their councilor today. We can't be tricked by this new pot of money. It does not solve the problem and perpetuates the shell game. Protestors will gather at 5:00 at the tables outside City Market to distribute signs and props, as we've been informed that Chair Malone is not going to allow public comments..

Now if the city would only pay the library, Indygo...

2010-10-19T07:50:56.163-05:00

Now if the city would only pay the library, Indygo and IPS the funds that should have been due them in property taxes but were captured in TIF districts and PILOT payments by the water company transfer, they'd be in good shape.

Those entities should sue over the PILOT provisions in the water company transfer. Citizen's gas is prohibited from making those payments as taxes - as they do with the rest of their property- because then a portion of that money would go to schools, libraries and IPS.