tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post7058512226467810095..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-35753870327697235062008-04-11T08:51:00.000-05:002008-04-11T08:51:00.000-05:00jabberdoodle: you forgot that the new police you mention won't make up for the attrition of the "BART LIES" years that Bart refused to hire any police officers. We still have less police today than when Bart took office to fleece the city.CircleCityScribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12691157547732269477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-22240724906496641662008-04-10T21:28:00.000-05:002008-04-10T21:28:00.000-05:00jabberdoodle, I checked into your challenge. The law enforcement fleed has over 500 cars with over 100k miles and no new-orders on the way......Bart raped the capital purchase account, didn't he?CircleCityScribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12691157547732269477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-61435670369963820352008-04-10T13:30:00.000-05:002008-04-10T13:30:00.000-05:00The state law only requires that a COIT increase be maintained for 2 years if it was raised as a swap for raising property taxes. The 65% COIT increase was really a public safety income tax and therefore does not fall under the same constraints. So Ballard is free to repeal at any time.<BR/><BR/>I would say Ballard does not get to use the removal of pension obligations from the city budget as part of his promise to cut $70 million supposed 'fat'.<BR/><BR/>As for supposed savings from consolidation - I still haven't seen any convincing data on that. In fact, the recent revelations about IFD overtime shouts loudly that there are no savings to be had. Washington Township had to have a guarantee that their taxes wouldn't go up before they would agree to consolidation. And all of those suburban township fire department salaries will simply have to increase to reach the level IFD salaries are at. So, no savings that I can see. Lots of talk, though.<BR/><BR/>indy4u2c - I sat through most of the budget hearings this past fall. The public safety budget was the winner of the vast majority of the COIT increase. They were talking about 175 more police officers and new guns and tazars and new Crown Vics (because that's the car the cops preferred). There was no skimping on public safety spending.jabberdoodlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12773449819475280421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-62214907880417604372008-04-09T21:39:00.000-05:002008-04-09T21:39:00.000-05:00We desparately need the Kernan-Shepard reforms! Corruption of unnecessary township government layers is costing far too much of OUR tax dollars! <BR/><BR/>There is also no way that the mayor can think of COIT repeal, after the disclosure today that Bart Peterson RAPED the taxpayers of Indianapolis, and provided a false budget for public safety!!! Please, Mr. Newman, take this to the prosecutor, as Bart should be charged with a felony for his actions. He is a crook! -and we will be paying for his actions for many years to come.CircleCityScribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12691157547732269477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-73197736858954499782008-04-09T19:41:00.000-05:002008-04-09T19:41:00.000-05:00artfuggins..<BR/>When did Greg Lie?<BR/>What did he lie about?<BR/>Can he ever top the lies that Bart told?<BR/>Bart beleived his own lies, which is why bart is the EX mayor!!7th CD guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337311215956789999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-69491702802054661312008-04-09T18:30:00.000-05:002008-04-09T18:30:00.000-05:00Is it too early to start saying that GREG LIES???artfugginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364503656694166926noreply@blogger.com