For the median home value in the district of $180,500, property taxes would increase by $32.41 per month, according to the district calculator, or about $390 per year. The two proposed school referendums would increase the tax rate by up to about 45 cents per $100 of assessed value. “The schools are not a huge tax burden on the property taxpayers in Washington Township, and yet they’ve been able to increase their levy substantially over the last four years.” “They get more bang for their buck,” Klink said. But with a lot of property value, it can collect more money with a lower rate than some places with higher tax rates but less property value. The district currently has a low school tax rate compared to the state average, he pointed out. That’s because Washington Township is a “property-wealthy” district, said Steve Klink, a school referendum consultant in Indiana. That’s 20 times as many as in the 2016 primary.īut postal service delays have left many people waiting for their ballots to arrive and could mean thousands of ballots might not be received by the election board in time to be counted, Marion County Clerk Myla Eldridge warned the state this week. With local and state leaders encouraging voting by mail, more than 123,000 Marion County residents requested absentee ballots, according to the clerk’s office. Problems with mail-in voting could also dramatically affect election results. But nobody knows how the coronavirus outbreak will affect turnout or sentiment in this year’s primary election, which the state pushed back a month from its usual early May timing. Washington Township voters have approved three school referendums since 2010, each by a healthy 70-30 margin. It’s going to make Washington Township a much less attractive place for homes.” “I just feel like they’re trying to take advantage of the taxpayers. “It’s just indefensible,” said Al Hubbard, an Indianapolis businessman and philanthropist. But some opponents say the district’s requests are “obscene,” “tone deaf,” and “indefensible.” They take issue with the district seeking to increase property taxes again after voters approved two school referendums in 2016, and at a time when residents are bracing for an economic downturn as unemployment hits record highs.
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