Property Taxes

Regional officials with Accelerating Indiana Municipalities planned an information meeting Monday at Mishawaka City Hall to talk about how the property tax cuts from Senate Enrolled Act 1 earlier this year will force hard choices on which services to provide.

A tax discussion drew more than 400 residents to the Goshen Theater on Wednesday, according to the city. “If you would have told me that hundreds and hundreds of people would come out for a lecture on taxes . . . I would say, ‘Only in Goshen,’” said Mayor Gina Leichty.

Elkhart Community Schools may bring in $20 million less in revenue over the next five years, as a result of Indiana’s property tax reform. The school board got an update Tuesday on the impact of Senate Enrolled Act 1.

St. Joseph County Council Republicans Amy Drake and Andy Rutten say its time for the county to follow the Supreme Court's and Trump administration's leads on ending affirmative action.

Suburban and rural fire territories say it's increasingly difficult on their own to provide fire and ambulance services that people have come to expect.

The newly added property tax assessments town hall is set for Saturday June 7 in the County-City Building's 4th Floor Council Chambers from 10 a.m. to noon.

St. Joseph County Council Republicans say the county's $35 million in cash reserves aren't a "slush fund" for deficit spending as state-mandated property tax cuts reduce county revenue next year by a projected $5 million

Opponents said they don't object to updating the county's 15-year-old system but it needs more time and wider input

Unlike the existing age 65+ credit, this one has no income or assessment limits. You must have lived in the home for 10 years, and you must apply online

The company has argued that the value of its stores, for property tax purposes, should reflect losses from competition with online retailers