tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post576249666225597784..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: 66% Hike In Sewer Fees PlannedGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-90810689494771699392009-03-04T19:24:00.000-05:002009-03-04T19:24:00.000-05:00Sounds like the water deal was just a back door wa...Sounds like the water deal was just a back door way to get more "TAX" from us down the road. <BR/><BR/>And all the boys walked away with millions of our future money paid to them upfront when they did that water deal. <BR/><BR/>Is that what this boils down to, Gary?M Theoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892309818226431745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-18764277288343019842009-03-03T16:53:00.000-05:002009-03-03T16:53:00.000-05:00Note that Indianapolis jacked sewer rates 17.8% in...Note that Indianapolis jacked sewer rates 17.8% in 2001 to begin these projects before it doubled them last year to fund additional CSO projects.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-5397110131043945362009-03-03T16:51:00.001-05:002009-03-03T16:51:00.001-05:00Here's the link to Mitch Harper's post:http://indi...Here's the link to Mitch Harper's post:<BR/><BR/>http://indiana.typepad.com/fwob/2009/03/the-stimulus-package-contains-some-money-that-will-go-to-indiana-communities-dealing-with-combined-sewer-overflow-cso-remed.htmlGary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-22533440972729040202009-03-03T16:51:00.000-05:002009-03-03T16:51:00.000-05:00Mitch Harper's blog points out that the federal st...Mitch Harper's blog points out that the federal stimulus plan only offers about $128 million in funding for Indiana's CSO projects, which is 1/45 of the more than $4 billion in projects which must be undertaken to remediate CSOs. Indianapolis will jack sewer rates 66% to get a small piece of that funding pie now and then borrow bucketloads of additional money to complete Indianapolis' CSO projects on a faster pace than what is required by the federal consent decree.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-76152775234825337282009-03-03T12:37:00.000-05:002009-03-03T12:37:00.000-05:00Something that was decided long before we had to k...Something that was decided long before we had to kick in a billion to the stadium and convention center expansion. <BR/><BR/>Isn't it interesting that a couple percentage points of tax on a small portion of the population will somehow cover a billion dollar construction project (other than maintenance costs, that is), but a 66% 'tax' on virtually EVERYBODY is what it takes to cover this sewer cost?Downtown Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06239811599722585898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-31138986061798326102009-03-03T09:42:00.000-05:002009-03-03T09:42:00.000-05:00The consent decree does not require the City to co...The consent decree does not require the City to complete the multi-billion dollard project tomorrow. The City won't be fined as long as it sticks to its 20-year plan it presented to federal EPA.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-40638248114071795052009-03-03T08:50:00.000-05:002009-03-03T08:50:00.000-05:00Actually it's coming from a consent decree the cit...Actually it's coming from a consent decree the city signed a few years ago to deal with it's sewer and runoff problems. If Indy did nothing it was going to rack up penalties in the millions. If you have a better idea how to deal with this, I'm all ears.The Amazing Abdulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532303914362984844noreply@blogger.com