Lawmakers To Attend Atwood Meeting
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
State Senator Kent Adams responded today to comments by Warsaw school superintendent Dr. David McGuire, in Wednesday's Times-Union, regarding a proposed building project.
McGuire, in addressing a question posed at a Wednesday night meeting in Silver Lake on the planned closing of the Silver Lake elementary school and state requirements for separate general, transportation and building funds, stated, "The legislators feel we'd cheat people ... our common enemy is ignorance on the part of our legislators."
Adams said he and Rep. David Wolkins will attend a second community meeting scheduled tonight at the Atwood school at 7 p.m. to answer any questions regarding these comments and other property tax-related questions that anyone may have.
Adams also said it is very risky to undertake a building program in light of the uncertainty of the increase of local property taxes related to the recently enacted market value reassessment. He also noted the potential of an additional $279-million increase in local property taxes included in the newly enacted 2003-05 biennium budget passed in this year's legislative session.
"It would be wise for those serving in positions of public trust to delay moving forward on the total $61-million building projects now under consideration until everyone knows more clearly the impact on local property taxpayers," Adams said. [[In-content Ad]]
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State Senator Kent Adams responded today to comments by Warsaw school superintendent Dr. David McGuire, in Wednesday's Times-Union, regarding a proposed building project.
McGuire, in addressing a question posed at a Wednesday night meeting in Silver Lake on the planned closing of the Silver Lake elementary school and state requirements for separate general, transportation and building funds, stated, "The legislators feel we'd cheat people ... our common enemy is ignorance on the part of our legislators."
Adams said he and Rep. David Wolkins will attend a second community meeting scheduled tonight at the Atwood school at 7 p.m. to answer any questions regarding these comments and other property tax-related questions that anyone may have.
Adams also said it is very risky to undertake a building program in light of the uncertainty of the increase of local property taxes related to the recently enacted market value reassessment. He also noted the potential of an additional $279-million increase in local property taxes included in the newly enacted 2003-05 biennium budget passed in this year's legislative session.
"It would be wise for those serving in positions of public trust to delay moving forward on the total $61-million building projects now under consideration until everyone knows more clearly the impact on local property taxpayers," Adams said. [[In-content Ad]]