The Lake County Libertarian Party is opposed to a county option income tax.
Beth Duensing, party chairwoman, issued a statement Tuesday calling on the public to push the Lake County Council to reject a 1.5 percent assessment on the income of all county residents and workers.
Duensing rejects the arguments of county officials the tax is needed to satisfy unfunded mandates by state and federal authorities to increase spending on the county jail as well as other public safety initiatives.
"It's all too much. We are a prison county and we homeowners are paying for it. It is imperative that the county reduce spending and learn to live within their budget, just like each of us do in our own homes," she writes.
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Duensing asks the public to attend the next council meeting, at 4:30 p.m. Monday in the Syd Garner Auditorium of the Lake County Government Center, 2293 N. Main St., Crown Point, where it could pass the tax on second and final reading.
Duensing writes, "The vote of the council members is close. Hearing from the residents and workers in person could turn this vote around."
