From the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel:
Allen County government will pursue several issues in the Indiana General Assembly this year, the Board of Commissioners said this week.
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The county will oppose the elimination of the cable franchise fees, which would impact the county’s budget by more than $200,000; the elimination of the personal property tax, which would result in a $20 million revenue loss for Allen County while shifting the burden other property taxes; and the creation of a state license for contractors that would supersede the authority of existing county building departments.
And it will support amending state law to allow a more appropriate tax-billing timeline; a law allowing local government to deposit and invest county tax pay dollars in federally owned credit unions; and a resolution naming a portion of the new US 24 in eastern Allen County in honor of State Rep. Phyllis Pond, R-New Haven, who died earlier this year.
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