It appears the city of Indianapolis is trying to get out of the…
It appears the city of Indianapolis is trying to get out of the…
Updated: Thursday, 02 Jul 2009, 10:43 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 02 Jul 2009, 10:43 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - When lawmakers and the governor approved a new state budget
Tuesday, they said it included the tools Indianapolis needs to deal
with the financial crisis facing the Capital Improvement Board.
City leaders disagree.
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard appeared on WISH-TV's
Daybreak Tuesday and discussed whether he thinks the CIB bailout
plan was enough for the city.
"Well, some people say it is, other people say it
isn't,” Ballard said. “Good staffs can disagree."
Ballard said the current CIB bailout plan looks troublesome
at the moment.
The mayor’s view sharply contrasts with Governor Mitch
Daniels’. The governor backed the CIB bailout and worked to
convince lawmakers it was a good idea. Daniels said the loans and
tax options are "absolutely enough" to solve the crisis.
"I'm going to be here another three-and-a-half years and I
don’t want to see another CIB bill, it’s not
necessary," said Daniels.
For the moment, neither the mayor nor the governor can do
much more on the matter. City-County councilors must decide how to
move forward.
The top Democrat on the council, Minority Leader Joanne
Sanders, is not happy and does not see the CIB bill as a solution.
"It's not a solution, it's political shenanigans," said
Sanders. "It gets lawmakers off the hook and lets them go home and
say, 'We fixed the problem and didn't raise taxes!'"
Sanders said councilors will meet soon to decide whether and
how to use the tools lawmakers have offered.
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