(Ed.note: I have reposted this item from yesteryear, since budget season is upon us again----and the answer that Karen gave was the consensus answer two years ago, but it raises questions of whether the lack of commerical and industrial growth will result in rising property taxes which will further dampen housing demand---not an attractive possiblity. Also there are spending dreams on the table---The spending will the on the table tonight at Finance Committee at City Hall at 6:00PM as the issue of Lake Leota financing takes center stage.)
Mayoral Forum: Bauer Haus: Mason Braunschweig asks: What would you do to reduce Taxes?
Last night at the Bauer Haus was a mayoral forum that consisted of two parts---first a 10 minute presentation by each candidate, and then a short question and answer period where each question asked was answered by each candidate.
The first question was asked by Mason Braunschweig, 590 W. Main, an aldermanic candidate in the April election. He asked " What would you do as Mayor to reduce taxes?"
There was a moment of silence since it may have been a long time since the prospects of reducing actual spending has been in view. Both Sandy Decker and Mike Anderson responded that they felt the city budget was in order and so no area that could sustain big cuts. Karen Aikman, the current Finance Chair, responded that yes Evansville taxes were high, but the thing to concentrate on was developing more commerical and industrial tax base which might provide some relief to homeowners. The key was not to concentrate on absolute cuts but on having the homeowner tax burden shrink relative to the total taxes paid.
If any candidate wants to add to this description, feel free to do so.
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