UPDATED: April 3, 4:19 am – We contacted Greenwood Mayor Charles Henderson concerning our earlier report. His honor provided the following answers to our questions. The questions and answers are unedited:
Question 1: What do you hope to gain by meeting with Commissioner Kite and discussing a division of the township?
I have not met with Tom [...]
Last week we presented the first of two articles by consultant Mike Shaver. In this article Mr. Shaver discusses how property taxes are structured in the state of Indiana. This is a very important topic as we consider any of the options for the future of White River Township.
Some Simple Truths About Residential Property Taxes
The [...]
Click to view video: Meeting Video Now Available Online
Monday night’s meeting of the Bargersville Town Council moved them one step further down State Road 144 towards voluntary annexation. The meeting allowed rural White River Township to listen, learn and speak about the plan to keep the rural southern part of the county rural by joining [...]
Bargersville consultant Mike Shaver provides his view of the proposed annexation and the ten year freeze on property taxes in the rural annexation area and discusses a printed “fact sheet” of the merger discussion and possible new annexations by Greenwood.
The entire meeting is presented here in four parts. Town consultant Mike Shaver addresses a number of issues and discusses options, along with comments from White River Township Trustee Jay Marks, and comments from area residents.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4