Township Government
GOP brass opts not to battle townships
December 10, 2011
Francesca JaroszRepublican leaders in the General Assembly who have backed local government reform will trade ambitious proposals they’ve
pursued in years past for more moderate—and widely accepted—ideas in the next legislative session.
MoreTownship board OKs small claims court move
September 22, 2011
The Center Township Board on Wednesday approved a plan to move the township's small claims court from the City-County Building
to the Julia M. Carson Government Center on Fall Creek Parkway despite a judge's objections.
MoreEDITORIAL: Township reform must not fail again
April 23, 2011
IBJ StaffWith property tax caps putting the squeeze on budgets, it’s foolhardy for townships to be sitting on millions that could
be funding needed services.
MoreAggressive bills aimed at consolidating township governments fail
April 16, 2011
Francesca JaroszWith two weeks left in the legislative session, only two statewide local-government-reform bills remain. Both fail to accomplish
reformers’ key aim: removing layers of township government they say have outlived their use.
MoreReports say Indiana townships inefficient
January 16, 2011
Associated PressNew investigations reported in Indiana newspapers say there are widespread patterns of inefficiency in the government of the
state's 1,008 townships.
MoreEDITORIAL: State can't afford to keep townships
October 23, 2010
IBJ StaffIndiana lawmakers are gearing up for another legislative session, and township government reform will return to the agenda.
We hope proponents can finally hit a home run.
MoreTax caps give township reform effort new life
October 23, 2010
Francesca JaroszA push to eliminate township government will return to the Statehouse next year—this time with a better shot at success.
Township reforms, which have been vigorously debated but never passed, have been touted as a way to make government more cost-effective.
MoreIndiana Senate approves plan to cut township boards
February 25, 2010
Associated PressThe bill now likely will go to a House-Senate conference committee to try to resolve the House-passed and Senate-approved
versions of the bill.
MoreMAURER: It's time to dump township government
February 19, 2010
Mickey MaurerIn Indiana, one institution rife with nepotism and political favoritism stubbornly persists:
township government and, more particularly, its delivery of emergency poor relief.
MoreSenate OKs bill to eliminate township boards
January 29, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe Republican-controlled Senate voted 29-19 Thursday for a bill that would eliminate township boards and transfer their duties
to the county level starting in 2013. It now moves to the Democrat-led House for consideration.
MoreHouse OKs bill on township government referendums
January 14, 2010
Associated PressThe proposal would allow voters to decide in November whether their township governments should be eliminated and their duties
transferred to the county level.
MoreBuckingham tapped to develop mixed-use project near IUPUI
January 2, 2010
IBJ StaffFormer YMCA branch at 860 W. 10th St. would be razed to make way for retail and housing.
MoreTrustee chooses $20.5 million Buckingham plan for old YMCA
December 23, 2009
Cory SchoutenThe Center Township Advisory Board has picked Buckingham Cos. to redevelop a 2-acre property it owns
at 860 W. 10th St. near the IUPUI campus.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Expect uncertainty in the 2010 General Assembly
December 19, 2009
Ed FeigenbaumAbout the only certainty for the upcoming legislative session is that it will be over in March.
MoreLawrence Township exploring fire department merger
November 17, 2009
A Lawrence Township trustee is proposing to merge the township’s fire department with the Indianapolis Fire Department,
in an attempt to further reduce its operating deficit.
MoreBargersville wins annexation dispute with Greenwood
November 10, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Town of Bargersville won a legal dispute Monday that will allow it to annex 739 parcels within three miles of Greenwood's
city limits and become the exclusive sewer-service provider in the area.
MoreGreenwood merger would create one of state's largest cities
September 19, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe new city would count more than 80,000 residents. In terms of population, it would zoom past Fishers and Carmel to rank
sixth or seventh in the state.
MoreThings aren't as bad as we think
March 23, 2009
Morton MarcusDifficult economic conditions have been faced before and we have both the tools and will to overcome our problems.
MoreTownship officials offer valuable service
March 16, 2009
Township officials provide many services for the community, molded by back-yard input, which enhances quality of life.
MoreTownship offices have to go
March 2, 2009
Leaders on both sides of the aisle have called for streamlining township government, and it's time to demand that our legislators
make those changes.
MoreTownship jobs offer benefits, money for little work
February 23, 2009
Abdul-Hakim ShabazzJust like Willie Sutton, who liked to rob banks because that's where the money was, I'm going to get myself a job in township government because, "There is gold in them thar hills."
Unigov 2.0 isn't just about savings
February 2, 2009
Saving money may be the bottom-line reason for reforming local government, but that's only one of the benefits.
MoreCenter Township's Drummer stepping down
January 29, 2009
Center Township Trustee Carl Drummer intends to resign from his post to take a lobbying job with Ice Miller LLP, according
to a WISH-TV Channel 8 report.
MoreGovernment reform effort long overdue
December 29, 2008
Critics were lined up to oppose Gov. Mitch Daniels' plan to streamline
local government almost before he left the podium Dec. 19. Big surprise.
MoreAssessor consolidation is a must
November 3, 2008
We have a long-standing policy of not endorsing political candidates, but there's no such policy where ballot initiatives
are concerned. So we urge our readers to vote "yes" on assessor consolidation.
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