Tony Knoble: Repeal of EED would threaten downtown’s progress

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3 thoughts on “Tony Knoble: Repeal of EED would threaten downtown’s progress

  1. Nice job, Tony. Those of us that live and/or invest in our downtown fully understand. Then, we have people that may never step foot in our downtown voting to repeal this. It’s the same thought as road funding. Just doesn’t make sense.

  2. While I appreciate the enthusiasm for downtown development, the proposed Mile Square EED raises serious concerns. We’re already overtaxed and overcharged for services. Increasing fees under the guise of progress may not attract the desired foot traffic – it might just drive people away. Let’s focus on efficient use of existing resources before burdening taxpayers further, or even better have developers foot the bill.

    1. Indianapolis is a low-tax, low-budget city; just $1.6B for nearly a million people over 400 square miles (by comparison, Minneapolis has a budget of $1.8B for half the population in 54 square miles). We’re at the end of “work with what you have,” it’s time for dedicated resources.

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