Mayor Scott Fadness: HB 1001 degrades rights of current residents
It preempts communities from having a say in how, and at what pace, they want to grow.
It preempts communities from having a say in how, and at what pace, they want to grow.
House Enrolled Act 1427 makes a long-overdue change to the state’s local income tax distribution formula that will ensure Fishers receives a more equitable share of local income tax revenue.
Our time to put our foot on the gas pedal is now, as our region has fallen behind others. Through our collective work, we must move more quickly and boldly than ever before, and most important, we must convince the residents we serve that this region deserves and is capable of aspirations.
We can and we will do big things—if we commit ourselves to creating the collaboration and systems that are needed to accomplish such a task.
Humility and boldness will be simultaneously required to overcome the reality we face. It is now our generation’s time to step forward with bold ideas for our region and the humility to work together to accomplish them. Our ambitions must be exclusively focused on the ideas that will allow our region to reach its potential.
The Indy metro is falling behind in educational attainment, median wage and the percentage of people living below the poverty line.