Democrat Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott cut a deal with the Munster town council to fund part of the Northcote bridge raising with Sanitary District money.
One of the reasons given for why Munster just wants to seal off the roadway of the bridge and not raise it is that they're constrained by the tax caps. They simply can't afford to do it.
But the Sanitary District is not covered by the caps, as they get most of their money from fees, not property taxes. Thus, Mayor McCheeze gets around the tax caps by tapping the Sanitary Districts ability to raise fees.
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Buzz, often I take a deep breath and ask myself, what would I do? If government taxes something, I buy something else. If government caps something the mayor finds a new way to raise income. It's pretty normal.
It is the job of conservatives to root out the exceptions, to relentlessly search for ways to cap and reduce the size of government. It's no easy task.
But it's the job of the city, in this case the Mayor, to look to maximize his ability to spend to build and repair infrastructure. I like the tension between the two frankly.
Well, my preference would be to make cuts in other areas so that this vital project could be paid for with property tax revenue, while living within the caps.
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