Remember all that talk you hear about “local control” and government “that is closer to the people” being the best government?
Lots of talk like that at the Statehouse, because at some point, the Legislature or the whole state is “closer to the people” than, say, Congress.
Well, now comes that other clever little phrase that echoes through the historic halls of the Statehouse: “That’s different…”
Here’s what’s “different” this year:
Local units of government that levy property taxes—that’s cities, counties, townships, community colleges, municipal universities and even drainage districts—starting July 1 will not be able to keep their property tax mill levies the same and receive any more money than the Consumer Price Index inflation indicator allows without telling their constituents what’s going on.