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Michigan City council advances wheel-tax proposal; workshop set for Aug. 18
Summary
The council introduced an ordinance to create a municipal wheel tax and associated excise surtax to unlock additional state paving funds. Mayor Angie Nelson Deitch and sponsors said the tax would allow the city to compete for an extra funding bucket; a public workshop is scheduled for Aug. 18 to explain rates and options.
The Michigan City Common Council on Monday introduced an ordinance to establish a municipal motor vehicle excise surtax and municipal wheel tax to allow the city to access additional state paving funds.
What the ordinance does and why: State program rules tie certain competitive pavement grants to a municipality’s adoption of a local wheel tax; council sponsors said adopting a small wheel tax and surtax would allow Michigan City to access "bucket two" funds for street repairs and match funds for Community Crossings or CCMG…
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