(Michigan City, IN) - A local lawmaker says most Indiana homeowners will pay more in taxes despite cuts in their property taxes.  State Representative Randy Novak, a democrat from Michigan City, said a majority of homeowners will save anywhere from $150 to $300 a year in property taxes.

 

However, Novak said many local governments will raise local income taxes or adopt new taxes and user fees to make up for the lost revenue.  He said that will be more costly for Hoosiers than the property tax savings pushed through by republicans at the statehouse earlier this year.

 

Westville Town Council President Mike Albert said he let a republican state lawmaker from the area know his feelings on the matter.  “You’re killing your constituents.  You’re hurting schools.  You’re hurting county government, police, fire. You know. Local government,” he said.  They were among the people who spoke during a recent town hall meeting at City Hall in Michigan City.

 

La Porte County government is facing revenue cuts of more than $2 million in each of the next three years, officials said.  The La Porte County Council has not raised the countywide income tax or adopted any new taxes yet while the city council in Michigan City recently adopted a wheel tax on vehicles to help cover the projected revenue losses.