1/29/2005
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Peterson, city leaders & staffers use snowy Saturday to take Indianapolis Works to the streets in all nine townships
INDIANAPOLIS - Mayor Bart Peterson and more than 50 city staff members today walked door-to-door in neighborhoods in all nine townships to talk with residents about Indianapolis Works.
Indianapolis Works, by streamlining and reducing the size of government, saves local property taxpayers $35 million every year and provides a tax benefit to property taxpayers in every township.
While staffers spread out to all nine townships, Mayor Peterson walked door-to-door in the Meridian-Kessler neighborhood, an area hit hard by court-ordered property tax reassessment in 2003.
"This message is important to the future of Indianapolis, particularly to those homeowners in areas hit hard by court-ordered reassessment," Mayor Peterson said. "I'm honored to have the people who deliver public services every day joining me on a snowy Saturday morning to spread the word about how we can save taxpayer money and make government more efficient and effective."
Among those joining Mayor Peterson on today's door-to-door walks were:
• Deputy Mayor Jane Henegar
• Deputy Mayor Steve Campbell
• Former Deputy Mayor Mike O'Connor
• City Controller Bob Clifford
• Indianapolis Fire Chief Jim Greeson
• Former Fire Chief Louis Dezelan
• Corporation Counsel Kobi Wright
• Former Corporation Counsel Scott Chinn
• City Administration Director Brenda Burke
• Metropolitan Development Director Maury Plambeck
• City Deputy Chief of Staff April Sellers
• Gil Holmes, CEO, IndyGo
• Joanne Joyce, CEO, Indianapolis Private Industry Council
• Ellen Quigley, executive director, Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee
• Indianapolis Charter Schools Director David Harris
• Economic Development Director Gordon Hendry
• Cultural Affairs Director Keira Amstutz
• Sue Swayze, vice president, Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
Today's walk continued the Mayor's effort to share the plan and its tax benefits with the Indianapolis community. Since proposing Indianapolis Works last August, he and his administration have:
• Spoken with more than 100 neighborhood associations, business leaders and community groups about the plan;
• Testified before the Indiana General Assembly's Local Government Efficiency & Financing Study Commission;
• Created the Indianapolis Works Advisory Panel, a blue-ribbon commission that took public input and testimony at four public meetings.
• Released specific reports detailing the exact cost savings from all aspects of the plan.
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