Republican caucus members visit Marion

Republican members of the Indiana House visited Marion on Tuesday to discuss the property tax reform bill that passed the house. 

From the Chronicle-Tribune:

Eight House Republicans came to Marion City Hall, 301 S. Branson St., to discuss the recent legislative session and to answer questions from the public. The No. 1 topic was property tax relief and how it could affect residents of Grant County.

“It was a piece of landmark legislation,” Rep. Jeff Espich said of the property tax relief plan that was passed Friday by the legislature. “It’ll change the way we do business here in Indiana.”

While the statewide average savings in property taxes is around 30 percent, Espich said Grant County residents could see a 35 percent cut from what they would have paid in property taxes this year, then a 39 percent cut in 2009 and a 40 percent cut in 2010.