Elissa Maudlin
News Reporter at Daily Journal (Franklin, IN)
Reporter for @DailyJournalNet covering Franklin, Edinburgh, Whiteland, Prince's Lakes, New Whiteland and unincorporated Johnson County
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1 month ago |
dailyjournal.net | Elissa Maudlin |New Whiteland |Prince's Lakes
The Johnson County commissioners are the latest government officials to sound the alarm on property tax legislation that is moving through the Indiana Statehouse. The commissioners approved a resolution Monday to oppose a provision in Senate Bill 1 to eliminate taxes on business personal property by 2033 without replacement revenue.
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1 month ago |
dailyjournal.net | Elissa Maudlin
New Whiteland officials are considering implementing a wheel tax and an excise surtax in response to an Indiana Statehouse bill. The New Whiteland Town Council introduced a wheel tax ordinance Wednesday in preparation for House Bill 1461, which is working its way through the Indiana General Assembly. Among other things, the bill, authored by Rep.
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1 month ago |
dailyjournal.net | Elissa Maudlin |New Whiteland |Prince's Lakes
Rivers have receded, and Edinburgh and southern Johnson County are getting back to normal. Although Irwin Park is still closed, there were no fatalities and no reports of major damage from the flooding in Johnson County, said Stephanie Sichting, director of the county’s Emergency Management Agency. As of Thursday afternoon, both the Big Blue River and Driftwood River reached slightly below the “Action” stage, which means water is higher than normal, but no longer at flood stage.
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1 month ago |
dailyjournal.net | Elissa Maudlin |New Whiteland |Prince's Lakes
The Whiteland Town Council had a public spat over its president’s alleged unauthorized meeting on employee performance. In a contentious town council meeting Tuesday, Whiteland Police Chief Rick Shipp said council president Richard Hill gave him directives to enforce parking violations and made him feel reprimanded. Council member Joe Sayler says Hill’s directives were a violation of town ordinance and possibly the state’s Open Door Law.
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1 month ago |
dailyjournal.net | Elissa Maudlin
After substantial rainfall flooded Johnson County, Franklin officials report there wasn’t a lot of damage in the city. Johnson County received between 5.5 to 6.75 inches of rainfall from Wednesday evening through Sunday morning last week, said Alexander McGinnis from the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. What caused the most trouble for Franklin was the 3.38 inches of rain that fell in the city from Friday to Saturday, McGinnis said. “That’s pretty impressive for a one-day total,” he said.
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Some Whiteland residents are pushing back against a housing development of up to eight homes on Railroad Street. The petitioner is going to the Board of Zoning Appeals on Thursday at 7 p.m. to request variances. https://t.co/GZnbpQ1MS0
Senate Enrolled Act 1, the property tax relief bill, is expected to strip $28.2 million from Johnson County. Local officials now have to forge a path forward -- including making cuts, slowing down projects and doing less with less, they said. https://t.co/ZCUil9gbmf
Let's talk property taxes. What led to their increase this year? How are Johnson County properties assessed? And how will the newly-passed Senate Bill 1 affect the process? I asked county officials to learn more. https://t.co/fp7onewXHn