P.O. BOX 963       Brownsburg, Indiana 46112       Phone: 317-286-3137        info@zachrice.com  

WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON PROPERTY TAXES, IN GENERAL?

As a homeowner, I see three fundamental problems with this tax.  Property taxes for homeowners are unpredictable, improperly administered, and they are not linked to ability to pay.  For decades, we have had politicians put band aids on this issue rather than a total reform, and this year does not seem any different.  Instead of true tax reduction and property tax reform, the Indiana House has voted to increase our sales tax, dismissed giving taxpayer’s a choice on major building projects, and ignored cost saving initiatives by streamlining local government.  I will not go into our "uniform" system for assessing property values.     

WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? 

I am a life-long Hendricks County resident.  I attended Saint Malachy Elementary School and Graduated from Brownsburg High School.  Since 2006, I have owned a duplex in District 40, and it is currently my “Home Headquarters”.  I have spent my adult life working to make our part of Indiana a better place to live and will continue to do so as your representative at the Statehouse. 

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT?

Local government has remained essentially unchanged since the mid-19th Century, despite the enormous economic, social, and technological changes that have occurred.  Spending, funded from property taxes, has increased at more than twice the rate of inflation and tax base growth – which has resulted in a growing property tax burden for our community.  We must dramatically trim the number of local government units and elected officials.  Additionally, we must remove repetitive or ineffective layers of government to improve service delivery and create savings for taxpayers.