The state says Citilink, the Fort Wayne public bus system, didn’t follow tax laws.
It could cost an extra quarter to ride the bus, or your route could be cut, to make up for a $500,000 budget deficit.
Wendy Barrott, board member, told The Journal Gazette’s Ben Lanka that the public transit group lost $518,339 after the state rejected its property tax levy appeal in February.
The appeal was made last year after it was determined the tax levy – the amount of taxes collected by the system – did not increase with recent annexations, including much of Aboite Township.
Barrott said this meant bus service was expanding but Citilink didn’t get new money to pay for it.
To see the rest of this story, please see Lanka’s story in Wednesday’s Journal Gazette.
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