CRIME WATCH TRAINING

If you have new or aspiring Crime Watch Captains or New Board on your Association Crime Watch Committee, or are a business owner and just want to know how Crime Watch can help you and your group, please attend one these sessions.

Saturday, March 13th from 8:30 a.m. to about noon

and

Wednesday, March 24th, starting at 6:30 p.m.

Both will be held at IMPD North 3120 E. 30th Street.

Please register ahead of time by contacting Shirley Purvitis, ICCPS at    or 327-3781

 Low-Asset Wills Program offered by the Indybar Association

 The Indianapolis Bar Association will again offer, free of charge, a team of volunteer attorneys to draft wills and advance directives to low-income, low-asset families and seniors. Applications will be accepted from January 1 until March 31, 2010.  Financial applications are available in our offices and or can be submitted electronically via the IBA’s website at www.indybar.org.  The application can be submitted by you, the applicant directly to the IBA by mail or fax (fax, 317-269-1915) or our office can mail applications for you.  Letters will be sent to every individual submitting an application:  those that are accepted will be provided with further direction and the contact information for the attorney who will be drafting their individual documents.

 All documents will be completed not later than June 11, 2010.

Be advised that there will be three property tax bills in 2010, as we will have to "catch up" from the previous tax bill delays and pay the 2010 bill as well.

Therefore,

February 10, 2010 we will pay the second half of the 2009 bill

May 10, 2010 we will pay the first half of the 2010 bill

November 10, 2010 we will pay the second half of the 2010 bill

So, taxpayers, be sure to budget for that "extra" tax bill in 2010!!!

It is our understanding that the Indiana House of Representatives will be voting next week on whether or not to allow the Property Tax Cap Amendment bill to be placed on the November 2010 ballot. If it fails this vote, the amendment process will have to begin anew, delaying a ballot referendum by several years. If you would like to contact your state representative directly, you may do so by telephoning them at 232-9600, or you may e-mail them at:

Ed Delaney     

Cindy Noe     

Watch our website for responses from our state legislators, to the remaining insightful audience questions which time did not permit our asking at our December 1 Property Tax Panel Discussion. We anticipate having their comments ready to post by next week.