Hamilton County will now pay an income tax increase, and for the first time all county residents will be required to pay into the system funding 911 emergency services.

According to a story published online by the Indianapolis Business Journal, written by reporter Samm Quinn, Arcadia went first, and later Westfield and Noblesville joined Fishers in approving the tax increase.  Because those communities represent more than 50% of those residing in Hamilton County, under state law, the tax increase is set to  be put in place for everyone living in the county.

Quinn reports those municipal councils, some towns & some cities, equate to 59.25% of all county residents.

As a result of these actions, the county local income tax rate will rise from 1% to 1.1%, effective in 2020.

You can read the entire IBJ story at this link.  (NOTE:  If you are not an IBJ subscriber, you are limited on the number of articles you may access each month.  As I have always argued, you need to subscribe to local news sources, so I would encourage you to subscribe to the IBJ and other local news sources)