EDITORIAL: Property tax caps threaten local services

Fort Wayne police officers weren't happy when city officials began charging them for personal use of take-home cars. Imagine how they will feel if city officials are forced to reduce the number of cars - and the officers along with them.

It's a very real possibility as the full effects of Indiana's property tax caps are realized. Muncie officials shuttered fire stations and cut 32 firefighters and five police officers this summer. They also reduced hours at city hall and announced the city animal shelter would no longer take animals surrendered by owners. The Muncie Public Library shut down two library branches, and there are concerns that the city's only public swimming pool, closed for repairs this year, will not reopen.