Counselors spends 1.5 million for the arts.

With the backing of the Mayor’s office our city county counselors approved the grant of spending 1.5 million dollars of our tax money in support of the arts of this city.
Some even admitted that this is not money we have nor do they know where it will come from. With the growing budget pains of future funding due to raising cost of fuel cost and other inflationary items, I disagree with this funding.

Of course it was pointed out by Counselor Oliver that this gives our children the opportunely to attend some activities free of charge. I am all for giving the public which can not afford to attend, the opportunity to do so. But we are in a recession and money will be tight. Also here we have launched a publicity campaign spending another $25,000 of our tax money because
IPS enrollment has been dropping more than 1,000 students a year, and had to close down eight schools last year because of declining enrollment

Here we raised twenty five million dollars to support the super bowl bid, yet these arts can not be done the same instead of strapping the taxpayer. Notre Dame just receives 20 million dollars and Lilly gives one million to for vet’s mental health.
The arts can also be funded this way if it is to survive.