Yesterday morning in the budget hearings for Vanderburgh County, Vanderburgh County Commissioner, Troy Tornatta, presented the commissioner’s budget to the Vanderburgh County Council, which included $150,000.00 for the operation of the Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville (GAGE). This organization has been in operation less than four years and during the last year has been managed without a permanent director. GAGE no longer has the ability to perform its core mission of providing advice and assistance to the business community of Vanderburgh County. To add to that, the County receives almost no benefit from this organization. GAGE does assist in reviewing requests for tax abatements, of which there have been less than 3 in two years. To continue to use County funds for this organization is a gross mismanagement of taxpayer dollars. I am calling for the County Council to withdraw funding from GAGE and put an end to this wasteful spending.
Gage has proven itself to be nothing more than a “Laundry” under the complete control of the Mayor.
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