Inside Richmond: The City's Pulse
Inside Richmond: The City's Pulse
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Inside Richmond: The City's Pulse is your go-to podcast for staying connected with the heart of Richmond, Indiana. Dive into the latest community updates, local events, city initiatives, and stories that matter most to our vibrant community. Whether you're a lifelong resident or new to the area, this podcast keeps you in tune with the pulse of Richmond!
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The podcast explores themes important to Richmond residents, including community events, urban development, public safety, and environmental management. Specific episodes discuss the annual Richmond Meltdown Festival, transformative changes in public safety with the city’s mayor, and advancements in wastewater management for environmental protection.
Inside Richmond: The City’s Pulse is your go-to podcast for staying connected with the heart of Richmond, Indiana. Dive into the latest community updates, local events, city initiatives, and stories that matter most to our vibrant community. Whether you’re a lifelong resident or new to the area, this podcast keeps you in tune with the pulse of Richmond!
Inside Richmond: The City's Pulse, hosted by Lindsay Darnell, welcomes Parks Superintendent Denise Retz and Councilman District 3 Bill Engle to discuss how a small line on your dinner receipt could transform Richmond’s parks. Together, they break down the proposed 1% food and beverage tax, what is taxed, what is not, why state property tax caps created the funding gap, and how council oversight keeps every dollar tied to visible, high impact park projects.
Using the community built master plan as the guide, the conversation walks through the first wave of priorities. These include replacing the 26 year old Glen Miller playground and splash pad, dredging and restoring key park features, and moving shovel ready gorge activation forward with 9.5M in partner funding already aligned.
The numbers are simple and transparent. On a 20 meal, the tax is 20 cents. On a 100 family dinner, it is 1 dollar. Prepared foods at restaurants qualify. Hot items from grocers qualify. Groceries cooked at home do not. About 40% of the revenue comes from visitors because of I70 travel and the number of regional diners who treat Richmond as a hub. Restaurants treat it as a pass through in their point of sale systems, just like many other Indiana communities, and the city, Chamber, and operators are working together to make setup easy.
Accountability stays at the center. Funds go into a dedicated account. The park board and staff make recommendations based on community surveys. City council makes appropriations. Annual audits verify spending. The focus is simple. Sustain what we have, improve what needs attention, and create new destinations that strengthen quality of life and local business. If approved, the tax could take effect the following month with an estimated 1.5M in the first year based on current receipts.
For anyone who wants direct answers, review the Q and A for the FAB Tax at https://www.richmondindiana.gov/resources/richmond-food-and-beverage-tax-fab
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