Marion County, Ind., Property Taxes May Rise to Pay County's Youth Jail Debt. From: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Date: March 11, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

By Matthew Tully, The Indianapolis Star Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 11--Marion County residents could face a property tax increase next year because of the county's ever-increasing juvenile jail debt.

That's because the budget bill passed by the Democratic-led Indiana House would require counties to pay their debts to the Indiana Department of Correction by 2005.

For Marion County, that would amount to a $38 million collection noti...