{
  "type": "timeline",
  "title": "The proposed wheel-tax schedule paused before a July vote",
  "direction": "LR",
  "caption": "The draft would charge $15 through 2028 and $17 in 2029, but council made no motion June 11 while two ordinance fixes were pending.",
  "source": {
    "label": "Terre Haute City Council, 2026-06-11 — 43:40",
    "href": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27-aEMpCQ9c&t=2620"
  },
  "alt": "A two-event timeline shows June 11, when General Ordinance 6 was held with no motion because it needed a named fund and multi-year rate schedule, and July 9, when the ordinance was scheduled to return. Callouts show proposed rates of USD 15 through 2028 and USD 17 in 2029, plus about USD 400,000 in possible state road funding if a city wheel tax is enacted.",
  "dataTable": {
    "columns": [
      "Date or period",
      "Proposed action or rate",
      "Status"
    ],
    "records": [
      [
        "2026-06-11",
        "First reading",
        "Held; no motion or vote"
      ],
      [
        "2026-07-09",
        "Return to council",
        "Scheduled as of June 11"
      ],
      [
        "Through 2028",
        "$15 per vehicle",
        "Proposed"
      ],
      [
        "2029",
        "$17 per vehicle",
        "Proposed"
      ],
      [
        "If enacted",
        "About $400,000 state road funding",
        "Estimated eligibility"
      ]
    ]
  },
  "stats": [
    {
      "value": 15,
      "unit": "usd",
      "label": "Proposed through 2028"
    },
    {
      "value": 17,
      "unit": "usd",
      "label": "Proposed in 2029"
    },
    {
      "value": 400000,
      "unit": "usd",
      "label": "Estimated state road-fund access"
    }
  ],
  "events": [
    {
      "id": "held",
      "date": "2026-06-11",
      "label": "Held—no motion",
      "body": "General Ordinance 6, 2026",
      "description": "Needed a specific fund and a locked multi-year rate schedule.",
      "icon": "civic:deferral"
    },
    {
      "id": "return",
      "date": "2026-07-09",
      "label": "Scheduled to return",
      "body": "Future as of June 11",
      "description": "Council planned to hear the ordinance again.",
      "icon": "civic:council"
    }
  ],
  "footnote": "Every dollar and date in the graphic is a proposal or estimate from the June 11 discussion, not an enacted fee in this highlight.",
  "theme": "default"
}