{
  "type": "data-table",
  "title": "The new city wheel tax is meant to replace the county charge",
  "theme": "default",
  "caption": "The state requires the city to run its own wheel tax to keep paving money. Terre Haute says city residents should switch from the county levy to a matching city levy, not pay both.",
  "source": {
    "label": "Terre Haute City Council, 2026-07-09 — 2:17:52",
    "href": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL8ap9H0zd4&t=8272"
  },
  "alt": "A comparison table shows why Terre Haute adopted a city wheel tax, what changes for city residents, what stays the same, and the payment-routing issue the city plans to audit.",
  "dataTable": {
    "columns": [
      "Question",
      "Council's explanation"
    ],
    "records": [
      [
        "Why create a city tax?",
        "State requires each local government to run its own levy to keep paving dollars"
      ],
      [
        "Does it stack?",
        "City says it replaces the county wheel tax for city residents"
      ],
      [
        "What could go wrong?",
        "State registration system may route city payments to the county"
      ],
      [
        "Check",
        "Audit planned after the first few months"
      ],
      [
        "Outcome",
        "Two companion ordinances adopted unanimously as amended"
      ]
    ]
  },
  "stat": {
    "display": "Replacement, not add-on",
    "label": "City's stated design"
  },
  "columns": [
    {
      "id": "question",
      "label": "Question",
      "encode": "text"
    },
    {
      "id": "before",
      "label": "Before",
      "encode": "text"
    },
    {
      "id": "after",
      "label": "With city levy",
      "encode": "text"
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "question": "Who receives the levy?",
      "before": "County",
      "after": "City"
    },
    {
      "question": "City resident's charge",
      "before": "County wheel tax",
      "after": "Matching city wheel tax; city says it does not stack"
    },
    {
      "question": "Paving eligibility",
      "before": "State now requires each local government to levy its own tax",
      "after": "City levy keeps Terre Haute eligible for state paving dollars"
    },
    {
      "question": "Routing check",
      "before": "State registration may send city payments to county",
      "after": "City plans an audit after the first few months"
    }
  ],
  "footnote": "The companion ordinances were adopted by unanimous voice vote; the highlight does not record individual members' votes or a tax amount."
}