FOP calls out Beech Grove Common Council in budget controversy

FOP calls out Beech Grove Common Council in budget controversy

The Beech Grove Common Council will vote on whether it will move the mayor's proposed budget forward.There are $600,000 in cuts from last year's budget. Mayor James Coffman claims the cuts had to be made due to the passage of Indiana's SEA1, which cuts property taxes.Some of the proposed cuts involve the police department and EMS."We're cutting about $50,000 from vehicles for our police department next year. So, we typically buy about five new p…