Poor Information Quality Hits Home
The Muncie Star Press wrote about a the terrible effects of poor iformation quality and its impact on a community. Due to a data processing error, the City of Muncie incorrectly assessed property taxes on non-profit institutions, such as local hospitals and universities.
The inflated assessment was then used for budgeting, and once the problem was discovered there was a huge shortfall between revenue and spending. Where this really hits home is when the Muncie Police and Fire Departments have to take first responders off the street in order to make up the difference.
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