Township and library officials warn 0.05 subcap leaves shortfalls

Oct 8, 2026

Township trustees and library representatives told Hancock County task force that the 0.05 township subcap and current non-municipal allocation could produce negative balances and urged preserving special-purpose LIT for libraries.

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Township trustees and library representatives told the task force that the 0.05 allocation for townships within the non-municipal 0.20 cap is insufficient. Several speakers pointed to red numbers in the packet’s township calculations and pressed the task force to ask the state for either a higher non-municipal cap or the flexibility to reassign unused portions of the 0.20 among units.

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