Board discusses using open-space funds, manager recommends EIT referendum

Sep 28, 2026

Manager Graziano proposed using 25% of the Open Space Fund balance for parks, trails, and conservation and recommended a referendum to restore the EIT to 0.25%; OSAB Chair Laura Bocko urged adherence to the open-space provision for future generations.

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At the meeting the township manager outlined how the Open Space Fund could be used for community parks, trails and conservation sites and recommended a referendum to raise the Earned Income Tax (EIT) back to 0.25% to support those uses.

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