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Sunbury council pursues three-year plan to phase out “inside millage” if state eliminates it

5920702 · August 21, 2025
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Councilmembers and the mayor discussed a proposed three-year plan to reduce and ultimately eliminate the city’s inside millage after a state bill threatened that revenue; staff will model expenditure cuts and revenue options before any formal change.

Sunbury council members on Aug. 20 said they will prepare a three-year plan to reduce and ultimately eliminate the city’s “inside millage” — a component of local real estate tax — if a pending state bill removes the city’s authority to collect that revenue.

The discussion followed a finance committee meeting during which members and staff reviewed how the city would respond if the state eliminated inside millage. Mayor St. John said the council will move “towards a proactive approach, which would be a proposal, 3…

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