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Residents urge caution on taxes, question hospital purchase in Upper Darby public comments
Summary
During public comment two residents urged the board to consider tax impacts and spending priorities: a local businessman raised alarms about an Earned Income Tax and a possible hospital purchase, and a second speaker urged the board to defend children's vaccine access and criticized federal health policy.
Two Upper Darby residents used the Aug. 12 public comment period to press the board on taxes, district spending and public health policy.
Carl Hemphill, identified himself as an Upper Darby resident and business owner, told the board he is concerned about an earned income tax (EIT) proposal, the district's high millage and a reported purchase of a hospital. “Where’s all this money coming from? It’s…
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