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Lawrence City council adopts resolution opposing state tax changes without replacement revenue
Summary
The Lawrence City Common Council unanimously approved Resolution No. 2-2025 opposing any state tax policy that would reduce local revenue without a corresponding replacement stream, citing potential cuts to services and public safety.
The Lawrence City Common Council on April 2 unanimously passed Resolution No. 2-2025, a measure opposing any state tax policy that would reduce revenue to local units of government without a corresponding replacement revenue stream.
The resolution, added to the agenda by the council president and read into the record by the clerk, says proposals under consideration at the state level would cut residential and business personal property tax bases and could force the city to make “significant cuts to public safety, debt obligations, and potentially other municipal services.”
The resolution notes that a local income tax option would be insufficient to replace the projected reduction in…
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