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Council presses administration for breakdown of mayor's taxpayer‑funded mailers and magnets

3306526 · February 10, 2025
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Council members sought a full accounting after finance staff confirmed printing charges tied to mayoral mailings: $1,548 for a printed letter and $6,665 for magnets. Officials asked administration for total mailing, stuffing and postage costs and signaled potential review of whether campaign‑style materials should be paid from public funds.

Council members pressed township finance and the administration on Feb. 8 for a full accounting of taxpayer‑funded mailings tied to mayoral communications after entries in the bill list showed printing charges for a mayoral letter and refrigerator magnets.

Finance staff told the council there is a charge for "concept printing for letters from the mayor" totaling $1,548, and a separate printing charge for magnets in the amount of $6,665. "The bill list does include a charge for concept printing for letters from the mayor," said the finance representative Ken (last name not given). "There is another charge for concept printing…

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