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Township consolidation bills draw warning from Township Officials representative; Lee County board briefed on potential impacts
Summary
Arnold Retcher, legislative chair for the Township Officials of Illinois, told the Lee County Board that several recently filed state bills could dissolve or consolidate townships in small counties and transfer duties to county government, and cautioned board members about potential operational and cost implications.
Arnold Retcher, chairman of Township Officials of Illinois and a Whiteside County highway commissioner, briefed the Lee County Board on a cluster of recently filed Illinois bills that he said could dissolve or consolidate townships and transfer functions to county government.
Retcher described Senate Bill 2217 as written to dissolve townships with populations under 5,000 and place their functions with the county; he said the draft lacks language about required votes, consolidation procedures and how to transfer assets and titles. He also discussed Senate Bill 2504, which would eliminate…
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