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Chairman warns budget proposal could dissolve some townships; calls it an unfunded mandate
Summary
Stephenson County Board Chairman Scott Helms told the board that proposals in Governor Pritzker’s budget could dissolve townships in counties under 50,000 population and shift their road and bridge duties to counties without providing revenue, and urged contact with legislators.
Stephenson County Board Chairman Scott Helms reported out of Springfield and told the board on April 7 that two bills under consideration — incorporated in Governor J.B. Pritzker’s budget proposal as presented to the board — would dissolve townships in counties with populations under 50,000 and transfer township responsibilities to the county.
Helms said the change would be an unfunded mandate…
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