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Board reviews community profile; discusses ballot timing and likely costs for a levy
Summary
Board members reviewed updated population, income and housing data for Berkshire Township, Galena and Sunbury City and discussed options, timelines and estimated costs for placing a levy or other measure on a future ballot.
Board members reviewed updated community profiles and demographic data for the three jurisdictions in the Joint Recreation District and discussed the timing, turnout and likely costs of placing a levy or ballot measure before voters.
Staff said it pulled “the community profiles that are on the Delaware County Regional Planning District or Commission's, website” and summarized population estimates: Berkshire Township about 7,500 residents, Galena about 1,650 and Sunbury about 7,900. Staff called out median ages and income differences — Sunbury had the youngest median age at just over 33 and Berkshire the oldest at about 38 — and noted median household income ranged from roughly $92,000 in Sunbury to about $136,000 in Berkshire.
The staff member reported median home values…
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