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Mayor: Pixel paper mill closure could cost Chillicothe about $1.4–$1.5 million in income tax; council asked to prepare
Summary
Mayor Feeney told Chillicothe City Council that the announced closure of the Pixel paper mill threatens roughly $1.4–$1.5 million in annual city income-tax revenue (about 8% of the city's total). He urged simultaneous efforts to retain jobs and contingency budgeting if the plant closes.
Mayor Feeney told Chillicothe City Council on April 28 that the announced closure of the Pixel paper mill poses a significant revenue and jobs risk for the city.
“The paper mill is the city's single largest employer, by a good margin,” Mayor Feeney said. He told council the plant employs “800 plus people” and that “income tax revenue from the paper mill employees alone is somewhere between 1.4 and $1,500,000 — approximately 8% of our total income tax.”
Feeney said federal and state officials…
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