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Resident urges county to guard PILT payments for Brighton Township amid state budget talk
Summary
A St. Louis County resident warned that proposed cuts to Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) at the state level could harm Brighton Township and other local jurisdictions; Commissioner McDonald said county officials are pressing state lawmakers to hold the payments steady.
A St. Louis County resident told commissioners during the public comment period that proposed reductions to state Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) would hurt township finances and increase pressure on local services.
Bob Hammond, a resident of Soudan, Minnesota, told the Board of Commissioners that the county and townships relied on PILT after a mining company removed property from the local tax rolls. "I would guess that this board is working on the…
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