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Subcommittee pauses bill that would require counties to provide certain services to town residents without an MOU
Summary
Delegate Fernando Marty Martinez presented HB 17 74 to require counties to provide the same basic services to residents of incorporated towns as to those in unincorporated areas unless a town requests a different level of service.
Delegate Fernando Marty Martinez presented HB 17 74, a bill intended to ensure residents of incorporated towns receive the same county services provided to residents in unincorporated areas without requiring a memorandum of understanding (MOU) unless the town requests a different level of service.
The sponsor said the bill aims to level the playing field so that "a taxpayer who lives in a town should not ... have to be a memo of understanding just to get the same services like animal control in the town." He said the measure is not intended to abolish MOUs, which remain…
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