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Senate approves reorganization to remove Ohio Township from Clearwater Cemetery District
Summary
The Kansas Senate passed SB 396 to allow Clearwater Cemetery District to reorganize by removing Ohio Township at both parties' request, a change proponents said reduces an unequal tax burden where Ohio Township paid a disproportionate share. The measure passed with committee amendment.
Senators voted to pass SB 396, a measure that lets the Clearwater Cemetery District reorganize by removing Ohio Township at the request of both the district and the township.
Senator Cinder Bowser, who explained the bill, said the change addresses an imbalance in tax responsibility: "Of the 4 cemetery districts, only 2% of the total district property value and roughly the same amount in operating…
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