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Monroe County township trustees urge county to protect local income tax share to fund basic assistance
Summary
Township trustees told the Long Term Finance Committee that townships provided emergency assistance to thousands of county residents last year and urged the council to preserve a 0.05 share of local income tax for township services amid pending state changes to LIT distribution and township mergers.
Township trustees told the Monroe County Long Term Finance Committee on March 31 that township offices serve as a local safety net and asked the council to ensure townships retain a dedicated share of local income tax (LIT) as state law and distribution formulas change.
Efraat Rasar, introduced by the committee as the Bloomington Township trustee, said the 11 townships combined helped “over 5,600 individual recipients; that is almost 2,400 households,” and that the value of assistance shown in trustees’ packet was “over 1,300,000.” She and other trustees described everyday services that include…
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