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With the collections of taxes so low due to the “slump in the economy”., many municipalities are having to either do away with services or raise more taxes.. 

Eager to get out of asking property owners for street millage, Hamilton Township Overseer Carl Druskovich will be heading to the Van Buren Street Committee to try to work out a deal.

The township, facing falling road support, has held four public meetings on what to do on the subject of roads, prompting debate about options such as reducing dust control applications and extending the amount of time between seal-coating of roads. “Nobody was in support of any of those ideas,” Druskovich said.

The township gets about $40,000 each year from the road committee, but has to counterpart every $1 from the district with $3 in local backing, the manager said. “We need to have a lower match from us,” Druskovich said.

The township board hopes to get the road commission to agree to a 50-50 split on funding projects.

The board also discussed the option of seeking voter support of a millage to finance road work. A levy of 1 mill, or $1 for every $1,000 of a property’s assessable value, could TAKE up to $65,000, according to the township.

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