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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.. 

Hoping to avoid asking land owners for highway millage, Hamilton Township Superior Carl Druskovich will be heading to the Van Buren Street Agency to try to work out a agreement.

The township, facing falling road support, has held four community meetings on what to do regarding roads, prompting debate about alternatives 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 annually from the road administration, but has to match every $1 from the county with $3 in area funding, the supervisor 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 fund road work. A levy of 1 mill, or $1 for every $1,000 of a property’s assessable value, would TAKE up to $65,000, according to the township.

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