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The voters of Lower Salford have overwhelmingly approved a 0.25% earned income tax increase to fund open space acquisition and preservation. Unofficial results from the Montgomery County Board of Elections showed residents voting in favor of the referendum 82% to 18%,
Sheboygan Mayor Sorenson said a proposal that would require large TID projects receive voter approval would slow development, discourage investment.
The failing issue would have allowed high school athletes to compete for other schools in sports not provided by their school.
Just a week after Bloomfield leaders narrowly approved a nearly 3.1% tax increase, opponents have filed more than 1,200 petition signatures hoping to force a referendum to get a new, lower budget for next year.
The 2026 referendum delivered a powerful political mandate for reform, but translating that mandate into law has exposed deep disagreements over constitutional authority, parliamentary procedure and t