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POLAND — Township trustees met Monday evening to finalize and approve a tax levy totaling $358,000 to be put before voters in the March 19 primary electio
“This is a starting point,” fire Chief David “Chip” Comstock said. The gathering was not a public meeting, but more “informational,” fire district officials said. In attendance were mostly fire district personnel. No action was taken. Initially, a conversation in 2019 about finances within the fire district evolved into having a performance audit done to look at strengths and weaknesses, officials said. “This is the first” stage of developing a strategic plan, Comstock said. The fire board spent $35,000 for the study, conducted by McGrath Consulting Group, Inc. of Illinois. As...