![]() ![]() In Chester County, residents in Westtown Township voted to approve a ballot referendum to increase the local earned income tax rate from 1.0% to 1.08% and the real estate tax rate from 3.5 mills to 3.92 mills (1 mill is equal to $1 in property tax levied per $1,000 of a property’s assessed value.) This will generate $7.5 million in revenue which will enable the township to pay for 25% of the cost of preserving Crebilly Farms. All seven of these referendums were voted on in the November 8 general election. In addition, one community in Pennsylvania, West Sadsbury Township, voted to discontinue their open space tax. ![]() ![]() Three of these measures passed and three were rejected. In 2022, six communities within the DVRPC region - two in Pennsylvania and four in New Jersey - voted on referendums to create or amend dedicated funding mechanisms to protect open space. ![]()
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