During your tenure, have township’s tax rates increased, decreated or stayed about the same?
Increased: 42.1%
Decreased: 7.7%
Stayed About the Same: 50.3%

Preferred tax to impose or raise (with General Assembly’s OK):
Earned Income Tax: 47.3%
Sales Tax: 36.3%

Percent of township revenue generated from property taxes:
Under 50%: 75.1%
51%-60%: 11.6%

Does PA have too many municipalities?:
Yes: 17.4%
No: 72.1%

Favor increased state or county taxes to provide additional revenue to cities losing population?
Yes: 3.5%
No: 89%

Should state mandate distressed municipalities to merge with another municipality?
Yes: 19.1%
No: 61.8%

Regionalize fire & police services?
Yes: 53.5%
No: 36%

Has your Twp reduced services to keep on budget & avoid raising taxes?:
Yes: 25.7%
No: 74.3%

(Lincoln Institute Analysis on this survey)