DUBOIS – DuBois City Council approved sending a letter to House and Senate members regarding a proposed House Bill bill would allow some municipalities to apply for a grant to reimburse municipalities for services given to tax exempt properties.
The funding for the legislation would come from the 18 percent tax on wine and liquor sales. This currently generates about $240 million a year for the state’s general fund.
The bill could potentially affect up to 600 municipalities. In Clearfield County, those municipalities could be: Bigler Township, Burnside Township, Clearfield Borough, Covington Township, Curwensville Borough, the City of DuBois, Girard Township, Goshen Township, Huston Township, Karthaus Township, Lawrence Township, Lumber City Borough, Morris Township, Osceola Mills Borough, Pine Township, Union Township and Wallaceton Township.
Council member Dianne Bernardo said that she was very passionate about this bill and urged all potential municipalities to send letters to their representatives. DuBois City Mayor John “Herm” Suplizio also noted that it would be good for other municipalities to get behind the proposed bill.