Liberty voters to decide on home rule

LIBERTY — Township officials hope to increase their ability to address property maintenance and other issues by adding home rule to the police and zoning departments’ arsenal.

Trustees are putting home rule legislation before voters with the hope that township residents will embrace the issue at the ballot.

They “are putting this on the ballot in November, and if it passes it will take effect in January of the next year,” said Jim Rodway, zoning inspector. Township legislative power is limited under state law, but home rule allows the township to pass ordinances similar to what cities can do, primarily to address nuisances.

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