Deep cuts discussed in Boardman

BOARDMAN — There was talk of eliminating all but the highest priority police calls and doing away with branch and leak pickup for residents, but after three hours of discussion, trustees made no decisions about how to address a looming budget deficit.

Trustees conducted a budget workshop Monday night in front of a packed meeting room comprised of mostly township employees.

Township voters last November rejected a 4.1-mill levy that would have generated about $4 million annually. In order to get through this year, the township must cut services and that means people.

That number could hit 50-some employees, or nearly one-third of the township’s 165 employees.

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