Bruce Township residents should be getting tax refunds rather than seeing their money spent on an unnecessary new emergency assistance program, the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) argue.
According to the ECW, township Supervisor Henry Araujo wants to spend excess general assistance funds on the program to comply with a new law regarding township surpluses. According to MyWebTimes.com, the program would allow families to receive $500 in emergency assistance when facing situations like eviction, medical bills or utility shutoffs. The assistance would be limited to once per year and to families earning less than $50,000 a year.
The ECW contends that residents would be better served with tax refunds.
Edgar County Watchdogs co-founder Kirk Allen
“The pattern we are seeing with numerous township supervisors is one of arrogance to the point it appears they think this money is theirs since they are in charge of it,” ECW co-founder Kirk Allen wroteon the group’s Illinois Leaks website. “They could not be any more wrong on that note. The taxpayers are in charge, and I would urge a taxpayer lawsuit against the township for excessive taxation, even without the new law.”
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