Hanover Township voters reject tax for social services

Hanover Township voters Tuesday shot down a tax increase that would have provided $1 million a year to fund drug and opioid education, family therapy and to operate a teen center.

With 39 of 44 precincts reporting, the measure received 12,826 no votes, or 62 percent, compared to 7,787 in favor, or 38 percent, in unofficial results. If approved, the tax increase would have been $28.51 a year for the average township home worth $192,500.

Though the township board already has the authority to increase some of its spending, township officials said it was more appropriate for residents to weigh in on the matter.

- Harry Hitzeman