The ordinance taxes the income of residents<\/a> who live in the township and non-residents who work or render services in Upper Darby.<\/p>\nIt also imposes penalties for people who violate the ordinance.<\/p>\n
Wednesday night’s meeting was well-attended by residents who opposed the tax, who voiced their frustrations and concerns with some saying they simply can’t afford the increase.<\/p>\n
“It seems like any way you want to get money from us, you get the money,” one resident said. “And then you spend it any way you want.”<\/p>\n
A resident asked Council President Hafiz Tunis Jr. why the township wasn’t getting other revenue sources like grants to cover expenses. <\/p>\n
“Maybe a long-term solution is looking at the businesses down on 69th Street that have been vacant for a very long time,” the resident said. “What have we been doing there?”<\/p>\n
The township says the earned income tax could bring in millions for Upper Darby. Slides from a presentation shown by city leaders said the township’s revenue has been insufficient to cover expenses from 2018 to 2022 and no growth in the income received from real estate taxes.<\/p>\n
Projections out to 2027 showed the township could run a growing deficit if no changes were made to employee headcount, salaries or services.<\/p>\n
The tax passed with a 6-4 vote.<\/p>\n
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