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Senior citizens push tax relief as Allgates sale looms
Delaware County residents over 65 pressed the school board to ease tax pressure. They faulted the tax system and opposed retaining Allgates, an program at Allgates Mansion on Coopertown Road. The 5-4 vote split along party lines, with Republicans backing sale. Mortimer warned future generations and the cost of selling land, recounting past land sales that left buses routing students widely across the township.
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John Byrd
Allgates
Coopertown Road
Bard
Harry Smeck
Mortimer