Westtown Township will consider enacting an ordinance to increase its earned income tax (EIT). The EIT would be increased for the purposes of securing open space by an additional 0.04%, for a total of 0.08% for open space and an overall total of 1.08% EIT split between the township and West Chester Area School District. The township was allowed to exceed the normal EIT cap of 1% after residents authorized it via voter referendum in November 2022 to help pay for the purchase of Crebilly Farms. The township voted the following month to increase the EIT by 0.4% effective Jan. 1, 2023. The new proposed increase will be considered for adoption at a public hearing on Monday, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the township building, 1030 Wilmington Pike.
Source: Daily Local; 10/30/2023