ELLETTSVILLE Ellettsville and Richland Township are trying to find the best way forward after analyzing Senate Enrolled Act 1's tax caps on their budgets. There's a chance their preferred option will be to come together.

Members of the Ellettsvlle and Richland Township boards talked about the possibility of consolidation at a work session on Friday afternoon. Any move to merge governments would have to be approved by voters in both Ellettsville and Richland Township and could show up on next November's ballot.

Ellettsville released a statement explaining the possibility of consolidation, in which it claimed a merger could "protect essential public services, preserve local identity, and create a more efficient and sustainable structure for future growth."

"It would give the property owne

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