HUBBARD TOWNSHIP — Officials took a look at one of the township’s improvement areas and voted to maintain the rates of their lighting districts for 2026.

Fiscal Officer Jennifer Evans said at the beginning of Tuesday’s meeting that trustees had to discuss lighting assessment rates because they needed to get back to the county auditor if there’s a change for next year. Evans clarified to residents that because of increases in costs for maintenance, trustees were debating whether they needed to increase the amount of money withheld in the township’s nine lighting districts.

“This was just sent out to us, and they gave us a breakdown of each of the lighting districts and how much they’re being charged,” Evans said. “And as we all know, the cost of everything goes up — so we need to determin

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