Clay Township voters will consider a 2.5 mill levy for fire and EMS services when voting in the May 2026 primary.
Some in the northern part of the community believe this levy will enable one village fire department to stop operating in the red.
The 2.5 mill fire levy will cost the owner of a $100,000 property an additional $88 a year in property taxes. It will also benefit the three fire departments servicing Clay Township residents. One of them is the village of Phillipsburg, run by Chief Patrick Aldrich…