INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Hundreds of townships could be eliminated under a bill an Indiana House panel approved Tuesday morning.
The bill marks the latest chapter in a long-running debate at the Statehouse, dating back to at least the Mitch Daniels administration, over the future of township government.
The bill would dissolve all townships that have a population of less than 6,700 or if at least 80% of their land area is located within the boundaries of a municipality. It specifically exempts townships that operate a fire department as well as the nine townships of Marion County…