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Early estimate: Merger would be costly in Year 1
Merging the governments of Bellbrook and Sugarcreek Twp. might add an extra $512,000 in staffing costs for the first year, according to a preliminary study from a consulting firm.
Jim Mercer of the Mercer Group, which was hired by the Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Merger Commission, told commissioners Nov. 4 that most of the increased costs are in areas where townships receive services from Greene County at no direct cost. Those include engineering, planning, legal services and road maintenance.
If Bellbrook and Sugarcreek merge, the new entity would be a city, not a township, and therefore would have to hire people in those roles or contract the work out.
The Merger Commission asked Mercer to look at the staffing estimates in more detail before their next meeting Dec. 2.
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