Newark, DE looks to university for more money
A Delaware college town is pushing for a per student tax to alleviate its budget woes.
But the proposal remains stalled a month after the resolution passed the Newark City Council.
The resolution asks the state to amend the city charter to allow it to tax the University of Delaware $50 per student on its nearly 24,000 enrollees . It would bring in around $1.2 million. The city’s 2024 projected revenues are around $110 million.The Feb. 12 resolution has not moved since then – it needs to pass both chambers of the state legislature, get signed by the governor, and pass the city council again.Representative Cyndie Romer, a Democrat, is interested in the proposal but has yet to introduce legislation as of March 12.The public university opposes the bill. The media team referred The College Fix to a statement from its government relations […]
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