Elizabeth Township discusses employee wellness funds, upcoming projects
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April 24, 2025

Elizabeth Township discusses employee wellness funds, upcoming projects

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 

The commissioners also talked about the proposed 2025 street paving list.

Elizabeth Township commissioners are deciding how best to handle municipal benefits service reserves.

The township’s Executive Assistant Jess Gronland explained during a recent work session they have a rate mitigation account that is funded through excessive reserves – collected by municipal benefits service, according to Gronland.

That account has roughly $17,500 in it and the money can only be used for certain expenditu...

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