Is it true townships do not pay their fair share of taxes and use urban facilities without paying their fair share of costs?
Too often it is believed that the 1.6 million town residents living in the state of Wisconsin are somehow using urban facilities without paying their fair share. It has been alleged that towns in the state are “a refuge for fiscal parasites who drain the very life blood from the central city.” Some elected officials have even suggested that residents of towns should have their incomes taxed to help pay for city services. This information, taken from “Town Residents Are Not Parasites” in the October 2000 Wisconsin Towns’ Association publication Urban Towns’ Committee Mailbox, shows that town residents more than pay their way.
