Ignorance of the law

How are West Marlborough residents supposed to know about the township's newly imposed earned income tax?
That was the question raised by Springdell resident Lynn Powell at the October township meeting. No official notice has gone out to residents, and only a handful of people attend township meetings or read the newspaper, so many residents may be ignorant about the tax, which went into effect as of Oct. 1. Although large employers probably have payroll people who keep track of where their employees live and whether their municipalities have enacted earned income taxes, many people these days are self-employed and may well be unaware of their new obligation. In fact, I mentioned it to a neighbor of mine and he had no clue that the tax was even being considered.
Supervisor Bill Wylie said the board members will "do our homework" and see what the best course of action would be to inform residents.