For Gov. Tom Wolf, and some towns in the western end of Delaware County, it's their very own version of Groundhog Day.
It seems like in every budget address, the governor again calls for fees on towns that rely on state police for their patrols, as opposed to the daunting expense of starting their own municipal police force.
He's doing it again this year, which means towns like Concord, Middletown, Chadds Ford and Rose Valley may need to pay up.
But, having seen his call for a flat $25 per person fee rejected, this year Wolf is trying a new spin.
He's calling for a sliding scale of fees based on a municipality's population.
The fee could be as little as $8 per head for little towns with less than 2,000 people, all the way up to $166 a head for towns with population greater than 20,000. That could mean big bucks for towns like Concord.
Here's the deal.
It's the right thing to do.
We talk about it on today's editorial page.
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