Gov. Tom Wolf has suggested charging a fee to municipalities that predominantly rely on state police enforcement.

The Associated Press reported that Wolf’s proposed $25-per-person charge in the municipality would be far cheaper than what other municipalities shell out for their own departments.Data from Wolf’s administration found that 950 municipalities in the state racked up a $230-per- person cost on local police in 2014, nearly 10 times the fee that Wolf is pushing for.For townships like Chestnuthill, this could result in a total cost of $418,300, based on 2010 census figures.Chestnuthill’s township manager Dave Albright is waiting on more information for Wolf’s plan, before the board will consider options.“We’re aware of it, but these are things that have been proposed before by other governors,” Albright said. “We would have to see how the money would be utilized before we discuss it.”State House Rep. Jack Rader was doubtful that the plan would see the light of day.“I don’t think it is going to go through,” he said. “There’s a lot of people in the House who are against it.”Rader said that the municipalities relying upon state police already cover the costs through other taxes.“We’re all paying taxes to the state police force,” he said. “We all buy gas, which the tax goes to the state police. People in these areas pay taxes for mass transportation that they don’t use.”Rader is most critical of the seemingly undue burden it would put on his constituents and other residents throughout the state.“I don’t like it. A lot of the smaller townships, it could cost them a lot of money,” he said.