The Maine Township District 207 School Board voted to raise its tax levy by 6.78% next year throughout its Dec. 4 conference.
Last year’s levy boost was 3.8%, however the expense of running the district hasactually gone up due to inflation, stated Assistant Superintendent for Business Mary Kalou. The personnel suggested the residentialorcommercialproperty tax boost go up 6.78% to keep up with the expenses of running the district.
According to the 2023-2024 budgetplan authorized by the board in September, costs increased 8.4% compared to last year’s budgetplan, as the expenses of upkeep and incomes increased.
When a proposed tax levy is above 5%, Illinois’ Property Tax Extension Limitation Law needs taxing bodies to hold a fact in tax hearing. District 207 did so inthepast the vote to authorize the levy to offer citizens a opportunity to remark on the matter. Michael Hendrix, a local of Maine Township, stated he objected to the boost in the levy. He stated his residentialorcommercialproperty tax had increased considerably and other taxes, consistingof earnings and sales tax, were too high.
“I things. I desire you to vote no,” he stated.
It did not.
Despite the boost in taxes, Kalou stated the district just saw an boost of 3.78% in brand-new cash.
“The finest on existing residentialorcommercialproperty we are going to get for 2023 is 5%, if that,” Kalou stated. “When we did the analysis of total tax costs, School District 207 for the 2022 tax b