Updated: 4 p.m.
The village has added a page to its website explaining its share of residents’ property tax bills and linking to tax bill information presented by Assistant Village Manager Mike Baker at the May 4 council meeting.
The village also uploaded a video of Baker’s presentation to YouTube, which can be accessed by clicking here: 2009 Property Tax Bill Presentation
While the village has provided tax levy information in the past, this is the most extensive effort, said Doug Kozlowski, director of community relations. “The tax bill presentation is “a continuation of the overall transparency we’ve tried to maintain as part of the long-range financial planning process.”
The village levies a specific dollar amount as opposed to a rate, Kozlowski said. It accounts for about 10 percent of local property tax bills.
“We wanted to let people know that the decisions that impacted the tax bill were made in a very strategic process and to let people know about the long-range financial planning recommendations that resulted in what they are seeing on their tax bill now,” he said. In addition to raising about $500,000 in new taxes, the village cut expenditures by $2.2 million, tapped reserves and took other strategic steps bridge its shortfall.
The Township highway rate has increased 20 percent since 2005. Nice bit of Saturday Overtime
a few weeks ago. We can SEE your garage from the BNSF.
Oh, and a certain Ark. superstore on 75th St. got a 20 percent assessment cut from the Board of Review. Sweeeet.