Board Seeks Cut of Tax Levy Proposal
Mayor and Trustees also take a step closer to requiring Village’s businesses to recycle.
Calculating a lesser property tax levy increase and proceeding with potential commercial recycling were some of the directions Mayor Harriet Rosenthal and the Village Board of Trustees gave Village Manager Kent Street and his staff at Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting. After acting Finance Director Eric Burk told the Board the combined property tax levy for the Village and the Library of $10,140,832 would be more than five percent greater than a year ago, Trustee William Seiden asked why property taxes could not be frozen and reserves used instead. Get local news in a daily email from Patch. It's like getting a free newspaper. Learn more. “Why can’t we hold our levy in place? How far can we keep our levy down and remain in a sound …
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Beth
7:17 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
For the record -again, if you knew me I own a building in Deerfield. Do you even have a business here? Doubt you do. Restaurant comment- ouch ! I'd stoop but you're not worth it- in fact you shouldn't be allowed to comment as I'm sure patch didn't make this comment option to be so unproductive as allowing people of your ummmm caliber on here. So , does that mean you're not coming for dinner or … more ›