Summit Hill Board Approves $32.2M Levy Estimate
The approval will raise the district's estimated tax rate to approximately 3.7 percent.
The Summit Hill School District 161 Board of Education approved the 2012 tax levy estimate resolution at a special board meeting on Nov. 19. This is the same estimate that the board voted down on Nov. 14. The approximately $32.2 million levy estimate requests a $1.55 million increase compared to last year’s finalized levy. The resolution raises the estimated tax rate to just above 3.7 percent. This translates to a $69 tax increase for the owner of a $200,000 house. Board Members Denise Wildeveld, Sean William Doyle, Stacey Borgens and Board President Mary Kenny voted in favor of the levy estimate. Board Member George Perros, Secretary Denise Lenz and Vice President Joy Murphy voted against the levy. Prior to the vote, community members …
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4:43 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012
Taxes will never go down. I just don't want them to go up! The value of your house means nothing if people won't buy it because the taxes in the area are too high and that is one of the reasons homes around here don't sell. Who will buy a house when you have to pay $800 a month in taxes on top of a mortgage? So if taxes are too high it really doesn't matter what your house is worth. more ›