District 207 Residents' Taxes Will Rise
If you live in the district, expect a tax increase of approximately $45 on a $6,000 tax bill. Board members raised the levy 4.19%, saying they wanted to prepare for Springfield shifting pension costs onto individual school districts.
If you live in Maine Township High School District 207, you can expect an increase on your property tax bill. Board members voted 5-1 to raise the tax levy 4.19% at Monday’s board meeting. Some noted that the state of Illinois, which is saddled with pension costs, may shift responsibility for those costs to individual school districts. The total amount of the levy is $109,114,250. Taxpayers who pay an annual property tax of $6,000 will see an increase of about $45. For those with an annual tax bill of $12,000, double that. Property owners in Des Plaines and Park Ridge who live in D207 pay about 25% of their total property tax bills to the high school district. The D207 has raised the levy by the legal limits within the consumer …
bryan shute
12:18 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
It was never the teacher money it never existed as for you paying your share ha ha ...20% even 50% that you pay is not enought carpenter union we pay the whole thing and when we retire on get $80 per year worked and this can change at any time more ›