Trustees Vote For Lower Property Tax Increase Option

HUNTLEY, IL - Decision makers in Huntley opted last week to move forward with a property tax levy that would fully fund the police pension obligation rather than an option that would fund both the pension and social security employer obligations. Mayor Chuck Sass broke a tie on the board of trustees last Thursday in favor of the plan that results in lower property taxes for Huntley residents in 2018, the Northwest Herald reports.

If approved as part of the 2018 budget, the average homeowner of a $250,000 house in Huntley would pay $10 more in property taxes, $467 a year. The other option would have had that homeowner pay $27 more a year than in 2017. The village will receive $4.7 million instead of $4.9 million as a result of the trustees' decision.

“We keep our budget pretty tight, so I’d like to stay with Option 1 and meet our police pension obligation,” Trustee JR Westberg said. “We’ll figure out the social security piece, but let’s keep it tight.”

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