Plainfield Village Board Passes Miniscule Tax Decrease

The Plainview Village Board unanimously voted to reduce the monthly water and sewer capital improvement charge from $7.50 to $7, according to the Herald News.

Trustee Garrett Peck expressed his thought that the lower water bill charge would be more noticeable than a property tax decrease. The water bill reduction move saves residents $6 a year.

Trustee Ed O'Rourke supported the rate decrease, but expressed concern over the projected 4% average increase in assessed property values. “Fifty cents a month is not going to erase that 4 percent increase,” O'Rourke said.

According to statistics on Realator.com, home values in Plainfield have been rising over the last few years. An example from the Plainfield Township website, using the tax rate from 2013, shows a resident with a $300,000 home would pay $8,901.71 in state, county and local property taxes.

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