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Tax Referendum

Friday, January 18, 2013

New Library Building to Cost Estimated $21 Million

Referendum on the ballot in April will ask voters if they agree to an increase in their taxes.

Residents in the Shorewood-Troy Library District will have to vote in April whether or not they want to see their taxes go up for the purpose of building a new library. The referendum question will be as follows: Shall the limiting rate under the Property Tax Extension Limit Law for the Shorewood-Troy Public Library District, Will County, Illinois, be increased by an additional amount equal to .4164 percent above the limiting rate for any purpose of said Library District for levy year 2011 and be equal to .56 percent of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein for levy year 2013? Board meetings voted on Jan. 11 to place the question on the ballot. The proposed library will be located near the Shorewood Village Hall. It …

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Infamous Steve

9:33 am on Thursday, April 4, 2013

I agree...wish there was someone running against him that had a clue about the day to day struggle of the village residents.   more ›

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