UPDATE: Council Raises Tax Levy, Approves Budget
A tax hike barely passes with 4-3 vote while the budget gets 5-2 approval.
The Highland Park City Council passed its 2011 balanced budget Monday night by a 5-2 vote, but barely approved a 2.51 percent increase to the property tax levy to help fund it. The budget was prepared by City Manager David Limardi and his staff, who were under orders by the council not to include the city's cash reserve as a source of funding. The reserves have been used for the past two years to offset a decline in sales tax revenue. The budget also fully funded the Highland Park Public Library's needs. Part of the funding process required the higher property tax levy to "maintain the level of services our citizens expect," according to Limardi. Essentially a tax hike, the increased levy may require property owners to pay more next …
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marg
12:52 pm on Sunday, January 23, 2011
We have and have continually had the most irresponsible City Councils, Park District Boards and 2 School District Boards anywhere. They believe money is unlimited and it is their job to spend spned spend. When only the government employees are left in town maybe they will figure it out, but I doubt it. One thing Highland Park citizens should do is reverse Home Rule wich allows the City to tax and… more ›