Wednesday, May 15, 2013
But School Board wants Springfield to get a reality check.
While Elmhurst residents are getting ready to pay the first portion of their DuPage County tax bills, Elmhurst Unit District 205 School Board officials now know how much money they will receive from the county once the checks have been written. School District staff told the board Tuesday night that the levy extension for 2012, which will fund operations for the 2013-14 school year, will be $99 million, up 4 percent over last year. As expected, the removal of Elmhurst Memorial Hospital from the tax rolls impacted the total equalized assessed valuation of commercial property within District 205. Commercial EAV dropped 25 percent compared to last year, a change board member John McDonough called “stunning.” The total EAV for the district …
Monday, May 13, 2013
Communication with legislators is key, School Board members say. They will explain how they are working toward that goal at Tuesday's School Board meeting.
With school funding a perpetual problem for Illinois school districts, Elmhurst Unit District 205 School Board members are working to get ahead of the curve by engaging state legislators. The purpose is to outline in no uncertain terms the financial challenges they are facing in terms of state mandates, tax caps, building needs, special education and non-English speaking student services and more. To that end, the district has prepared a briefing for legislators that includes myriad information about the district, including demographics, budget drivers, funding sources, student sacrifices to date, and the limited options that exist to address increasing costs. The objectives include fostering "two-way dialog (with legislators) around key …
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Sunday, December 2, 2012
Selection of interim mayor is last on the agenda, after approval of consent agenda, tax levy and vacation of property.
Elmhurst City Council members will vote on consultant contracts, a bicycle race and vehicle purchases—not to mention name an interim mayor—during their regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at City Hall, 209 N. York St. This will be the council's first meeting without Mayor Pete DiCianni, who will begin his new role as DuPage County Board member for District 2. He will be sworn in, along with 17 other County Board members and other elected officials, at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the county administration building, 421 N. County Farm Road. The Elmhurst City Council meeting will be preceded by a Public Works and Buildings Committee meeting at 6:30 p.m. to discuss refuse and recycling requests for proposals, and a closed session at 7:15 p.m…
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
But it probably won't get that much.
Early calculations indicate Elmhurst Unit District 205 will ask for a total of about $99.7 million from taxpayers next year to fund its operations. That figure represents an increase in the district's annual request for property taxes (its tax levy) of 4.63 percent over last year. The School Board unanimously approved its tentative levy Tuesday night. The increase is based on a Consumer Price Index of 3 percent, plus an amount for new growth, as allowed under the Illinois Tax Cap. As always, the district is levying more than it expects to receive in order to capture all potential revenue from new growth, which is not limited under the tax cap. In reality, the total increase will likely be closer to 3.6 percent, Assistant Superintendent of …
Upward trend in sales taxes may ease taxpayer burden.
The art of compromise was alive and well Tuesday night as three alderman on the Finance Committee agreed to ask for a 1 percent reduction in the 2012 city levy. The reduction will replace the 4 percent increase the City Council penciled in on a resolution sent to the county earlier this month. Illinois law forces the city to submit an estimated levy, or annual request for property taxes, to the county before all the numbers are crunched. In tackling the task of coming up with a real number, Finance Committee Chairman and 4th Ward Alderman Stephen Hipskind had to find a happy medium between the cases argued by two other aldermen. Fourth Ward Alderman Kevin York made a pitch for a 2.5 to 3 percent reduction to shift some of the funding …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Meetings have staggered start times this week.
Elmhurst City Council members will meet in three of their standing committees Tuesday, Nov. 13, at City Hall, 209 N. York St. The meetings are being held one day late due to the Veterans Day holiday on Monday, and they have staggered start times. Development, Planning and Zoning Committee is not scheduled to meet Tuesday. The Finance, Council Affairs and Administrative Services Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The agenda includes: The Public Affairs and Safety Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. to discuss: And, at 7 p.m., the Public Works and Buildings Committee will discuss: Public comment will be welcome at all committee meetings. Let Patch save you time. Get more local stories like these delivered right to your …
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Levy estimate includes possible hospital reimbursement.
Elmhurst City Council on Monday approved a preliminary 2012 tax levy—or annual request for property taxes—of $16.76 million, a 4.19 percent increase over last year. First Ward Alderman Paula Pezza cast the only "no" vote. Illinois' Truth in Taxation Law requires the city to estimate the taxes to be levied for the 2012 tax year at least 20 days prior to adoption of the 2012 tax levy ordinance, which is slated for Monday, Dec. 3. Aldermen will continue levy discussions over the next few weeks before finalizing the levy. The $16.76 million estimated levy includes $9.46 million for the city and $7.3 million for Elmhurst Public Library. The Elmhurst Memorial Hospital property is the big wildcard for all taxing bodies in York Township. While …
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Monday, December 19, 2011
Aldermen also will receive grant from Metra.
Elmhurst City Council will hold its regular business meeting at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Monday, Dec. 18, at City Hall, 209 N. York St. The public meeting will be preceded by an executive session at 6:30 p.m. for the purpose of discussing pending litigation and the appointment, employment or compensation of a city officer or employee. The first order of business in the public meeting will be the swearing in of police Cmdr. Michael Burroughs and Sgt. Michael Wiehe. This will be followed by the presentation of a $2.5 million grant from Metra to the city. The grant, first authorized in 2009, will help pay for the city's new parking deck at First and Larch streets. As a condition of the grant, Elmhurst must lease to Metra 125 parking spaces for …
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
One homeowner wants to know why property taxes to the School District have gone up 100 percent in 12 years, while inflation has risen only 39 percent over the same time period.
Elmhurst District 205 School Board members on Tuesday unanimously adopted an overall levy of $95.8 million, an increase of 4.7 percent over 2010, which is based on a consumer price index of 1.5 percent and an amount for new growth. A large portion of taxes related to new growth is coming from the Elmhurst Memorial Hospital properties, but that money—$1.4 million—will have to be returned if the hospital regains its tax-exempt status. Board member John McDonnough pointed out that if the district has to return money to the hospital, it will have to do so with interest. "The interest we'll have to pay on $1.4 million will exceed any interest we will earn (while holding on to the money)," he said. "This whole hospital thing is going to cost us …
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Possible surplus means taxpayers will get a break, alderman says.
One alderman's change of heart will likely lead to a less-than-anticipated tax levy for Elmhurst residents. The City Council Monday approved a report from one member of the Finance, Council Affairs and Administrative Services Committee that calls for no new city taxes for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. Fourth Ward Alderman Kevin York originally concurred with the majority of the committee's decision last week to recommend a tax levy increase of 4.5 percent, with half used to be used to fund city services for another year and half sitting off to the side to reimburse Elmhurst Memorial should the facility retain its nonprofit status. York Township taxing bodies are being told to levy as if Elmhurst Memorial Hospital is taxed as a for-profit …
Jim Court
8:11 pm on Thursday, May 16, 2013
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