Excerpt from: Daily Herald (click for full article)
Details aren't set, but Kane County Board members seem to be on the verge of placing a referendum on the April ballot that would create a tax to raise more than $12 million for the care of developmentally disabled residents.
As proposed, the tax would ratchet up the average tax bill on a $200,000 home by about $55 a year. The increase could be as much as $108 or as low as $38 depending on what township you live in.
Local social service agencies pitched the new tax in October. While elected officials all indicated a desire to support funding for developmentally disabled residents, the proposal puts board members in the tough political position of voting for an increase in local property taxes during a down economy. Many new board members, including Chairman Chris Lauzen, also pledged to keep the county's tax levy flat during the recent election.
The new tax would technically be separate from the county's tax levy. However, if approved, the county board would set the amount of the disability tax. The proposal seeks a tax of up to 10 cents per $100 of equalized assessed valuation.
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