Elmhurst Tax Hike Vote Set For Next Week

ELMHURST, IL – The Elmhurst City Council plans to vote Tuesday on whether to increase the sales tax rate by half a percentage point to pay for past and upcoming stormwater projects.

Under the proposal, the increase would take effect Jan. 1 and expire a decade later.

In a memo, the council's finance committee pointed to stormwater projects around Elmhurst that it says directly benefitted 473 homes and businesses over the last 10 years and helped reduce or eliminate flooding throughout town.

A Patch story last month explained the city's case for a sales tax increase.

The City Council is set to meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 209 N. York St.