Lemont Sales Tax Increase Passes

LEMONT, IL — With all precincts reporting, the Lemont sales tax increase has passed. Lemont voters said "yes" on instituting a 1 percent sales tax increase in the village.

The village said previously the tax will be instituted July 1. The 1 percent tax would be on most purchases in the village, excluding medicine and groceries.

The question voters saw on the ballot is:

"Shall the Village of Lemont, Counties of Cook, Will, and DuPage, Illinois, impose a Non-Home Rule Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax and a Non-Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax (commonly referred to as a "municipal sales tax") at a rate of 1% for expenditures on public infrastructure or property tax relief in accordance with the provisions of Sections 8-11-1.3 and 8-11-1.4 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/8-11-1.3 and 65 ILCS 5/8-11-1.4)?"

Election Results

Yes: 1,318

No: 892

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NOTE: Tuesday's results are unofficial and do not include provisional and late absentee ballots.

Patch is also covering the Lemont library board race and other Lemont contested races.

Lemont voters also saw two non-binding questions on the ballot:

"Shall the Village of Lemont, in Counties of Cook, Will and DuPage,Illinois, dedicate resources to investment in its public infrastructure including but not limited to investment in its roads, alleys, paths and sidewalks?"

Yes: 1,769

No: 412

"Shall the Village of Lemont, in Counties of Cook, Will, and DuPage, Illinois, dedicate resources to investment in its public infrastructure including but not limited to investment in its water and sewer systems?"

Yes: 1,759
No: 419

The village approved the municipal sales tax question at its Jan. 8 meeting.

With the 1 percent sales tax, the village estimates that 50 percent of the tax burden would be on residents and 50 percent on non-village residents. If the sales tax question fails, 100 percent of the tax burden (either through property taxes or increase in rates) would be on residents, the village said.