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Maine Township Holds The Line on Taxes
With essentially no increase in the tax levy, Maine Township is setting an example for good government.
Maine Township holds the line on tax levy to give taxpayers a break
The Maine Township Supervisor and Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its meeting Nov. 22 to hold the line on the tax levy that will be collected in 2017. There was essentially no increase over the prior year's levy.
"We want to give the taxpayers a break in their tax bills from Maine Township next year,” said Carol A. Teschky, Maine Township Supervisor. “We have been consistently fiscally conservative in our spending over the last couple of years and are happy to pass along some savings to the taxpayers," she said. “As the government closes to the people, we understand some folks are struggling and need these kinds of breaks.”
The 2016 levy passed at the meeting is the amount of money that Maine Township asks Cook County officials to collect through property taxes to fund Maine Townships day to day operations. Maine Township levies taxes for the Town Fund and for the General Assistance Fund. The levy for the Town Fund is $4,495,832. The levy for the General Assistance Fund is $1,095,622.
