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Addison staff, mayor and trustees move to eliminate vehicle stickers, reject grocery tax and raise local sales tax rate
Summary
At meetings March 3, Village of Addison staff and trustees advanced an ordinance to eliminate the annual vehicle sticker requirement (first reading), adopted a resolution opposing a local 1% grocery tax, and proposed a quarter-percent increase to the village—s home-rule retail and service occupation taxes to offset revenue losses.
Village staff presented and trustees advanced changes to local revenue policies Monday, March 3, including a first reading to repeal the village—s motor vehicle and motor bicycle sticker requirement effective Oct. 1, 2025; adoption of a resolution declaring the village will not enact a 1% grocery tax after the state repeal; and a proposed quarter-percentage-point increase in the village—s home-rule municipal retailers occupation tax and home-rule municipal service occupation tax from 1.5% to 1.75% effective July 1, 2025.
The changes were presented as a package: staff told trustees the vehicle-sticker fee historically supported road maintenance but that recent resident feedback and administrative costs outweigh the benefits. "The proposed ordinance eliminates the annual license fee and vehicle sticker requirements effective 10/01/2025," a village staff member said during the committee meeting. The board advanced that ordinance on first reading at the Village Board meeting.
Staff and trustees said they are proposing the…
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