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LaSalle County board members discuss property-tax options, consider small ad hoc group

2081026 · January 6, 2025
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Summary

Board members discussed constituent concerns about property taxes and possible next steps including informal fact-finding, working with the Illinois Association of County Board Members, and forming an ad hoc group or using existing committee channels to explore legislative or administrative options.

During the Jan. 6 meeting of the LaSalle County Committee on Employment and Legislation and Rules, County board member Gadsden raised repeated constituent concerns about property taxes and asked how the county could assemble a small group to explore potential actions.

"When I talked to Stephanie one time, and I don't wanna be the dead horse here, but about property taxes, which I keep getting spoken to from everybody I know about. She had given me some ideas that we need to go after," Gadsden said, urging a small group to examine possible avenues, including meetings with state legislators and drafting resolutions.

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