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Berwyn South reviews tentative 2025 tax levy and warns of tighter revenue outlook
Summary
District finance staff presented a tentative 2025 tax levy, explained Cook County timing and calculation challenges, and reported falling revenues and a declining enrollment trend. Staff warned the district must be cautious over the next five years as one-time federal pandemic funds expire.
At a regular board meeting Oct. 22, Berwyn South School District 100 staff reviewed the district—s tentative 2025 tax levy and the broader fiscal picture for the coming years.
Jenny (staff member) explained that the tentative levy is the district—s request to collect property-tax revenue and that Cook County—s assessment timing makes predictions difficult. She told the board the district is projecting an operating levy and a bond levy together that would yield an estimated total extension of about $27.09 million before county adjustments and statutory limits are applied.
Jenny described…
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