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Proviso Township board to seek $78.6 million tax levy; district estimates $52 annual hit for $300,000 home
Summary
District finance staff presented a proposed 2025 tax levy request of $78.6 million, a 2.9% increase that officials said would largely fund the education fund, operations and maintenance, and transportation; staff estimated a $52-a-year impact for a $300,000 home and answered questions about local TIF districts.
The Proviso Township High Schools Board of Education was presented with a proposed tax levy request of $78,600,000, a 2.9% increase from last year, during a board meeting update on finance.
Dr. Hill, who delivered the levy presentation, said the request would allocate about $60,000,000 to the education fund, roughly $12,000,000 to operations and maintenance, and $5,000,000 to transportation. The district said the levy amount “captures the maximum allowable growth under the CPI,” which the presentation listed as 2.9%.
The presentation noted the district’s board policy requires maintaining at least a 33% fund reserve balance. The district estimated the levy’s effect on an owner of a $300,000 market-value home would be about $52 more a year (about $4.30 a month).
Why it matters: The levy request is the primary way the district asks property taxpayers to fund general operations, staffing, programming and facilities. A levy that matches CPI growth is intended to preserve current services while limiting additional taxpayer burden, district staff said.
Board members and staff discussed whether local tax increment financing districts (TIFs) change the levy picture. A resident who asked about TIF impacts was told the district participates in a Proviso Township consortium that monitors local TIF activity and that, as of the presentation, staff had not identified any immediate fiscal impact to the district. The district said it will share a list of active TIFs affecting Proviso and notify the board if any proposed TIF renewals or new TIFs materially affect district revenues.
Dr. Hill said the 2.9% figure is lower than prior years' levy requests (the presentation noted 3.4% last year and higher CPI-derived rates in prior fiscal years) and described the request as “an opportunity to grow, but also trying to be responsible and respectful of our taxpayers.”
District staff answered follow-up questions about how the levy request translates to individual homeowner bills and said greater increases could be needed in future years if outside revenue sources change.
Ending: The proposed levy will be formally introduced at the board’s October meeting, per the presentation, and will return for board action following required public-notice procedures.
