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Berwyn council backs option B for proposed 2025 property tax levy; ordinance set for Dec. 9
Summary
City staff presented four levy options to close a projected $3.2 million debt-service gap; after questions and a straw poll, the council voted to concur with option B (normal pension cost plus $500,000 to debt service) for ordinance introduction.
Berwyn — The City Council agreed Nov. 12 to move forward on a proposed property tax levy that staff say balances rising pension costs with debt-service obligations.
Finance staff told the Committee of the Whole that city levy components include the general fund, bond-and-interest payments, the library fund and police and fire pension funds. "By having the meeting today, we are fulfilling that requirement," a finance presenter said, describing a timeline that would allow final adoption on Dec. 9.
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