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Iroquois County board approves FY2026 budget framework after heated levy debate
Summary
After extended debate over levy rates and fund allocations, the Iroquois County Board approved the FY2026 budget framework and several related resolutions, while commissioners reserved separate votes on specific line items tied to road and bridge funding.
The Iroquois County Board on Nov. 6 approved a FY2026 budget framework following an extended debate over property-tax levy options that divided commissioners over whether to minimize taxpayer burden or restore road- and bridge-specific levies to their historical maximums.
Board members discussed four levy scenarios presented by finance manager Jill Johnson and a county finance staff team. Johnson said the final worksheet was configured around an estimated equalized assessed value (EAV) near $928 million and included a corporate levy set below the statutory maximum to keep overall levy growth under 5 percent. "We're estimating right now," Johnson told the board, adding that…
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