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McHenry County staff present two levy options as public hearing on $73.8M levy closes
Summary
The McHenry County Board Committee opened a Truth in Taxation hearing Nov. 13 on a proposed $73.8 million property tax levy and heard staff lay out two budget pathways: a limited "look-back" that stabilizes reserves at a modestly higher tax cost, and a CPI+new-growth reset that lowers the immediate taxpayer impact but projects reserve erosion over time.
The McHenry County Board Committee opened a Truth in Taxation public hearing on Nov. 13 to receive comment on the county's proposed $73,802,726 property tax levy for the fiscal year beginning Dec. 1, 2025. The hearing was properly noticed under Illinois' Truth in Taxation statute (35 ILCS 200/18-55 through 18-90); no levy adoption was taken at the session and final action is set for the Nov. 18 regular meeting.
County CFO Carrie Weiss and Treasurer Donna Kurtz presented the core choices facing the board. The number on public display is roughly $73.8 million; after staff reductions and an abatement strategy the working proposal would reduce the levy in practice to about $69.5 million on an appropriations budget of $288.7 million.…
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