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Zion council debates using state seizure funds to lower city levy, weighing long-term trade-offs
Summary
At a Dec. 3 public hearing, Administrator Navell told the Zion City Council PTELL limits allow a 3.4% increase this year; staff outlined options to either max the levy or use roughly $1 million of state seizure (CJA) funds to reduce the city's portion now, a move that would lower residents' bills short-term but reduce future annual revenue.
ZION, Ill.
The Zion City Council held a public hearing Dec. 3 on the city's property tax levy and heard a staff presentation on options for responding to recent changes in property values and a one-time state disbursement of seizure/CJA funds. Administrator David Navell laid out the choice plainly: the city can levy to the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL) maximum this year and preserve the higher base for future PTELL compounding, or reduce the levy now by using roughly $1 million of state seizure funds and accept a lower recurring revenue base.
Navell said the PTELL cap this year is 3.4 percent. "Our extension last year was about $8,700,000; we could go up to about $9,168,000," he told the council. He estimated that under a full-max levy…
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