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Mayor defends modest 2.5% levy request, cites EAV growth and bond rating
Summary
During the budget committee meeting, the Mayor framed a proposed 2.5% levy request as modest—about $344,000 on a roughly $35 million budget—saying the city has averaged a 0.725% levy increase over four years and is using EAV growth to limit homeowner impact.
The Kankakee City Mayor defended a proposed 2.5% levy request at the budget committee meeting, saying the increase would raise roughly $344,000 on a city budget of approximately $35 million and arguing the request is conservative in context.
"There's a 2.5% levy request. And some people will sit there and say, well, you're asking for 2.5... If you look at the last 4 years of what the city has levied, I have averaged that out. It's…
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