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ETHS holds public hearing on 2025 tax levy; district explains 'balloon' levy to capture new property
Summary
At a Nov. 10 public hearing, district finance staff explained the proposed 2025 tax levy process, the 2.9% CPI tax‑cap constraint, use of a ‘balloon’ levy to capture new property growth, and an illustrative $31 portion of an increase on a $459,000 home attributable to District 202.
Evanston Township High School District 202 opened its public hearing on the 2025 tax levy during the Nov. 10 Board of Education meeting to explain levy mechanics and the district’s plan to submit an aggregate levy that could exceed the prior year’s cap by up to 3.6% before county adjustments.
Miss Williams (district finance presenter) told the board that the levy is the district’s request and that the extension the district actually receives is limited by tax caps — the lesser of prior‑year CPI or 5%, which this year is 2.9%. “So when we levy, it is based on the prior year's…
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