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Maine Township HSD 207 board approves 2025 tax levy; increase below truth-in-taxation threshold
Summary
The board approved a 2025 property tax levy increase tied to anticipated new growth and CPI adjustments; administrators said the proposal stays below the 5% threshold that triggers truth-in-taxation requirements and required filings will be made with the county clerk.
The Maine Township High School District 207 Board of Education voted to approve the district’s 2025 property tax levy after a public hearing and roll-call vote.
At the hearing, Mary said the district was "requesting an increase of 3.5" percent and noted that "2.9 of that is the CPI increase." She told the board the levy notice was published in the newspaper on Nov. 21 and was posted on the district website. The district emphasized that Truth in Taxation requirements apply only when levy increases exceed 5 percent.
During the board discussion, administrators explained the levy calculation includes an estimate for new property coming onto the tax rolls. At one point the finance presenter described a related estimate as a $70,000,000 projection of new growth tied to the levy calculation and referred to a "3.85" number in committee materials that fed into the board packet.
The board moved the levy and completed a roll-call vote in which members recorded affirmative responses; the motion carried. Administrators said required resolutions and filings will be submitted to the county clerk by Dec. 30 as part of the statutory process.
The decision follows the district’s public posting and formal hearing; no members of the public offered comment during the hearing.
The board’s approval sets the tax levy that will be used in preparing tax bills and district revenue projections; officials noted actual tax revenues will depend on final assessed values and any changes in anticipated new growth.
