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Riverside Township board adopts 2.9% levy increase for 2025
Summary
The Riverside Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved a 2.9% allowable increase in the 2025 township tax levy on Dec. 8, 2025, setting the total levy at $1,636,124.27 as read by the supervisor. The levy includes allocations for general town, general assistance and community mental health funds.
The Riverside Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Dec. 8, 2025, to adopt a 2.9% allowable increase in the township's 2025 tax levy, the board announced during its regular meeting.
Supervisor Vera Wilt read the levy totals before the vote, saying the board was "going for the 2.9" allowable increase. The supervisor set the levy components as: General Town $779,476.15; General Assistance $58,838.43; Community Mental Health $797,809.69, for a total of $1,636,124.27 as read to the board.
Trustee Heilenbach moved to approve the 2.9% increase; Trustee DeCastle seconded. The board conducted a roll call and Trustees Clark, Heilenbach, Navarro, DeCastle and Supervisor Wilt all registered yes votes; the motion carried.
Why it matters: The levy funds township operations and designated services, including the community mental health levy that supports programs administered or funded through the township's mental health allocation. The board noted the increase is the allowable percentage and did not require additional action beyond adoption.
Background and next steps: Supervisor Wilt told the board second-installment tax bills were not yet posted to the county website as of Dec. 8, with the official due date for the second installment on Dec. 15. The assessor's office and the board will continue standard follow-up on tax receipts and any appeals that may affect next year's bills.
A vote-at-a-glance: The motion to adopt the 2025 levy (2.9% increase) was moved by Trustee Heilenbach, seconded by Trustee DeCastle, and approved by a unanimous roll call vote.
