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Belleville reopens Special Service Area 4 hearing after ordinance clerical error; residents question tax figures
Summary
City staff reopened a public hearing on Special Service Area 4 after a clerical error in a prior ordinance and notices; public commenters raised concerns about an apparent tax-rate typo (3¢ vs. $3 per $100) and asked how funds would be used, including whether downtown parking garages would be eligible.
Belleville officials reopened a public hearing Feb. 17 on creating Special Service Area 4 to levy property taxes and issue bonds after discovering a clerical error in the ordinance and the notices distributed to property owners. City staff said the underlying project and the previously announced tax amounts remain under review and that notices had to be reissued.
Jamie (Finance staff) and Eric Schuster, director of grants and special projects, explained that the city is correcting a clerical error in the ordinance and redoing the public-notice process so affected property owners could comment.
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