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Resident urges Warrenville to use city fund to abate property tax increases

Warrenville City Council · August 19, 2025
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Summary

Bob Siebert told the council the property tax "steals money from the taxpayers" and urged use of an existing city ordinance and fund—now claimed to exceed $1.8 million—to offset tax-cap increases tied to new development.

Bob Siebert of Albright Court used the public-comment period at the Aug. 18 Warrenville City Council meeting to urge the council to use an existing city ordinance and related fund to blunt property tax increases.

"The property tax as designed steals money from the taxpayers," Siebert said, adding that the city has a revenue source established by elected…

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