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Maywood trustees split after finance director recommends 5% tax-levy increase; 0% motion fails
Summary
At a Dec. 1 Truth-in-Taxation hearing, Finance Director Lanya Satchell recommended a 5% increase to the 2020 real-estate tax levy; a Trustee motion to introduce a 0% levy failed 3–4. The board sent the levy ordinance to the Dec. 15 meeting after agreeing to further Finance Committee review.
At a Dec. 1 public hearing, the Village of Maywood Board of Trustees heard a presentation from Finance Director Lanya Satchell on the proposed 2020 real-estate tax levy and the village’s budgets. Satchell outlined her office’s recommendation that the levy reflect a 5% increase for the 2020 tax year.
Trustee N. Booker moved to introduce a 0% tax-levy increase for consideration; Trustee M. Lightford seconded. The motion failed on a 3–4 roll call vote (Ayes:…
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