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Mount Carroll amends grocery tax ordinance and opens bidding for surplus lot appraised at $2,500
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance No. 2025-08-04 amending the municipal grocery retailers’ and grocery service occupation tax and authorized accepting bids on surplus property at 105 W. Washington St., appraised at $2,500 with a minimum acceptable bid set at $2,000 (80% of appraisal).
The council approved Ordinance No. 2025-08-04, an amendment to a prior ordinance adopting a Grocery Retailers’ Occupation Tax and Municipal Grocery Service Occupation Tax for Mount Carroll.
Following that vote, the council moved to accept bids on surplus property at 105 W. Washington Street (PIN 05-08-01-402-020). Mayor Carl Bates said he received the appraisal that afternoon showing a value of $2,500.00 and noted the city policy requires selling at a minimum of 80% of appraisal value, setting the minimum acceptable bid at $2,000. The council set a deadline to accept bids of Aug. 26, 2025 at 4:00 p.m., with bid opening scheduled for the Aug. 26 council meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Alderman Jeff Soenksen moved to approve the ordinance and Alderman Doug Bergren seconded; the motions carried by roll-call vote (5 yes, 1 absent). The meeting record does not include additional details about how the tax amendment changes rates or who proposed the amendment; those specifics were not specified in the transcript.
