District 36 Approves Maximum Levy of $35.8M
Winnetka Public School District 36 plans to start discussion on debt abatement or repayment options at the Jan. 15 meeting.
Winnetka Public Schools District 36 board members recently approved levying $35.8 million despite residents' request for a lower tax levy increase or not levying for a year to draw down the district’s healthy fund balance. The approved 2012 tax levy is a 5 percent increase over the 2011 extension of $34.1 million levy. Residents who spoke at the Dec. 4 meeting say the increase comes at a time when student enrollment is down and when the district has nearly a 100 percent reserve, meaning it has enough funds for the district to operate for a year without any new revenue. Resident: Tax Increase in D36 Higher than New Trier “Since 1997 [the consumer price index] is up 38 percent. The taxes for District 36 are up 122 percent, that’s …
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Jim Wyant
12:37 pm on Monday, December 24, 2012
I completely disagree with Marcia Sutter's spin. While it is true that under the current tax cap laws, future levies are dependent upon past levy amounts, we could forego a levy increase for the next decade and still be overtaxing D36 residents. Just because it impacts future levy amounts, is not a reason to continue to overtax us. Click on the above link from Illinois Interactive report card. … more ›