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Kane County Board members turned down a plan to increase property taxes in 2024. They will balance the budget with savings for another year while beginning talks about creating a new sales tax.
Kane County Forest Preserve District commissioners have approved the maximum property tax levy increase allowed without asking voter permission. Since commissions also serve as county board members, it could be a preview of the property tax increase vote awaiting county board approval on Tuesday.
Though a gas tax hike now seems unlikely, the potential for a Kane County property tax hike is still alive heading into the final 2024 budget vote later this month. And a new county retail sales tax may follow.
Kane County Board members could increase the county's share of the property tax bill for the first time in more than a decade to cope with rising employee costs.
Kane County officials are considering a large investment in lobbying efforts, hoping to continue some of the success they've seen in asking for, and receiving, money from the state to pay off the Longmeadow Parkway debt. But not all board members agree with the plan.