Taxing Bodies Take Notice of Levy Reduction Referendum Results

Elected officials say they plan to look at their budgets to see where cuts could be made, but some say their budgets are already tight.

Voters overwhelmingly supported a Tuesday ballot initiative calling for government entities within Kendall County to cut 20 percent from every tax levy and area officials have heard the message. According to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election, 71 percent of voters supported the call for property tax reduction. Mark Johnson, an activist who helped put the referendum on the ballot, said the results speak for themselves. “The people have spoken. Now we’ll see which groups will listen,” Johnson said. Earlier this year a grassroots group called the Kendall County Property Tax Revolt circulated petitions to get this non-binding referendum on the ballot. Although the referendum is not binding, supporters hope it sends a message to trim …

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