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Article: Arlington Heights Park District scheduled to approve tax levy
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- Arlington Heights Post (IL)
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- December 9, 2008
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The Arlington Heights Park District will reconsider its 2008 property tax levy this evening, which they had planned to increase 6.4 percent, then hold a public hearing on the revised amount.
At the beginning of October, members of the park district staff proposed a $10.3 million tax levy, which would be $616,000 more than the 2007 levy.
But in the past week, the park commissioners decided to seek other ways to balance next year's budget.
"We have received several e-mails from concerned residents ... less than 15 e-mails and telephone calls," said Park District Board President Maryfran Leno. The residents urged the park district to be more conservative and keep its levy to a minimum, in much ...