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PAGE 7 -PLAINDEALER -WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 21, INI Split vote accepts tax levy increase for McHenry County College By Ken Wysocky Shaw Free Pre»s News Media A "1988 property tax levy representing a 4.8 percent in­ crease more than the 1982 tax extension was approved by a 5-1 margin by the McHenry County College Board of Trustees prior to the holiday. Trustee Eugene Meyer cast the negative vote. t The 1983 levy is projected to collect about $85,873 more than the 1962 extension. The 1982 equated assessed valuation for the college district was $1.92 billion. That assessed valuation resulted in about $1,431 million extended for the education fund and $357,400 in the operations, buildings and maintenance fund for a 1982 levy totals of $1,875 million. The board levied taxes for four funds worth $65,000. That will account for about a one-half cent per $10& of assessed property valuation increase to district tax bills. No taxes for the four funds - tort liability, workmen's compensation, unemployment insurance and financial audit - have been levied before, according to Paul Dobbins, dean of administration services. ^ "In the past, apparently, the board never felt there was a need to levy for these funds," Dobbins explained, noting that the college has always had the ability to levy for them. Previously, money from the college's education fund had paid for those line items. New light • at Oak , Orleans The McHenry City Council voted unanimously to provide a street light at the in­ tersection of Oak and Orleans Streets. Hie construction will involve setting three poles and running power from Industrial Drive and Orleans Street. The cost will be $22.82 per month. Mayor Stanek noted that the city should look for some recapture provision from the developer as the subdivision is built out. He pointed out that providing the street lighting was actually the responsibility of the developer. Aid. Cecilia Serritella (4th) has been pushing for lights at this in­ tersection for some time. Checkoff Will help wildlife Money con­ tributed from state income tax refund checkoffs will be directed ' toward p r o g r a m s f o r wildlife not n nor­ mally hunted, such as river otters, bald eagles, deertoe mussels and others. Now that Fall is approaching UftfNTChMMV demi rtp*kd 4 rt- liftri fw *• apcMifty kitMg ](m CaH... ears CHIMNEY SWEEP SERVICE I1M4MH7 RENT imsehuiic the professional do-it-yourself carpet cleaning First Hour of Rental FREE $1.00 por hour..for ovary hour thereafter (Example 2 hours... total charge $1 plus tax.) MS MI-SI Special Rental Rate Good Monday thru Thursday RINSENVAC cleans the way professionals do at a fraction of the cost. • SUN OVERNIGHT SPECIAL I •:00PM • 9:00AM $10.00 0001 4400 W. RTE. 120 McHENRY. III. / The recent decline in state aid and the leveling off or decline in district property assessments prompted the board to introduce the funds, Dobbins said. He also noted that the citizens advisory committee had also recom­ mended using the funds to gain additional revenues. Dobbins sad that MCC had been the only college out of the 39 community colleges that had not been levying taxes for those funds. The county property assessment office has predicted a 7 to 8 percent decline in county assessed valuation this year, and Algonquin Township - the largest township in the college district - is predicting a 3 to 4 percent decrease Dobbins said. DObbins based this year's levy on a 3 to 4 percent decrease in the equalized assessed valuation. The education fund increased By $16,698 from last year's total of $1,431 million to $1,448 million projected for this year's levy. The operations, building and maintenance fund increased $4,175 from last year's total of $357,880 to this year's projected levy of $362,055. The four ad­ ditional funds amount to $33,000 for tort liability, $11,500 for workmen's compensation, $8,500 for unemployment insurance and $12,000 for financial audit. Both>the operations, building and maintenance fund, at 3 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, and the education fund, at 12 cents per $100 -- are at the top of their tax rates, Dobbins said. g»?»s:xr * l i s ; i 1 r ftQ 5 s ©» m 5^ !'! I 3 O £ 5 , VI $ n jj g» -- ui - ~i"s- E-CJl AO, If VS r s i f f f | r f [ r i i f s h »Ii |!f ZI r f i i r y O < m oj A> • 2} O a t s * s ~ r •- ... M . M W JS JS -S w <A SWi! M 01 A ^ » ! f r "I 'M; 5 « «! H - M !!l l\ II i? N ** s & ? l2: ri "• ? 5 3 =! S5» ^ 9 s- | ̂ • | 1. n e 2- ill if Hp *?ii «r 1 in" SP W ft M f is? « l i s u ol v> v»«a Ul vi </> <A I If S * |f s c hi 1 §= ~ n 0 S . S s -o ? _ n ! S*z|5i P S : 5 i 2 ; •o > < z i r ™ z ™ O : S M « » > | P Q « O m w l W ^ -H < T) i m © - " J cn ; §| 1 2 s /