District 155 School Board Abates $2 Million in Taxes for 2013
The Community High School District 155's total tax abatement over recent years has reached $6.5 million.
The Community High School District 155 Board took action Tuesday night to lower the cumulative property taxes paid by district taxpayers. Board members approved an abatement that decreases the tax levy by $2 million, and should limit any District 155 tax increase for residents, according to District 155 spokesman Jeffrey Puma. This is the third consecutive year the board has approved an abatement. In all, District 155 has abated a total of $6.5 million back to the community during this time, Puma said. “District 155 may be one of the only school districts in the state to do this for three consecutive years,” Board President Ted Wagner said. “Because of solid financial management over the course of the past several decades, we have …
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