Fourteen Chicago alderpeople sent a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson detailing a poll that indicates strong opposition to a proposed property tax hike among residents. The poll shows that a majority of respondents would be less likely to support their alderpeople if they approved the increase.
As members of the Chicago City Council have heard opposition to a potential property tax hike to close a nearly $1 billion budget gap for 2025, a group of alderpeople commissioned a poll to gauge the views of their constituents.
He initially proposed a $300 million property tax increase but that received swift and overwhelming opposition from the City Council in the form of a 50-0 vote rejecting the plan.So Johnson came back with a $150 million proposed increase, but the poll suggests that also wouldn’t fly with a majority of residents.The poll was released on the same day the mayor unveiled a new plan to restore 162 jobs in the Chicago Police Department focused on implementing the police consent decree.
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