The Chicago City Council is holding a special meeting next week, and might vote on Mayor Johnson's proposed property tax hike.
Friday, November 8, 2024 9:01PMThe Chicago City Council is holding a special meeting next week, and might vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed property tax hike.The Chicago City Council is holding a special meeting next week, and might vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed property tax hike.But, 31 aldermen have called that special meeting, to try to derail the proposal and come up with a new budget before the end of the year.
Budget hearings are underway at City Hall, and Council members are in the process of scrutinizing the mayor's proposed spending plans for the various city departments."I'm standing with my community. My community have reached out to me via email, calls, asking not to support a $300 million property tax increase," 30th Ward Ald. Ruth Cruz said."I think it really shook 'em up. I can tell you that much.
Mitts said many of her residents are still recovering from the floods of two years ago, and can't afford a tax hike."I guess it wasn't going, it won't be that number, probably not the $300 million, may be looking for ways to reduce that," Mitts said."Council has the ability to amend that. However, we have to amend both sides. We just can't amend, reduce the revenue and not reduce the expenses, because that puts us in an unbalanced situation," 28th Ward Ald.
"And I think we need to do more to look at efficiencies, cuts, before we were to go back to the taxpayers," 19th Ward Ald. Matt O'Shea said. The meeting set for Wednesday may not solve the property tax impasse, but it has put the mayor's office on notice that over half the aldermen are demanding changes in the budget.
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