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"My personal property tax bill surged from $1,939.34 in 2022 to $9,237.36 in 2023, a staggering increase of $7,297.42. The brass-tacks consequence is a nearly doubled monthly mortgage payment.... We may not know the full impact of this usurious tax increase for years. In time, it may become evident in the number of foreclosed and/or abandoned homes reported, or evidenced by the number of new-construction housing developments that spring up in these currently beleaguered cities."
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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$9K per year in property tax to live in Harvey? You can live in Bowmanville for $10K!
The first thing I can think of for Harvey residents is kick out the bums in office. If you really care, run to replace them, and keep shining a light on their shenanigans.
Where’s the money? How about taking a look at the Henyard’s of the south suburbs? I can recall the official in Harvey not long ago that also gave herself a 64K(!) raise shortly before leaving office. One of many.