JOIN THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATION - WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS?
TOURS of the school building will be given SATURDAY, APRIL 14 starting at 10 a.m. and MONDAY, APRIL 16 starting at 5:45 p.m. Meet in the OPRF South Cafeteria. Tours last about 30 minutes and depart in 15 minute intervals.
Check HERE for more information.
On MONDAY, APRIL 16 at 7 p.m. following the building tours, the IMAGINE committee will be sharing the facilities OPTIONS developed after months of research and input from school staff and members of the local community. Please come to learn what they're thinking and offer your input.
Meet in the OPRFHS South Cafeteria, 201 North Scoville Ave.
Please attend and provide YOUR INPUT. Learn what the IMAGINE team has discovered over the past eight months of research and data collection, including site visits to area schools that have completed significant facilities improvements in recent years. The outcome of the Imagine process could have a significant impact on our property taxes - please stay informed.
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WE ARE NUMBER TWO!
Illinois, as a state, is #2 (behind New Jersey) in having the
highest average tax rate in the nation. The AVERAGE annual effective
property tax on a single-family house in Illinois is 2.13 percent. If
that seems low, well compared to Oak Park's average, it probably is. To
find YOUR actual effective tax rate, get out your 2nd installment 2016
bill, look at Tax Calculator section at the bottom, and DIVIDE the Total
2016 Tax (bottom number, right column) by the 2016 Property Value
(second number, left column).
For many homeowners in OAK PARK, the tax rate is EVEN HIGHER - closer to 3.75% or more.
A VERY INFORMATIVE article in the Sunday, April 8 CHICAGO TRIBUNE (LINK) explains this in greater detail.
(Keep in mind that factors such as a homeowners exemption and senior citizens exemptions can effect the result. Also keep in mind that the last tax bill does NOT reflect the reassessment that took place in 2016)
For many homeowners in OAK PARK, the tax rate is EVEN HIGHER - closer to 3.75% or more.
A VERY INFORMATIVE article in the Sunday, April 8 CHICAGO TRIBUNE (LINK) explains this in greater detail.
(Keep in mind that factors such as a homeowners exemption and senior citizens exemptions can effect the result. Also keep in mind that the last tax bill does NOT reflect the reassessment that took place in 2016)
