Tax rate projected to be the same for La Salle-Peru High School taxpayers

Tax bill will increase if property was assessed at a higher value

This weekend La Salle-Peru Township High School will celebrate the induction of the members of the L-P Hall of Honor Class of 2019. Activities include a salute Friday before the varsity boys basketball game against Ottawa and an induction ceremony at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 in Matthiessen Memorial Auditorium. Admission is free to Saturday's event. — The La Salle-Peru High School Board approved its tentative tax levy Wednesday, projecting a tax rate to be the same as the previous year’s.

November 17, 2023 at 5:15 am CST

The La Salle-Peru High School Board approved its tentative tax levy Wednesday, projecting the tax rate will be the same as the previous year’s.

Superintendent Steve Wrobleski said the tax rate is $2.57. The last time the district made a change to the tax rate was in 2021, when it decreased by 2 cents.

With the projected tax rate, a home valued at $100,000 would amount to $702.47 in taxes toward L-P, Wrobleski said.

Wrobleski said homeowners whose property values increased will pay more, but it will not be a result of L-P increasing the tax rate.

“We made a real deliberate effort to keep it flat,” he said.

Since the amount of property taxes requested from the previous year is higher than 5%, the board will host its truth in taxation hearing Wednesday, Dec. 20.

That increase is based on projected property tax growth in the district, making it to where the district can levy for more without affecting the rate. The final tax levy will be voted on at that meeting.