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Oglesby Elementary raises tax rate 15 cents

Mayor to pay $28 more after last year’s one-time break

Last year, Oglesby Elementary was able to pass along a one-time savings to taxpayers. This year, the school’s portion of property taxes in Oglesby are returning to something close to normal.

Wednesday, the Oglesby Elementary school board passed a tentative tax levy that means a 15-cent bump in the tax rate.

Mayor Dom Rivara, who last year paid Oglesby Elementary $595 (total tax bill: $1,921) would this year pay $623.

Superintendent Michael Pillion said the new rate is the second lowest since 2008 — about 20 cents lower than usual — and that last year’s low was an anomaly.

“Last year, our rate went down from 3.48 to 3.12 due to not capturing all of the TIF as well as a mistake by the county and them making an adjustment to the rate,” Pillion said. “We knew the rate would increase this year for those two reasons.”

Tom Collins

Tom Collins

Tom Collins covers criminal justice in La Salle County.