• $83.4 million property tax increase costing owner of a home sold for $250,000 roughly $60 more a year.
• $43.9 million increase in water rates.
• $20.8 million increase in sewer fees. Combined water and sewer increase costs the owner of the average single-family home $45 more each year.
• $10.5 million by imposing a new five-cent tax on each container of bottled water.
• $12 million liquor tax increase that’ll add seven cents to the cost of a six-pack of beer, two or six cents to a bottle of wine, depending on the liquor content, and 22 cents to a liter of hard liquor.
• $48 million by doubling — to $2.50 — the monthly surcharge on telephone bills.
• $24 million by raising the tax on lease transactions from 6 to 8 percent. It’ll add $4 to a $200 car rental fee and a dime to a $5 DVD rental.
• $8.7 million by raising 32 different parking fines. Individual increases range from 11 to 140 percent.
• $3.8 million by increasing the fine for being caught on camera running a red light from $90 to $100 and $5.7 million by installing red light cameras at 20 more intersections.
• $1 million by raising billboard fees and cracking down on illegal signs. Signs located on the premises of a business go from $75 to $200. Larger, off-premise billboards go from $75 to $500.
• $3.5 million by imposing a 25-cent development fee on every square foot of buildable floor area.
• $1.6 million by raising — from 1.50 to $2 — the cost of a strip of tickets to Taste of Chicago, Blues, Jazz and Celtic festivals.
• $6.2 million by raising the cost of a city sticker for SUV owners from $90 to $120.
• $3.9 million by raising the natural gas use tax from 5.2 cents to 6.3 cents per therm.
Blognotes: What do you have to say?
13 comments:
Most of the North and Northwest Side aldermen who opposed the property tax increase will be back in Daley's fold by the next council meeting.
Mark Brown
In the end, all Joe Moore did was blow smoke up your ass.
Here is a breakdown of all the votes:
Vote on overall budget
Yes (37) — Dowell (3rd), Hairston (5th), Lyle (6th), Harris (8th), Beale (9th), Pope (10th), Balcer (11th), Cardenas (12th), Olivo (13th), Burke (14th), Thompson (16th, Thomas (17th), Lane (18th) , Rugai (19th), Cochran (20th), Brookins (21st), Zalewski (2! 3rd), So lis (25th), Ocasio (26th), Burnett (27th), E. Smith (28th), Carothers (29th), Reboyras (30th), Suarez (31st), Waguespack (32nd), Mell (33rd), Austin (34th), Banks (36th), Mitts (37th), Allen (38th), Laurino (39th), O’Connor (40th), Daley (43rd), Tunney (44th), Levar (45th), Shiller (46th), M. Smith (48th).
No (13) — Flores (1st), Fioretti (2nd), Preckwinkle (4th), Jackson (7th), Foulkes (15th), Munoz (22nd), Dixon (24th), Colon (35th), Doherty (41st), Reilly (42nd), Schulter (47th), Moore (49th), Stone (50th).
Vote to raise property taxes by $86.5 million
Yes (29) — Dowell (3rd), Hairston (5th), Lyle (6th), Harris (8th), Beale (9th), Pope (10th), Balcer (11th), Cardenas (12th), Olivo (13th), Burke (14th), Thompson (16th), Thomas (17th), Lane (18th), Rugai (19th), Cochran (20th), Zalewski (23rd), Solis (25th), Ocasio (26th), Burnett (27th), E. Smith (28th), Carothers (29th), Reboyras (30th), Mell (33r d), Austin (34th), Mitts (37th), O’Connor (40th), Tunney (44th), Shiller (46th), M. Smith (48th).
No (21) — Flores (1st), Fioretti (2nd), Preckwinkle (4th), Jackson (7th), Foulkes (15th), Brookins (21st), Munoz (22nd), Dixon (24th), Suarez (31st), Waguespack (32nd), Colon (35th), Banks (36th), Allen (38th), Laurino (39th), Doherty (41st), Reilly (42nd), Daley (43rd), Levar (45th), Schulter (47th), Moore (49th), Stone (50th).
Vote to raise other taxes, fees and fines
Yes (40) — Flores (1st), Dowell (3rd), Hairston (5th), Lyle (6th), Harris (8th), Beale (9th), Pope (10th), Balcer (11th), Cardenas (12th), Olivo (13th), Burke (14th), Thompson (16th), Thomas (17th), Lane (18th), Rugai (19th), Cochran (20th), Zalewski (23rd), Dixon (24th), Solis (25th), Burnett (27th), E. Smith (28th), Carothers (29th), Reboyras (30th), Suarez (31st), Waguespack (32nd), Mell (33rd), Austin (34th), Colón (35th ), Banks (36th), Mitts (37th), Allen (38th), Laurino (39th),! O’ ;Connor (40th), Daley (43rd), Tunney (44th), Levar (45th), Shiller (46th), Schulter (47th), M.Smith (48th), Stone (50th).
No (10) — Fioretti (2nd), Preckwinkle (4th), Jackson (7th), Foulkes (15th), Brookins (21st), Munoz (22nd), Ocasio (26th), Doherty (41st), Reilly (42nd), Moore (49th).
So that menas that I will pay $100 more in property taxes - and about $45 more in sewer/water fees per year? I find that a good value for the police, fire, good clean water and other city services I currently get. I'll be careful to not park illegally and not go through red lights - added benefit for all if more people do that. 5 cents more for bottled water? There should be a tax on the cost of disposing of the plastic after I use it - I had been getting away with that so no big deal. Rental cars add to congestion, pollution, etc. so an increase for them to pay thier fair share is ok. Bill boards? I find them annoying so I am glad that they'll have to pay more. Serves them right for assaulting my senses (maybe they'll think about being more clever or interesting since they will be paying more for the privilege of putting them up). SUVs will pay more - since they put more pollution in the air than cars and are generally heavier so they do a bit more damage to the roads and should pay commensurately more. So a little more to live in a great city like Chicago? I still think it's worth it and I don't mind paying my fair share.
thank you lancer, i agree. the only one that bugs me is the sewer and water. that is something that has more than quadrupled since i have been a home owner. utility taxes seem unfair to me. would rather pay a quarter on that bottled water, which is an environmental scourge. i would even volunteer to pay another nickle or 2 for beer, although the high price of oil is really showing up in the price of beer.
Thanks Craig. I will post a comment later at home, but I will say that I don't mind paying my fair share, but I'd like to see a tighter ship.
Pigs at the trough, Craig! In other news, check this out:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-evanston_14nov14,1,6346796.story
Could you imagine what would happen in our nhood if Evanston reduced Sheridan Road from 4 lanes to two!?!
Who did that cartoon? It's very hilarious!!!!
I was looking for a new editorial cartoonist for my magazine since the one my dad hired years ago retired. His name is Gabe and he's a student at the University of Chicago in Hyde Park.
I had to weed through over 50 cartoonist to find this bright young man. You wouldn't believe some of the stuff I had to view.
Best of all with Gabe is, I get to choose the topics I'd like him to cover and just send photos his way, with a short summary of the topic and he does the rest.
Glad to say that Joe Moore is one of only seven alderman to vote 'no' on both the tax hikes and the Mayor's budget.
http://thecapitolfaxblog.com/2007/11/14/ok-but-who-were-the-wimps/
Go Joe!
The city needs more money like Rogers Park needs another slum lord.
Waste is rampant in this city. Fix that and everybody gets a rebate...
What, DoesJoey Boy Moore have to vote the same way as Mayor Wannabe, living in his fathers shadow, Daley all the time?
MAybe he does see something better.
Granted, rogers park sucks, but if craig and most of you were to jump ship, the area as a whole would improve.
IQ points would rise astronomically.
But, then I'm having a dream on that.
Lancer:
I don't think you get it. When their 'revenue' (money from our pockets) doesn't meet what they want, they will get it another way.
Stop going through red lights, stop parking illegally, stop smoking, cut down on the drinking...all these things will hurt their bottom line and they will jack up taxes and fees elsewhere to make up for it.
Like it or not, they will get their (your) money, one what or another.
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