Retiree can't bear District 301 tax bill
I am requesting a reduction of my school taxes via my county property taxes for the following reasons:
1. This year's school tax was $6,370. This is 70 percent of my property taxes.
2. Since 1995, I have paid $56,000 to the school system.
3. We have never had a child in any District 301 school.
4. We have been retired since 2003, and our income is now one-third of our working income.
Is it the goal of District 301 to drive us out of our house? How about some relief with our school taxes?
I do not want to hear how District 301 improves my property's value. And, yes, I get the senior tax discount of $210.
Orrin Cassata
Hampshire
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