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	<title>Comments on: Letter: An open letter to the Elburn village president</title>
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		<title>By: BBCreekRes</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I agree with Mr Gallagher on most every aspect of his letter however there is one exception 
&quot;This tax increase is a bad, bad, bad idea&quot; 
It is not a bad idea, it is a &quot;devastating&quot; idea in the same league as the plan for Elburn Station with 1200 more residences.

Each and every hand reaching into our pockets needs slapped. I do not speak for anyone but myself but I will say this, the only thing left in my pockets will be &quot;LINT&quot;

With; 
Elburn wanting an increased levy of 25%
Town &amp; Country Library wanting a levy of around 47%
Kaneland asking for yet another levy which is in the ballpark of $300+ per $200,000.00
The Fire District will likely be asking for more.
How can you possibly even think that average people can continue to give up even more?
Rumor has it that Blackberry creeks HOA fees will be going up another $50-$85 per year to well over $300.00 and we pay SSA on top of already excessive Taxes &amp; Fee&#039;s.

We were also just slapped with yet another escrow increase due to climbing local taxes!

Dave, these things take away from peoples budgets, savings &amp; futures in this village we call home.
It seems like you are doing nothing more than building namesake monuments to yourself regardless of whom you step on.

You want a monument?? Go to the supply store, get a shovel and some concrete and build a statue in your own darn lawn!
YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED SIR.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with Mr Gallagher on most every aspect of his letter however there is one exception<br />
&#8220;This tax increase is a bad, bad, bad idea&#8221;<br />
It is not a bad idea, it is a &#8220;devastating&#8221; idea in the same league as the plan for Elburn Station with 1200 more residences.</p>
<p>Each and every hand reaching into our pockets needs slapped. I do not speak for anyone but myself but I will say this, the only thing left in my pockets will be &#8220;LINT&#8221;</p>
<p>With;<br />
Elburn wanting an increased levy of 25%<br />
Town &amp; Country Library wanting a levy of around 47%<br />
Kaneland asking for yet another levy which is in the ballpark of $300+ per $200,000.00<br />
The Fire District will likely be asking for more.<br />
How can you possibly even think that average people can continue to give up even more?<br />
Rumor has it that Blackberry creeks HOA fees will be going up another $50-$85 per year to well over $300.00 and we pay SSA on top of already excessive Taxes &amp; Fee&#8217;s.</p>
<p>We were also just slapped with yet another escrow increase due to climbing local taxes!</p>
<p>Dave, these things take away from peoples budgets, savings &amp; futures in this village we call home.<br />
It seems like you are doing nothing more than building namesake monuments to yourself regardless of whom you step on.</p>
<p>You want a monument?? Go to the supply store, get a shovel and some concrete and build a statue in your own darn lawn!<br />
YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED SIR.</p>
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