Comments on: Sugar Grove library asks for funds to run new library

By: Tim Wilson

Tim Wilson — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:51:40 +0000

The library district is comparable to others in the area. North Aurora being fairly close in size. the funding for the Sugar Grove Library District is way out of scope with other towns.

If you own property your tax rate is based on the value of what you own. The taxes are not a secret only disclosed after you actually buy your home.

I was single when I moved to Sugar Grove. The reason I bought my house was due to the low taxes. Yes they have gone up since then I researched my property before I bought it. If you feel that its unfair for you to pay property taxes I would suggest renting.

I would like to agree with you about post offices but I have yet to find a way to email a package. (Post Offices by the way are not funded by tax dollars)

I dont know what you consider as a “Full Family” but if you bought a 5 bedroom house and dont have kids then yes you are paying the same. If you have a townhome then you are paying less.

Do you think public education is an unfair burden to the community? What are the costs in having an uneducated population?

If you live in the Kaneland School District I want to thank you for funding the new middle school that my daughter will be attending. Did you go to public schools?

Also I have one last question. Do you vote? If so you have every right to complain. I would hope you did but with the dismal turnout there is a 1 in 4 chance that you didnt vote for village trustees or president and a 1-5 chance you didnt vote on the library refendum. You have as much of a voice in what gets done in your tax districts as anyone else.

By: sgmom

sgmom — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:45:46 +0000

single, I guess you don’t understand the nature of property taxes. it is not who lives in the house, or how many. it is for the property site! the notion of a library being obsolete is pretty far out there. the use at the library has increased, not decreased. also, when constructing public buildings, you want to build them long enough to last the community for 30 or more years. also, the library district is much larger than the village limits and encompasses a larger population.

By: SINGLE IN SUGAR GROVE

SINGLE IN SUGAR GROVE — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:10:26 +0000

Seems the Sugar Grove library is a bit big for a community that has not grown enough in size to support it. If the library needs more money-then they should charge fees to those who actually use it. I own a house-I am single-and I do not feel I should pay as much as those with full families utilizing it. The fact I pay for everyone’s schools etc. is unfair enough! Also, hate to say it-but libraries along with newspapers and the Post Office will soon be obsolete thanks to the internet.