A press release from state Senator Dan McConchie;
McConchie legislation to eliminate drainage districts passes committee
Elimination of layer of government could help reduce property taxes
Springfield, IL… Legislation aimed at consolidating government and reducing property taxes by allowing for the dissolution of water drainage districts passed unanimously out of the Senate’s Local Government Committee last week.
State Senator Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) said Senate Bill 90 is a small, but important step in reducing the property tax burden in Illinois.
Dan McConchie
“There are a lot of areas, especially in suburban regions, that used to be farmland but are now commercial and residential,” said Sen. McConchie.
“Many of these areas are still paying taxes to a drainage district, even though the municipality and county are often already taking on drainage responsibilities.”
Senate Bill 90 outlines the process for a drainage district to be dissolved and allows the drainage district to be taken over by other units of government if at least 50 percent of the drainage district is in a municipality.
SB 90 requires both the municipality and the county to reduce or eliminate the property tax levy when they assume drainage responsibilities.
Current law allows drainage districts to dissolve themselves but there is no process in place for other units of government to take over responsibility for drainage.
The McHenry County Treasurer Reports, on the McHenry County Treasurer website, lists three drainage districts:
Fund 471 – Greenwood Drainage District.
Fund 472 – Kishwaukee Drainage District
Fund 473- Huntley Drainage District.
mchenrycountyil.gov/county-government/departments-j-z/treasurer/treasurer-reports
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The McHenry County Final Distribution Settlement Report for Tax Year 2017, on the McHenry County Treasurer website, lists:
DRCC – Coon Creek Drainage – zero distributions.
DRGR – Greenwood Drainage – $6,986 distributions.
DRHE – Hebron Drainage – $24,419 distributions.
Kishwaukee Drainage is not listed.
mchenrycountyil.gov/county-government/departments-j-z/treasurer/treasurer-reports
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The McHenry County Final Tax Computation Report for Tax Year 2017, on the McHenry County Clerk website, lists:
DRCC – Coon Creek Drainage – zero EAV, levy, and extension.
DRGR – Greenwood Drainage – zero EAV, levy, and extension.
DRHE – Hebron Drainage – zero EAV, levy, and extension.
Kishwaukee Drainage is not listed.
mchenrycountyil.gov/county-government/departments-a-i/county-clerk/taxes
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The Illinois Comptroller Data Warehouse lists:
038/220/05 – Cook Creek Drainage District in Iroquois County
063/010/05 – Greenwood Drainage District in McHenry County
063/020/05 – Hebron Drainage District in McHenry County
071/055/05 – Kishwaukee Drainage District in Ogle County
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correction.
Fund 473 – Hebron Drainage District (not Huntley).
Hebron is in northern McHenry County along Route 47.
Huntley is in southern McHenry County along Route 47.
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