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Marquette Heights City Levy Increase (March 2012)
A Marquette Heights City Levy Increase measure was on the March 20, 2012 ballot in the city of Marquette Heights which is in Tazewell County.
This measure was defeated
- YES 131 (31.1%)
- NO 290 (68.9%)
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This measure sought to increase the current property tax in the city to one set at a rate of 4.95 percent in order to pay for general municipal needs in the city.[2]
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| Shall the extension limitation under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for the City of Marquette Heights, County of Tazewell, State of Illinois, be increased from the lesser of 5% or the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index over the prior levy year to 4.95% for the 2011 levy year? |
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