Kane co folks, check your privileage

[Mr Baytchos]

do they go to 301? word on the street is they have like ipads and a BUNCH of technology just sitting in boxes because the teachers don't want to use them or don't know how.

They do. 1st and 3rd grade. No idea on the extras laying around but from what I'm told my kids use them all the time. I'm all for it if it's used but I'm sure equipping all the student and faculty with laptops adds up quite a bit to that tax money.

Seems to be the way things are going though. My wife teaches in Waterman and they have them too.

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

laptops have really gone down in price, esp for what they need.

I'm not confident there isn't waste, fraud, abuse, and huge corruption with all that spend.

 

[jason05gt]

You're basically being bent over with no lube. Hell, you can get a $750K house here in Naperville and pay about 60% of the taxes you are paying.

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

I am going to start digging into the districts financials. I have a bit more time on my hands this year.

We don't have a ton of commercial properties kicking in as I'm surrounded by farms and its all farm west of me. A good reason to move out west and not feel overpopulated stuck in traffic all the time (not counting randall). Something is still a miss though.

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

http://www.burlington.k12.il.us/vimages/shared/vnews/stories/5176934de8865/FY17 Budget.pdf

This fucking blurry bullshit won't work. Going to be requesting invoices and at the very least I can spot bullshit on the technology side to start with.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Another thing with Naperville though, It's in established DuPage County.

- Naperville itself, within the confines of DuPage County is pretty well maxed growth.
- Your infrastructure is established.
- Your schools are established
- Your fire, police and city services really aren't changing
- You have a large business base within city limits.

So for awhile during the 90's as Naperville was growing, so did property taxes. Now that everything is established and maxed out, they should be steady, if anything going down as bonds and other things are paid down.

Out here in Kane County, as with the other perimeter counties is where all the explosive growth is taking place, which requires schools, roads, infrastructure, etc... COuple that with a small business base, and the residents take it on the chin.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

In for Bruce Jibboo as country commissioner or something...

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

def not I just want to see where the money is going and how much is being overpaid vs fair market costs.

 

[Eagle]

Sounds like what you want is a FOIA request away.

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

Yep this is what they release.

Central CUSD 301 - Welcome to the Business Services Department

Do I want to sit and fucking be a financial forensic auditor? I guess I might as well at 25k/year.

 

[Eagle]

The district by me have gotten awards for 16 years straight for the thoroughness and accuracy of their financial reporting. Makes for a 167pg report that takes FOREVER to get through... but basically all the data is there.

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

How detailed does it get? So this is what I would be looking for. Purchased 2000 laptops at $750 when fair market price is $475. The purchasing director and the vendor are good friends and they take vacations together.

 

[Eagle]

ROFL, you will never get that.

 

[jason05gt]

Another thing with Naperville though, It's in established DuPage County.

- Naperville itself, within the confines of DuPage County is pretty well maxed growth.
- Your infrastructure is established.
- Your schools are established
- Your fire, police and city services really aren't changing
- You have a large business base within city limits.

So for awhile during the 90's as Naperville was growing, so did property taxes. Now that everything is established and maxed out, they should be steady, if anything going down as bonds and other things are paid down.

Out here in Kane County, as with the other perimeter counties is where all the explosive growth is taking place, which requires schools, roads, infrastructure, etc... COuple that with a small business base, and the residents take it on the chin.

We're still growing in Naperville.

Naperville leading in area growth; population up by 4,700 - Naperville Sun

The biggest point you made is the business base. Corporate tax revenue helps keep household real estate taxes in check.

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

I think the other huge elephant is the missing state tax dollars??? I don't know how much of that is missing with this broke ass POS state.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

And that growth is into WILL county. NOT DuPage.

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

ROFL, you will never get that.

Can't beat em, join em. I'm going to solicit IT consulting business then. If no business, then I'll start peeling back the onion so I don't unintentionally burn that bridge

 

[DEEZUZ]

I was turned upside down when I got my new tax bill my shit went up 56%. Most of it was for the schools, so I think they finally got indoor plumbing and mechanical sharpeners.

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

if Indiana had mountains and some desert I wouldn't have to go far west.

does Indiana still not sell beer on Sundays?

 

[DEEZUZ]

They do not. I don't drink so it doesn't bother me

 

[DEEZUZ]

Alot of people thought that when Bible humper pence was gone that would be changed. Not yet

 

[JeffsLightning]

Finally got ours to work. Looks like it may go up 300 dollars this tax year.

That's nothing compared to what's being discussed in this thread but 4600 dollars of the bill goes to the school! Jesus Christ!

Never mind figured it out.

 

[Eagle]

peace out folks

Need any militia members to join you?!?

 

[Chester Copperpot]

Present.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

Renting for cheaper than your taxes ftw