Politics & Government

Oswego Village Board Votes Down Tax Hikes

Mayor breaks tie votes on increasing home-rule sales tax, motor fuel tax.

The Oswego village board on Tuesday voted 4-3 against two tax hike proposals to pay for local road maintenance and capital improvement projects.

One defeated proposal called for a half-cent increase in the local home-rule sales tax, while the other would have increased the village's motor fuel tax by four cents.

The votes came despite village staff predicting shortfalls in Oswego's annual road program over the next five years, according to the Beacon News. 

Trustees Pam Parr, Judy Solinger and Gail Johnson voted in favor of the increases, while Scott Volpe, Tony Giles and Terry Michels voted no.

Oswego Village President Brian LeClercq voted no to break the two tie votes.

A village board/committee of the whole meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 6, was cancelled by LeClercq.

“I put staff through three meetings in April and I was not going to put them through another back-to-back meeting,” LeClercq said, according to the Beacon.


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