Homewood School District 153’s tax collection rate is near perfect, according to the district’s auditors.
Taxpayers paid their property taxes at a rate of 98 percent in 2015 and 2016, according to Tim Fagan of Legacy Professionals, who presented the district’s latest audit report at its Jan. 7 meeting.
Fagan said this high payment rate supports a healthy budget for the district. Other districts collect taxes at rates as low as 60 percent,…
