Schaumburg Sales Tax Rollback Effort Presents 1,250+ Signatures to Village Board

Old news but it tells us so much about the tax situation and municipal expenditures. 

Schaumburg –At the October 27^th, 2009 Schaumburg Village Board meeting the Schaumburg Freedom Coalition will present to Mayor Al Larson and the Village Trustees over 1,250 signatures from local residents in support of reducing Schaumburg’s home rule sales taxes which contribute to a 12% total bar and restaurant tax—the highest tax of its kind in the United States—and its 10% retail tax, which is second only to the City of Chicago.

The advisory petition seeks to reduce Schaumburg’s home rule sales tax 1 percentage point, and the home rule food & beverage tax 2 percentage points, resulting in a 9% retail sales tax for both …..

“Salaries are getting out of control in the Village. A recent Freedom of Information Act Request by the Schaumburg Freedom Coalition revealed that the number of Village employees making over $100,000 per year (not including health & retirement benefits) has grown from 30 in 2005 to 110 in 2008. Initially, when I confronted the Mayor, Village Board Meeting not a single Village official was even aware of the dramatic increase.

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