Township Board Public Hearing
Regular MeetingUrbana, IL · December 9, 2019
Minutes
STATE OF ILLINOIS CUNNINGHAM TOWNSHIP
Diane Wolfe Marlin, Chair Charles A. Smyth, Township Clerk
CUNNINGHAM TOWNSHIP BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING
Monday, December 9, 2019
The Cunningham Township Board held a public hearing Monday, December 9, 2019 at 7 p.m. in the
Council Chambers at the Urbana City Building, 400 S. Vine Street, Urbana, Illinois.
ELECTED OFFICIALS PHYSICALLY PRESENT:
Chair: Diane Marlin
Trustees: Bill Brown, Shirese Hursey, Dean Hazen, Eric Jakobsson, Dennis Roberts,
Jared Miller, Maryalice Wu
Town Clerk: Charles A. Smyth
Assessor: Wayne Williams
ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT VIA TELECONFERENCE: None
ELECTED OFFICIALS ABSENT: Danielle Chynoweth, Supervisor
OTHERS PRESENT: Frederic Grosser; Kay Meharry
I. ROLL CALL
Chair Marlin called the Public Hearing of the Cunningham Township Board to order at 7:01 p.m.
Chair Marlin opened the hearing and stated the purpose of the hearing, which was to receive
public input on a proposed property tax increase for the Town of Cunningham for 2019.
She read the hearing notice, as follows: The corporate and special purpose property taxes
extended or abated for 2018 were $1,184,454.38. The proposed corporate and special service
property taxes to be levied for 2019 are $1,471,733.56. This represents a 24.3% increase over
the previous year.
The property taxes extended for debt service and public building commission leases for 2018
were $0. The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building
commission leases for 2019 are $0. This represents a 0.00% increase over the previous year.
The total property taxes extended or abated for 2018 were $1,184,454.38. The estimated total
property taxes to be levied for 2019 are $1,471,733.56. This represents a 24.3% increase over
the previous year.
Chair Marlin opened the public hearing to the public. No one came forward.
II. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
There was none.
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III. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Cunningham Town Board, Chair Marlin
declared the Public Hearing adjourned at 7:03 p.m.
Charles A. Smyth
Township Clerk
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Minutes Approved: January 13, 2020
Agenda
TOWN OF CUNNINGHAM
Office of the Supervisor
Danielle Chynoweth 205 West Green Street
Township Supervisor Urbana, Illinois, 61801
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF
URBANA CUNNINGHAM TOWNSHIP
A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax increase for Town of Cunningham for 2019 will
be held on December 9, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the City of Urbana Council Chambers, 400 S. Vine
Street, Urbana, IL 61801.
Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may
contract Charles Smyth, Township Clerk, 400 S. Vine Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801 at
217-384-2362.
The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or abated for 2018 were $1,184,454.38.
The proposed corporate and special service property taxes to be levied for 2019 are $1,471,733.56.
This represents a 24.3% increase over the previous year.
The property taxes extended for debt service and public building commission leases for 2018 were
$0. The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leases
for 2019 are $0. This represents a 0.00% increase over the previous year.
The total property taxes extended or abated for 2018 were $1,184,454.38. The estimated total
property taxes to be levied for 2019 are $1,471,733.56. This represents a 24.3% increase over the
previous year.
AGENDA
I. Call to Order and Roll Call
II. Public Input
III. Adjournment
Charles A. Smyth
Township Clerk
Persons with disabilities needing special services or accommodations for this meeting should contact the City of
Urbana's Americans with Disabilities Coordinator at 217-384-2466.
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