Urbana Park District board weighed levy options 23% to 26% above last year; tax hearing set Nov. 10
The Oct. 13 packet also carried a $329,000 Busey Woods bridge contract, two trucks and a $1.1 million preliminary capital budget.
URBANA - The Urbana Park District board had three property tax levy options before it Oct. 13, each raising its total levy 23% to 26% over last year, according to the district's board packet. Taxes extended for 2025 totaled $10,585,379.
The 2026 options are $13,020,743, $13,222,041 and $13,322,690, increases of 23.01%, 24.91% and 25.86%. The debt-service share is estimated at $1,043,523, slightly below last year. The draft resolution leaves the amount blank for the board to fill in and sets a Truth in Taxation public hearing for 6 p.m. Nov. 10 at 1011 E. Kerr Ave. A notice of the proposed increase is to be published Oct. 28, the administration report says.
Staff also recommended buying two 2027 three-quarter-ton trucks from Landmark Ford of Springfield for $157,624 plus a $7,881 contingency, and awarding the Busey Woods bridge replacement to low bidder Duce Construction of Champaign for $329,000 plus a $20,000 contingency. A $450,000 state grant is the bridge's main funding.
A preliminary 2027 capital budget of $1,097,000, mostly paid for by a planned December bond sale, was up for discussion, with approval expected Nov. 10. Minutes showing the board's votes have not been posted.
Source: Urbana Park District Board of Commissioners packet, Oct. 13, 2026 (https://www.urbanaparks.org/upload/board-of-commissioners/2026/10-13-26%20Regular%20Board%20Meeting%20Packet.pdf).