Drainage upgrades will raise tax bills in Pesotum

PESOTUM – Many homeowners on the west side of Pesotum could see their property taxes increase by $170 a year for the next 10 years to pay for proposed storm water drainage improvements.

The Pesotum Consolidated Drainage District, which includes most, but not all, of the land in Pesotum west of the Canadian National Railroad, has petitioned the courts to create a subdistrict that would include the portion of the district within the village limits.

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