RESIDENTS URGED TO DIRECT ANGER OVER TAX BOOST AT STATE

Residents can thank the county and the state for the 7 percent increase in their tax bills, trustees said last week.

Although trustees will lower the village`s 1992 tax rate levy to 78 cents per $100 in assessed valuation from last year`s rate of 80 cents, tax bills are expected to rise 7 to 10 percent, said Finance Director Robert Sterkowitz. The village will receive about $3 million as a result of the levy, or 7 percent more than last year`s $2.8 million.

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But much of the increased revenue will go to pay for state-mandated pension funds and liability insurance.

Which is why residents should direct their anger at higher levels, trustees said.