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A $6.9 million tax levy for 1998 was approved by the Mokena Elementary District 159 school board Wednesday night.
The levy represents an 11.2 percent increase over the 1997 levy, with much of the increase stemming from growth in the district’s assessed valuation.
The levy includes $4.7 million for the education fund; $681,000 for the operations and maintenance fund; $318,400 for the transportation fund; $95,000 for the working cash fund; $109,650 for the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund; $134,750 for Social Security; $27,100 for life-safety purposes; $91,500 for tort immunity; and $53,500 for special education.