Last week, the Indiana Department of Local Government finance issued the Porter County Budget Orders and Final Tax Rates for the 2013 property taxes.
In Duneland, it should come as little surprise that each of the taxing units saw a bump in their tax rates. A narrow majority of voters said “yea” to a referendum last May raising the tax rates by 22 cents per $100 of assessed value to keep the Duneland School Corporation’s operating budget from declining further and causing drastic cuts.
The Duneland School Board voted to use the maximum 22-cent rate for this year, but said it looks to take less each following year until the referendum ends in 2019.
Rates in Duneland ranged from 1.6929 in Jackson Twp to 2.8943 in Portage City-Westchester Twp.
Tax rates were generally up in the county with Hebron (Boone) having the top rate of 3.0760. The lowest is Pine Twp.-Michigan City School Corporation with a rate of 1.0019.
The state also listed the countywide homestead credit at .090485 for 2013 taxes.
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