Community Conversation – Paying Too Much Property Tax


Participate in a Community Conversation about property tax and recapturing our neighborhoods

Tuesday, November 19
6:00 – 8:30 pm
Salvation Army, 500 S. Rockford Ave, Rockford

Led by WREX TV Anchors, James Stratton and Kristin Crowley

Panelists include:

  • Michael Dunn Jr, Executive Director of Region 1 Planning Council
  • Nathan Bryant, President & CEO of Rockford Area Economic Development Council
  • Gary Anderson, Chairman, Great Neighborhoods, and Winnebago County Land Bank Appointee
  • Karl Franzen, Director of Community & Economic Development, City of Rockford
  • Litesa Wallace, Interim Director of Human Services, City of Rockford, and former Illinois State Representative of the 67th District

You will learn about…

  • Delinquent taxes: how they affect the assessed value of your property and your property tax
  • Solutions in progress to correct the problem and recapture lost values
  • Perceived inequities in the assessment process that place downward pressure