Politics & Government

Sussex Tax Bills Rise

Education components show highest increases.

Four of five divisions of government whose services are funded in part with money collected by property tax bills in the Village of Sussex registered increases in their tax levy in 2010, with K-12 public schools and the Waukesha County Technical College imposing the largest hikes.

All or portions of the village are taxed to support the Hamilton and Richmond school districts and the Arrowhead Union High School, whose combined levy within the village is $11,798,000 (all levies rounded), up 4.8 percent from last year.

WCTC levied $1,427,000 in taxes against village properties, up 4.7 percent from last year. The village itself levied $5,138,000 in taxes, up 1.3 percent from last year. The portion of Waukesha County taxes levied against property in the village is $2,279,000, up 3.6 percent.

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The portion of state taxes levied against properties in the village is $196,271, down 1.8 percent.

The School Levy Tax Credit, intergovernmental state aid intended to pick up a portion of the state's constitutional responsiblity for public education, brings the net tax increase in the Village of Sussex to 3.9 percent.

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Property taxes may be paid in full on or before Friday, Dec. 31 in order to deduct the expense in full on 2010 income tax returns. Residents have the option, however, of paying half by the end of the year, then paying the balance by mid-year 2011.

Village Hall is closed Christmas Eve on Friday, Dec. 24, but is open 8 a.m. to  5 p.m. each day during the week of Monday, Dec. 27.


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