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			 PUBLIC NOTICE 
 Notice of Proposed Property Tax Levy for the City of Lincoln, 
			Illinois
 
 I. A Public Hearing to approve a proposed tax levy increase 
			for the City of Lincoln, Illinois for 2016 will be held on Thursday, 
			Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the City Council 
			Chambers in City Hall, 700 Broadway Street, Lincoln, Illinois 62656.
 
 Any person desiring to appear at the Public hearing and present 
			testimony to the taxing district may contact Susan K. Gehlbach, City
 Clerk, 700 Broadway Street, Lincoln, Illinois 62656; 217-735-2815.
 
			 
			II. The corporate and special purpose taxes extended or 
			abated for 2015 were $1,611,257.
 The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be 
			levied for 2016 are $1,561,257. This represents a 3.103% decrease
 over the previous year.
 
			
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III. The property taxes extended for debt service for 2015 were $165,445.
 The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service for 2016 are $ 
172,500. This represents a 4.264% increase from the previous year.
 
 IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for 2015 were $1,776,702.
 
 The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2016 are $1,733,757. This 
represents a 2.445% decrease over the previous year.
 
				 
			[Printed by order of the CorporateAuthorities of the City of Lincoln,
 Logan County, Illinois]
 
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