Politics & Government
Elmhurst Council Eyes 1st Step On New Police Station
The full council will look at the issue at its meeting Monday. The city is considering a property tax hike to pay for the new building.
ELMHURST, IL — The Elmhurst City Council on Monday plans to consider taking the first step toward building a new police station. Action is expected.
Late last month, the council's public safety committee recommended going $3.5 million into debt for the architecture and engineering.
After that is done, the committee said the city could then seek grants to help pay for the project.
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The committee said it would cost too much to repair the current 35-year-old building. The plan is to tear it down and build on the same site at 125 E. First St.
The new building, including designs, is estimated to cost $48 million.
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Last year, the council's finance committee recommended that the project be paid for by hiking the hotel tax, selling a city building and increasing the property tax by $53 a year over two decades on a median-priced house.
In last week's election, Mayor Scott Levin, a vocal advocate of the plan, cruised to victory with 71 percent of the vote. His opponent, former longtime Alderman Mark Mulliner, opposed the plan.
All the candidates for City Council backed a new building.
The City Council meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 209 N. York St.
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