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From the Editor
A fresh perspective
Megan Bernard
megan@glencoeanchor.com
When I started
working in
the North
Shore, I quickly learned
that stormwater is a hot
topic and something many
homeowners around here
deal with regularly.
I sat through and
covered many meetings
across North Shore towns
regarding stormwater,
floodplains and strategies
to relieve standing water
on properties.
Unfortunately after
buying our first home
in the suburbs, we have
dealt with flooding in
our backyard as well and
we’re currently planning
an extensive French drain
project. It’s a helpless
feeling to have when
water flow seems to be
never ending in places you
cannot control. Thankfully,
however, no water has
damaged our actual home,
as I know this isn’t always
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and research. The Teich
postcards recall an era
when people sent vacation
greetings home by mail;
an era when the world
seemed more far-flung and
people were impressed
by pictures of unknown
adventures. So, the next
time you are travelling
the case local residents
experience.
This week, I found it interesting
to read a feature
by our reporter, Christine
Adams, on a program initiated
by Glencoe resident,
Bob Footlik.
Footlik worked with architecture
students from Illinois
Institute of Technology
to design a home for a
floodplain in Winnetka.
Instead of trying to
alleviate flooding issues
before building on a site
on a floodplain, Footlik
asked the students to
design a home that could
withstand it.
He told me the concept
was to use “affordable, less
than perfectly buildable
sites for flexible housing.”
Christine detailed the
designs submitted for the
contest, which was judged
by local brokers from
Coldwell Banker and a developer
who is interested
in building these projects.
In all, it was a different
perspective to look at, as
many people, including
myself, are dealing with
similar problems at our
homes.
If more homes were
build like the ones the
students designed, perhaps
we wouldn’t be dealing
with as many unfortunate
rainwater issues.
and see a postcard touting
“Greetings from [your
location],” remember that
it was a Glencoe man
who helped make these
postcards famous.
Glencoe: Yesterday and
Today is a biweekly column
submitted by the Glencoe
Historical Society. Go to
www.glencoehistory.org or
www.glencoe150.org.
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to be high. The point is
that NT’s Tax Rate is
low because, as my table
shows, the District’s EAV
per student is quite high.
In other words, NT’s low
Tax Rate isn’t really an
indicator of “Strong Financial
Stewardship.” It’s
a reflection of high property
values in the district.
Indeed, even with a low
Tax Rate, NT raises and
spends more per student
than virtually all the other
listed districts.
The foregoing isn’t a
criticism of NT’s financial
management. I have
no reason to believe that
NT’s Board and Administration
aren’t good
stewards. We demand
educational excellence,
and excellence costs
money. I do have a
problem, though, with the
authors of these periodic
go figure
22
reports (not just NT’s)
when they can’t resist
the temptation to razzle
dazzle us. As a taxpayer, I
don’t appreciate taxpayerfunded
reports that spin
information to make the
governmental unit look
good.
Incidentally, your
recently issued 2018
Property Tax Bill shows
that NT’s 2018 Tax Rate
is $2.11 per $100 of EAV,
and 26 percent of your
total tax payment will
go to NT. If the Assessor
has determined, for
example, that your home
is worth $800,000, you’ll
pay well over $4,000 to
NT, depending on your
exemptions.
Editor’s Note: This is a
regular column printed
in The Glencoe Anchor’s
sister paper, The Wilmette
Beacon. Due to the subject
content, it will appear one
time only in this paper.
An intriguing number from this week’s edition
November date Lightscapes will
make its United States debut
at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
(Page 10)
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