VOP Fall 2013

Volume 31 - Number 4

Fall 2013

Trustee Carole Griffin Ruzich Finance Committee Chair

Village Board Approves 2013 Property Tax Rebate The Village of Orland Park Board of Trustees recently approved a property tax rebate in the amount of $2.2 million. This amount is a rebate of the 2012 property taxes paid to the village by residents in calendar year 2013. Including this recently approved rebate, the village will have rebated property taxes to residents in nine of the last 12 years, in the total amount of approximately $32.3 million. Consistent with the last rebate cycle, the rebate amount each household receives will be determined by the total number of applicants, as this year’s rebate will be evenly divided among eligible residents whose submitted applications are approved. Based upon the number of approved applications last rebate cycle, residents can expect a rebate of approximately $137. The 2013 rebate program began in late October with the mailing of postcards to all residents within the corporate boundaries of the village. The postcard included general information about the rebate program and the various methods available for obtaining and submitting applications, as well as the application deadline. Residents are encouraged to submit applications on-line via the tax rebate website at www.optaxrebate. com. Residents can also visit www. optaxrebate.com to download a printed application and bring the completed application and all required documentation to Village Hall or drop the application in

the mail. Residents are also able to bring required documentation to Village Hall and village staff will electronically submit their applications and required documentation for them. Along with the required application, eligible residents must include copies of their second installment 2012 property tax bill, a valid driver’s license reflecting the address of the property for which they are applying and a current utility bill reflecting the address of the property for which they are applying. Those applying online can scan and upload copies of these documents or take a picture of them with a cell phone or tablet. Residents are encouraged to adjust their scanner settings to ensure that the file is not too large to submit electronically. Photo quality settings produce larger files. If a resident includes their water billing account number on the application, they do not have to provide a copy of a recent utility bill.

Beginning this rebate cycle, the village is offering applicants the option of receiving a credit on their water billing account for the amount of the rebate as opposed to receiving a check in the mail. All completed applications with the required documents must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Friday, December 13, 2013. Checks will be mailed to residents in mid-March 2014. Questions may be directed to the Village’s Tax Rebate Hotline at 708/403-3086.

PAPER APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE Frederick T. Owens Village Hall 14700 South Ravinia Avenue Recreation Administration Building 14600 South Ravinia Avenue Sportsplex 11351 West 159th Street Orland Park Public Library 14921 South Ravinia Avenue

Village of Orland Park 2013 PROPERTY TAX REBATE

Save time. Rebate online. www.optaxrebate.com Apply beginning November 4, 2013. Applications due no later than December 13, 2013.

Mayor Daniel J. McLaughlin Village Clerk John C. Mehalek Trustee Kathleen M. Fenton Trustee James V. Dodge Trustee Edward G. Schussler Trustee Patricia A. Gira Trustee Carole Griffin Ruzich Trustee Daniel T. Calandriello

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