The Villge of Mahomet is trying annex the 49 homes in the quiet, older part of Briarcliff. I have lived in Briarcliff since 1993 with water from Sangamon Valley, road maintenance from the township, and police protection from the county. Mahomet is not offering me any upgrades in service, but they want me to pay them an additional $570 in property taxes and they receive an additional $3000 from the state for me and my wife. So the village gets $3570 a year and I get nothing. Doesn’t seem fair does it. Governments give incentives to businesses all the time. Maybe they could rebate the additional property tax on the 49 homes until the current owners sell their property. With an average of 2.5 residents per home they would still collect $188,000 per year from the state. So Mahomet, be fair and rebate our additional tax.
Jack Blevins
