Fire territory plan flames out in Lake Station, New Chicago

Fire territory plan flames out in Lake Station, New Chicago

Concerns about the tax impact on schools and residents led the Lake Station City Council to reject a plan to form a fire territory with New Chicago. The East Lake Fire Protection Territory would have taken tax money away from the Lake Station Community School Corp. and the River Forest Community Schools, as well as adding another tax for property owners. Many homeowners are already at their property tax cap, leaving other taxing units to support…