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House Research Department Updated: September 2008 <br />Special Assessments Page 15 <br /> <br /> <br />Department of Revenue Data <br />Figures 1 and 2 and the Appendix table contain special assessment data that was obtained from <br />the annual Property Tax Bulletins prepared by the DOR. These Bulletins are a compilation of <br />the information reported in the Abstract of Tax Lists (and other information annually certified to <br />DOR by the counties). As noted earlier, there is no way to separate how many of the dollars are <br />for public improvements and how many relate to the services and unpaid charges. <br /> <br />Figure 1 shows that 71 percent of the total payable in 2006 special assessments were levied by <br />the cities. Counties levied 22 percent, a significant but distant second to the dollars levied by <br />cities. Townships and special taxing districts levied only 4 percent and 3 percent respectively. <br />School districts do not levy special assessments. <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 1: Total Special Assessments by Taxing District <br />Taxes Payable 2006 <br /> <br />Special Taxing District <br />3% <br />City <br />71% <br />Township <br />4% <br />County <br />22% <br />Source: Department of Revenue, The 2006 Abstract of Tax Lists <br />