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Yorkville special census officially open, could generate extra $1 million from town’s growth · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Yorkville special Census officially open, could generate extra one million
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  Speaker 1: dollars from town's growth. Written by Joey Weslow, this article
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  Speaker 1: is being read by an automated voice brought to you
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  Speaker 1: by Everlett. The official headcount is underway and it may
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  Speaker 1: put an extra one million dollars in the City of
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  Speaker 1: Yorkville's coffers each year. With the city's population booming since
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  Speaker 1: the last official US census in twenty twenty, every new
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  Speaker 1: resident has the potential to generate state money for the town.
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  Speaker 1: The city receives two hundred and fifty dollars a year
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  Speaker 1: per resident in state tax disbursements, with city officials estimating
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  Speaker 1: that the current population has increased by four one hundred
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  Speaker 1: ninety nine people since twenty twenty, bringing the total to
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  Speaker 1: twenty five thousand, seven hundred and thirty two residents. That
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  Speaker 1: means an extra one million, fifty thousand dollars annually would
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  Speaker 1: be generated for the city. The Special Census online portal
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  Speaker 1: is now open and should take about ten minutes to complete.
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  Speaker 1: The city said to respond, residents need the twelve digit
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  Speaker 1: census ID that was mailed to their addresses. You can
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  Speaker 1: respond at portal dot census dot gov section Special Census.
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  Speaker 1: There is also the option to record your response in
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  Speaker 1: person when a US Census Bureau field representative visits your
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  Speaker 1: home to collect your answers in person. The city said
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  Speaker 1: the new state revenues for the community will be put
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  Speaker 1: towards offsetting costs of police protection, snow plowing, street repair,
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  Speaker 1: and other municipal services. The next nationwide census will be
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  Speaker 1: held in twenty thirty. City officials approve the special census
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  Speaker 1: so they could generate extra income in the meantime. The
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  Speaker 1: city is paying eight hundred and ninety nine nine hundred
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  Speaker 1: and fifty dollars to conduct the special census. Mayor John
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  Speaker 1: Purcell previously said the short term investment is well worth
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  Speaker 1: it in the long run. Besides the extra annual tax revenues,
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  Speaker 1: city officials are willing to pay the upfront costs for
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  Speaker 1: the survey because the higher population may finally qualify the
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  Speaker 1: city for home rule status. Towns qualify for the status
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  Speaker 1: once the Illinois Secretary of State certifies that the community
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  Speaker 1: has a population over twenty five thousand residents. Home rule
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  Speaker 1: status enables communities to perform city governance with broader authority
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  Speaker 1: without having to seek approval from state officials. City staff
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  Speaker 1: can move more quickly to explore solutions for local issues
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  Speaker 1: through implementation of new policies, establishing new regulations, and creating
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  Speaker 1: new taxes employment opportunities. The Census could also put money
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  Speaker 1: directly into residence pockets as well. The US Census Bureau
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  Speaker 1: is hiring local individuals for part time jobs. Positions are
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  Speaker 1: currently available for field representative, field supervisor, and clerk. Field
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  Speaker 1: representatives earn twenty two dollars and fifty cents per hour,
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  Speaker 1: Field supervisors earned twenty six dollars per hour, and clerks
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  Speaker 1: earn twenty two dollars and fifty cents per hour. All
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  Speaker 1: positions include paid training. You can learn more about the
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  Speaker 1: job positions at usajobs dot gov slash