Mount Prospect has agreed to pay the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District nearly $2 million over the next three years.
The state requires the village to pay the fire protection district a five-year prorated tax levy payment for newly annexed properties formerly served by the district. But trustees on Tuesday agreed an accelerated three-year plan presented to the board by Fire Chief Brian Lambel, under which the village would provide payments of $665,000 to the district for each of three years.
The agreement, which has also been approved by the fire district's board, precludes court proceedings between the village and the district, Lambel said.