'We need to have this tabled until the election in April.' 'It needs to be voted on by the residents of the citizens of Aurora,' said Jim Buzzard. If property taxes are not enough to cover payment in a given year, PENN said it would make up the difference, the city said.īut some taxpayers don't like the city kicking in anything - given the casino owners made $75 million from their now-30-year-old riverfront Aurora casino last year. The $360 million plan includes a $50 million bond issuance by the city, which the city has previously said would be repaid not from general taxpayer funds, but from increased property taxes received from the new site.
