<p>Ali ElSaffar joins Dan Moroney on this episode of Common Ground Oak Park to discuss Oak Park taxes.  Ali was first elected Oak Park Assessor in 2001 and has been elected four subsequent times. The conversation on this episode provides an in depth overview of the tax burden in Oak Park and the impact that it has on taxpayers in Oak Park. </p> <p>Highlight video from this podcast can be seen on the Common Ground Oak Park <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/commongroundoakpark/?modal=admin_todo_tour">Facebook Page</a>& <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Tmih69peMdNHj2sGUWkKw?view_as=subscriber">YouTube Channel</a>.  </p>

Monica Sheehan: Pragmatic Pool Solutions Leader

Common Ground Oak Park is the platform for long form discussions of issues in Oak Park, IL.  Each episode aims to explore topics and people in the community at a more in depth level than can be provided anywhere else.  Host Dan Moroney seeks to find truth and common ground through interviews, discussions and Direct Messages to listeners.  Common Ground Oak Park aims to honestly discuss topics in a way that accepts that people of goodwill can have differing opinions.  Through the free and honest exchange of ideas, pathways forward can be identified that will lead to a better Oak Park.