Fredonia increases village tax levy 14.2% Fredonia - On a 5-2 vote, with the current and former village presidents voting no, the Village Board has approved a 2006 budget that includes a nearly 14.2% property tax levy increase. The levy will rise from $579,549 to $661,598, Village Clerk / Treasurer Jo Ann Wagner said. Before passing the budget after a hearing Thursday night, the board reduced the levy by $15,000. The board decided not to construct a second soccer field next year in the southwestern corner of the village. As a result of the levy increase, the property tax rate...