Mayor Tom Hayes said he couldn't comment on the bill, noting that its sponsor in the Senate, Democrat Ann Gillespie of Arlington Heights, introduced it to generate discussion among legislators and it's subject to changes. 'I respectfully request your leadership on this policy for the next 40 years, although I probably won't be around for that long.' 'I just received the biannual love note that I've been getting from the taxman for 42 years,' said Meersman, holding up a copy of his recent tax bill. Donald Meersman, a resident who brought the topic up during the village board meeting Monday night, called the legislation 'a stinker.'