“The Carterville City Council voted Tuesday to approve a 30 percent property tax increase to cover ballooning pension costs. 'It’s extremely frustrating,' Mayor Brad Robinson said. 'Our total pension liability in 2011 was $60,000. Seven years later in 2018, it’s almost $430,000.' … 'We’re in a situation where somebody 100 miles away made rules,' Robinson said. 'For a mayor of 5,600, this is quickly going to become unsustainable.' …”