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RandySF

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Tue Jul 23, 2024, 12:53 AM Jul 2024

DuPage County Forest Preserve District placing referendum on November ballot

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County will ask voters in the upcoming fall election to increase its tax levy, following a recent vote from commissioners. If approved in November, the infusion of additional funds could open the door to acquiring hundreds of additional acres of land.

Commissioners on Tuesday, July 16, voted unanimously in favor of a resolution that set the stage for the referendum question on the Nov. 5 election ballot.

District officials have outlined several reasons behind the referendum — the first in nearly two decades — including a flat $51.3 million levy in each of the past four years and a current funding structure that would make the acquisition of additional land difficult.

According to numbers crunched by the district, the referendum, if successful, would generate about $17.07 million in additional revenue.




https://www.nctv17.org/news/dupage-county-forest-preserve-district-placing-referendum-on-november-ballot/

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