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REFERENDA QUESTIONS
April 13, 1999 CONSOLIDATED ELECTION
LAKE COUNTY
Lake County Forest Preserve District
Shall the Lake County Forest Preserve District borrow money and issue bonds to acquire
and improve forest preserve lands in order to preserve and restore wildlife habitats,
trail and greenway corridors, wetlands, prairies and forests; to provide flood control;
and to create and improve public use areas for recreation, education and historic
facilities in an amount not to exceed $55,000,000?
TOWNSHIP
Waukegan Township
Shall the Illinois General Assembly enact the Bernardin Amendment which would establish
health care as a basic right of every person in our state and establish May 31, 2002 as
the deadline to enact a plan for universal health coverage that permits everyone to obtain
decent health care on a regular basis?
Wauconda Township
Shall the Illinois General Assembly enact the Bernardin Amendment which would establish
health care as a basic right of every person in our state and establish May 31, 2002 as
the deadline to enact a plan for universal health coverage that permits everyone to obtain
decent health care on a regular basis?
Lake Villa Township
Shall the Illinois General Assembly enact the Bernardin Amendment which would establish
health care as a basic right of every person in our state and establish May 31, 2002 as
the deadline to enact a plan for universal health coverage that permits everyone to obtain
decent health care on a regular basis?
Deerfield Township now known as Moraine Township
Shall the Illinois General Assembly enact the Bernardin Amendment which would establish
health care as a basic right of every person in our state and establish May 31, 2002 as
the deadline to enact a plan for universal health coverage that permits everyone to obtain
decent health care on a regular basis?
Libertyville Township
Shall the Illinois General Assembly enact the Bernardin Amendment which would establish
health care as a basic right of every person in our state and establish May 31, 2002 as
the deadline to enact a plan for universal health coverage that permits everyone to obtain
decent health care on a regular basis?
MUNICIPALITIES
Villages of Round Lake
Round Lake Beach
Round Lake Heights
Round Lake Park
Hainesville
Shall the Village increase the surcharge from the current rate of up to $.75
(seventy-five cents) to a rate of up to $1.50 (one dollar and fifty cents) per month per
network connection, which surcharge will be added to the monthly bill you will receive for
telephone or telecommunication charges, for the purpose of improving and maintaining a
9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System?
Village of North Barrington
If a shopping mall/fashion center is built on the 108 acre parcel of land in the
southeast quadrant of the intersection of Route 12 and Old McHenry Road, would you prefer
that the Village of North Barrington have control over the development and receive the
estimated $3,000,000 of sales tax revenue annually rather than the Village of Hawthorn
Woods?
Do you approve the annexation of the 108 acre parcel of land in the southeast quadrant
of the intersection of Route 12 and Old McHenry Road into the Village of North Barrington?
Shall the Village Board of the Village of North Barrington approve the development of a
shopping mall/fashion center on the 108 acre parcel of land in the southeast quadrant of
the intersection of Route 12 and Old McHenry Road if said parcel of land is annexed into
North Barrington?
Village of Volo
Under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law may an aggregate extension not to
exceed $60,000 be made for the Corporate Fund of the Village of Volo, Lake County,
Illinois, for the 1999 levy year?
Shall the annual tax rate for Corporate purposes of the Village of Volo, Lake County,
Illinois, be increased from .25% to .4375% upon the value of the taxable property in the
Village as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue?
City of Waukegan
Shall the City of Waukegan, Illinois, impose a surcharge of up to $1.50 per month per
network connection on telecommunication carriers, which surcharge expense will be added to
the monthly bill you receive for telephone or telecommunications charges, for the purpose
of improving a 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System?
Village of Lincolnshire
Shall the Village of Lincolnshire use the power of eminent domain to acquire the
approximately 63 acre parcel at the southeast corner of Riverwoods and Everett Roads in
unincorporated Lake County for recreational and open space usage by Lincolnshire
residents.
Village of Gurnee
Shall the Village of Gurnee rezone or otherwise permit Six Flags Great America, Inc.
and/or Prism Development Company, LLC to develop 134 acres of open space situated west of
Interstate 94 and north of Washington Street to be operated for theme park uses including
an 'entertainment
village' and employee
housing facilities?
Village of Hawthorn Woods
Should the Village of Hawthorn Woods approve the proposed development of a Super
Regional Shopping Mall on the approximately 108-acre site at the southeast corner of the
intersection of U.S. Route 12 (Rand Road) and Old McHenry Road?
Shall the burning of leaves be prohibited within the Village of Hawthorn Woods?
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Millburn Community Consolidated School District Number 24
Shall the Board of Education of Millburn Community Consolidated School District Number
24, Lake County, Illinois, acquire land for, improve the site of, build and equip
additions to and alter, repair and equip the Millburn Community Consolidated School
Building and issue bonds of said School District to the amount of $9,900,000 for said
purpose?
Upon the issuance of said bonds, an amount not exceeding 15% of the equalized assessed
valuation of the taxable real property in said School District for the year 1998 will be
outstanding in bonds if the proposed issuance of bonds is approved by the voters of said
School District.
Community High School District Number 156
Shall the Board of Education of Community High School District Number 156, McHenry and
Lake Counties, Illinois, be authorized to acquire a new high school site, build and equip
school facilities thereon and improve said site, and alter, repair, renovate and build and
equip additions to the West Campus facilities, and issue bonds of the District therefor to
the sum of $46,000,000?
Antioch Community Consolidated School District Number 34
Shall the Board of Education of Antioch Community Consolidated School District Number
34, Lake County, Illinois, build and equip a new school building, build and equip an
addition to and alter, repair and improve the Antioch Upper Grade School Building, and
issue bonds of said School District to the amount of $11,850,000 for said purposes and for
the purpose of purchasing and improving a site for said new school building?
Round Lake Community Unit School District Number 116
Shall the maximum annual tax rate for the educational fund of the Round Lake Area
Schools, Community Unit School District Number 116, Lake County, Illinois, be increased
and established at 3.64 percent on the equalized assessed value of taxable property
instead of 3.24 percent the maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be
extended?
The total dollar amount of the most recently approved annual budget of the School
District is $39,101,199 and the total dollar amount of that annual budget would be
$40,132,189 if increased by the amount of additional tax which may be levied if the
proposition is approved, a percentage increase of 2.64% of the total dollar amount of the
most recently approved budget. If the current fund tax rate of 3.24% would be increased to
a maximum rate of 3.64%, the percentage increase would be 12.35%. It is estimated that the
approximate amount of taxes for educational purposes extendible under the maximum rate of
3.24% is $8,351,024.57, and that the approximate amount of taxes for educational purposes
extendible under the proposed tax rate of 3.64% is $9,382,015.26.
Round Lake Community Unit School District Number 116
Shall the Board of Education of Community Unit School District Number 116, Lake County,
Illinois, build and equip additions to its existing Round Lake Senior High School, Early
Education Center and Indian Hill School, improve the sites of, and remodel, equip, alter
and repair, the existing school buildings of said School District, and to pay the cost
thereof, issue bonds of said School District to the amount of sixteen million dollars
($16,000,000)?
Bannockburn School District Number 106
Shall the maximum annual tax rate for educational purposes of Bannockburn School
District Number 106, Lake County, Illinois, be increased and established at 2.21% upon all
the taxable property of said School District at the value, as equalized or assessed by the
Department of Revenue, instead of 1.96%, the maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next
taxes to be extended for said purposes?
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The approximate amount of educational fund taxes extendible under the maximum rate now
in force in said School District is the sum of $2,389,441.
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The approximate amount of educational fund taxes extendible under the proposed increased
rate is the sum of $2,694,217.
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The annual rate at which educational fund taxes are currently levied is 1.96% and the
percentage of increase between said rate and the maximum rate of 2.21%, if approved, is
thirteen percent (13%).
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The total dollar amount of expenditures of the 1998-1999 budget of said School District,
including bond and interest, is $2,448,640 and the total dollar amount of the expenditures
of the 1998-1999 budget of said School District, including bond and interest, is estimated
to be $2,753,416 if the proposition is approved, equaling a twelve percent (12%) increase.
Fox Lake Grade School District Number 114
Shall the Board of Education of Fox Lake Grade School District No.
114, Lake County, Illinois, build and equip an addition to and alter, repair and improve
the Stanton School Building, and issue bonds of said School District to the amount of
$12,300,000 for said purpose?
Woodland School District Number 50
Shall the maximum annual tax rate for educational purposes of
Woodland Community Consolidated School District No. 50, Lake County, State of Illinois, be
increased and established at 2.32 percent on the full, fair cash value of taxable property
as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue instead of 1.87 percent, the maximum
rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be extended for said purpose?
The approximate amount of educational taxes extendible under the
maximum rate now in force in said School District is the sum of $16,726,968.
The approximate amount of educational taxes extendible under the
proposed increased rate is the sum of $20,752,174.
The total amount of the most recently approved annual budget of the
School District is $33,170,835.
The total amount of the budget increased by the amount of
additional tax which may be levied if the proposition is approved is $37,196,041.
The percentage of increase in the total dollar
amount of the most recently approved annual budget of the School District if such total
dollar amount were increased by the amount of additional tax which may be levied if the
proposition is approved is 12.1 percent.
The percentage of increase between the maximum rate
at which the tax for educational purposes may be levied if the
proposition is approved and the annual rate at which such tax currently is levied is 24.1
percent.
Grayslake Community Consolidated School District Number 46
Shall the Board of Education of Grayslake Community Consolidated School
District Number 46, Lake County, Illinois, acquire land for school purposes, build and
equip two school buildings, and issue bonds of said School District to the amount of
$23,195,000 for said purposes?
Beach Park Community Consolidated School District No. 3
Shall the Board of Education of Beach Park Community Consolidated
School District Number 3, Lake County, Illinois, acquire land for school purposes, build
and equip a new school building, alter, repair and equip existing school buildings, and
issue bonds of said School District to the amount of $14,600,000 for said purposes?
Township High School District Number 113
Shall the Board of Education of Township High School District Number
113, Lake County, Illinois, for its Highland Park and Deerfield High Schools, construct
and equip additional instructional classrooms, replace and equip science labs, construct
and equip computer labs, expand library/instructional materials center space, repair and
replace infrastructure, improve the safety and efficiency of the physical plants, build
and equip additions to such schools, remove, renovate and repair portions of such schools,
and improve the sites for such schools and issue bonds in an amount not to exceed
$70,000,000 for such purposes?
William Rainey Harper Community College District 512
Shall the Board of Trustees of William Rainey Harper Community College
District No. 512, Counties of Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenry and State of Illinois, be
authorized to build, equip, alter and repair community college buildings and building
additions, including a science and technology center, and acquire and improve buildings
and land used or useful for community college purposes and issue the bonds of said
Community College District to the amount of $124,800,000 for said purposes?
PARK DISTRICTS
Grayslake Community Park District
Shall the Grayslake Community Park District, Lake County, Illinois, be
authorized and empowered to levy and collect a tax of not to exceed .04% for the purpose
of funding the Park District=s share of providing recreational programs for the handicapped as provided in
Sections 5-8 and 8-10b of the "Park District Code"?
PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICTS
Zion-Benton Public Library
Shall the annual public library tax rate for The Zion-Benton Public
Library District, Lake County, Illinois, be established at .22% of full, fair cash value
instead of at .15%, the maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be
extended?
Ela Area Public Library District
Shall the bonds of "The Ela Area Public Library District, Lake County, Illinois," in the amount of Thirteen
Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($13,900,000) be issued for the purpose of erecting
a building to be used as a library, purchasing a site for erecting such a building,
furnishing necessary equipment therefor, and acquiring library materials and electronic
data storage and retrieval facilities in connection therewith?
Cook Memorial Library District
Shall the bonds of the Cook Memorial Public Library District, Lake
County, Illinois, in the amount of $25,430,000 be issued for the purpose of erecting two
new library buildings: one, in the downtown of the Village of Libertyville on or within
750 feet of the current library site containing not less than 70,000 square feet and a
second in the Village of Vernon Hills in the vicinity of Aspen Drive and Route 60
containing not less than 15,000 square feet, furnishing necessary equipment therefor and
acquiring library materials and electronic data storage and retrieval facilities in
connection therewith?
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS
Prospect Heights Fire Protection District
Shall the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District levy a special tax
at a rate not to exceed .05% of the value of all taxable property within the district as
equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the purpose of providing funds to
pay for the costs of emergency and rescue crews and equipment?
Fox River Grove Fire Protection District
Shall the Fox River Grove Fire Protection District levy a special tax at a rate not to
exceed .015% of the value of all taxable property within the District as equalized or
assessed by the Department of Revenue for the purpose of establishing a firefighters'
pension fund?
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