REFERENDA QUESTIONS
NOVEMBER 3, 1998 GENERAL ELECTION

CITIES & VILLAGES
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS
PARK DISTRICTS
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
LIBRARY DISTRICTS


CITIES & VILLAGES

City of Zion

Shall the City of Zion, Lake County, Illinois, become a home rule unit, pursuant to Article VII, Section 6(a) of the Illinois Constitution?

Village of Lake Zurich

Shall the Village of lake Zurich become a home rule unit pursuant to the authority granted by Article VII, Section 6(a) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970?

Village of Fox River Grove

Shall bonds in the amount of $1,645,000 be issued by the Village of Fox River Grove, McHenry and lake Counties, Illinois, for the purpose of paying a part of the costs of (a) refunding an obligation previously issued by the Village to purchase the land for and (b) construction and equipping municipal facilities, including a new Village Hall and Police Facility, and for expenses incidental thereto, said bonds bearing interest at the rate of not to exceed the greater of 9% per annum or 125% of the rate for the most recent date shown in the 20 G.O. Bonds Index of average municipal bond yields as published in the most recent edition of The Bond Buyer, published in New York, New York, at the time the contract is made for the sale of said bonds?

Village of Volo

Under the Property Tax Extension Law may an aggregate extension not to exceed .4375% be made for the Corporate Fund of the Village of Volo for the 2000 levy year and subsequent years?

City of North Chicago

Shall the City of North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois, adopt a system of staggered terms for aldermen?

Lake Bluff Annexation

Shall the following described territory be annexed to and become part of the Village of Lake Bluff?

PARCEL 1: THE SANCTUARY UNIT 1 SUBDIVISION BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 12 AND PART OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 11, TOGETHER WITH THAT PART OF ATKINSON AVENUE LYING SOUTH OF AND ADJOINING SAID SANCTUARY SUBDIVISION UNIT 1, (EXCEPT THAT PART OF OUTLOT H LYING WEST OF THE WEST LINE OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 18, ALL BEING EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED, MAY 9, 1994 AS DOCUMENT 3537870 IN LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

PARCEL 2: THE SANCTUARY UNIT 2 SUBDIVISION BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN TOGETHER WITH THAT PART OF ATKINSON AVENUE LYING SOUTH OF AND ADJOINING SAID SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 8, 1995 AS DOCUMENT 3671339 IN LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

PARCEL 3: BLOCK 1 (EXCEPT LOTS 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, AND 9 OF SAID BLOCK 1) IN FREDERICK H. BARTLETTS NORTH SHORE PROPERTIES SUBDIVISION BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PARTS OF SECTIONS 18 AND 19, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 12 AND SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, TOGETHER WITH THAT PART OF TALBOT AVENUE LYING SOUTH OF AND ADJOINING SAID PORTION OF BLOCK 1 ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 21, 1927 AS DOCUMENT 295961, IN LAKE COUNTY ILLINOIS.



FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS
 

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods F.P.D.

Shall the extension limitation under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District, formerly known as the Vernon Fire Protection District, be increased from 3.3% to 43% for the 1998 levy year?

Grayslake F.P.D.

Shall the extension limitation under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for the Grayslake Fire Protection District, Lake County, Illinois be increased from 1.7% to 45.7% for the 1998 levy year?

Winthrop Harbor Fire

Shall the extension limitation under the Property Tax District Protection District Extension Limitation Act for Winthrop Harbor Fire Protection District be increased from 1.70% to 73.00% for the 1998 levy year?


PARK DISTRICTS
 

Wauconda Park District

Shall the Wauconda Park District be authorized to levy and collect an additional tax of not to exceed .10% for all corporate purposes as provided in Section 5-3 of the Park District Code?


SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Grass Lake School District Number 36

Shall the debt service extension base under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for the Grass Lake School District Number 36, Lake County, Illinois, for payment of principal and interest on limited bonds be established at $95,000 for the 1998 levy year and all subsequent levy years?

Big Hollow School District Number 38

Shall the Board of Education of Big Hollow School District   Number 38, Lake County, Illinois, build and equip a school building, alter, repair and equip existing school buildings, purchase and improve a new school site, and acquire and equip playgrounds, recreation grounds, athletic fields, and other buildings and land used or useful for school purposes and issue bonds of said School District in the amount of $7,500,000 for said purposes?

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?

McHenry Community Number 15

Shall the Board of Education of McHenry Community Consolidated School District Consolidated School District Number 15, McHenry and Lake Counties, Illinois, alter, repair and equip school buildings of said School District, build and equip an addition to an existing school building of said School District, build and equip a new school building as may be necessary, purchase a school site with a building thereon and alter, repair and equip the building for school purposes, and issue bonds of said School District to the amount of $25,000,000 for said purpose?

Fox Lake Grade School No. 114

Shall the Board of Education of Fox Lake Grade School District 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?

Grayslake Community High District Number 127

Shall the Board of Education of Grayslake Community High School District Number 127, Lake County, Illinois, acquire a site for school purposes, build and equip additions to and later, repair and equip the Grayslake High School Building and issue bonds of said School District to the amount of $20,000,000 for said purpose?

Waukegan Community Unit School District No. 60

Shall the Board of Education of Waukegan Community Unit School District No. 60 be authorized to (1) issue bonds up to $33,158,000 for the purpose of repairing, renovating and equipping portions of all elementary and middle schools, including enlarging and improving property for the Caman, Whittier and North School sites; building additions to and equipping the McCall and Glenwood Schools; remodeling the Lincoln Center site to build and equip an elementary school thereon; building and equipping a new middle school at the Monroe/Butrick Street site; remodeling and equipping the Freshman Center, Waukegan High School and the Career Academy; and renovating Weiss Field and other athletic facilities; and (2) build and equip the new middle school?


LIBRARY DISTRICTS

Zion-Benton Public Library District

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?

Antioch Public Library District

Shall the annual public library tax rate for the Antioch Public Library District, Lake County, Illinois, be established at 0.235% of full, fair cash value instead of at 0.15%, the maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be extended?