Sentences with phrase «bond referendums for»

In addition, during the 1960's, voters passed three bond referendums for land acquisition and development: in 1962 for $ 395,000, in 1965 for $ 465,000 and in 1968 for $ 2,800,000.

This has prompted officials to consider adding such a park to a possible retry for a bond referendum for the November ballot.

In 1976, Park District voters approved a $ 1,500,000 bond referendum for golf course development.

In his speech on Wednesday, Cuomo proposed a $ 2 billion bond referendum for schools.

That's just a fraction of an estimated $ 8 billion of school infrastructure needs in North Carolina, and state lawmakers are under pressure this year to place a $ 1.9 billion statewide bond referendum for schools on the ballot this fall, although the state Senate, under Berger's leadership, has been reluctant to take up the bond.

Not exact matches

In the days since UK Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed the date of the referendum, markets have experienced some volatility focused on UK - specific assets; spreads for some UK issuers of euro - denominated bonds have widened considerably for no apparent reason, which suggests to us that a lot of Europeans are selling their UK exposure.

The legal debt limit for non ‐ referendum bonds is.575 % of assessed valuation ($ 19 million).

Three youth athletic associations that formed the backbone of a referendum committee of the Carol Stream Park District have pulled their support for an $ 8 million bond issue to purchase and develop a 117 - acre farm for athletic fields.

Commissioners hope to make clear to voters that despite the wording of the referendum question, which calls for a 15 - cent hike in the corporate fund levy, the board has also promised a 15 - cent cut in the bond fund levy.

In recent years, those opponents have helped defeat a long list of Park District referendum proposals that asked for permission to sell bonds to construct a swimming facility.

«We have an opportunity, if voters in town agree with the referendum, to have new debt in place with a minimal impact to residents,» said Wilson, adding that with currently low interest rates, residents likely would see no tax increase during the first five years of the 15 - year bond sale and a minimal increase for the following 10 years.

The non referendum bonds needed to accomplish this project will be sold and will not raise taxes as these sales have been carefully planned for many years.

In 1955, Park District voters approved a referendum to issue $ 675,000 in bonds for land acquisition and park development.

The outcome was the successful 1975 «Save The Parks» referendum which authorized the Park District to increase the corporate tax rate from.125 % to.175 %, increase the recreation tax rate from.075 % to.12 %, and issue $ 537,000 in bonds for deferred maintenance projects and construction of a maintenance garage at Frontier Park.

In 2012, residents voted against the Park District issuing referendum bonds for capital improvements at Lake Arlington.

In December of 1972 the vote went against the Park District's referendum to issue $ 2,550,000 in general obligation bonds for park improvement and development including the construction of a fieldhouse at Dryden Park, land acquisition, the construction of a north side maintenance garage, and the construction of an indoor ice rink complex along with increasing the corporate tax rate by.025 %.

WOODSTOCK — Less than 15 minutes after voting to hold an April referendum on a $ 3.9 million bond issue for recreation, the Woodstock city council debated a proposal to reorganize the parks and recreation department as an independent park district.

The 1976 referendum which authorized the Park District to issue bonds to construct the golf course, also authorized bonds of $ 1,300,000 for park development.

Enough residents of the Lockport Township Park District in northern Will County have signed petitions to force a referendum on a $ 6 million bond issue planned by park district officials to pay for not only what they say is a much - needed new golf course, but a recreation center and major renovations to the district «s other facilities.

Legislation to make it easier for voters to get a bond referendum placed on the ballot was signed into law by Gov. James Thompson.

Within weeks, supporters collected more than 3,000 signatures to get a referendum proposal on the March 2002 ballot to sell $ 25 million in bonds for the purchase.

Asking voter permission to issue $ 1 million in bonds in a referendum would bring in more money for parks without raising taxes, he said.

Blievernicht, who is gathering signatures for a petition to decide such matters by referendum, told Village Board members this week that he is concerned about their plan to sell bonds for capital improvements.

TINLEY PARK — A scale model of a proposed new recreation center, made by students at Prairie View Junior High School in Tinley Park, is helping voters decide whether to support a bond referendum proposal for the real thing.

FRANKFORT — Summit Hill School District 161 board members approved the sale of $ 16.4 million in construction and renovation bonds this week, a move made possible by passage of a $ 23.9 referendum proposal in April for school construction and renovation.

The referendum will seek $ 115 Million in funding for three school construction projects, major renovations and repairs, continuation of CCSD's National award - winning technology program, replacement of aging school buses, land acquisition with a focus on a solution for Cherokee High School overcrowding and, «the No. 1 priority»: continued retirement of bond debt from the last 15 years of construction projects.

Within the past four years, Grayslake residents have twice rejected Park District referendum proposals to issue bonds to pay for a community center.

We do have a referendum process; it is required for bond issues and to amend the state constitution.

Public authorities, run by his appointees, can borrow with state taxpayers» backing without requiring voter approval, as when the state holds a referendum for a major bond act for transportation or environmental projects.

NYSUT spent $ 3.2 million on lobbying, $ 4.55 million helping Democratic state legislative candidates through an independent expenditure committee and $ 200,000 in support of a referendum for a $ 2 billion bond to boost technology in schools.

St. Lawrence wanted to issue large bonds to secure funding for a new ballpark but a referendum from voters opposed the idea.

It's still unknown whether Cuomo's proposal for $ 2 billion to upgrade water infrastructure will be a bond issue — requiring a public referendum in November before any debt is issued — or funded by public authorities.

In calling for a $ 2 billion «Smart Schools» bond referendum to put better technology in schools, Cuomo said the improvements could help bridge the gap between poor and wealthy schools.

Warren led a petition drive in March that was going to force a public vote on borrowing for the construction of the new building, but the board withdrew the bond resolution and is borrowing a lesser amount that does not require a public referendum.

If enough valid signatures were collected for a referendum, one of the town attorney's recommendations was to rescind it and adopt another bond with a five - year payback that is not subject to a referendum.

AQE Executive Director Billy Easton praised the governor's call for universal prekindergarten and for the technology bond referendum.

And he called for a bond referendum on November's ballot — called the Smart Schools Initiative — that would create a $ 2 billion fund to improve technology in schools.

For example, a 2014 referendum approved additional bonds in support of biomedical and marine research.

This editorial in the Bangor Daily News quotes MDI Biological Laboratory research assistant Jesse Rochester on the need for STEM jobs in Maine in making the case in favor of a June 13 ballot referendum for a $ 50 million bond to support the growth of innovative R&D companies in Maine.

For this reason, School Districts and their private sector partners spend a lot of time engaging with the local community within a District in the run - up to the Bond Programme referendum.

The building's extensive water damage, cracking walls, falling plaster, and dry rot was unsafe, the board said, calling for a $ 2 - million bond referendum to pay for the needed repairs.

This helps you connect with members of the community who do not have children in your school and are otherwise not engaged, but may be asked to support your school (for example, by voting for a bond referendum).

Whether it is changing a school culture, a childs life prospects, policymakers thoughts on accountability, or voters minds on a bond referendum, educators are constantly on the lookout for evidence that they are succeeding as change agents.

It is probably very helpful to her as tax levy and bond issue referendums come around to have had a chance to step inside a real school and get a flavor for our world.»

Their platform also calls for a statewide $ 1.9 billion school construction bond referendum placed on the ballot.

District 191 voters approved a building bond referendum in February 2015 to finance the project, along with a $ 2.5 million per year levy for instructional technology.

Effective communication is a learned skill creating understanding, developing cooperation, building teamwork, and strengthening the opportunities for success in your relationships, bond referenda, and building projects, all which lead to realizing innovative school design.

Under North Carolina's state constitution and school finance laws, it is the state's responsibility to pay for instructional expenses (including personnel) while county governments pay for capital expenses (buildings and maintenance) unless there are statewide bond referendums or other state solutions.

Historically, the state has passed a bond referendum every 10 years for school capital construction.

Under North Carolina's state constitution and school finance laws, it is the state's responsibility to pay for instructional expenses (including personnel) while county governments generally pay for capital expenses (buildings and maintenance) unless there are statewide bond referendums or other state solutions.