Sentences with phrase «district advisory referendum»

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ROLLING MEADOWS — An attorney for the Park District says the board might not have the legal authority to act on a citizen - driven advisory referendum.

Voters in the Plainfield Township Park District will be deciding three advisory referendum proposals in the March 18th election.

Although all of the Oak Lawn votes had not yet been counted late Wednesday, voters there were rejecting the measure by better than a 2 - 1 ratio, stunning Park District officials who had seen them overwhelmingly approve an advisory referendum on the matter in November 2004.

After the referendum, the Park District and the board sought to boost citizen participation, which resulted in the formation of advisory boards for Centennial Beach and Frontier Park, among others.

The proposed referendum question would be advisory only and ask voters whether up to $ 300,000 should be transferred from village coffers to the Park District each year for the next 15 years to help pay for a pool.

The district «s suit is against the Du Page County Board of Elections, which ruled that park districts do not have the authority to hold advisory referendums.

An advisory committee is recommending that the Glen Ellyn Park District ask voters to approve a $ 3.5 million referendum proposal for a new outdoor swimming pool in Sunset Park.

Although the Park Board is not formally bound by the results of the March 21 advisory referendum, the 6,939 to 5,747 vote opposing construction of the outdoor facility on Park District property near Belmont Road and Grant Street gave members pause.

Park District Executive Director Barbara Heller said Friday that some board members were still considering placing an advisory referendum measure on the April 17 ballot and may reconsider the issue at a future meeting when all board members are present for a vote.