Sentences with phrase «districts by another referendum»

She and the others said they want to change the park district by referendum because the alternative, running for the board themselves, would take too long.

In response to this obvious gerrymandering, a 2010 referendum in California gave the power to redraw congressional district lines to the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, which had been created to draw California State Senate and Assembly districts by another referendum in 2008.

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Should the referendum pass, a homeowner can expect to see an increase in their tax payment to the Park District increase by an average of $ 71 per year over the next 25 years.

Park Board attorney Bruno Tabis told the board that it might not have the authority to place a referendum question on a ballot because it doesn't have home - rule powers and that authority is denied by statewide park district code.

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.

However, he acknowledged that a park district can only be dissolved by referendum or by its own vote.

The possible referendum initiative was discussed last week by Library Board President James Wall during a joint meeting of the Library and Park District Boards.

Voters ratified the referendum by a 2 - to - 1 margin, and today, the Fox Valley Park District continues to carry forth the will of its residents by reinvesting those dollars into the communities from where they originated.

School officials said the district needs to taste success in its next referendum or face overcrowding by 1999 that might force them to use mobile classrooms, or institute split shifts or year - round school schedules.

The Trout Valley Village Board on Monday night approved a resolution supporting an April 13 referendum proposal by the Cary Park District to raise the money needed to purchase the 260 - acre Hoffman farm.

Meanwhile, the possible addition of a dog park, which has been sought by area owners because of the park district's long - standing ban on pets, is no longer being tied to the referendum, said Superintendent of Recreation Sue Gwinnup.

Two hotly debated «pass the pool» referendum measures were sunk in 1997 by voters who did not want higher property taxes to pay for a proposed multimillion - dollar family aquatic center on Park District land at Hunt Club Park on Hunt Club Road.

If the referendum proposal passes and the district takes on the added bond debt, any talk of the Park District dissolving and being absorbed by the village would be dropped, Bonebradistrict takes on the added bond debt, any talk of the Park District dissolving and being absorbed by the village would be dropped, BonebraDistrict dissolving and being absorbed by the village would be dropped, Bonebrake said.

The golf course came under new ownership in 1944, when Northwestern University purchased the property and took over operations until 1972, when it was purchased by the Wilmette Park District via a $ 4.2 million referendum that was supported by local voters, officials said.

The three referendum questions proposed by the district would ask voters whether the district should build a $ 4.5 million swimming facility; whether the district should buy land to the east of Newton Park for expansion; and whether a task force should be formed to study the need, best location and financial alternatives of a new pool facility.

Bonds were issued, through referendum and ordinance, by the Park District to finance its portion of the project, which amounted to $ 43,400.

TROUT VALLEY — The Trout Valley Village Board on Monday night approved a resolution supporting an April 13 referendum proposal by the Cary Park District to raise the money needed to purchase the 260 - acre Hoffman farm.

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 %.

The referendum question to form a Park District lost by 28 votes, while the proposition to raise taxes to support the district lost 1,852 District lost by 28 votes, while the proposition to raise taxes to support the district lost 1,852 district lost 1,852 - 1,423.

But if the district «s suit fails and the petition drive is successful, the referendum questions favored by the petition drive organizers would appear on the ballot, according to officials.

Alarmed that the site might become a gravel pit proposed by the Chicago - based mining firm Material Services, the Cary Park District also filed an eminent domain lawsuit seeking ownership, and district voters approved a bond issue in an April referendum to fund the pDistrict also filed an eminent domain lawsuit seeking ownership, and district voters approved a bond issue in an April referendum to fund the pdistrict voters approved a bond issue in an April referendum to fund the purchase.

The tax proposal, approved by 57 percent of the voters in an April 13 referendum, will add $ 870,000 a year to the Park District coffers, providing the money needed to buy the coveted Hoffman farm and dedicate it to open space and recreation.

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 facDistrict 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 facdistrict 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 facdistrict «s other facilities.

By night's end, backers of library referendum propositions in Glen Ellyn and the Indian Prairie District had cause to celebrate as final unofficial vote counts came out in favor of building the two multimillion - dollar facilities.

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.

In another closely watched election in Lake County, voters in Gurnee defeated by nearly a 2 - 1 ratio a referendum proposal that would have dissolved the village «s park district.

David Nelson, who was co-chairman of the citizens group pushing the referendum initiative, supports the proposal being considered by the Park District board.

The Bartlett Park District board has awarded a $ 2.1 million contract to a Mt. Prospect company to build a water park authorized by referendum.

establishment of a park district in the newly formed municipality by putting the proposition to referendum.

«The Forest Preserve District can not buy all open space in the county,» said Fagan, referring to the district's $ 75 million open - space referendum proposal approved by voters in NDistrict can not buy all open space in the county,» said Fagan, referring to the district's $ 75 million open - space referendum proposal approved by voters in Ndistrict's $ 75 million open - space referendum proposal approved by voters in November.

In the Gurnee referendum issue, critics of the park district board tried unsuccessfully to oust the board by abolishing the park district.

Years later, after their 2004 unsuccessful referendum, the Library District felt one of the reasons for their defeat was that they didn't hold title to a driveway (owned by the Park District) which cut the Library District's property into two halves.

Once the Library District moved forward by publicly releasing their development plans and holding informational meetings on a possible referendum, the Park District remained silent on the issue to avoid accusations of tampering with their referendum.

The idea was forwarded last month by Trustee Scott Berg in the wake of voters» overwhelming rejection of a referendum issue to create a Lake in the Hills park district.

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.

Suits filed by two Du Page County park districts to have non-binding referendum proposals placed on the November ballot could have significance throughout Illinois and provide the basis for similar actions in counties across the state.

The Park District's construction plans were derailed by the referendum loss and the decision this spring by the Grayslake Library District Board to back out of a joint venture to build a combination library - community center in Central Park.

The Park District's original plan to build a recreation center on land adjacent to the Lions Community Center was shot down by voters in an April referendum.

Niagara Falls voters approved the Niagara Falls City School District's sale of the building to CB Emanuel Realty by over a five to one margin in a December 2013 referendum vote.

The referendum required approval by 60 % of votes and simple majorities in 60 % of the 79 districts in order to pass: final results indicate that the referendum failed with only 57.7 % of votes in favor, although it did have majority support in 77 of the 79 electoral districts.

Voters head to the polls in New York's 20th district today to choose a replacement for appointed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D), a close race in a swing seat that has seen considerable spending by both national parties and will almost certainly be cast as an early referendum on President Obama's agenda.

Alan Rosa, Executive Director of the Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC), was shocked by the board's failure, last week, to okay a public hearing for a referendum on establishing a sewer district.

Of 229 statewide ballot propositions in 42 states and the District of Columbia this year, an estimated 22 propositions in 15 states relate to education, according to a nationwide survey conducted by the staff of Initiative and Referendum Report, a monthly publication of the Institute for Government and Politics.

Voters in both those states were unusually supportive of recent spending referendums put on the ballot by school districts.

The committee, whose first meeting is Feb. 21, would also look at the best ways to break up school districts, including whether to require a referendum by voters.

Allow school boards to reduce revenue limits by rescinding all or a portion of any increase to a district's revenue limit approved by an operating referendum.

As we reported in the July 18 WEAC Legislative Update, referendum restrictions included in the Senate GOP plan would exclude from «shared cost» any amount levied by a district in a prior year for either operating or debt service costs that were authorized by a referendum if doing so would not increase the district's equalization aid entitlement.

I realize that much has changed in the last few years — widespread economic hardship, cuts in state aid by both Democratic and Republican state governments, much slower than anticipated growth in property values,, the opportunity to cut staff compensation under the threat of union busting, dramatic cuts to the revenue limit base — but despite all of these changes, if you go back to the principles and the details of Partnership Plan used to sell the 2008 Operating Referendum (which passed overwhelmingly) I think you can find plenty of justification for increasing property taxes in order to achieve the mission of the district.

In other words, a negative tertiary school district would not lose equalization aid for capital expenditures that exceed the tertiary guarantee and are funded by referenda.