Referenda Results March 21,2006

Of the hundreds of referenda proposals submitted to the voters for the general election held March 21, 2006, a total of 19 proposals concerning park district, forest preserve conservation and recreation agency issues appeared on ballots across the state. Two propositions concerned the establishment of park districts. Voters in Cumberland County approved the reorganization of the Township Park District into a general park district, while in Jasper County the majority of those voting were against the formation of a county park district.

In McHenry County, voters chose to increase the size of the Crystal Lake Park District Board from five to seven members. The remaining 16 proposals concerned agency finances, with only six meeting voter approval. Two out of the five tax issues passed, while four out of 11 bond issues met voter approval. Data for this report were obtained from county clerks offices from around the state and the Illinois State Board of Elections, which hadn't posted official vote totals as of press time. If you are aware of an initiative that is not on included, please contact me at pmurphy@ILparks.org.

Park District, Forest Preserve, Conservation and Recreation Agency Referenda Results

	DISTRICT	JURISDICTION	TYPE	DESCRIPTION	PASS/FAIL	VOTES YES/NO
	Lemont Park District	Cook, DuPage, Will	Bonds	Shall bonds of the Lemont Park District, Cook, DuPage and Will Counties, Illinois, to the amount of Thirteen Million Dollars ($13,000,000) be issued for building, maintaining, improving and protecting of the existing land and facilities of the District, including the construction and equipping of aquatic, wellness and community centers, and for the payment of the expenses incident thereto?	Fail	Yes = 2,442 No = 2,529
	LeRoy Community Park District	McLean	Bonds	Shall bonds of the LeRoy Community Park District, McLean County, Illinois, to the amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) be issued for the purpose of demolishing and replacing the existing pool, renovating the bath house and refurbishing the tennis...	Fail 1	Yes = 395 No = 677
	Neoga Township Park District	Cumberland	Misc.	Shall the Neoga Township Park District reorganize as a general park district under the park district code?	Pass	Yes = 225 Fail = 109
	Oak Lawn Park District	Cook	Bonds	Shall bonds of the Oak Lawn Park District, Cook County, Illinois, to the amount of Ten Million Five Hundred Fifty-Nine Thousand Dollars ($10,559,000) be issued for the purpose of paying the costs of the construction of an indoor/outdoor aquatic facility...	Fail	Yes = 2,833 No = 6,561
	Park Ridge Park District	Cook	Bonds	Shall bonds of the Park Ridge Recreation and Park District, Cook County, Illinois, to the amount of twenty-four million six hundred thousand dollars ($24,600,000) be issued for the purpose of replacing the Oakton Park pools, entry, lockers, showers...	Fail	Yes = 2,933 No = 6,422
	Roselle Park District	DuPage	Bonds	Shall bonds of the Roselle Park District, DuPage County, Illinois, to the amount of One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,800,000) be issued for the purpose of funding swimming pool construction...	Pass	Yes = 1 ,587 No = 843
	South Barrington Park District	Cook	Bonds	Shall bonds of the South Barrington Park District, Cook County, Illinois, to the amount of One Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1 ,400,000) be issued solely for building and improving new community parks located in The Woods of South Barrington...	Fail	Yes = 317 No = 474
	Waterloo Park District	Monroe	Bonds	Shall Waterloo Park District, in the City of Waterloo, Monroe County, Illinois, install aquatics facilities, including land and related facilities and issue its bonds to the amount of $4,500,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?	Fail	Yes = 1 ,283 No= 1,636
	Westmont Park District Winnebago Park District	DuPage Winnebago	Tax Tax	Shall the Westmond Park District be authorized to levy and collect an additional tax of Not to exceed .25% for all corporate purposes, including the cost of constructing and operating a swimming pool... Shall the extension limitation under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for Winnebago Park District be increased from (the lesser of 5% or the increase in the Consumer Price Index over...	Fail Fail	Yes = 1 ,283 No = 1,636 Yes= 171 No = 504

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