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D-67 May Ask For Tax Hike On February Ballot
In the Nov. 6 election, the district won one of its referendum questions and lost the other. It may ask again in the Feb. 26 primary.
Golf School District 67 plans to hold a meeting Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 6:30 to discuss when and how to again ask voters for funding, after voters turned down one of its two referendum requests in the Nov. 6 election.
The district, which educates students from Morton Grove and Niles, also has a full board meeting scheduled for Dec. 6.
In the election last March, the school district asked voters to approve two referendum questions: a $7.9 million construction bond referendum that would have made improvements and repairs to the district's two school buildings, and a $1.14 million tax rate increase that would have provided operating funds, which would pay for such things as teacher salaries and programs.
Earlier: Golf Dist. 67 explains referendum
Voters turned down both questions in March, but in the September election, they approved the bond referendum and defeated the tax rate increase.
The district said after the election that it would place the tax rate increase question on the ballot again.
At Tuesday's finance committee meeting, the committee will discuss putting the question on the Feb. 26 primary ballot, according to the Morton Grove Champion.
If the district does not put it on the February ballot, it could also place it on the April 9, 2013 election ballot.
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grandpa
8:43 am on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Thanks to village Trustee Dimaria, dist. 67 gets to come at us again for a tax increase in a primary election. Politics, (and many politicians), make me sick.
Annabelle
12:52 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
There will be a Board meeting tomorrow, December 10, at 6:30 pm in the Board Room at Golf School. If you are opposed to them putting another referendum on the ballot in February or April, I believe we as taxpayers need to go to this meeting. We need to have our voices heard. How many times do we have to say "NO". The Board will be voting on whether to put the referendum question on the ballot at this meeting. Grandpa please come to this meeting.
Annabelle
Old Time Grover
1:58 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Good to know, but noticed the meeting is really tomorrow which is Thursday December 6, 2012 at 6:30 pm in the Golf Middle School's Board Room according to what's on the school's website. Everyone said no already but seems the school board isn't listenting. Can we vote them out at this primary along with Dimaria if he's the one responsible for raising taxes.
anonymous
3:02 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
I think grandpa is the true politician as Dan DiMaria doesn't even live in this district and has nothing to do with the school! Seems like gandpa is trying to get points for his own candidate!!
grandpa
9:21 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
Nice attempt at deflection but no sale. DiMaria forcing a primary gives dist 67 one more bite at the apple. It also costs the taxpayers of Morton Grove extra dollars to run a primary election.