Lemont District 113A Referendum Projected To Fail
LEMONT, IL — Results were updated at 9:35 a.m. Wednesday.
With 100 percent of precincts reporting, a referendum from District 113A is projected to fail. The referendum asked voters for an operating tax increase of 29 cents, which the district said would have been used to reopen Central School and introduce full-day kindergarten.
The question on the ballot was:
Shall the limiting rate under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A, Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois be increased by an additional amount equal to 0.2900% above the limiting rate for school purposes for levy year 2019 and be equal to 2.124% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein for levy year 2020?" 1) The approximate amount of taxes extendable at the most recently extended limiting rate is $22,112,851 and the approximate amount of taxes extendable if the proposition is approved is $25,609,431. 2) For the 2020 levy year the approximate amount of the additional tax extendable against property containing a single-family residence and having a fair market value at the time of the referendum of $100,000 is estimated to be $96.57 for DuPage County and $84.56 for Cook County. 3) If the proposition is approved, the aggregate extension for 2020 will be determined by the limiting rate set forth in the proposition, rather than the otherwise applicable limiting rate calculated under the provisions of the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (commonly known as the Property Tax Cap Law).
14of 14 precincts reporting in Cook County
100 percent of precincts reporting in DuPage County
Cook County
Yes - 4,532 votes
No - 5,138 votes
DuPage County
Yes - 822 votes
No - 1,246 votes
Patch.com will continue to tally results and also keep in mind, it may be weeks before we know for sure who has been picked.
A deluge of mail-in votes cast this election amid the coronavirus pandemic — many of which will not be counted tonight — makes this election unlike any in the past. Officials have two weeks post-election to count all provisional votes.
The referendum asked voters to approve a 29 cent operating rate increase, but voters' property taxes would not have increased, according to a release from the district.
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If it had been approved, the funds would have allowed the district to reopen Central School, add full-day kindergarten, reduce class sizes and add teachers and staff. According to a release, the district would also purchase important classroom and curricular materials, enhance student security and safety and provide additional student support services, including social workers, guidance counselors and psychologists.
The Board of Education approved the referendum question in August, after first beginning discussion of space restraints and enrollment trends in May 2018.
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