The OPRFHS School Board holds its next regularly scheduled meeting on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 at 7:30 PM. When available, the AGENDA will be posted HERE (scroll down the page to the Nov 17 meeting date and click on the "agenda" in the right column)
The best way to follow this issue and know what the next steps will be is to attend these meetings. See our update from November 9 HERE for more information.
ABSENTEE BALLOTS - As these are counted, the vote totals are changing and the NO lead has narrowed. NO now leads YES by 68 votes. The final count may not be certified by the county clerk for another week or so. This LINK has updated totals.
Pragmatic Solutions - OP-RF
11/9/16
It Looks Like We Did It
From the high school's website (Link)
Results are in - it looks like the NO vote prevailed in a close race. Results posted here: LINK
Updated (11/17) totals here: LINK (the NO lead has narrowed as absentee ballots are counted)
Suburban Cook County unofficial results for this election are displayed below. The tally (as of 11/9/16):
17,384 votes NO
17,266 votes YES
Thanks to a community-wide, grassroots effort, the voters of Oak Park and River Forest defeated the District 200 pool referendum today. We appreciate the efforts of everyone who worked to make sure that the community understood the issue.
We encourage everyone to stay informed and stay involved on the pool and related issues at the high school and in the community.
*note: Certified results may not be available until 11/29.
Community votes down bond referendum question by 0.34% margin
...With the failure of the referendum, the Board will begin new deliberations to determine next steps and will keep the community apprised of developments in the project.
Results are in - it looks like the NO vote prevailed in a close race. Results posted here: LINK
Updated (11/17) totals here: LINK (the NO lead has narrowed as absentee ballots are counted)
Suburban Cook County unofficial results for this election are displayed below. The tally (as of 11/9/16):17,384 votes NO
17,266 votes YES
Thanks to a community-wide, grassroots effort, the voters of Oak Park and River Forest defeated the District 200 pool referendum today. We appreciate the efforts of everyone who worked to make sure that the community understood the issue.
We encourage everyone to stay informed and stay involved on the pool and related issues at the high school and in the community.
*note: Certified results may not be available until 11/29.
11/8/16
GET OUT AND VOTE TODAY
THE REFERENDUM QUESTION IS THE VERY LAST ITEM ON THE BALLOT. THE QUESTION IS MISLEADING AND VAGUE. WE ARE VOTING ON WHETHER OR NOT TO SPEND $45MILLION TAXPAYER DOLLARS. FOR A POOL.
BTW - THE VOTE YES COMMITTEE (many of whom have driven the mega-pool conversation for years) REALLY KNOWS HOW TO SPEND MONEY. FOR A POOL.
BTW - THE VOTE YES COMMITTEE (many of whom have driven the mega-pool conversation for years) REALLY KNOWS HOW TO SPEND MONEY. FOR A POOL.
11/5/16
Parking Issues, Tax Issues - More Reasons to VOTE NO!
The Referendum Question is the LAST item at the very end of the BALLOT. Vote NO!
PARKING
^ smaller replacement garage is inadequate for current & future needs
^ high school already pays almost $60K/year to rent spaces in the Pilgrim Church lot (LINK)
^ garage needs routine maintenance but is structurally sound
^ see the parking study HERE
TAXES
^ tax increase for new bond debt
^ as property taxes go up, so do rents
^ reserves of $100 million taxpayer dollars
^ other tax increases are coming, including an 8.97% tax levy increase in Oak Park (LINK pg 3)
and D97 (Oak Park elementary schools) plans a referendum for April 2017
WASTE
^ $12+ million to demolish and rebuild a parking garage
^ environmental impact of demolition
^ land & money are limited resources and must be allocated with care
FACILITIES
^ pool is larger than needed; this large pool dominated all decisions
^ academic needs are secondary, classroom & performing arts expansion totals just $7.5 million
Look HERE for MORE INFORMATION on any of these points.
PARKING
^ smaller replacement garage is inadequate for current & future needs
^ high school already pays almost $60K/year to rent spaces in the Pilgrim Church lot (LINK)
^ garage needs routine maintenance but is structurally sound
^ see the parking study HERE
TAXES
^ tax increase for new bond debt
^ as property taxes go up, so do rents
^ reserves of $100 million taxpayer dollars
^ other tax increases are coming, including an 8.97% tax levy increase in Oak Park (LINK pg 3)
and D97 (Oak Park elementary schools) plans a referendum for April 2017
WASTE
^ $12+ million to demolish and rebuild a parking garage
^ environmental impact of demolition
^ land & money are limited resources and must be allocated with care
FACILITIES
^ pool is larger than needed; this large pool dominated all decisions
^ academic needs are secondary, classroom & performing arts expansion totals just $7.5 million
Look HERE for MORE INFORMATION on any of these points.
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