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.