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player ready...With all 600 precincts county, results show voters have strongly backed the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County’s referendum to increase taxes so it can buy more land and maintain what it already owns.
As of just about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, 270,482 votes had been cast in favor of passing the referendum and 159,928 votes were cast against the measure.
The unofficial vote count included all votes cast on Election Day as well as those from early voting and mail-in ballots. The numbers will change with the addition of more mail-in ballots that arrive postmarked for Nov. 5 and provisional ballots. The numbers will not be certified till later this month.
The forest preserve district’s referendum seeks a tax increase to bolster its funding. If approved, the measure would allow the district to extend a 0.0350% higher 2024 property tax levy than would be allowed under state tax caps. For property owners, the hike would translate to an additional $11.67 on their tax bills per $100,000 of home value, district officials said.
As a result, the district would receive about $17 million more in annual revenue, according to district estimates.
The additional funding will allow for the purchase of more land in coming years.
District officials have identified 250 acres of land across the county that they would like to purchase over the next decade with the additional funds. Purchasing those acres is a priority because the district wants to preserve as much remaining open space in the county as possible before it is developed.
The district also intends to use the additional funding to complete several projects laid out in its 2019 Master Plan as well as to help maintain its current level of programming and services, officials have said.
As of latest election updates Tuesday night, the county reported 71.68% voter turnout.
In the 2020 presidential election, 491,067 of 641,503 then-registered voters in DuPage County cast ballots, a 76.5% turnout.
To see other election results, go to napersun.com.