• Editor’s Note: The following article is based on information provided on the Kane County Clerk’s Office election webpages. Kane County Connects encourages citizens to take part in the election process and to seek additional information sources to make informed voting decisions.

As of Jan. 18, there are 17 referendums on ballots in various parts of Kane County, according to information provided on the Kane County Clerk’s Office website.

The referendums presently on the ballot include:

• A $27.14 million Batavia Park District proposition to build an indoor recreation-activity center.
• A tax-rate referendum for the Gail Borden Library.
• A proposed tax levy for mental health facilities in Elgin Township.
• A proposition to give Big Rock Township more authority to regulate refuse collection.
• A question of allowing recreational cannabis sales in Maple Park.
• A proposition to issue $8.5 million in general obligation bonds for the Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Protection District.
• A village of Pingree Grove proposition to levy a new tax for police protection purposes and have an additional tax of 0.6% of the equalized assessed value.
• A petition on whether the Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Protection District trustees should be elected rather than appointed.
• A resolution to determine whether to dissolve the West Dundee Fire Protection District.
• A Town and Country Library District proposition to create a new tax rate for Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund employer contributions.
•  Dundee Township tax levy referendum to provide mental health facilities.
• A resolution to determine whether McHenry County should persue a new structure for the Regional Superintendent of Schools or enter into an agreement with another Regional Office of Education to share it’s services.

Five of the referendums touch a small number of Kane County residents.

Three of those involve ballot questions for residents of Hoffman Estates, one involves an Oswego School District 308 proposal to raise the Property Tax Extension Limitation to .30% above the 2018 limiting rate, and another is a proposition to issue $147 million in school building bonds for Community School District 220, which is based in Barrington.

You can read more about the referendum language and find PDF versions of the full petitions by clicking the links below.

Referenda

District	Election Date	Summary	Referenda Type	Pass/Fail
Batavia Park District	3/17/2020	PROPOSITION TO ISSUE $27,140,000 PARK BONDS|Shall the Batavia Park District, Kane County, Illinois, build and equip an indoor recreational activity center, acquire and improve land therefor and issue its bonds to the amount of $27,140,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?	Resolution
Big Rock Township	3/17/2020	PROPOSITION TO AUTHORIZE ENHANCED TOWNSHIP AUTHORITY FOR REGULATION OF REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL	Resolution
Community School District 220	3/17/2020	PROPOSITION TO ISSUE $147,000,000 SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS	Resolution
Dundee Township	3/17/2020	Shall Dundee Township levy an annual tax of not to exceed .15% for the purpose of providing community mental health facilities and services including facilities and services for the person with a developmental disability or a substance use disorder?	Resolution
Elgin Township	3/17/2020	Shall Elgin Township levy an annual tax of not to exceed .15% for the purpose of providing community mental health facilities and services including facilities and services for the person with a developmental disability or a substance abuse disorder?	Resolution
Gail Borden Library	3/17/2020	Shall the limiting rate under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for Gail Borden Public Library District, Kane County and Cook County, Illinois,be increased by an additional amount equal to 0.08765% above the limiting rate for levy year 2018 in Kane County, Illinois and by an additional amount equal to 0.0850% above the limiting rate for levy year 2018 in Cook County, Illinois for the purpose of the establishment, maintenance, and support of a public library and be equal to 0.486% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein for levy year 2020?	Resolution
McHenry County Regional Schools	3/17/2020	Should the McHenry County Board pursue a new structure of the office of McHenry County Regional Superintendent of Schools, or enter into an agreement with another Regional Office of Education to share it’s services?	Resolution
Oswego School District 308	3/17/2020	Shall the limiting rate under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for Oswego Community Unit School District Number 308, Kendall, Kane and Will Counties, Illinois, be increased by an additional amount equal to .30% above the limiting rate for school purposes for levy year 2018 and be equal to 5.32922% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein for levy year 2020?	Resolution
Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Protection District	3/17/2020	PROPOSITION TO ISSUE $8,500,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS	Resolution
Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Protection District	3/17/2020	Shall the trustees of the Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Protection District be elected, rather than appointed?	Petition
Town and Country Library District	3/17/2020	PROPOSITION TO CREATE A NEW TAX RATE FOR IMRF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION PURPOSES|Shall the Town and Country Public Library District, Kane County, Illinois, be authorized to levy a new tax for Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) benefits and have an additional tax of 0.02% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein extended for such purposes?	Public Question
Village of Hoffman Estates	3/17/2020	Shall the Village of Hoffman Estates encourage the creation of a full interchange at Beverly Road and the I-90 Jane Addams Memorial Tollway?	Resolution
Village of Hoffman Estates	3/17/2020	Shall the Village of Hoffman Estates encourage the development of entertainment venues within the Village of Hoffman Estates’ Economic Development Area?	Resolution
Village of Hoffman Estates	3/17/2020	Shall the Village of Hoffman Estates encourage the State of Illinois to appoint judges based on merit?	Resolution
Village of Maple Park	3/17/2020	Shall the corporate authorities of the Village of Maple Park permit the operation of Recreational Cannabis Businesses within the limits of the corporate boundaries of Maple Park, subject statutorily permissible zoning restrictions and taxation?	Resolution
Village of Pingree Grove	3/17/2020	PROPOSITION TO AUTHORIZE A NEW TAX RATE UNDER THE PROPERTY TAX EXTENSION LIMITATION LAW|Shall the Village of Pingree Grove, Kane County, Illinois be authorized to levy a new tax for police protection purposes and have an additional tax of 0.6% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein extended for such purposes?	Resolution
West Dundee Fire Protection District	3/17/2020	Shall the West Dundee Fire Protection District dissolve and be consolidated into the Rutland Dundee Fire Protection District?	Resolution

SOURCE: Kane County Clerk’s Office website