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November 5, 2008

Referenda Results

Not the best of days for libraries…

ILA has sent out their latest ILA Update (not online yet, but when it is it’ll be at http://www.ila.org/about/press/2008/update18.html, so keep an eye out) with a recap of the various referenda that libraries put on the ballots this election day, and the results are disappointing to say the least. As ILA analytically puts it in the Update, “0 passed, 10 failed for a 0 percent success rate.”

Let’s take a look at what was shot down for NSLS libraries:

Barrington Public Library   Cook, Kane, Lake, McHenry   Failed   Bond   Shall the bonds of the Barrington Public Library District, Cook, Kane, Lake, and McHenry Counties, Illinois in the amount $34,300,000 be issued for the purpose of constructing an addition to the existing library building and related improvements, furnishing necessary equipment therefore and acquiring library materials such as books, periodicals, films, recordings, and electronic data storage and retrieval facilities in connection therewith?

Huntley Area Public Library District   Kane, McHenry   Failed   Tax   Shall the limiting rate under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for Huntley Area Public Library District, McHenry and Kane Counties, Illinois, be increased by an additional amount equal to 0.075 percent above the limiting rate for levy year 2007 and be equal to 0.24886 percent of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein for levy years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011?

McHenry Public Library District   McHenry   Failed   Bond   Shall the bonds of the McHenry Public Library District, McHenry County, Illinois, in the amount of $32,000,000 be issued for the purpose of erecting a new building to be used as a library, furnishing necessary equipment therefore, acquiring library materials such as books, periodicals, films, recordings, and electronic data storage and retrieval facilities in connection therewith, erecting other improvements on the site thereof and demolishing the existing library building and related facilities?

The text of all ten failing referenda are available on the eventually-online ILA Update.

In hard economic times, it’s not surprising that people voted down sending additional money to governing agencies, but it’s still a bit of a let-down.

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