Barrington Area Unit District 220 voters in the spring election will decide whether the district can borrow $185 million for upgrades to schools — a move rooted in a community process that began in 2017.
School board members Tuesday night voted 5-2 to place a request to borrow the cash on the April 2 ballot. Officials say the construction work would address how District 220’s schools should evolve over the next 20 years.
Tentative figures show the $185 million proposal, if approved, would add $97 to the annual property tax bill for an owner of a typical $500,000 median value home in District 220.
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How about giving the tax payers a break for a few year. The schools are already overfunded. Good administrator do more with less. Stop trying to build an empire!
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We are tired of paying!
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Pigs at the trough!
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