The Barrington Park District is asking voters to approve an $18.8 million bond issue in April that would pay for improvements at Langendorf Park, including pool upgrades and pickleball courts. (Daily Herald File Photo, 2015)
The Barrington Park District will ask voters in April to approve an $18.8 million bond issue to pay for improvements at Langendorf Park, including a new pool, bathhouse and courts for platform tennis and pickleball.
Even if the measure passes, officials say, residents will see a decrease in how much they pay the district in property taxes.
That’s because the $11.5 million in bonds sold through a 2002 referendum to acquire Citizens Park have been repaid in full. There should be a further decline in 2028, once the bonds sold to build the Fitness and Recreation Center in Langendorf Park are repaid.
If the referendum succeeds, the district says, the owner of a home worth $500,000 would pay $35 less per year to the district. That same property owner would pay $110 less a year if voters reject the referendum.
The $18.8 million, along with $2.95 million from existing capital funds, would be spent to replace the pool and bathhouse, add six to eight courts for pickleball and four for platform tennis. Plans also call for a warming hut at the courts and replacement of a picnic shelter.
Park board President Linda Hovde said the improvements are necessary because of deteriorating facilities and the demand for activities such as pickleball.
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