The South Barrington Park District again is seeking voters’ permission to sell 34 acres off Bartlett Road and Route 59. Voters approved the sale in 2020, but the district was unable to close on a deal within a one-year window.
It’s not déjà vu — South Barrington Park District officials again are asking voters to approve selling 34 acres off Bartlett Road and Route 59.
It’s the fourth time the district has brought the proposal to voters. It was rejected in 2018 and 2019, and then approved in 2020 — but officials couldn’t finalize a deal with either of two interested developers before a one-year window expired, Park District Executive Director Jay Morgan said.
Still hoping to unload the property, park district leaders have put the question on the April 4 ballot.
“We are once again required to go to referendum to ask for approval to sell the property,” Morgan said.
If approved by voters, the district will hold an auction to sell the property, he added.
The park district bought the land, once home to a tree nursery, about 20 years ago as part of a lawsuit settlement. But because of its topography and other factors, officials determined the land isn’t ideal for recreational activities and would be too costly to develop.
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