By Eric Peterson | Daily Herald
Barrington Area Unit District 220 voters will decide the fate of a $64 million tax hike proposal Nov. 5 that would help build a new high school auditorium, fund security improvements and enhance the science, math and arts curriculum.
The District 220 board unanimously approved the ballot question Tuesday and preparations are already under way for a series of informational meetings next month.
If voters approve the plan, the owners of a $500,000 home would see an increase of about $235 a year on the district’s portion of property tax bills, officials said.
The scope of the anticipated projects is the result of a collaboration of approximately 2,500 community members this year who favored the middle of three proposed options for the referendum, District 220 Director of Communications Samantha Scheinman said.
A more expensive option would have sought $11.5 million more for plumbing and maintenance, she added.
“The district will be taking care of those things using the remaining funds from our $147 million referendum that passed in March 2020,” Scheinman said. “The projects for that referendum came in on time and under budget.”
The new, larger auditorium envisioned would be a modern, accessible space equipped with current technology, officials said.
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