District 205 Referendum Will Appear On November Ballot

ELMHURST, IL — At its Aug. 20 board meeting, the District 205 Board of Education has approved putting a referendum on the ballot in November. According to board documents, the board will now direct the DuPage Board of Election Commissioners and the Cook County Clerk to submit the School Building Bond Proposition to the voters of the district at the Nov. 6 General Election.

The referendum proposition will involve issuing $168,500,000 school building bonds. According to board documents, the proposal would include making improvements including building and equipping two school buildings to replace the Field and Lincoln Elementary School Buildings; proving STEM facilities, adding classrooms for full-day kindergarten; and improving security, energy efficiency and technology infrastructure.

During the meeting, board member John McDonough said the proposition would cost $150 per year for a $500,000 home.

According to board documents, this question will appear on the ballot:

Shall the Board of Education of Elmhurst Community Unit School District Number 205, DuPage and Cook Counties, Illinois, build and equip two school buildings to replace the Field and Lincoln Elementary School Buildings; build and equip additions to and alter, repair and equip existing buildings, including but not limited to improving security, providing STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) facilities, improving energy-efficiency and technology infrastructure and adding classrooms for full-day kindergarten; improve sites; acquire, improve and equip a building for educational purposes and acquire the site thereof and issue bonds of said School District to the amount of $168,500,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?

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