Lockport Fire District Holds Town Hall To Discuss Referendum

LOCKPORT, IL — The Lockport Township Fire Protection District will hold a town hall meeting to discuss its referendum on the March 17 ballot. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at Prairie Bluff Golf Club, 19433 Renwick Road.

According to the event page, fire district officials will discuss the details of the referendum and there will be a Q&A session.

The question voters will see on the ballot is:

"Shall the Lockport Township Fire Protection District, Will County, Illinois, be authorized to levy a new tax for emergency and rescue crews and equipment purposes and have an additional tax of .10 percent of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein extended for such purposes?"

According to documents filed with the Will County Clerk's office, the district wants to provide additional funding to pay for the costs of emergency rescue crews and equipment.