Naperville Township Votes To Do Away With Road District

NAPERVILLE TOWNSHIP -- Residents in Naperville Township voted in favor of abolishing the township's road district and allowing its duties to be handled directly by the township. Roughly 75 percent of voters said "yes" to the binding referendum question, according to unofficial vote totals.

The referendum question was phrased, "Shall the Road District of Naperville Township be abolished with all the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, obligations, and responsibilities being assumed by the Naperville Township?"

The Naperville Township Road District handles 16 miles of unincorporated roads throughout parts of Naperville Township, according to Chicago Tribune.

In April 2017, Naperville Township and Lisle Township residents had voted in favor of a referendum question about whether the two townships should merge their road districts. Since then, there has been no forward motion to consolidate the districts, Chicago Tribune reports.

The merger would take effect officially in 2021. According to Daily Herald, reps from Naperville Township say the new referendum question should override the one that favored the merger.

Nevertheless, it's still not clear how Naperville Township will move forward with road district plans in the light of Tuesday's vote.