Learn About the Plainfield Park District's Referendum: Letter

The following is a letter to the editor from the Plainfield Park District

The Plainfield Park District has a referendum question on the Nov. 8 ballot. The purpose of this referendum is to authorize the Plainfield Park District to issue $10,500,000 in bonds.

Because the Park District has completed the 2001 bond repayment, the new bonds would replace the previous bonds and the tax rate will stay the same. Therefore if the referendum is approved, the Park District will maintain the current tax rate while being able to issue new bonds. If the referendum fails, the Park District’s share of the property tax bill for a home with a fair market value of $250,000 will go down $21.81 per year or approximately $1.82 per month.

If approved, the Park District plans to utilize $6,500,000 for building and equipping a recreation center at Bott Community Park. The remaining amount will be utilized to make improvements to parks and park facilities including ball field lighting at selected fields, neighborhood park safety and lighting improvements as well as capital improvements identified in the 2015 Capital Master Plan.

For more information please visit the Plainfield Park District’s referendum web page at http://www.plfdparks.org/referendum/ or call us at 815-436- 8812.

Respectfully,

Mary Kay Ludemann, President
Plainfield Park District Board of Commissioners