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A '''Cary School District Bond Measure''' | A '''Cary School District Bond Measure''' was on the [[November 2, 2010 ballot measures in Illinois|November 2, 2010]] ballot in the Cary school district which is in [[McHenry County, Illinois ballot measures|McHenry County]]. | ||
This measure | This measure was '''approved''' | ||
* '''YES''' 4,625 (58.21%){{approved}} | |||
* '''NO''' 3,319 (41.77%)<ref>[http://www.mcvote.org/results/index.html ''McHenry County Elections'', Current Election Results]</ref | |||
A group in favor of this measure | This measure sought to create a bond in the amount of $15 million in order to help balance the budget, support school programs and ensure teacher salaries. This was one of the worse schools districts in terms of financial stability in the state and the bond will ensure that the state will not take over the school and it could better support the needs of the students it services.<ref>[http://www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-cary-school-vote-july19,0,2199606.story ''WGN TV'', "Cary school district votes to put $15M referendum on ballot," July 20, 2010]</ref> Average homeowners in the district will pay around $85 extra a month in property taxes to pay for the bond since it was approved. The district already cut around $6 million from its budget and stated that a similar amount would still need to be cut even if the bond was approved.<ref>[http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=395113 ''Daily Herald'', "Bonds will be on the ballot in District 26," July 20, 2010]</ref> | ||
A group in favor of this measure had been formed to help promote and educate voters about the issue. The group was called '''Cary CARES''' and was led by two parents of children who go to the school. They felt that the school needs the money and that the financial impact for homeowners is small in comparison to the benefit the school would receive. They planned to do whatever they can to educate voters about the issue and help with supporting the measure passes.<ref>[http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2010/09/21/r_mm6h16brsbgauj8cnrkuq/index.xml ''Northwest Herald'', "Parents form ‘yes’ vote group," September 22, 2010]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 18:46, 17 November 2010
A Cary School District Bond Measure was on the November 2, 2010 ballot in the Cary school district which is in McHenry County.
This measure was approved
- YES 4,625 (58.21%)
- NO 3,319 (41.77%)Cite error: Closing
</ref>missing for<ref>tag Average homeowners in the district will pay around $85 extra a month in property taxes to pay for the bond since it was approved. The district already cut around $6 million from its budget and stated that a similar amount would still need to be cut even if the bond was approved.[1]
A group in favor of this measure had been formed to help promote and educate voters about the issue. The group was called Cary CARES and was led by two parents of children who go to the school. They felt that the school needs the money and that the financial impact for homeowners is small in comparison to the benefit the school would receive. They planned to do whatever they can to educate voters about the issue and help with supporting the measure passes.[2]
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