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Kane County Could See April Referendum to Support Developmentally Disabled
At issue: With state and federal revenue sources shrinking, Show You Care Kane is seeking a referendum that would increase property taxes by about $83 for the owner of a $250,000 home.
Back in early December, Geneva's City Council dispersed $139,000 to about a dozen local agencies, from the Ecker Center for Mental Health to Tri-City Family Services to Lazarus House and many more. At that time, Lynn O'Shea of the Association for Individual Development spoke passionately about the desperate financial situation facing Kane County's mental health providers. "We have (hundreds of people) on the waiting list, and that is the issue we are trying to address right now," she said. "Resources continue to decline, and we cannot keep up with the pace of need. We have people who have been waiting 10 years." O'Shea announced then that the AID board had made the decision to pursue a referendum on the April ballot seeking a .1 percent …
craig
8:29 am on Saturday, January 5, 2013
With my first paycheck of 2013 in hand, which is less than the last check of 2012 thanks to taxes, is it too early to vote NO. more ›