After a referendum for a new sales tax failed in November, the Effingham School District passed a resolution this spring funding a $55 million total investment into district projects; It raises property taxes by 8-13 percent. An Illinois House Bill signed in September last year removed the referendum requirement in certain scenarios, and allows school boards to approve resolutions for new school buildings targeting pre-K and kindergarten spaces.
The people of this District need to get out and sign that petition to stop this ridiculous school board from spending $55M and raising their taxes. It is amazing that the people tell the school district through voting, that they will not pay any more for the school district in taxes…but then the school board decides, nah, they are too stupid, we know better, lets just spend the $55M on what we want and raise their taxes. Too bad – so sad. Clearly, the School Board and District have not communicated well enough the reasons as to why they need… Read more »
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
The people of this District need to get out and sign that petition to stop this ridiculous school board from spending $55M and raising their taxes. It is amazing that the people tell the school district through voting, that they will not pay any more for the school district in taxes…but then the school board decides, nah, they are too stupid, we know better, lets just spend the $55M on what we want and raise their taxes. Too bad – so sad. Clearly, the School Board and District have not communicated well enough the reasons as to why they need… Read more »