Cook County forest preserves pitch a property tax hike to voters – WBEZ (Chicago)

For years the forest preserve district, advocates and some commissioners have sounded the alarm that the district hasn’t had enough resources. This year the district has a roughly $137 million budget, with more than $78 million in unfunded maintenance over the next five years, such as old roofs at picnic shelters that need to be replaced and parking lots that need to be repaved. And every year, there’s a shortfall of about $10 million for the district’s pension fund.