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AUGUST 20, 2014
Vol. 6 No. 50
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Voters to decide on $19.5 million for park upgrades If voters approve measure, park district officials would use money to improve, repair facilities By rex roBinson for the BugLe
sweditor@buglenewspapers.com @JolietILNews
Registered voters in Joliet this November will be asked via a referendum proposal whether to approve a tax hike to allow the Park District to borrow $19.5 million to upgrade parks throughout the city. The Joliet Park District Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to place the referendum proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot. If a majority of voters approve the measure, park district officials would use the money to improve and repair facilities. The money would be used to do large projects such as updating old-fashioned playgrounds, replacing trees, improving Pilcher Park and building a fitness center on the city’s East Side, as well as enhancing security at all the city’s parks. Initial plans were to float $20.9 million in bonds and use some of the money to add a second skating rink at the Inwood Ice Arena. >> see upgrades | page 3