CENTER CASS SD 66 REFERENDUM Info – ensuring tax dollars are spent wisely

If the referendum is successful, this is where the superintendent recommends the first $2.5M be spent – Source – https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Agenda/1490?meeting=540289 CPI – A WIN FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS in ’23 “Property taxpayers in affected counties [DuPage included] may be in for a case of sticker shock in 2023 when they receive their tax bills for taxes…

East St. Louis – In 1994, the state appointed a financial oversight panel to review the work of the local school board and to begin work on the district’s budgetary problems. For the next ten years, this panel controlled all fiscal decisions for the schools in East St. Louis. District 189 moved from having a…

If you are placing campaign signs in the community, please be sure to check the appropriate City/Village/County or other local ordinances before placement. If they are improperly placed, they may be removed. In some cases, the local authorities will hold them so you can get them back. The Election has ended. If you have a…

Our team has learned that sometime between 10/13 and 10/14, nearly 90% of the opposition’s signs, distributed throughout the community, were stolen. On 10/20, a resident discovered vandalism of their private property. By 10/25/22, signs posted at early local Early Voting locations also disappeared. Every day, more and more supporter signs show up while “Vote…

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INVESTING / REAL ESTATE Homeownership 101: 6 Factors That Really Impact Your Property Value Sep 15, 2022  4 min Read By Heather Taylor KatarzynaBialasiewicz / Getty Images/iStockphoto A home’s value is dependent on multiple factors, those that are tied to the property and external circumstances, like the state of the economy and capital markets. GOBankingRates spoke to several professionals in the…

“We need to do what we need to do to meet our contractual obligations” – Superintendent Wise – 10/26/21 Months before the district informed our community of the financial state of CCSD 66 and voted to approve the June Referendum, the administration and BOE were discussing the need to make budget cuts. Back in October…

There is a website which provides detailed information on the financial transactions of public government agencies across the country. It is called EMMA and the link is here – https://emma.msrb.org/ Per EMMA’s website: “The EMMA website is funded and operated by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), the self-regulatory organization charged by Congress with promoting…

While there a many, many reasons a prospective homeowner looks to move to a specific state, city, suburb or neighborhood, one thing is certain – they need to know if they can afford to buy AND live there. According to the Federal National Mortgage Association, commonly known as Fannie Mae, “the largest contributors to housing…

Our neighboring school district to the south, Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A, could serve as a case study for the CCSD 66 BOE and Administration. Approximately 12 years ago, Lemont-Bromberek was struggling with many of the same financial challenges CCSD 66 is currently facing. “Long before laying off teachers and eliminating all extracurricular programs, Lemont-Bromberek School…

A general election will be held in the U.S. state of Illinois on November 8, 2022. The elections for United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, Governor, statewide constitutional officers, Illinois Senate, and Illinois House will be held on this date. Local propositions, like the Center Cass SD66 Proposition to Increase the Limiting Tax Rate, will be on this ballot. November 8, 2022 General Election View…

With record inflation, soaring prices for basic goods and services such as food, gas, housing and utilities, how will an additional $300 to $1000+ per year in property taxes impact your household? Remember, D66 asked for, and received, $13M to repair the school buildings as recently as 2017. The district already receives 38+% of your…

Illinois’ General Election will take place on Tuesday, November 8th On June 28th, Illinois voters selected their party nominees for every statewide office. Voters cast ballots for one U.S. Senate seat, two seats on the Illinois Supreme Court, all 17 of Illinois’ representatives in Congress, every state senator and representative in the General Assembly, and…

It is during these local elections that taxpayers have the power to stop enabling local governments’ fiscally irresponsible spending practices, by voting “NO” According to a May 5, 2022, article by “The Center Square, a report from the Illinois Policy Institute shows that Illinois has 6,032 units of local government, not including the state’s 859 total school…

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