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Article: Election 2001: Passing marks; District 304 voters OK tax increase
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- The Sun - Naperville (IL)
- Article date:
- April 11, 2001
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District 304 board member Tricia Stewart, second from left, joins other supporters of an education fund tax-rate increase as they tracked election results at the close of polling places in Geneva on Election Day. The group gathered at the Geneva Park District Community Center to follow the referendum.
After denying the request by 127 votes in November, residents approved Geneva Community Unit School District 304's request for a 30-cent increase in the education rate in last week's general election.
The district's request passed by 904 votes, 3,420 to 2,516, in unofficial totals.
That means the district's education rate, which pays for teachers and textbooks, will increase to $3.08 per $100 ...