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Article: Hampshire voters reject township, park district tax hike requests
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- Courier-News (Elgin, IL)
- Article date:
- March 22, 2000
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Hampshire voters reject township, park district tax hike requests zB1 By Nick Petersen STAFF WROTER
Hampshire residents were in no mood for property tax hikes Tuesday.
Voters turned down a request for a township general fund tax hike by a 2-to-1 margin.
Unofficial vote totals were 677 against the tax hike and 327 for it.
The township road fund tax hike met a similar fate, but by a smaller margin, with 605 voting against it and 400 for it.
The Hampshire Park District's tax hike request to pay for a new community center was defeated 693 to 316, according to unofficial results.
The township sought a property tax increase of about 2 cents per $100 of assessed value to support its ...