Politics & Government
Election Results: Wilmette Park District Referendums
Wilmette Park District voters had two referendum questions on Tuesday's election ballot.
The citizen referendum committee, Wilmette Lakefront Friends, was unsuccessful in convincing voters to approve two Wilmette Park District bond referendums related to Gillson and Langdon parks, according to unofficial results from the office of the Cook County Clerk.
On its website, the opposition group, Save Wilmette Lakefront, thanked voters for defeating the referendums. The group stated it felt the size, character and cost of the park district’s Lakefront Master Plan was too big and too costly for Wilmette residents.
Shall bonds of the Wilmette Park District, Cook County, Illinois, to the amount of Twelve Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($12,700,000) be issued for the purpose of constructing, equipping and maintaining infrastructure and facilities in Gillson Park?
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No: 4,203 votes
Yes: 2,350 votes
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Shall bonds of the Wilmette Park District, Cook County, Illinois, to the amount of One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,800,000) be issued for the purpose of constructing, equipping and maintaining infrastructure and facilities in Langdon Park?
No: 5,112 votes
Yes: 1,431 votes
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