LAKE COUNTY, IL — Voters in Lake County will be asked to vote yes, or no, on a referendum question approved by the Lake County Forest Preserves in June. If approved in November, taxpayers will see a higher property tax bill in order to add $155 million in funds to the forest preserves’ coffers.
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The funds would be used for land acquisition and public access improvements and habitat restoration, according to a news release from the Lake County Forest Preserves. The Lake County Forest Preserves board of commissioners approved the referendum question earlier this summer.
The estimated annual increase on the tax bill for a Lake County resident, who has a home valued at $300,000, would be about $33.
“If approved, the new funding would be used to protect more land and expand the benefits the forest preserves provide to all of us,” said Alex Ty Kovach, executive director for the Lake County Forest Preserves.
The new funding would be used to:
This year’s general election is on Nov. 5.
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