Excerpts from MySuburbanLife.com:
Voters in the Fox River and Countryside Fire/Rescue District provided little doubt Tuesday about whether they wanted to pay higher taxes for emergency services.
Unofficial results in Kane and DuPage counties on Tuesday showed 854 voters supported the proposed tax rate increase whereas 2,240 did not.
The question asked voters whether the extension limitation for the district should “be increased from the lesser of 5 percent or the percentage increase in the consumer-price index over the prior levy year to 12.5 percent for each of the levy years of 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.”
Officials with the fire district officials have said the extra funds would be used to increase the wages paid to personnel, among other investments, such as equipment.
The district covers about 38 square miles and serves residents in Campton Hills, Wayne and St. Charles townships.
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