Voters shoot down Fox River & Countryside fire request for tax hike
Posted November 06, 2018 6:00 pm
The Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District could be facing more budget cuts after voters Tuesday shot down a request to increase the property tax rate by 60 percent.
The binding referendum question received 4,694 "no" votes and 4,351 "yes" votes with all precincts reporting in Kane and DuPage counties, according to unofficial tallies. The tax hike would have cost the owner of a $100,000 home an additional $53 per year, bringing in at least an extra $1 million for the district.
This is the second time voters denied the fire district's request for a tax hike. The cash-strapped agency now will likely have to cut more firefighter positions and potentially "brown out" one of its two stations on a rotating basis, Chief John Nixon said.
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