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How much tax revenue is subsidizing park district programs?

Posted on December 16, 2016

Daily Herald

This article analyzes how suburban Cook County park districts subsidize their recreational programs. Civic Federation President Laurence Msall commented on the Village of Palatine’s use of recreational program revenue for capital projects, noting that transferring surpluses from one year to other accounts is acceptable, as long as it’s not used to avoid voter approval for large capital expenses that have long-term financial obligations for the district’s taxpayers.