On Barry’s point that the bonding to bail out the lease certificate fraud will fall on property owners, can we assume that Biz, Joey, et Al will oppose this scheme?
From the RoundTable:
“ Board Vice President Elisabeth “Biz” Lindsay-Ryan explained the board is opposed to a referendum because the ensuing bond would lead to a tax increase.
On Barry’s point that the bonding to bail out the lease certificate fraud will fall on property owners, can we assume that Biz, Joey, et Al will oppose this scheme?
From the RoundTable:
“ Board Vice President Elisabeth “Biz” Lindsay-Ryan explained the board is opposed to a referendum because the ensuing bond would lead to a tax increase.
“We really don’t want to price more people out of Evanston,” she said.”
I brought it up because it exemplifies the contempt with which they view the public and their cowardice in failing to admit that THE ONLY reason they were not following the sensible practice of putting it up on a referendum is because they didn’t trust their own leadership skills to make the case to get it passed.
On Barry’s point that the bonding to bail out the lease certificate fraud will fall on property owners, can we assume that Biz, Joey, et Al will oppose this scheme?
From the RoundTable:
“ Board Vice President Elisabeth “Biz” Lindsay-Ryan explained the board is opposed to a referendum because the ensuing bond would lead to a tax increase.
“We really don’t want to price more people out of Evanston,” she said.”
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2022/03/09/district-65-looks-at-lease-certificates-to-pay-for-new-fifth-ward-school/
They were opposed to a referendum because they didn't want to risk having the vote fail. They have been raising taxes at the max allowable rate.
Asking taxpayers for the money is yet another disagreeable task that another Board will be left with.
Oh I know that’s the REAL reason.
I brought it up because it exemplifies the contempt with which they view the public and their cowardice in failing to admit that THE ONLY reason they were not following the sensible practice of putting it up on a referendum is because they didn’t trust their own leadership skills to make the case to get it passed.
I really think it would’ve easily won in a 2021 Evanston electorate