The fact they are using referendum proceeds to fund a portion of the construction for a new school where they clearly skirted a referendum, used a questionable loophole to raise private funds and then knowingly violated the Resolutions of the 2017 referendum.....WHY ISNT ANYONE SUING THEM? Come one Evanston. This is a train wreck for our community and it's coming in quick.
The fact they are using referendum proceeds to fund a portion of the construction for a new school where they clearly skirted a referendum, used a questionable loophole to raise private funds and then knowingly violated the Resolutions of the 2017 referendum.....WHY ISNT ANYONE SUING THEM? Come one Evanston. This is a train wreck for our community and it's coming in quick.
My understanding is that it is technically legal to use to funds like this to fund "non-construction" costs for the new school. It's a bullshit loophole but other places, like Skokie, have done this. Presumably only works because nobody has sued to find out but I'm not sure, I can't find a municipal lawyer willing to talk to me :)
I think you are talking about the Lease Certs not the Referendum $$ they are using. That was clearly documented in 2017 and I think a lawyer could argue they are CLEARLY in violation by using this to build a school. Both sources of proceeds (lease certs + 2017 referendum) seem like a clear way to avoid a new referendum.
Oh yeah, I see what you're saying. Yeah - I don't totally know how to legally read the resolution's implications on the current situation. I do think you're probably right though, which is why I asked if the Board is going to pass a new resolution to nullify this old one and just be like "reserves are a free for all now"
Angela, if there were a group of people who were gathering resources and had a legal advisor, I would join ranks. I just donтАЩt know exactly what to sue them for. Besides being aholes. Apparently, thatтАЩs not illegal.
The fact they are using referendum proceeds to fund a portion of the construction for a new school where they clearly skirted a referendum, used a questionable loophole to raise private funds and then knowingly violated the Resolutions of the 2017 referendum.....WHY ISNT ANYONE SUING THEM? Come one Evanston. This is a train wreck for our community and it's coming in quick.
My understanding is that it is technically legal to use to funds like this to fund "non-construction" costs for the new school. It's a bullshit loophole but other places, like Skokie, have done this. Presumably only works because nobody has sued to find out but I'm not sure, I can't find a municipal lawyer willing to talk to me :)
I think you are talking about the Lease Certs not the Referendum $$ they are using. That was clearly documented in 2017 and I think a lawyer could argue they are CLEARLY in violation by using this to build a school. Both sources of proceeds (lease certs + 2017 referendum) seem like a clear way to avoid a new referendum.
Oh yeah, I see what you're saying. Yeah - I don't totally know how to legally read the resolution's implications on the current situation. I do think you're probably right though, which is why I asked if the Board is going to pass a new resolution to nullify this old one and just be like "reserves are a free for all now"
Angela, if there were a group of people who were gathering resources and had a legal advisor, I would join ranks. I just donтАЩt know exactly what to sue them for. Besides being aholes. Apparently, thatтАЩs not illegal.