The below information was updated at 11 p.m. on Tuesday.
DuPage County voters have approved a referendum that will allow Glenbard District 87 School District administrators to issue $35 million in bonds to improve the district's four high schools, according to unofficial results.
With all precincts reporting, there were 11,238 total votes in favor of the referendum and 7,888 votes against it, according to unofficial results posted on the DuPage County Election website.
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Karen Chadra contributed to this article
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: A question on Tuesday’s ballot asks voters whether Glenbard District 87 School District administrators should be allowed to issue $35 million in bonds to improve the district's four high schools.
The high schools are between 41 and 87 years old, with Glenbard West being the oldest, according to information provided by District 87 and posted in a Patch article last November. The scope of all near-term projects contemplated by the district is around $100 million, with $65 million to be funded out of the district's operations and maintenance budget.
The Daily Herald reports if voters approve the referendum, taxes will not increase since the district will soon pay off other debt. If the referendum fails, taxes could decrease by $24 for the owner of a $265,500 home starting with the 2018 tax bill, according to the article.
The school board last November approved the following question, which appeared on Tuesday’s ballot:
"Shall the Board of Education of Glenbard Township High School District Number 87, DuPage County, Illinois, improve the sites of and alter, repair and equip each of the School District’s four high schools – Glenbard East, Glenbard North, Glenbard South and Glenbard West and issue bonds of said School District to the amount of $35,000,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?"
The master facilities plan improvements have been developed over the past three years. Following is some of the proposed work:
Glenbard North High School
new tennis courts
new cooling tower
replace window and door frames and some metal doors
refinish main gym floor
renovate bathrooms
replace flooring in some classrooms
replace lighting in auto shop
replace roof in certain areas
replace auditorium sound system
Glenbard South High School
new tennis courts
replace roof in some areas
refinish main gym floor
replace steel doors
replace flooring in corridor J
replace mechanical variable air volume boxes
replace water pipes, ceiling and lights on the lower level
replace backstop on the baseball field
restore masonry
Glenbard East High School
install air conditioning
replace asphalt paving and curbs at the south parking lot
replace mechanical unit ventilators at north classroom wing
replace duct work
replace roof in some areas
replace some interior and exterior doors
replace heat detectors in the two gyms
provide ADA compliant entrance ramp to the stadium
provide new LED message sign
renovate bathrooms in some areas
replace and repair lockers in the boys' locker room
Glenbard West High School
install air conditioning
renovate girls athletic locker rooms
renovate bathrooms in some areas
replace light fixtures
replace flooring in the guidance department
sealcoat the parking lot by the stadium
replace of power cables to all ceiling mounted projectors
clean and fireproof curtains in auditorium
replace and repair roof
replace interior doors in some areas
provide emergency exit at west side of cafeteria
The work would begin after the last day of school in June.
The district recorded a balanced $137 million budget for 2012-13, spends about $14,500 per student annually and maintains more than 1.5 million square feet of space in its four high schools.Check back to Glen Ellyn Patch for updates from tonight's election results.
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