Kane County Could See April Referendum to Support Developmentally Disabled
At issue: With state and federal revenue sources shrinking, Show You Care Kane is seeking a referendum that would increase property taxes by about $83 for the owner of a $250,000 home.
Lynn O'Shea of the Association for Individual Development said in December that the AID board had made the decision to pursue a referendum on the April ballot seeking a property tax increase to help fund mental health services. "We need everyone’s help to solve this problem," she said. AID and a group called Show You Care Kane started a petition drive to raise signatures in time to put the question on the April 9 ballot. Supporters went to Kane County with a request to put a referendum on the ballot that would raise about $13 million for the care of the developmentally disabled. Kane County's Public Health Committee on Thursday recommended the full County Board approve the referendum, according to an article in the Kane County Chronicle. …
Ted Schnell
7:03 pm on Sunday, January 6, 2013
From my own observations over the years, social services agencies -- particularly those that provide mental health services -- have had to be creative in obtaining funding for far longer than many other agencies, relying on local governments for only a portion of their funding. Typically, when the federal government cuts spending, social and mental health services seem to get hit first. Funding … more ›