Sales Tax Repeal Update
At this morning's County Board Meeting, I once again sponsored a motion to override President Stroger's veto of the sales tax repeal. A successful override required 14 votes, and we came up short again today with only 9 Yeas.
All new ordinance proposals to repeal the sales tax have been sent to the Finance Committee, which will meet next week for consideration. In the interim, I will continue working for a compromise that will allow the tax repeal to be passed at the next County Board Meeting on June 16th.
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Transparency in Government
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Today I signed the Transparency in Government Pledge offered by the Illinois Policy Institute, pledging my belief that "citizens deserve a more transparent and accountable government, with easy access to information about how the government spends taxpayer dollars."
This pledge reaffirms my support for efforts to implement greater transparency in Cook County. It is in this vein that I am sponsoring a resolution "To Create an Online Monthly Check Register" at tomorrow's Forest Preserve District Board Meeting. This resolution will bring the Forest Preserve up to speed with the legislation creating an online monthly check for Cook County, which I co-sponsored this winter.
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Clean Indoor Air Ordinance
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The Clean Indoor Air Ordinance prohibits smoking within a certain distance from any entrance, exit or windows that open. At today's Board Meeting, I sponsored an amendment doubling the prohibited space to 30 feet to ensure that citizens, especially those suffering from asthma or other respiratory conditions, are not unduly exposed to secondhand smoke as they go about their daily lives.
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In the District
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Northfield Township
Granted a No Fee Permit for the Chicago Botanic Garden
for the Children's Learning Center Tent at 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe,
Illinois. Waived Fee Amount
[100%]:
$510.00
Granted a No Fee Permit for Chicago Botanic Garden for
the annual plant sale tent at 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois. Waived Fee Amount [100%]: $1,123
Wheeling Township
Approved adjustment of quantities and new items for Arlington Heights Road, Rand Road to University
Drive in the Villages of Buffalo Grove and Schaumburg in County Board
District #14. $382,261.30
(Addition).
Elk Grove Township
Approved a 10% Reduced Fee Permit for Family Guidance
Centers, Inc. for the interior model of Metro Prep School at 2525 East
Oakton, Arlington Heights. Total Fee: 17,082; Waived Amount [90%]: 15,374; Amount Due [10%]: 1,708
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