Town Halls Planned To Discuss District 204 Referendum

NAPERVILLE, IL — Indian Prairie School District 204 will hold two information town hall meetings in October to give residents a chance to learn more about the $420 million bond referendum question that will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot.

The meetings are scheduled as follows:

• Oct. 16 at 7 p.m.: Gregory Middle School Cafeteria, 2621 Springdale Cir., Naperville
• Oct. 29 at 7 p.m.: Waubonsie Valley High School Library, 2590 Ogden Ave., Aurora

In August, District 204 board members approved a measure to put the bond referendum question on voter ballots in the General Election. The district is seeking funds to make improvements to school safety and infrastructure and to make other upgrades.

Upgrades to safety and security have been identified as top priorities throughout the district. Plans for security improvements include building secure entry vestibules and adding surveillance and systems that can detect an intrusion.

More extensive work will be done on Hill and Gregory Middle Schools and Waubonsie Valley High School, which the district has identified as being in "worse condition" than its other schools.

Other plans include work to increase elementary learning spaces in the northern part of District 204.

According to district officials, the bonds could be issued without changing the tax rate, which is currently levied at 37 center per $100 of Equalized Assessed Value (EAV).

"This is the same size tax rate—and tax impact—that is set to expire when IPSD 204 pays off its outstanding long-term debt in 2026. The new proposed bond rate would effectively replace the expiring one," according to the District 204 website.