Where has growth’s tax money gone?

I am writing regarding the upcoming vote for School District 34′s proposed referendum.

I am a single homeowner with no children. That being said, I have always realized the need to make our school system as good as it can be.

To that end, I have tried to support as many referendums, fund raisers, or anything else that I could. This time around though I am left with a terrible taste in my mouth.

I can only think back to the Wal-Mart debates and the new subdivisions sprouting up around Antioch like spring flowers.

Time and time again the powers that be told us that it would bring a ton of new tax dollars into our town, and a lot of that money would be going to the school districts.

Yet we are now being asked to pay more and more of our hard-earned money. If that really is necessary, I would love to know where that influx of new tax dollars went, and exactly what Wal-Mart has contributed to this dilemma.

This would be the accountability I speak of.

Please, people, lets get some answers and make an educated decision before we vote our hard-earned money away again. I suppose this letter is aimed at the school board and the village. If either would like to educate the public a response would be greatly appreciated and may even help you to get your wish.

Brian Lytner
Antioch