Public commenter urges scaling back D300 bond plan, suggests using ECC and delaying referendum

Jul 21, 2026

During public comment, Mike Tennis urged the board to reduce the bond ask by $230 million, expand use of Elgin Community College facilities for CTE, exclude certain school renovations and reschedule the referendum to reduce tax impact.

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During the public participation portion of the meeting, Mike Tennis of Sleepy Hollow told the board the proposed master facility plan should be scaled back to reduce borrowing and taxpayer impact.

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