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Kaneland board approves 2024 property tax levy as administrators lay out up-to-$140 million referendum options
Summary
Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 approved a $72.65 million 2024 property tax levy 7-0 and heard detailed referendum planning that could range from ~$48.7M to $140M for school infrastructure, with consultants outlining scope bundles and PMA presenting homeowner cost scenarios.
The Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 Board of Education voted 7-0 to approve the district's 2024 property tax levy at a public hearing, authorizing a total levy of $72,653,050 (operating levy $60,280,000; bond and interest levy $12,353,050). The vote followed a brief public hearing and staff presentation explaining that, while the district's overall tax rate is slightly lower than last year, individual homeowners may see higher bills when their property values increase.
The approval came before a long presentation on a possible facilities referendum. District administrators and outside consultants described three bundled referendum scopes that would address aging infrastructure, safety and educational spaces. Wold Architects' Dan Bridal said the plan emerged from a 2019 master plan and subsequent tours and community feedback; the three scopes are organized around (1) infrastructure and modernizing learning…
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