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OPRF board authorizes $365,000 schematic-design contract for 'Imagine Act 3'; members debate referendum timing
Summary
In a special meeting, the Oak Park-River Forest SD 200 board approved a $365,000 contract with FGM Architects for schematic design and a project cost estimate for 'Imagine Act 3.' Board members debated whether listing an April referendum milestone in public materials was premature.
The Oak Park–River Forest School District 200 board on the evening of the special meeting approved a project authorization with FGM Architects to produce schematic design and a project cost estimate for the district’s "Imagine Act 3" project at a cost of $365,000.
Administrators said the schematic-design phase and an accompanying cost estimate are necessary steps before any funding decisions or a referendum could be brought to voters. One administrator argued the timeline in the board packet—showing a potential April referendum—was intended to communicate a first possible date, not a…
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