Illinois Valley Times

Voters in Bureau County approved the Lake Arispie Sanitary Proposition, which asked if trustees should be elected rather than appointed.

With 100 percent of the votes counted, 14 voted in favor and five people were opposed.

The county also voted for the Bureau County Retailers Occupational Tax Proposition: "Shall Bureau County be authorized to impose a public safety tax at the rate of one-half percent on purchases of personal property at retail? The tax collected will be used to build a law enforcement center and jail. It is the intention of the board to renovate the recently purchased county building located at 800 Ace Road, Princeton, Illinois for this project?"

With 100 percent of the votes counted, 7,489 voted in favor and 5,894 were opposed.

The Manlius Fire District Ambulance Tax Proposition—"Shall the Manlius Fire Protection District levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed .40% of the value of all taxable property within the District as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the purpose of providing an ambulance service?"—also passed.

With 100 percent of the votes counted, 238 were in favor and 115 were opposed.

Voters also approved the Manlius Fire District Special Tax Proposition: "Shall the Manlius Fire Protection District levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed .10% of the value of all taxable property within the District as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the purpose of providing funds to pay for the costs of emergency and rescue crews and equipment?"

With 100 percent of the votes counted, 245 were in favor and 108 were opposed.

Bureau County voters, however, rejected the Princeton School 115 Proposition: "Shall the Board of Education of Princeton School DistrictNumber 115, Bureau and Putnam Counties, Illinois, acquire two sites; build and equip a school building on one of the acquired sites and improve said site; abate asbestos at and demolish the Lincoln Elementary and Logan Junior HighSchool Buildings; alter, repair and equip the Douglas Elementary and Jefferson Elementary School Buildings; and issue bonds of said School District to the amount of $35,000,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?"

With 100 percent of the votes counted, 2,533 were in favor and 2,723 were opposed.