Most residents who spoke sided with the naysayers. Josh Boies, of Sycamore, was among them. He’s leading a petition effort that if successful, would send the approval of the sale of the bonds to a referendum in November.
The county board has shown the citizens a lack of respect by voting to authorize the sale of bonds before holding the public hearing, he said.
“Why are we asking for public comment now? You’ve already voted,” Boies said. “The citizens of our county are very smart people. If you state your case on why you want to expand the jail and why you want to expand the courthouse ... the majority of people will want to do what’s right. ... When you are doing a project of this magnitude, why not put it on our ballot and let the voters have a voice?”Boies has until March 25 to get 4,201 signatures on his petition, he has said. If he reaches his goal, the county board’s decision to issue specific bond amounts will be put on hold. Otherwise the board will vote on the matter in April.
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