Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Belvidere Township to have referendum on electric aggregation | Belvidere Daily Republican

Written by Bob Balgemann

….5-0 vote to approve the necessary ordinance came Aug. 14. Then the ordinance was filed with the Boone County Clerk’s office so the vote can be part the Nov. 6 general election ballot.

Supporters claim residents and small businesses can expect to see reductions of up to 25 percent in their monthly electric bills.

Residents of unincorporated Boone County voted against aggregation in the March 2012 primary election, as did those in the village of Poplar Grove…..

 

While Poplar Grove will have a second referendum Nov. 6, the county can’t have another one until February 2014. Given that, Belvidere Township officials decided to try and schedule a vote for their residents living in the unincorporated area.

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