Reboletti Helps to Secure Promised Funds for Local School Districts

June 25, 2007

Addison … State Representative Dennis M. Reboletti (R-Elmhurst) participated in a check presentation this morning reimbursing Bensenville School District #2 and Fenton Community High School District #100 for lost property tax revenue due to the expansion of O’Hare Airport. The College of DuPage will also receive some of the funds.

State Representatives Reboletti and Skip Saviano co-sponsored House Bill 1302 to require the City of Chicago to reimburse school districts for lost tax revenue. Through continued negotiations between the legislators and officials from the City of Chicago, an agreement was made to return the lost tax revenue. A check was presented to the local school districts for $805,366.99 representing a combination of advanced payment for 2006 property taxes and the remainder of the 2005 property tax.

Fenton Community High School District Superintendent Dr. Alf Logan, thanked the legislators on behalf of the board for their efforts and for their commitment to the students of the district.

“I will continue to work with local and state officials as well as the O’Hare Modernization Program to get these funds into the 46th District. I don’t want to see the quality of our children’s education suffer due to the expansion of O’Hare Airport,” Reboletti said. “It’s important for the families of Wood Dale and Bensenville to get these reimbursements to make their school districts whole. I remain committed to that goal,” he added.

Representative Reboletti has made getting promised funds from the O’Hare Modernization Program into the district one of his top priorities during his first term in office. He sponsored House Bill 3451 which provided that the City of Chicago must reimburse all taxing districts, rather than only school districts and community college districts, for lost tax revenue resulting from the city's acquisition of property for the O'Hare Modernization Program.

For additional information, Representative Reboletti can be contacted at (630) 530-2730.

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