Forest preserve district seeks funds for fixes
By Tim Mitchell
Monday October 27, 2008
Robert K. O'Daniell/The News-Gazette
The wall of the spillway at Lake of the Woods near Mahomet is buckling and needs to be replaced.
MAHOMET – The Champaign County Forest Preserve District board is asking voters to approve a property tax hike to purchase additional forest preserve land, to develop a new bike and horse trail connecting Urbana to Kickapoo State Park and to improve infrastructure at the five county forest preserves.
But Champaign County farmers are leading efforts against the ballot question proposal because they oppose using property tax money to acquire more land, including farmland.
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