Politics & Government

What Do You Think About the Township Referendum?

The question of whether the township should be dissolved is one of three referendum questions on the March 20 ballot.

Evanston has three referendum questions on its March 20 ballot — one on the , one on , and one on electrical aggregation.

Those first two questions seem to have touched a nerve with residents, so we wanted to start a dialogue on the site for those who feel passionately about the issues and those who are still undecided.

Today, we're asking about the township dissolution. Please vote in our poll and then share your thoughts in the comments below.

Find out what's happening in Evanstonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Tomorrow we'll look at the District 65 building question.

Related:

Find out what's happening in Evanstonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Here's the exact wording of the ballot question:

Should the Evanston Township Board continue to pursue the issue of dissolving Evanston Township?

The city says that folding the municipal and township governments into one . A group of , upset both at the loss of the township government and with what they see as a lack of government transparency on the issue.

What do you think?


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here