Libertyville Mayor Proposes Referendum to Fix Streets

Mayor Terry Weppler says Libertyville roads are in pretty bad shape and he hopes to issue bonds to fix that.

Weppler plans to place a referendum on the March 2012 ballot asking voters whether they support a bond issue to fix village roads.

Fixing the roads, however, won’t be cheap.

The Public Works Department estimates that more than 70 percent of Libertyville-maintained roads are below average and could cost some $32 million.

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“The economy played a large role in how the roads deteriorated,” Wepper wrote in a village newsletter. “The village hasn’t raised taxes, thus has received less money in the downturned economy, and has had to defer road maintenance in order to maintain a balanced budget.”

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