The city called its plan Preserve. Play. Prosper. The voters appear to have disagreed. Heading to the polls Nov. 5, Cottage Grove voters rejected all three parks referenda questions, the greatest …
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The city called its plan Preserve. Play. Prosper. The voters appear to have disagreed.
Heading to the polls Nov. 5, Cottage Grove voters rejected all three parks referenda questions, the greatest opposition being shown to a sales tax funding improvements for River Oaks Golf Course, followed by Hamlet Park. Voters rejected a half percent sales tax for River Oaks by 16,535 or 71.87 percent against to 6,472 or 28.13 percent in favor.
Next in strength of voter rejection was a sales tax to fund Hamlet Park improvements, rejected by a vote of 14,100 votes or 59.92 percent against to 9,342 votes or 40.08 percent in favor.
Last in the three parks referenda from Nov. 5, a half percent sales tax for improvements to Mississippi Dunes Park was voted down as well, with 13,768 votes against to 9,714 votes for. This equates to 58.63 percent against and 41.37 percent in favor.
The vote in, the city will review and instead work park improvements into its capital expense program over the next 25 years.
