ElectionWednesday, November 4
Bloomington voters favor repealing the grocery tax and pausing large data centers
The Daily Bloomington team
If you voted in Bloomington on Tuesday, here's where things stand. Voters favored repealing the city's 1% grocery tax and imposing a moratorium on large-scale data centers, according to unofficial returns. The reports we saw don't give vote totals for either question.
Voters favored two Bloomington questions and one Heyworth change
| Question | Where | Unofficial result |
|---|---|---|
| Repeal 1% grocery tax | Bloomington | Favored repeal |
| Data center moratorium | Bloomington | Favored moratorium |
| At-large school board seats | Heyworth schools | Approved |
Sources: The Pantagraph, Central Illinois Proud
Out in the Dale Township Fire Protection District, voters rejected all three property tax proposals for emergency and rescue crew equipment and ambulance services. Heyworth Community School District No. 4 voters approved switching their seats from divided by district to at-large.
- Heyworth at-large seats: 1,325 yes, 727 no
- Corporate rate proposed: 0.30% to 0.40% of taxable value
- Equipment levy proposed: 0.1% of taxable value
- Ambulance rate proposed: 0.30% to 0.40% of taxable value
Dale Township voters rejected all three fire district tax proposals
Unofficial results from election night
Corporate tax rate increase
Equipment levy, 0.1%
Ambulance services rate increase
Source: Central Illinois Proud
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| Race | Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate tax rate increase | Yes | 261 | 45.8% |
| Corporate tax rate increase | No, won | 309 | 54.2% |
| Equipment levy, 0.1% | Yes | 261 | 45.8% |
| Equipment levy, 0.1% | No, won | 309 | 54.2% |
| Ambulance services rate increase | Yes | 251 | 44.0% |
| Ambulance services rate increase | No, won | 319 | 56.0% |
Sources: The Pantagraph, Central Illinois Proud