The referendum on the April 4 ballot is the second attempt to raise more property tax revenue for Unit 5, after voters rejected the same proposal in November.
High Haven would be located at 106 Mall Drive, near Veterans Parkway and College Avenue in Normal in the current Mandarin Garden restaurant building in a busy commercial district.
District 87 is keeping its property tax rate nearly flat. The school board has approved a $48.5 million levy that projects significant growth in taxable land values.
It has been a turbulent time for the retail sector, and Amanda Wakeley was the latest to join the long list of casualties falling into administration. The