Police Merger: Patti Bellock Says Referendum Idea Came From Residents
The state representative who sponsors legislation in the Illinois House that would make the merger possible said she heard support for a referendum from Citizens for Clarendon Hills and other community members.
State Rep. Patti Bellock (R-Hinsdale) said Tuesday she would continue to work on legislation that would clear the way for a Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills police merger even after the Clarendon Hills Village Board voted Monday night against the placement of a Bellock-supported advisory referendum on the April 9 ballot. READ: Police Merger: Clarendon Hills Board Says No to April Referendum Bellock said the idea for a referendum came from her constituents. She had a meeting last year with members of Citizens for Clarendon Hills (C4CH), a resident group who opposed the merger without a referendum, but said support for the idea came from more than just one group. "It wasn't just from them," Bellock said of C4CH. "There were some other citizens who …
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