On Jan. 14, the Cook County Electoral Board validated the Petition for Referendum and placed it on the March ballot. In just two weeks, a small group of residents galvanized a community-wide, monumental effort to successfully complete the petition drive to force a backdoor referendum on the funding of the controversial, proposed $37.5 million Oak Park and River Forest High School pool and the demolition of the community/high school garage, with its long-term parking and safety ramifications.
