St. Charles Township Voters To Decide Garbage Collection Referendum

ST. CHARLES, IL — Voters in St. Charles Township will decide in November whether to give the township authority to contract for garbage, recycling and other refuse collection for residents living in unincorporated areas.

The binding referendum on the Nov. 3 general election ballot asks whether St. Charles Township should be authorized to exercise powers under Illinois' Township Refuse Collection and Disposal Act. If approved, the township would be permitted to enter into a contract covering the collection, disposal, composting and recycling of garbage and refuse for residents of unincorporated St. Charles Township, according to the Kane County Clerk's Office.

The question applies specifically to residents of the township's unincorporated areas, rather than residents who live within municipalities that provide or arrange their own refuse services.

The ballot question reads:

Shall St. Charles Township, Kane County, Illinois, be authorized to exercise the powers of the 'Township Refuse Collection and Disposal Act' (60 ILCS 1-210 et seq.) to enter into a contract for the collection, disposal, composting and recycling of garbage and refuse for residents of the unincorporated areas of St. Charles Township?

A "yes" vote would authorize the township to exercise that contracting authority, while a "no" vote would reject the proposal.

The referendum comes before voters as a resolution placed on the ballot, according to Kane County election records.

St. Charles Township includes both incorporated and unincorporated areas surrounding St. Charles. Early voting for the Nov. 3 election is already underway at the Kane County Clerk's offices in Geneva and Aurora. Countywide early voting begins Oct. 19.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3.