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Minutes of the Public Hearing
West Chicago Park District
DuPage County, Illinois
September 8, 2026

The Public Hearing was called to order at 6:00 p.m. at the ARC Center of the West Chicago
Park District, DuPage County, Illinois (the “District”), 201 West National Street, in West Chicago,
Illinois regarding a plan to issue not to exceed $700,000 in aggregate principal amount of the
District’s General Obligation Limited Tax Park Bonds, Series 2026 (the “Bonds”).

Frank Lenertz, President, as Hearing Officer read the following statement:

Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen.  This hearing will come to order.  Let the
record reflect that this is a public hearing being held pursuant to the requirements of
Sections 10 and 20 of the Bond Issue Notification Act of the State of Illinois, as
amended (“BINA”).  Notice of this hearing was published on August 17, 2026, in the
Daily Herald, a newspaper of general circulation in the District.  This is a hearing
regarding a plan to issue the Bonds in an amount not to exceed $700,000 for the
purpose of (I) paying debt service on the District’s outstanding: (A) General
Obligation Park Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source), Series 2017, that were issued
to finance certain capital projects in the District, including the construction of a
sports performance facility and improvements to the District’s Turtle Splash Park,
(B) General Obligation Park Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source), Series 2023, that
were issued to finance the payment of land condemned or purchased for parks, for
the building, maintaining, improving and protecting of the same and the existing
land and facilities of the District, and (C) General Obligation Refunding Park
Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source), Series 2024A, that were issued to refinance
certain outstanding obligations of the District, (II) financing the payment of land
condemned or purchased for parks, for the building, maintaining, improving and
protecting of the same and the existing land and facilities of the District, and
(III) paying costs of issuance of said limited tax park bonds.

The Bonds will be issued by the District in accordance with the provisions of
Section 15 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act of the State of Illinois, as
amended, and shall constitute a general obligation of the District, payable from
(i) the debt service extension base (the “Base”), as permitted by law, and to
determine the lien priority of payments to be made from the Base to pay the
District’s Bonds, and (ii) such other funds of the District lawfully available and
annually appropriated for such purpose.

This public hearing is required by Sections 10 and 20 of BINA.  At the time and
place set for the public hearing, residents, taxpayers, and other interested persons
will be given the opportunity to express their views for or against the proposed plan
of financing, the issuance of the Bonds and the purpose of the issuance of the
Bonds.

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The Hearing Officer asked if there was anyone who wished to submit written comments.
[Please insert comments here] _____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________.  The Hearing Officer asked all residents, taxpayers or
other interested persons attending the hearing and desiring an opportunity to express their views
for or against the proposed Bonds, to please stand so that they may have an opportunity to make
those comments or statements.  [Please insert comments here] ___________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.


The Hearing Officer concluded the public hearing regarding a plan to issue not to exceed
$700,000 in aggregate principal amount of the District’s General Obligation Limited Tax Park
Bonds, Series 2026.


Let the Record further reflect this public hearing was concluded at the hour of _____ p.m.,
September 8, 2026.


Respectfully Submitted,




By: _____________________________________


Frank Lenertz, President





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