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Faced with mounting concern that it lacks sufficient time to convince voters of the need for a multimillion-dollar referendum proposal, Kane County has cancelled plans for an April ballot measure seeking funds to expand or replace the Kane County Jail.
Board Chairman Warren Kammerer, who had scheduled a Jan. 30 session of the County Board to finalize details of an April referendum, changed his mind last week and said a ballot initiative would be postponed until at least November.
County officials are mulling over several proposals to replace the chronically overcrowded 302-bed jail.