March 17, 2000
Voters to Decide if Northwestern Should Be Asked to Pay for City Services
Northwestern University may have to ante up for city services.
A referendum in Evanston, Ill., next week asks whether the city should "enter into negotiations" with the university over whether to assess payments.
Tension over property taxes is common between tax-exempt organizations like colleges and their communities, and several institutions make "voluntary payments" to avoid showdowns.
Alan K. Cubbage, a Northwestern spokesman, says his
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