Park Districts for Carrier Mills, Eldorado-Raleigh Pleasure and Harrisburg top the list in SE Illinois with the lowest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.
State law requires local governments to self-report financial records each year, including revenue, spending and debt. Spending per capita is calculated to compare budget habits across park districts.
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About a third of park districts in Illinois have not reported 2017 financials to the state. The rankings include only those park districts with data.
4 most frugal SE Illinois park districts
Rank
Park District
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
Carrier Mills
Saline
1,657
$25,420
$15
2
Eldorado-Raleigh Pleasure
Saline
4,800
$359,620
$75
3
Harrisburg
Saline
8,811
$718,795
$82
4
Fairfield
Wayne
5,436
$850,552
$156
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