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Forest Preserve District 2008 budget adds staffThursday, November 08, 2007 Chicago Tribune by Tribune staff report COOK COUNTY - The Cook County Forest Preserve District will beef up staffing and spend more money caring for its lands under its 2008 budget, approved by commissioners Wednesday. County Board President Todd Stroger's $153 million spending plan increases property taxes by 2.8 percent and allocates more money to the Brookfield Zoo and the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. Commissioners signed off on the budget, which received favorable reviews from interest groups, by a 12-3 vote. Stroger and commissioners still are deliberating over the controversial $3.2 billion county government budget, in which Stroger wants to increase the sales tax along with taxes on gasoline and parking.
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