Voters in the south and southwest suburbs faced binding and advisory questions Tuesday, with various governments seeking to purchase property, increase taxes and impose term limits.

In Frankfort, 54% of voters, based on unofficial results, supported a Park District referendum to purchase the Borg Warner Plant site at 300 Maple St. to develop an indoor recreational space and to have outdoor athletic facilities. The property, with an asking price of $7.5 million, has a 229,000 square foot building on 26 acres.

In Monee, 54% of voters approved of village government continuing efforts to have a library facility in town. But unofficial results also showed 54% opposing a proposal to create an office of taxpayer advocate to organize education efforts, advocate for tax relief and to assist with property tax appeals.

Steger voters rejected a tax rate increase for fire department staffing, with 58% of voters opposed, according to unofficial results in Will and Cook counties.

The plan would have increased staffing from one to two full-time firefighter paramedics and from one to two part-time firefighter emergency medical technicians. The proposal is to allow staffing of both fire stations, which are on opposite sides of railroad tracks.

Officials estimated the owner of a $100,000 home would see an additional $182 on their annual tax bill.

Crete-Monee School District 201-U saw a second attempt at a referendum to build a new elementary school defeated. Unofficial results show 58% of voters rejected a $62.25 million bond issue that would have funded a new elementary school in Crete, rebuilt the Coretta Scott King

school in University Park and upgraded plumbing and air conditioning at other schools.

In Crestwood, 79% of voters supported term limits of two four-year terms for village president, clerk and trustees. In Orland Township, nearly 89% of voters a similar question, limiting the township supervisor, clerk, highway commissioner, assessor and trustees to no more than three four-year terms.

In Lemont Elementary District 113A, voters appeared to OK a tax increase to deal with increasing enrollment. Unofficial results from both Cook and Will county clerks showed 57% of voters approving the measure.

School board members say the money would help reopen Central School, reduce class sizes districtwide, add full-day kindergarten, improve student safety and security and provide more support services and classroom materials.

Because the district is paying off bonds from a previous capital project, officials said the 29-cent rate increase would not translate to additional property taxes from residents, though homeowners would have seen a 6.8% decrease in taxes paid to the school district if it failed.