McHenry County Board Chairman Ken Koehler has appointed former McHenry County Republican Central Committee Chairman Al Jourdan to the Regional Transportation Authority Board.

Jourdan was GOP county chairman in 1974 when partisan political leaders fought the formation of the RTA.

About 93% of the county electorate voted against the proposal.

Only one precinct carrying the referendum, according to official election records.

It was the precinct in downtown Cary.

I am sure that some future historian will look at the election results and conclude that the precinct was full of Chicago and Northwestern commuters.

Not so.

I called the precinct judges to find out what had happened and one reaction in complete surprise.

The opponents had carried the day, but the “Yes” and “No” votes had been transposed on the tally sheets.

I could not reach Koehler to discover how long Jourdan’s term will run.

Former State Senator Jack Schaffer serves on the Metra Board, having replaced former Metra Board Chairman Jeff Ladd. Crystal Lake Mayor serves on the PACE bus board.

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The Metra train is seen pulling into the Des Plaines station. The big PACE bus is approaching Crystal Lake’s Hillside Road from the north on Walkup Road or the McHenry Blacktop as we Crystal Lakers call it.