The following email was sent Tuesday afternoon from Crystal Lake Librarian Kathryn Martens to Crystal Lake City Manager Gary Mayerhofer less than three hours before the City Council met:
Per instructions from Terri Reece, Library Board President, the Library is requesting that the item on the City Council’s Agenda tonight, related to an advisory referendum question for a Library building for the April 4 ballot, be tabled.
Should not be shelved, tabled or put under the table.
Should be placed at the bottom of a hundred foot pit, buried and left there forever.
Precisely, CP.
These liars and thieves need to be put out of business.
Pray against the demons.
At least they are starting to listen to the voters.
Maybe they will come back with a better plan that costs less.
Maybe not.
We don’t need a new Library.
To expensive.
Not enough reason they are just protecting and adding jobs to a dying idea.
Added real estate tax will increase over time and who know that the original estimate is correct to begin with. NO, NO and No.
Nob, they’re not listening to the voters.
“Library Board President Teresa Reece argued in a Dec. 22 letter to the city that “numerous residents” said they were confused by the question’s wording because it referred to a home’s “market value” rather than the phrase “fair cash value” that is found on property tax bills.”
In other words, voters were just too stupid to understand the issue.
The entire Library Board needs to be replaced.
The Board is supposed to be a watchdog for the public, a check on the bureaucracy.
This board is strictly 100% pro-library.
I don’t understand why we even have a library board.
The Library is a department of the City, which is why it’s included in the City’s audit.
Why not a board for the department of Streets and Sanitation made up of people who think more road building is imperative?
Why not a board for the water and sewer department made up of people who think the City absolutely needs bigger and better water mains?
Many of CLs problems arise because it’s leaders want it to be Barrington.
It’s not.
But be proud of what it is from the colorful older neighborhoods to the lake where ice was once harvested.
Time to stop punishing the taxpayers who love the city and remain despite the high taxes.
Be thankful for Crystal Lake instead of trying to compete with your neighbor.
Gary J Mayerhofer
2016 – $222,089 – City of Crystal Lake, City Manager
2015 – $215,227 – City of Crystal Lake, City Manager
2014 – $208,842 – City of Crystal Lake, City Manager
2013 – $202,382 – City of Crystal Lake, City Manager
2012 – $196,975 – City of Crystal Lake, City Manager
2011 – $183,294 – City of Crystal Lake, City Manager
2010 – $177,264 – City of Crystal Lake, City Manager
2009 – $177,320 – City of Crystal Lake, City Manager
2008 – $164,578 – City of Crystal Lake, City Manager
2007 – $157,799 – City of Crystal Lake, City Manager
2006 – $147,431 – City of Crystal Lake, City Manager
2005 – $135,918 – City of Crystal Lake, City Manager
2004 – $121,591 – City of Crystal Lake, City Manager
2003 – $093,254 – City of Crystal Lake, City Manager
2003 – $027,313 – City of Libertyville, Assistant Village Manager
2002 – $090,050 – City of Libertyville
2001 – $083,753 – City of Libertyville
2000 – $077,001 – City of Libertyville
source: Open the Books
++++++++++++++
Kathryn I Martens
2016 – $133,053 – City of Crystal Lake, Library Director
2015 – $128,265 – City of Crystal Lake, Library Director
2014 – $123,528 – City of Crystal Lake, Library Director
What are the percentage increases each year?