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As I remember it, Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley took the leadership on obtaining a community center. Maybe I’ve got it wrong, but I remember his saying that he would find the money to build it. Others do, too. Maybe … Continue reading
As I remember it, Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley took the leadership on obtaining a community center. Maybe I’ve got it wrong, but I remember his saying that he would find the money to build it. Others do, too. Maybe … Continue reading
Yesterday, I explained how a local government dependent on property taxes could reasonably argue that it needed to keep a bank balance high enough to allow it to get from the end of its fiscal year to when real estate … Continue reading
Yesterday, I explained how a local government dependent on property taxes could reasonably argue that it needed to keep a bank balance high enough to allow it to get from the end of its fiscal year to when real estate … Continue reading
Governments financed primarily by property taxes need to be able to make it to the county treasurer’s distribution date for the first installment When I was McHenry County Treasurer in the late 1960’s, I distributed money every week from the … Continue reading
Governments financed primarily by property taxes need to be able to make it to the county treasurer’s distribution date for the first installment When I was McHenry County Treasurer in the late 1960’s, I distributed money every week from the … Continue reading
So, I went looking for Crystal Lake’s audit at the Crystal Lake Library. As I wrote earlier, it wasn’t there, even though the very same audit included the audit of the library itself. So, over to city hall I went. … Continue reading
So, I went looking for Crystal Lake’s audit at the Crystal Lake Library. As I wrote earlier, it wasn’t there, even though the very same audit included the audit of the library itself. So, over to city hall I went. … Continue reading
The firm that designed the “I Shop Crystal Lake” logo for City of Crystal Lake taxpayers and won a $43,000 six-month contract, now has won the $5,300 city taxpayer contract to work with McHenry’s “Heart of the Fox” slogan. That’s … Continue reading
The firm that designed the “I Shop Crystal Lake” logo for City of Crystal Lake taxpayers and won a $43,000 six-month contract, now has won the $5,300 city taxpayer contract to work with McHenry’s “Heart of the Fox” slogan. That’s … Continue reading
It’s July 1st, so it must be Aaron ShepleyTax Hike Day. This is the day that Crystal Lake Piraty Captain, er, Mayor Aaron Shepley’s decision to raise the city sales tax goes into effect. Up 75%! Read the appropriate verses … Continue reading
It’s July 1st, so it must be Aaron ShepleyTax Hike Day. This is the day that Crystal Lake Piraty Captain, er, Mayor Aaron Shepley’s decision to raise the city sales tax goes into effect. Up 75%! Read the appropriate verses … Continue reading
A friend of McHenry County Blog emailed a chorus about Mayor Aaron Shepley’s 75% sales tax hike, which I ran last week. It’s set to the tune of Steve Goodman’s “Lincoln Park Pirates.” Getting the mail last night, my son … Continue reading
A friend of McHenry County Blog emailed a chorus about Mayor Aaron Shepley’s 75% sales tax hike, which I ran last week. It’s set to the tune of Steve Goodman’s “Lincoln Park Pirates.” Getting the mail last night, my son … Continue reading