About
Cal Skinner
- Industry: Government
- Occupation: Tax Fighter
- Location: Crystal Lake : Illinois : United States
About Me
Retired Republican state representative (73-81, 93-01). Began government career in the U.S. Budget Bureau (before it was called the Office of Management and Budget). Served as McHenry County Treasurer (66-70). Ran for GOP nomination for Congress in 1980. Ran for State Comptroller in 1983. Ran as Libertarian Party candidate for Governor in 2002. Web site archived by Library of Congress here. Won/loss record for public office is 19 and 4. Bachelor’s degree in economics from Oberlin College. Master’s degree in public administration from the University of Michigan. Graduate of Crystal Lake Community High School.
http://www.mckennagov.com/site/c.swL1KeNZLvH/b.5550749/k.BF5A/Home.htm
you got to see this. too bad I could not sucker some idiot to hire me as a political
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Hello Mr. Skinner!
I have sent you a couple of photos of the signs on “hamburger hill” on Johnsburg Road.
We fought our taxes this year as we have the last two years. This year one of the comps we brought in had a house in Johnsburg with more square feet and lower taxes. The lady in McHenry Township office said that they give people with more square footage a break, so that comp wouldn’t work.
They picked apart our comps and finally agreed to lower our house to 317,000. We paid 325,000 in 2006 and they had it assessed in the 350’s.
Last year a girl in their office asked, “What are you going to do, fight your taxes every year?”
After I have dealt with the McHenry Township Tax Assessors office for the last few years, I encourage everyone to contact a Realtor near you and ask them to pull some comps and fight your tax bill!
2Hi Cal,
Really have enjoyed your recent postings on the Grafton Township mess. That recording of Lonely Girl was priceless as was the clever write-up. I may be inspired to go to the Wed. meeting for the entertainment and the “Encore.”
BTW, Is that the first “movie” that has been posted on your website? I do not recall any that was here before this one. Will there be more of them? Someone told me that you had a “movie” or video recording of one of the last Grafton Township meetings. Will that one be posted for our information, edification, and entertainment?
Again, I want to thank you for taking the time for this website. I have gone through all of the prior 4.000 postings even tho I did not read all of them in toto. I never missed any of the School District 158 episodes nor any of the Grafton fiascos. I must say the pix add a lot of spice to the presentations. I particularly reveled in the antics of Trustee Jerry McMahon gesticulating wildly at a recent meeting. He must have been protesting the fact that he was censured by the group.
Since he seems to be one of the main actors in the “Comedy of Errors,” it would be a shame to lose him if they follow up the censure with a recall from his position of
Township Trustee. Well, maybe that wouldn’t be such a bad idea after all.
One more question… In the new format, I seem to have lost the listing of the recent postings each week. And the archives. Are they still available? When I needed to recall some past incident, it was a great service to type in D.158 or Grafton Township and be rewarded with an hour of happy reading.
Maybe I willl see you at the Wed. meetings.
Be well!!! Don Bond (Again, remember, no S in my name Bond)
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