Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik no longer broadcasts meetings and she doesn’t publish details of what will be considered on an agenda yet, but Township Supervisor Chuck Lutzow’s office sent the following resolutions which are on that agenda. Why his … Continue reading
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Former Algonquin Township Assessor Bob Kunz, of whom I am a fan, having never seen him do anything unethical, wrote the following comment under the Illinois Leaks article about his using his township credit card for personal purposes: Bob Kunz’ … Continue reading
This article was published on Illinois Leaks and is re-published here with permission: Algonquin Township – Clerk Lukasik needs to resign immediately BY KIRK ALLEN ON MAY 7, 2018 • ( 1 COMMENT ) McHenry Co. (ECWd) –Last November the Algonquin Township Clerk, Karen Lukasik, denied my … Continue reading
The Edgar County Watchdogs will be in town tomorrow night. It seems as though the Edgar County Watchdogs are discovering more problems at Algonquin Township daily. This is the first time that Bob Kunz name has been mentioned by the … Continue reading
Found something new about the real estate assessment process. The McHenry County Supervisor of Assessments calculates margins of error and median average assessment levels for each township each year. They are recorded on an Illinois Department of Revenue form numbered … Continue reading
The compensation resolution passed by the last Algonquin Township Board has been supplied by current Clerk Karen Lukasik. The information I extracted can be found below: Supervisor – $55,000 + $1,000 for being Road District Treasurer Highway Commissioner – $93,204.08 … Continue reading
The calmest meeting of the Algonquin Township Board since new officers were elected occurred Tuesday night. The big news for the night was the passage of a budget for the Township side (excluding the Road District) that was 5% less … Continue reading
Here is Andrew Gasser’s attorney Robert Hanlon’s answer to Bob Miller’s attorney Tom Gooch’s question as to why Algonquin Township’s elected officials should be deposed in the case: “All current and former elected officials associated with Algonquin Township. “Investigation continues.” … Continue reading
Algonquin Township Supervisor Chuck Lutzow emailed me the Township Board agenda and packet for tonight’s 7 PM meeting. Included were expenditures for the six months ending September 30th. Here’s what each official has spent: Supervisor – $21,454.00 Highway Commissioner – … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune article on assessments has a comment on what constitute acceptable real estate assessment quality. It states that a 15% margin of error is “the highest acceptable coefficient of dispersion (margin of error).” Accuracy in your township Experts … Continue reading
In his next-to-last Algonquin Township meeting, long-time Road Commissioner Bob Miller brought forth a bill for $47,381.84 for sick pay accrued, but not paid for the years before he was elected to the top job. Under the personnel rules promulgated … Continue reading
Algonquin Township Assessor Bob Kunz, in his last term, having taken office in the mid-1970’s, comments on Realtor Terry Pounds commentary: 1) most people in McHenry County are not under assessed, as the equalization process corrects for that potential. 2) … Continue reading
The McHenry County Clerk posts the following results for 5,013 (number of votes for Supervisor) Algonquin Township ballots under the heading “Unofficial Results – All Precincts Reporting”: Supervisor CHARLES A LUTZOW, JR (REP) 2,630 52.46% ELLEN BRADY MUELLER (REP) 2,366 … Continue reading
Lakewood was the write-in sensation two years ago, when Paul Serwatka ran first as a write-in in his race for Village Trustee. He campaigned against the Tax Increment Financing District and the SportsPlex at the southern intersection of Routes 47 … Continue reading
Here are the people who have filed to run in the Republican Primary Election for Algonquin Township office: Supervisor Charles A. Lutzow, Jr. Ellen M. Brady (Mueller) Highway Commissioner Robert J. Miller Andrew Gasser Clerk Karen Lukasik Melissa A. Sanchez-Fisher … Continue reading
Last month, the Algonquin Township Board raised salaries for its elected officials. The all-Republican Township Board voted to increase pay by 1.5%. The vote was 3-2 with Supervisor Dianne Klemm joining with Trustees Dan Shay and Russ Cardelli voting in … Continue reading
Bob Kunz, Algonquin Township’s Assessor since 1973, tolk his staff today that he was not running for re-election next spring. Kunz was Forrest B. Hare’s Chief Deputy when Hare retired in the middle of his second term. The Township Board, … Continue reading
Algonquin Township Board 06/08/16 meeting quick notes The Algonquin Township board met at 7 PM Wednesday 6/08/16. For past monthly meeting notes, please go to our website at http://www.algonquintownship.com/ (FYI-official meeting notes to be posted after approved in next meeting). … Continue reading
The Algonquin Township Budget for the Town Fund next fiscal year seems to offer many places to save the taxpayers money. For example, in fiscal 2016, which ended March 31, the township spent $752,060 on “Administration”. But they’re budgeting $1,448,300 … Continue reading
The Lakewood Village Trustees elected last month were sworn in Tuesday night. Re-elected were Carl Davis and Ken Santowski. They were joined by newcomer Paul Serwatka, who got more votes than any other candidate and did so without having his … Continue reading