MCC Votes to Buy 57 Acres after CL Council Approves 50 Percent Coverage

It looked as if the “do it our way or we’ll hit the highway” members of the McHenry County College Board were finally outnumbered in a meeting within a meeting Tuesday night at Crystal Lake City Hall. Councilman Dave Goss … Continue reading

MCC Votes to Buy 57 Acres after CL Council Approves 50 Percent Coverage

It looked as if the “do it our way or we’ll hit the highway” members of the McHenry County College Board were finally outnumbered in a meeting within a meeting Tuesday night at Crystal Lake City Hall. Councilman Dave Goss … Continue reading

MCC – One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – Part 2

Yesterday, McHenry County Blog started a little dance about which all of us are familiar. It’s the one step forward, two steps back. It’s an attempt to make the public think there is progress. This was a transparency dance. I … Continue reading

MCC – One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – Part 2

Yesterday, McHenry County Blog started a little dance about which all of us are familiar. It’s the one step forward, two steps back. It’s an attempt to make the public think there is progress. This was a transparency dance. I … Continue reading

MCC – One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – Part 1

Thursday I wrote my praise of McHenry County College’s posting of the items in its board packet and the second Economics Research Associates’ rather feeble attempt to justify a baseball stadium. It was a long overdue move toward transparency. But, … Continue reading

MCC – One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – Part 1

Thursday I wrote my praise of McHenry County College’s posting of the items in its board packet and the second Economics Research Associates’ rather feeble attempt to justify a baseball stadium. It was a long overdue move toward transparency. But, … Continue reading

Watershed Shoot Out at Crystal Lake OK Corral Seems Preferred Route to MCC Board President George Lowe

A belligerent McHenry County College Board President George Lowe did his best to suck up all the oil that a peacemaking MCC President Walt Packard spread in anticipation of a re-approach to Crystal Lake zoning authorities for permission to build … Continue reading

Watershed Shoot Out at Crystal Lake OK Corral Seems Preferred Route to MCC Board President George Lowe

A belligerent McHenry County College Board President George Lowe did his best to suck up all the oil that a peacemaking MCC President Walt Packard spread in anticipation of a re-approach to Crystal Lake zoning authorities for permission to build … Continue reading

Watershed Shoot Out at Crystal Lake’s OK Corral Seems Preferred Route to MCC Board President George Lowe

A belligerent McHenry County College Board President George Lowe did his best to suck up all the oil that a peacemaking MCC President Walt Packard spread in anticipation of a re-approach to Crystal Lake zoning authorities for permission to build … Continue reading

Watershed Shoot Out at Crystal Lake’s OK Corral Seems Preferred Route to MCC Board President George Lowe

A belligerent McHenry County College Board President George Lowe did his best to suck up all the oil that a peacemaking MCC President Walt Packard spread in anticipation of a re-approach to Crystal Lake zoning authorities for permission to build … Continue reading

MCC Board Officially Split 4-3 on Baseball Stadium

In the category of “If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, did it make a noise?” comes last Thursday night’s McHenry County College Board meeting motion to declare the baseball stadium proposal dead. Then again, … Continue reading

MCC Board Officially Split 4-3 on Baseball Stadium

In the category of “If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, did it make a noise?” comes last Thursday night’s McHenry County College Board meeting motion to declare the baseball stadium proposal dead. Then again, … Continue reading

MCC Board Support Softens for Baseball Stadium

The McHenry County College Board has yet to have a real discussion on what to do now that the Crystal Lake City Council has rejected its proposal to build a baseball stadium. But after the Economics Research Associates’ sales pitch … Continue reading

MCC Board Support Softens for Baseball Stadium

The McHenry County College Board has yet to have a real discussion on what to do now that the Crystal Lake City Council has rejected its proposal to build a baseball stadium. But after the Economics Research Associates’ sales pitch … Continue reading

George Lowe Elected McHenry County College Board President

At Tuesday night’s meeting of the McHenry County College Board, Frances Glosson, made temporary board president by reason of Scott Summers’ resignation, was replaced by George Lowe. Summers resigned right after he was censured by his fellow board members for … Continue reading

George Lowe Elected McHenry County College Board President

At Tuesday night’s meeting of the McHenry County College Board, Frances Glosson, made temporary board president by reason of Scott Summers’ resignation, was replaced by George Lowe. Summers resigned right after he was censured by his fellow board members for … Continue reading

An Ironic, If Not Bizarre, MCC Board Meeting

In government the relevant question is who are the winners and who are the losers. At Thursday night’s McHenry County College meeting, all the trustees were both. Bizarre, one might conclude, but that’s how I saw it. The board majority … Continue reading

An Ironic, If Not Bizarre, MCC Board Meeting

In government the relevant question is who are the winners and who are the losers. At Thursday night’s McHenry County College meeting, all the trustees were both. Bizarre, one might conclude, but that’s how I saw it. The board majority … Continue reading

The Missing MCC Trustees

The position of Johnsburg McHenry County College board member, Frances Glosson, escaped mention in the Northwest Herald’s internet and print edition articles. She was chairing the Monday night Committee of the Whole meeting which turned into a Scott Summers-Donna Kurtz … Continue reading

The Missing MCC Trustees

The position of Johnsburg McHenry County College board member, Frances Glosson, escaped mention in the Northwest Herald’s internet and print edition articles. She was chairing the Monday night Committee of the Whole meeting which turned into a Scott Summers-Donna Kurtz … Continue reading