There are not a lot of park districts in the United States. In fact, I know of none outside of Illinois. McHenry County has five. They tend to attract people who think recreation is the biggest “good” in government. They … Continue reading
Category Archives: Cary Park District
There are two seats up for the Cary Park Board. One is a four-year seat; the other is for two years. Keith Frangiamore (current Park Board Commissioner) is running for the 6-year term. Erin Hauck is running for the four-year … Continue reading
Governor Bruce Rauner has signed House Bill 4536, a bill that gives $5,000 more flexibility for park districts and conservation districts in purchases and contracts. Sponsored by two Democrats and one Republican in the House and a Democrat in the … Continue reading
After reading an article in the Chicago Tribune about the Oak Lawn Park District-owned golf course that was losing money giving away rounds, I asked the Cary Park District the following: “Under the FOIA, I request documents showing or referring … Continue reading
Here’s the property tax record for park districts in McHenry County. Parks in Fox River Grove, Harvard, McHenry, Woodstock, etc., are not provided by park districts. Where there is not a park district, generally municipalities finance them out of their … Continue reading
There are five park districts operating in parts of McHenry County: Barrington Hills Park District Cary Park District Crystal Lake Park District Huntley Park District Marengo Park District The rest of the county has more logical ways of providing recreational … Continue reading
Got this from a friend of McHenry County Blog and thought readers might find it of interest: Now that Annual Financial reports are posted on the State Comptroller’s web site, the information is more readily available. Information below was retrieved … Continue reading
I know it is mid-summer and I forgot to show the comparisons between what McHenry County’s five park districts billed property taxpayers last year and this year. The word “extension” below is the amount that was billed taxpayers. Because the … Continue reading
What you read below is just one person’s opinion of what happened at the Cary Chamber of Commerce’s candidates’ forum. Over 100 attended. If you attended and would like to share what you saw and heard, please comment below or, … Continue reading
The Cary Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a candidates’ forum Thursday evening at the Park District’s Oak Room at 7. Both village mayoral and park district aspirants will be featured. … Continue reading
Cary folks who think one golf course is enough for the Cary Park District to own are circulating the petition you see below this weekend: There had been a more informal petition circulated earlier, but this one, while not being … Continue reading
Today we are looking at Park Districts with territory in McHenry County to find out if any are close to their maximum rate limits. The source of this information is the Tax Rate page of the McHenry County Clerk’s web … Continue reading
The following email was sent to Cary Park District Executive Director Dan Jones by Michael Rein: Dear Mr. Jones: Having had the opportunity to discuss the possibility of the Cary Park District purchasing Chalet Hills Golf Course with many park … Continue reading
This message came from a Cary Park District taxpayer. I think it is worth sharing. You may wish to look into the Cary Area Park District considering the purchase of Chalet Hills Golf Course. “At the meeting last week there … Continue reading
The little referendum I worked on, the Bull Valley Annexation referendum, went down big time. Those who think the village should forcibly annex property got over 80% of the vote. 524-129. Proponents made the pitch that voting “Yes” would result … Continue reading
The little referendum I worked on, the Bull Valley Annexation referendum, went down big time. Those who think the village should forcibly annex property got over 80% of the vote. 524-129. Proponents made the pitch that voting “Yes” would result … Continue reading
The source of the spiffy pamphlet supporting passage of the sale of the part of Hoffman Park that fronts on Route 31 has been discovered. The part which the park board is seeking to sell lies where we had the … Continue reading
The source of the spiffy pamphlet supporting passage of the sale of the part of Hoffman Park that fronts on Route 31 has been discovered. The part which the park board is seeking to sell lies where we had the … Continue reading
A Cary resident with sharp eyes called to tell me a pamphlet had been delivered to the door on behalf of the Cary Park District referendum asking the voters to authorize the sale of 87 acres of Hoffman Park fronting … Continue reading
A Cary resident with sharp eyes called to tell me a pamphlet had been delivered to the door on behalf of the Cary Park District referendum asking the voters to authorize the sale of 87 acres of Hoffman Park fronting … Continue reading