The McHenry County Transportation Department has posted minutes of the August 28, 2014, meeting to which members of the County Board, the general public and the media were prohibited from attending. I find interesting that the term CFI (for Continuous … Continue reading
Category Archives: CFI
Yesterday, I attended the Transportation Committee meeting of the McHenry County Board. That was where the Committee voted 3-2 to approve dropping the Continuous Flow Intersection in favor of a more conventional, yet innovative for Illinois, approach of three left … Continue reading
As I predicted last night, the Continuous Flow Intersection proposed by the McHenry County Transportation Committee and County Board has succumbed to political, business and village official pressure. As Chairwoman Anna May Miller put it, “The CFI had significant push … Continue reading
Pressure has been building to kill the Continuous Flow Intersection at Algonquin and Randall Roads. After tomorrow’s meeting the idea will be in the trash can. One could tell at the last Transportation Committee meeting that Committee Chairwoman Anna May … Continue reading
The McHenry County Transportation Committee will meet at 8:15 AM in the Board’s room in the Administrative Building in Woodstock. According to The First Electric Newspaper, there was a secret slide presentation to a group of “stakeholders” last Thursday. Algonquin … Continue reading
Paula Yensen has a piece of literature which appears to be one intended to be handed out door-to-door. How do I reach that conclusion? The white circle in Yensen’s head is probably there so that a rubber band can be … Continue reading
On Sunday I forgot to post was being handed out at the tent in the Woodstock Square. It can be seen below: = = = = = For the latest on Randall Road, click here. … Continue reading
Here is another Randall Road property owner who can’t move his site because of the uncertainly over the Continuous Flow Intersection Plan. … Continue reading
I wouldn’t be conspiratorial enough to think County officials turned off the traffic light at one of the busiest intersection in McHenry County, but as I was taking about fifteen minutes to get from Miller Road through the intersection of … Continue reading
In Sunday’s Northwest Herald, Executive Editor Dan McCaleb announces he has changed his mind on the County Transportation Department’s desire to build a Continuous Flow Intersection at Algonquin and Randall Roads. Strangely, the NWH has published nothing I have seen … Continue reading
McHenry County’s Transportation Department replied to the ALAW-related Citizen Advocates for Public Accountability critique of the county’s plan to expand Randall Road. Below is McHenry County’s reply: McHenry County has reviewed the May 12, 2014 CAPA position paper on the … Continue reading
The following analysis of the Continuous Flow Intersection McHenry County is contemplating building at the intersection of Randall and Algonquin Roads was prepared by Citizen Advocates for Public Accountability: Highway Robbery CAPA Position Paper on the Randall Road Phase II … Continue reading
Crain’s Chicago Business is reporting the Census Bureau says that each of the six Chicagoland counties lost population between 2010 and 2013. The McHenry County Board’s Continuous Flow Intersection at the corner of Algonquin and Randall Roads is based on … Continue reading
March 25, 2014 Chairwoman Tina Hill McHenry County Board 230 Verbena Lane Woodstock, IL 60098 Re: Proposed Continuous Flow Intersection Project at Randall & Algonquin Roads Dear Chairwoman Hill: I represent the shopping center located on the Northwest corner of … Continue reading
In District 1, GOP incumbent Robert Nowak is being challenged by Andrew Gasser and David Stieper. (The other incumbent is Democrat Nick Chirikos.) What follows is the last paragraph from the Daily Herald article on the District 1 Republican Primary … Continue reading
This is the third installment of the debate which occurred at the McHenry County Board Tuesday morning over the resolution to approve a contract to continue the widening of Randall Road from four to six lanes, plus revamping its intersection … Continue reading
Next up in the McHenry County Board debate on the widening of Randall Road and the reconstruction of its intersection with Algonquin Road was Mike Walkup. Walkup complained about the excessive population figures used in the analysis. He urged the … Continue reading
Yesterday, McHenry County Blog brought the County Board’s consideration of the $9 million Phase II contract up to the debate on the Randall Road resolution. Transportation Chairwoman Anna May Miller read a prepared statement which referred to a poll on … Continue reading