Yesterday we looked at Alden and Algonquin Townships. Algonquin Township has 13 precincts with no Republican Precinct Committeeman. (I’d do Democrats, too, but the McHenry County Democratic Party web site doesn’t have a handy listing.) Today, we’ll look at the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Dorr Township
The 2010 assessed valuation has been totaled for McHenry County and it’s down almost 10%. That’s what a comparison of raw figures from the McHenry County Supervisor of Assessments Office indicate. McHenry County real estate taxes this year will be … Continue reading
As expected Woodstock resident Quinn Keefe was appointed Dorr Township Clerk as Tuesday night’s meeting. Keefe was appointed Deputy Clerk after Kathleen J. Schlap resigned from the office. … Continue reading
On the way to the McHenry County Administrative Center today, I saw that State Rep. Jack Franks is promoting the annual township meetings tonight at 7 PM. That’s the message on the sign outside of his office. If you want … Continue reading
Although every township will hold annual town meetings tonight, of the 17 in McHenry County, those in Grafton, Dorr and Nunda Townships are guaranteed to provide the most action. In Grafton, the forces behind the Township Trustees vs. Township Supervisor … Continue reading
The citizens who petitioned to put questions, including one asking for a $1 million tax rebate, on the agenda of the Dorr Township meeting next Tuesday evening are disturbed that the three questions will not be voted upon separately. The … Continue reading
The meeting room was pretty full for the regular monthly township meeting last night. There must have been something of a backlash at the attempt to include ten months severance pay (as reported exclusively yesterday on McHenry County Blog) in … Continue reading
Earlier I calculated and posted the percentage turnout in the February 2nd Republican primary election for each precinct in Algonquin Township Grafton Township and Nunda Township The figures are not for the percentage that voted in all primary elections; rather, … Continue reading
“Filled to capacity” is how one person in attendance last night at the Dorr Township meeting. The Dorr Township Hall meeting room is small, so that meant about 25 residents were present. The biggest news was that Supervisor Bob Pierce … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog has obtained a February 5, 2010, letter to Dorr Township Trustee Barry Lamb, Sr., from Legat Architects’s Marc Rohde. Included was a conceptual plan of an expanded highway garage at the current location, but the attachments tell … Continue reading
The following petition has been filed with Dorr Township Clerk Kathleen J. Schlapp by the requisite number of township voters: From: The Undersigned Dorr Township Electors Re: Request that the township clerk place an item on the township’s annual meeting … Continue reading
Pete Gonigam’s First Electric Newspaper reported it first, but he didn’t have the map you see below. What you see in orange is the new area within McHenry County designated by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development as … Continue reading
At the Monday budget hearing Grafton Township residents asked why a Township Planning Commission had not been appointed. Apparently, applicants were solicited and received. This was also the topic of a motion at the last Annual Meeting of the township’s … Continue reading
Lack of inter-connectivity has always been the problem in delivering bus service to the suburbs. To get from one town to the next, you had to be able to get from your home to the bus stop. During the 1974 … Continue reading
John Hammer, President of the McHenry County Historical Barn Preservation Association, is seeking Grafton and Dorr barn lovers for the fall tour. Here’s his pitch to folks who are already members. I’m told it’s OK to share with non-members now. … Continue reading
Today is the day township supervisors get sworn in. These jobs are plums in the suburbs. You can see why by clicking on the chart and looking at what township supervisors get paid in the five largest McHenry County Townships, … Continue reading
After the Grafton Township meeting, Township Assessor Bill Ottley came over and asked why I cared about the proposed Town Hall. After all, I don’t live in Grafton Township. (We live right on the Algonquin-Grafton Township line. Appropriately, it is … Continue reading
Green Party candidate for Dorr Township Trustee Frank Wedig is knocking on doors in his second attempt to become the first Green Party member elected to office in McHenry County while being identified as such on the ballot. The first … Continue reading
The Democrats didn’t slate anyone for Dorr Township office, but the Green Party did. Frank Wedig, the man who ran for McHenry County Board and received 1,412 votes in Dorr township, is trying again. This time he is running for … Continue reading
Besides the incumbent Republicans who filed for Dorr Township office, the Green Party candidate for Frank Wedig filed for trustee. When he ran for McHenry County Board in District 5, Wedig received over 8% of the vote. Top vote getter … Continue reading