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Although they are not going to be put in the mail until Friday, McHenry County Treasurer Bill LeFew’s web site has tax bills on the internet already. At least they were when I tried about an hour ago. I’m getting … Continue reading
Category Archives: GAND Community Advocates
School districts take most of our property tax dollars. It is fair to compare unit districts to unit districts. These are how all schools were originally. During the run-up to the 1870 Constitutional Convention, there was tremendous borrowing by local … Continue reading
Chris Williams of Grafton-Algonquin-Nunda-Dorr Community Advocates shares a request that Crystal Lake High School District 155 make public details of the most expensive part of the school budget–teacher salaries. It comes on the rejection of the following Freedom of Information … Continue reading
From Chris Williams: GANDCA is making a positive difference. Our articles in The Trib Local, The Daily Herald and NW Herald and regular communications with the board have influenced the D155 board to reconsidered and reevaluate the tax levy they … Continue reading
Last week, I wrote a little about a citizens group looking at Crystal Lake High School District 155. It’s been a long time since any taxpayers have taken such a look. The new group calls itself GAND (for Grafton, Algonquin, … Continue reading
Showing that he is making progress penetrating the Crystal Lake community is Trib Local reporter Lawerence Synett’s article on a new group looking at High School District 155. I sat next to Scott Smith, one of the organizers of the … Continue reading