Accessory Apartments Part of Affordable Housing Plan McHenry County Blog was forwarded a letter from Bull Valley Village Clerk Phyllis Keinz in response to a FOIA request, an excerpt from the letter: “an email that went out to residents to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Low Income Housing
Rural Woodstock resident Susan Handelsman offer the following summary of Lakewood’s Tax Increment Financing District: Lakewood TIF Timeline: 1.Late 2014-Early 2015; Lakewood announced plans for, and voted into existence, a 600+ acre tif district which would include a Sportsplex on … Continue reading
This is found on page 32 of the Lakewood Tax Increment Financing District feasibility study: The line at the bottom has stirred some interest. It shows $1 million for “affordable housing construction.” Lakewood has been put on a watch list … Continue reading
Here is is the last day of the Independence Day Weekend and Cary Matters, the group spearheading opposition to the low income housing project in Cary has had almost 800 people sign its petition. And a billboard seems to have … Continue reading
The following came from a Cary friend of McHenry County Blog: I have to say I have never experienced a municipal meeting like the one I attended last night in Cary, over 2 1/2 hours, perhaps over three hours of public … Continue reading
There was a big crowd at the Cary Village Board meeting Tuesday night. Part of the reason was the robo-call made by Cary Matters yesterday. The text is below: Did you know that the Village of Cary approved low income … Continue reading
It’s 8 AM today at a Cary real estate office. The Realtor is expecting a visitor. A man walks in and the Realtor greets him. “You must be (name withheld)?” “No I’m (another person). Based on what I see going … Continue reading
The United States Attorney’s Office is really on a tear in uncovering Ponzi schemes in Northern Illinois. Why might that be? In bad times, I’m told, people are more likely to ask for payouts from such fraudulent operations. When they … Continue reading