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I guess that’s as good a name as any for where Walmart and Cub Food used to hold sway, now the Walmat building is gone. Ten years ago in May, Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley envisioned the area turning into … Continue reading
Category Archives: Michelle Rentzsch
The City of Crystal Lake has sent a letter with a survey, dated October 10th, to 136 homeowners who own waterfront property on Crystal Lake. Fences, accessory buildings and building heights are the topics covered. Disturbing lake views are the … Continue reading
In response to a Freedom of Information Request filed late last night the City of Crystal Lake has provided the following letters to High School District 155 dated July 30th and 31st: … Continue reading
The Crystal Lake Planning and Zoning Commission gave preliminary approval to Metra’s proposed Ridgefield Train Station, but conditioned it on making multi-million dollar road improvements recommended by city engineering firm Patrick Engineering. The improvements, most overdue, according to Patrick engineers … Continue reading
Yesterday, McHenry County Blog reported on neighborhood objections to putting a car dealership on Route 14, right behind their homes. Extreme Ford-Kia is moving from the Vulcan Lakes/Route 14 Tax Increment Financing district and it was pretty obvious that city … Continue reading
Yesterday, McHenry County Blog reported on neighborhood objections to putting a car dealership on Route 14, right behind their homes. Extreme Ford-Kia is moving from the Vulcan Lakes/Route 14 Tax Increment Financing district and it was pretty obvious that city … Continue reading
And, they shouldn’t be. Business owners in the Main Street project seem to have been assured that the condemnation powers authorized by the Tax Increment Financing law will not be used on them. When questioned about use of condemnation in … Continue reading