McHenry County Blog

A second message has come from Nunda Township Trustee Mike Shorten:

“Thanks for the response yesterday.

“Between efforts Wednesday and yesterday over 16,000 sand bags have been created, but the need is still great as the Fox River in not expected to crest until sometime on Saturday.

“If you have time

• this afternoon/evening or
• any time on Saturday,

they need willing and able volunteers to help with the process of making bags and loading them on to pallets for delivery to residents and any amount of time that you can donate will make a huge difference in the efforts.

“We need people that can lift but also need those who can just help tie the bags closed one they are filled.

“IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO HELP, please forward this message to your friends/family/neighbors that live in the area and that will be help enough.

“No need to call just go to the highway department offices at 3518 Bay Rd. in Crystal Lake, IL. Mike Lesperance, who will be sworn in as the new Highway Commissioner on May 20th is managing the efforts.”

And the Fox River is continuing the rise, as you can see from the U.S. Corps of Engineers Algonquin Dam data below:

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Photos were sent by Mike Shorten and Cindy Lesperance.

Three votes behind was where Rob Parrish found himself after all the absentee and early ballots were counted.

And, after a Discovery Recount he requested and paid for, the results were the same.

He was still behind “Iron Mike” Lesperance by three votes.

No changes were discovered in the count for Nunda Township Supervisor either.

Lee Jennings won 945-934, a eleven vote margin over Bridgett Provenzano.

Now we have two Nunda Township Republican Primary candidates who just barely lost asking for Discovery Recounts.

Road Commissioner Rob Parrish and Supervisor candidate Bridgett Provenzano.

Mike Lesperance won the nod to represent the the GOP on the ballot for Highway Commissioner.

Lee Jennings won 945-934, just eleven votes.

More than the three votes that Lesperance bested Parrish by, but close by anyone’s standards.

Because the margins are so close, State law allows a run through the computers of the ballots in a relative small percentage of precincts.

Parrish picked Nunda precincts 1, 10, 15, 16, 18, 20 and 21 to see if any machine mistakes had occurred.

Provenzano selected Nunda Nunda 1, 10, 17, 19, 20, 21 and 24.

Note that they are not all the same.

Mike Lesperance – 892 votes.

Rob Parrish – 889 votes.

Three votes difference.

So, what’s the loser to do?

Illinois law allows for a discovery recount when elections are this close.

And Parrish has asked for one.

The ballots for Nunda 1, 10, 15, 16, 18, 20 and 21 will be run through the machine again.

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Bridgett Provenzano has also filed for a discovery recount.

First there was a sticker on the masthead of the Northwest Herald paid for by Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore. It was published on the first day of early voting and urged people to do so.

Sunday, the team of Nunda Township Supervisor candidate Lee Jennings and Nunda Township Road Commissioner candidate “Iron Mike” Lesperance had the sticker.

Monday, it was Nunda Township Road Commissioner candidate Rob Parrish’s turn.

The question I have now is whether any candidate will buy a sticker on Tuesday.

I invite all the candidates in contested township races in McHenry County to share their mailings with readers.

The latest to send one in is Nunda Township Supervisor candidate Lee Jennings.  He is running against Bridigett Provenzano.

When I looked at the address side, I see there is a sample ballot recommending the nomination of the following candidates:

• Lee Jennings for Supervisor
• Susan Jennings for Clerk
• Mike Lesperance for Road Commissioner

On Friday in the Northwest Herald, I found the following ad from Nunda Township Road Commissioner candidate Rob Parrish. Parrish is running against incumbent Don Kopsell, as is Mike Lesperance.

A press release from the Nunda Township Republican Central Committee:

Nunda Republican Candidate Forum Video Now Online

On February 13, 2013 the Nunda Township Republican Central Committee held a Candidate Forum at American Community Bank in McHenry.

All of the candidates running for the Republican nomination in contested races were asked questions submitted online and by audience members. The Forum was moderated by the Executive Officers Mark Daniel, Mike Shorten, Mary McClellan and Scott Brown.

The Nunda Township Republicans are committed to providing their voters all of the information that they need to nominate the most qualified candidates. To that end the forum was recorded and is now being made available online for all voters to view.

To access the videos, voters in Nunda Township can go to nundagop.org and click on the link on the main page or by scrolling over the ’2013 Candidate Forum’ menu option.

The Nunda Township Republican Central Committee is the grassroots of the Republican Party in Nunda Township. Made up of 29 elected and appointed Precinct Committeemen the Nunda Republicans are dedicated to connecting with voters in their precincts throughout Nunda Township to ensure the successful elections of Republican candidates. If you would like more information about Nunda Township Republican Central Committee please visit our website nundagop.org.

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The link to the comments by Supervisor candidates Bridgett Provenzano and Lee Jennings are here.

The link to the comments by Highway Commissioner candidates Don Kopsell, Ron Parrish and “Iron Mike” Lesperance here.

The link to the comments by Township Clerk candidates Angela Koscavage and Susan Jennings are here.

If you live in or near Nunda Township, you probably have noticed political signs for Road Commissioner popping up.

The first I saw was for Iron Mike Lesperance.

A weekend or so later, a whole lot of signs for Rob Parrish showed up in the Crystal Lake area. Clearly in his home town Parrish was winning the sign war.

This past weekend, incumbent Road Commissioner Don Kopsell’s signs started showing up. The one you see below was on McHenry Avenue in Algonquin Township near Husmann Elementary School. A Parrish sign was down the street.

A press release from “Iron” Mike Lesperance, one of three candidates for the Republican nomination for Nunda Township Road Commissioner. The other two are incumbent Don Kopsell and Rob Parrish.

“Iron” Mike Lesperance is running for Nunda Township Highway Commissioner and the Citizens to Elect Iron Mike held their campaign fundraiser at Marzano’s (McHenry) last Sunday.

The event was a success as an energized, good-sized crowd showed up to show their support.

Mike desires to lower taxes, eliminate nepotism and bring a high standard of accountability to the Highway Department.

Mike’s republican candidacy comes after more than 30 years of running Iron Mike’s Excavating and a lifetime of community involvement. He is a husband and father of three, a fourth generation Eagle Scout and a self-starting small business owner.

Mike also coached youth athletics in Crystal Lake, was heavily involved with Katrina relief work, and is involved with the local church.

For more information on Iron Mike Lesperance’s campaign, or info on how to vote for Highway Commissioner, please visit VoteIronMike.com, call Mike at (815) 385-2523, subscribe on Twitter @VoteIronMike or email him at Ironmikes@comcast.net. Thank you for taking an interest in our community!