What follows is a report from Nunda Township Tax Fighter Gerry Walsh. A day after his efforts to put an advisory referendum on the fall ballot asking whether voters wanted to repeal the Nunda Township Open Space Plan fell short … Continue reading
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Thanks to a friend of McHenry County Blog, I can offer the following take on what happened at Nunda Township’s Annual Town Meeting: I thought I’d fill you in on the outcome of the Nunda Township Annual Meeting. Aside from … Continue reading
Nunda Township resident Gerry Walsh gained a powerful ally when Nunda Township Republican Central Committee Chairman supported putting the tax fighter’s advisory referendum on the fall ballot. “At this meeting there will be a vote by a show of hands for all … Continue reading
Democratic Party candidate for Nunda Township Trustee Patrick Murfin writes some thoughts about the local election results in his “Heretic, Rebel, a Thing to Flout” blog. In Nunda Township, where he and running mate Meredith Reid Sarkees lost to the … Continue reading
Perhaps the Nunda Township Republicans were well served by distancing themselves from the $15 million Open Space referendum. The issue turned up 760 votes short, with the totals being 2,465 to 1,705 prior to adding in the absentee and early … Continue reading
In 2006, there were two open space referendums on the ballot in Nunda Township. One passed and the other narrowly lost. You can see the parcels that were identified two years below (click to enlarge this image or any other): … Continue reading
It’s not just Algonquin Township Democrats who are feeling their oats after having seen a Democratic Party candidate carry McHenry County for the first time since the formation of the Republican Party. Two candidates are running for Nunda Township trustee. … Continue reading
One of the tiniest ballot issues in Illinois concerns whether the Village of Bull Valley in McHenry County shall forcibly annex two farms totaling 200 acres. It used to be that you needed to surround an unincorporated property to be … Continue reading
One of the tiniest ballot issues in Illinois concerns whether the Village of Bull Valley in McHenry County shall forcibly annex two farms totaling 200 acres. It used to be that you needed to surround an unincorporated property to be … Continue reading
Get ready for your McHenry County Conservation District tax bill to go up 27%. That’s the decision of 17,538 of your neighbors. They amounted to 56.7% of the total votes cast on the measure. Amazing what using “other people’s money” … Continue reading
The vote was 1,453 to 1,313 not to allow the Cary Park Board to sell land on Route 31 that is a prime commercial or office location. The referendum was narrowly defeated with 52.5% voting against it. The money–an estimate … Continue reading
Get ready for your McHenry County Conservation District tax bill to go up 27%. That’s the decision of 17,538 of your neighbors. They amounted to 56.7% of the total votes cast on the measure. Amazing what using “other people’s money” … Continue reading
The vote was 1,453 to 1,313 not to allow the Cary Park Board to sell land on Route 31 that is a prime commercial or office location. The referendum was narrowly defeated with 52.5% voting against it. The money–an estimate … Continue reading
By a vote of 51.4%, the Nunda Township Open Space referendum passed. The tally was 2106 to 1989. The money part of it failed by 27 votes. The bonds were rejected by a vote of 2,172 to 2,145, just over … Continue reading
By a vote of 51.4%, the Nunda Township Open Space referendum passed. The tally was 2106 to 1989. The money part of it failed by 27 votes. The bonds were rejected by a vote of 2,172 to 2,145, just over … Continue reading