Lakewood resident Steve Willson did the following analysis: Hate Crimes Up — and Down The FBI just released their annual report on hate crimes in the U.S. It’s useful to look at the data in more than one way to … Continue reading
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The McHenry District 156 Vote Yes for Lower Taxes and Better Schools committee has a campaign that is a naked attempt to deceive voters into missing out on a really big tax cut in 2020. The District currently levies about … Continue reading
Here’s what bond analyst Steve Willson suggests: The amount of money a school district keeps is not a function of what other districts keep. The amount of money needed is a well defined function in business. It’s based on the … Continue reading
The following letter from bond analyst Steve Willson, was published originally in the Northwest Herald. It is re-published below with permission from the author: Questionable Contributions Editor: Many years ago it was common for investment banks to contribute to local … Continue reading
On Saturday, McHenry County Blog published a thoughtful analysis by Cary Grade School Board President Scott Coffee about the situation facing those wishing to consolidate Crystal Lake High School District 155 with its four feeder grade schools. You can read … Continue reading
Below is Part 2 of the rebuttal from Lakewood bond analyst Steve Willson’s critique (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) to the “Corrections” paper about the critique issued by anonymous McHenry County College officials: Rebuttal to MCC’s “Corrections in Response to McHenry County … Continue reading
Apparently stimulated by my little article on the pothole on the McDonald’s side of Randall Road near the traffic light in Algonquin, bond analyst Steve Willson has written about how a road approval or disapproval should be determined. Since this … Continue reading
In mid-December McHenry County Recorder of Deeds candidate Joe Tirio received $1,000 from Steve Willson of Lakewood. He reported having $11,360 at the end of September. … Continue reading
Lakewood bond analyst and public policy commentator Steve Willson reflected on the McHenry County College Board’s upcoming decision of whether to increase or decrease taxes. (Board members can do either. (By taking all the money allowed under the Real Estate … Continue reading
Bond analyst Steve Willson, a Lakewood resident, put together his take on what happened at the public hearing on the ChicagoLand SportsPlex. You may read it below: A Summary of Lakewood’s Public TIF Meeting Village: Thank you for coming to … Continue reading
An email to the Lakewood Village Trustees from Lakewood resident and bond analyst Steve Willson, a copy of which landed in my inbox: To the Lakewood Board of Trustees: When the subject of a TIF district became lively, I did … Continue reading
Under one of the articles about the McHenry County Conservation District tax hike bill just passed there is an interesting debate between anonymous Whackomole and bond analyst Steve Willson. I think it deserves broader readership than just those who read … Continue reading
An analysis by Steve Willson of McHenry County College’s planned health club-sciences building proposal: Analysis of the Business Plan for the Proposed MCC Health and Sciences Education Building Introduction The McHenry County College Board of Trustees received a document entitled … Continue reading
On July 12, the following letter from Lakewood resident Steve Willson was published in the Northwest Herald: McHenry County College is streaming its board meetings. (Kudos to Trustee Tom Wilbeck for this idea.) It’s the best reality show on TV. … Continue reading