Algonquin’s Township Clerk Karen Lukasik hasn’t bothered to post the minutes released by the Board at its Friday, January 25, 2019, Special Meeting, but you can see them below: Here is a version easier to read: EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING MINUTES-BOARD … Continue reading
Category Archives: Tax Protest
Yesterday, McHenry County Blog shared McHenry County Associate Judge Thomas Meyer’s court order mandating $45,000 be paid from Algonquin Township Road District tax dollars to the Edgar County Watchdogs. Today, the article about the case published in the Watchdogs’ publication … Continue reading
Reprinted from Illinois Leaks with permission of that publication: Algonquin Township Clerk: more records missing! BY KIRK ALLEN ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 • ( 2 COMMENTS ) McHenry Co. (ECWd) –Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the mechanism for citizens to obtain public records.The Algonquin Township Clerk, … Continue reading
Let’s start with Nob’s comment and, then look at Judge Thomas Meyer’s Court Order. Nob’s Comment Another half the story post by Cal. The Road levy was also part of the lawsuit and that was excused. It was excused because … Continue reading
Associate Judge Thomas Meyer ruled against Algonquin Township yesterday in the tax protest case brought by Tim Dwyer. The case argued that Algonquin Township had too much money in the bank in a number of its funds and levied real … Continue reading
The Edgar County Watchdogs’ Illinois Leaks web site reports on a bill passed unanimously and signed into law by Governor Bruce Rauner which makes it more difficult to challenge township governments’ having too much money in the bank. The Edgar … Continue reading
The final part of attorney Tim Dwyer’s tax protest case against Algonquin Townshp: C. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE COURT TREATS THE ALGONQUIN TOWNSHIP LEVIES TOGETHER, ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL 2014 LEVIES ARE EXCESSIVE AS A MATTER OF LAW In the … Continue reading
More of Tim Dwyer’s tax protest complaint against Algonquin Township: B. ALGONQUIN TOWNSHIP ISSUED BOTH LEVIES AND IS AUDITED AS ONE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY It is beyond dispute that the Algonquin Township Board adopts two levies: one for the Town Fund, … Continue reading
What follows is the argument part of Tim Dwyer’s tax protest suit against Algonquin Township: III. ARGUMENT A. A VALID LEVY CAN ONLY PROVIDE NEEDS FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR Under the case law developed in the State of Illinois, … Continue reading
With Algonquin Township’s newly-elected officials meeting tonight, here is a recent filing by tax protest attorney Timothy Dwyer that will probably not be discussed: Here is the latest tax protest suit filed by Attorney Tim Dwyer against Algonquin Township: TAXPAYERS’ … Continue reading
Taxpayers in the Woodstock School District, including District 200 Board candidate Susan Handelsman. This suit is aimed at taxes to be collected in 2017. Because she is one of many plaintiffs in the suit, she states that she will recuse … Continue reading
Attorney Tim Dwyer has filed a tax protest suit against Woodstock School District 200. Here is his fifth county: SCHOOL DISTRICT 200 – LIABILITY INSURANCE FUND Prior to 2012, District 200 did not levy any funds for its Liability Insurance … Continue reading
The fourth count of attorney Tim Dwyer’s tax protest case against Woodstock School District 200 is below: SCHOOL DISTRICT 200 EDUCATION ACCOUNT – EXCESS LEVY Beginning in levy year 2011, District 200 has exceeded its levying power under Illinois law. … Continue reading
The third count of attorney Tim Dwyer in his tax protest suit against Woodstock School District 200 follows: SCHOOL DISTRICT 200 FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY – EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION In 2015, District 200 issued a levy of .062237, or $450,000 for … Continue reading
The second complaint that was filed by attorney Tim Dwyer against Woodstock School District 200 is below: SCHOOL DISTRICT 200 SPECIAL EDUCATION FUND – EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION In 2011, District 200 adopted a levy of .0622 for its Special Education Fund, … Continue reading
Attorney Tim Dwyer also has aimed his tax protest suit at Woodstock’s Unit School District 200. The first count can be found below: WOODSTOCK COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 200 – TRANSPORTATION FUND EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION In 2011, District 200 levied $1,400,000 … Continue reading
Crystal Lake High School District 155 is also included in attorney Tim Dwyer’s tax protest suit, as you can see below: COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 155 TRANSPORTATION FUND – ILLEGAL ACCUMULATION The Community High School District 155 (“District 155”) is … Continue reading
Below is the third tax protest count against Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47. The suit was filed by attorney Tim Dwyer. DISTRICT 47 EDUCATION FUND – EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION In 2015, District 47 levied $52,545,000 for its Education Fund. As of … Continue reading
This is the second count in attorney Tim Dwyer’s tax protest suit against Crystal Lake Grade School District District 47: DISTRICT 47 WORKING CASH FUND – EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION At the end of the fiscal year 2015, District 47 had $13,950,587 … Continue reading
Attorney Tim Dwyer is not going after just McHenry County, plus Algonquin and McHenry Township levies. He has several school districts in his sites, too. Here is the first of two complaints against Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47: COMMUNITY … Continue reading