It has been most frustrating to have to fight McHenry County Conservation District referendums. As I have mentioned previously (see Why Odds Against Taxpayer if Conservation District Goes to Referendum), the frustration comes from having to fight money that should … Continue reading
Category Archives: Developmental Disabilities
This past November’s election saw a question on the McHenry County ballot to establish a 377 Board, complete with taxing authority. The proceeds would have gone to agencies caring for the Developmentally Disabled. It was defeated Now a group called … Continue reading
Because Governor Pat Quinn announced Wednesday, the day after the McHenry County 377 Board referendum to impose a tax to fund $9 million in services for the Developmentally Disabled, McHenry C0unty Blog is running the following article published on June … Continue reading
Below is a press release from Governor Pat Quinn. It was issued the day after the election when a referendum failed about 2-1 to create a 377 Board to distribute $9 million of newly-levied property taxes in McHenry County. I … Continue reading
The anti-tax wave that the Tea Party movement capitalized on has not run its course in McHenry County. With 64 of 212 precincts reporting, it is obvious that the referendum to add $9 million to the property tax bill in … Continue reading
The in-person results for the 377 Developmentally Disabled tax hike referendum showed more than two people voting against it for every one person in favor. The results for Algonquin 7 and 19 precincts, both of which vote in the Crystal … Continue reading
Andrew Gasser, a Republican Precinct Committeeman from Fox River Grove has been active in his opposition to the referendum to hike taxes $60-$90 a year (the cost for $200-300,000 homes). He was even interviewed by the Chicago Tribune for its … Continue reading
As I have stated since last fall, when I was McHenry County Treasurer I delivered the first checks approved by the new 708 Board. To repeat myself, the referendum to approve the tax hike was supported by the McHenry County … Continue reading
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Editor’s note: I’m leaving this story near the top because I am so … Continue reading
I guess progress is being made. The Northwest Herald did not endorse the creation of a 337 tax district to funnel $9 million more dollars into carrying for the developmentally disabled in McHenry County. (The 337 designation is from the … Continue reading
A friend of McHenry County Blog chides me and other local medias for not informing pe0ple of the 377 Board tax hike on the April ballot. Here’s what I have written so far (click on the title): McHenry County Board … Continue reading
Here’s a resolution that the McHenry County Board’s Public Health Committee is considering. Please read it carefully and tell me if you think any County Board member who votes for it is saying that he or she is saying that … Continue reading
Yesterday, I published a column by attorney William Choslovsky about the Algonquin mom who, after researching how various states treated developmentally disabled adults, decided that Tennessee provided the best care. She drove her 19-year old daughter, whom she was unable … Continue reading
Yesterday I heard a brief story on WBBM radio that said Tennessee had passed a bill that would make abandonment of an adult child with developmental disabilities a felony. I’ve searched for reference to the legislation, but cannot find anything. … Continue reading
Back in the 1990’s I was on the House Appropriations Committee before which the budget of the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities came. When Governor George Ryan took office, he named a former Director of McHenry County’s Pioneer … Continue reading
When I was the Republican Spokesman on the Illinois House Appropriations Committee that handled the budget for the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, one of my goals was to get at least 50% of the money into community … Continue reading
During the 2002 campaign, candidate Rod Blagojevich made all sorts of promises to state employees to re-open state facilities that Governor George Ryan had closed or scheduled for closing. Blagojevich also promised to open facilities that were completed, but had … Continue reading
During the 2002 campaign, candidate Rod Blagojevich made all sorts of promises to state employees to re-open state facilities that Governor George Ryan had closed or scheduled for closing. Blagojevich also promised to open facilities that were completed, but had … Continue reading