MCC Sells Tower Lands for $6, Maybe $7 Million

Faced with competing sellers, including perhaps the Crystal Lake Park District and a landowner a mile west in Woodstock, the McHenry County College Board voted unanimously, with Scott Summers absent, to sell 3.67 acres to BMB Communications Management for a … Continue reading

MCC “Transparency.” Not.

Notice how I am trying to catch up to the lingo of the younger generation in my headline. McHenry County Board member Scott Summers asked a couple of months ago for MCC staffers to explore and cost out whether th … Continue reading

MCC “Transparency.” Not.

Notice how I am trying to catch up to the lingo of the younger generation in my headline. McHenry County Board member Scott Summers asked a couple of months ago for MCC staffers to explore and cost out whether th … Continue reading

MCC President Walt Packard Sings Death Knell for Baseball Stadium

For the second meeting in less than a month, I left the room whistling, “Ding, dong the witch is dead. Which old witch? The wicked witch…” And, this time I even came up with appropriate words before I got home … Continue reading

MCC President Walt Packard Sings Death Knell for Baseball Stadium

For the second meeting in less than a month, I left the room whistling, “Ding, dong the witch is dead. Which old witch? The wicked witch…” And, this time I even came up with appropriate words before I got home … Continue reading

MCC President Apologizes for Open Meetings Violation

At Thursday night’s meeting of the McHenry County Economic Development Corporation’s annual dinner, McHenry County College President Walt Packard was master of ceremonies. That’s probably because Packard also is chairman of the EDC’s board of directors. He could hardly have … Continue reading

MCC President Apologizes for Open Meetings Violation

At Thursday night’s meeting of the McHenry County Economic Development Corporation’s annual dinner, McHenry County College President Walt Packard was master of ceremonies. That’s probably because Packard also is chairman of the EDC’s board of directors. He could hardly have … Continue reading

MCC Votes to Buy 57 Acres after CL Council Approves 50 Percent Coverage

It looked as if the “do it our way or we’ll hit the highway” members of the McHenry County College Board were finally outnumbered in a meeting within a meeting Tuesday night at Crystal Lake City Hall. Councilman Dave Goss … Continue reading

MCC Votes to Buy 57 Acres after CL Council Approves 50 Percent Coverage

It looked as if the “do it our way or we’ll hit the highway” members of the McHenry County College Board were finally outnumbered in a meeting within a meeting Tuesday night at Crystal Lake City Hall. Councilman Dave Goss … Continue reading

MCC – One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – Part 2

Yesterday, McHenry County Blog started a little dance about which all of us are familiar. It’s the one step forward, two steps back. It’s an attempt to make the public think there is progress. This was a transparency dance. I … Continue reading

MCC – One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – Part 2

Yesterday, McHenry County Blog started a little dance about which all of us are familiar. It’s the one step forward, two steps back. It’s an attempt to make the public think there is progress. This was a transparency dance. I … Continue reading

MCC – One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – Part 1

Thursday I wrote my praise of McHenry County College’s posting of the items in its board packet and the second Economics Research Associates’ rather feeble attempt to justify a baseball stadium. It was a long overdue move toward transparency. But, … Continue reading

MCC – One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – Part 1

Thursday I wrote my praise of McHenry County College’s posting of the items in its board packet and the second Economics Research Associates’ rather feeble attempt to justify a baseball stadium. It was a long overdue move toward transparency. But, … Continue reading

Straightforward Versus Sneaky

“If you fund it, they will come,” is the first sentence in the article that popped up from a search engine yesterday entitled, Public money is status quo for pro teams Naturally, the McHenry County College Board’s 4-vote majority’s insistence … Continue reading

Straightforward Versus Sneaky

“If you fund it, they will come,” is the first sentence in the article that popped up from a search engine yesterday entitled, Public money is status quo for pro teams Naturally, the McHenry County College Board’s 4-vote majority’s insistence … Continue reading