By a 5-1 one, with Jeff Thorsen voting “No” and Ralph Dawson absent, the Crystal Lake City Council approved a modified Watershed Manual and Stormwater Management Ordinance Tuesday night. Many changes suggested by the public, technical advisory committee members and … Continue reading
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By a 5-1 one, with Jeff Thorsen voting “No” and Ralph Dawson absent, the Crystal Lake City Council approved a modified Watershed Manual and Stormwater Management Ordinance Tuesday night. Many changes suggested by the public, technical advisory committee members and … Continue reading
I’m sure some folks are wondering if I really tried to take the red out of the picture I took of Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley rolling his eyes during Councilman Jeff Thorsen’s questioning of watershed expert Gary Schaeffer. So, … Continue reading
I’m sure some folks are wondering if I really tried to take the red out of the picture I took of Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley rolling his eyes during Councilman Jeff Thorsen’s questioning of watershed expert Gary Schaeffer. So, … Continue reading
At least that’s what I conclude from reading the reply to my Freedom of Information request to the City of Crystal Lake. You may remember that the McHenry County Board selected an automobile insurance adjusting facility at the intersection of … Continue reading
At least that’s what I conclude from reading the reply to my Freedom of Information request to the City of Crystal Lake. You may remember that the McHenry County Board selected an automobile insurance adjusting facility at the intersection of … Continue reading
I got the feeling Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley was a bit defensive Tuesday night. Throughout the part of the meeting on the watershed manual, it seemed that he was almost trying to rehabilitate drainage engineer Gary Schaefer’s reputation. Shepley … Continue reading
I got the feeling Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley was a bit defensive Tuesday night. Throughout the part of the meeting on the watershed manual, it seemed that he was almost trying to rehabilitate drainage engineer Gary Schaefer’s reputation. Shepley … Continue reading
I’ve got to tell you, when I went into the Crystal Lake City Council chambers Tuesday night, I felt that the watershed manual would be approved before the meeting was over. It wasn’t. The consensus of the council sometime between … Continue reading
I’ve got to tell you, when I went into the Crystal Lake City Council chambers Tuesday night, I felt that the watershed manual would be approved before the meeting was over. It wasn’t. The consensus of the council sometime between … Continue reading
Call it a fortunate accident of local history. Before the white man began farming and put in drainage tiles north of Crystal Lake (the lake) the lake level was in a delicate balance. Amazingly enough, after the drainage tiles were … Continue reading
Call it a fortunate accident of local history. Before the white man began farming and put in drainage tiles north of Crystal Lake (the lake) the lake level was in a delicate balance. Amazingly enough, after the drainage tiles were … Continue reading