From Huntley Chat: Due to the questions posed here on Huntley Chat, the library has just added an opportunity to hear first-hand about the financials of the library building project. On Monday, January 21st at 6:00 p.m. in the library Program … Continue reading
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Here is information for consideration from a Friend of McHenry County Blog: You might want to print this out regarding the Geneva IL 57,000 sq ft project (they have theirs online). Their Architecture firm broke the costs down and it … Continue reading
Here is a comparison of property tax burdens levied by libraries in McHerty County for the last three years. All are library districts, except Crystal Lake’s, which is part of city government and whose levy must be approved by the … Continue reading
Here’s what local libraries did to taxpayers last year and what can be expected when tax bills arrive this month: Libraries INCR / DECR INCR / DECR 2015 – 2014 2014 – 2013 IN TOTAL TAX IN TOTAL TAX BARRINGTON … Continue reading
There were various write-in victories throughout McHenry County. One was David Moore, former Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore’s husband. He ran a successful write-in campaign for the Huntley Library Board and recently attended his first meeting. In a reversal of … Continue reading
Libraries that are not for a single municipality are governed by elected Library District Boards. They are spread all over McHenry County, with the exception of the Crystal Lake and Harvard area. Crystal Lake and Harvard have the only city … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. MikeTryon: Huntley and Algonquin Libraries to Receive “Back to Books” Grants through Illinois Program SPRINGFIELD…..Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has announced that two community libraries in State Representative Mike Tryon’s legislative … Continue reading
Last night at the McHenry County Republican Play Day, I was re-introduced to Michael Fleck. He’s an attorney from Huntley who was on the Huntley Library Board when then-Secretary of State George Ryan came to McHenry County to award a … Continue reading
The little referendum I worked on, the Bull Valley Annexation referendum, went down big time. Those who think the village should forcibly annex property got over 80% of the vote. 524-129. Proponents made the pitch that voting “Yes” would result … Continue reading
The little referendum I worked on, the Bull Valley Annexation referendum, went down big time. Those who think the village should forcibly annex property got over 80% of the vote. 524-129. Proponents made the pitch that voting “Yes” would result … Continue reading
There is no guarantee that any of the so-called member initiatives (“pork” to most) in the budget sent to Governor Rod Blagojevich will ever reach local governments and charitable organizations, but if it does it isn’t just municipalities and townships … Continue reading
There is no guarantee that any of the so-called member initiatives (“pork” to most) in the budget sent to Governor Rod Blagojevich will ever reach local governments and charitable organizations, but if it does it isn’t just municipalities and townships … Continue reading