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Here’s the second page of Paul Serwatka’s report on last year in Lakewood: … Continue reading
Category Archives: Lakewood
Lakewood Village President spent a lot of time putting together a report of what happened during 2017. One of the eleven pages will be run every day. … Continue reading
A Positive Ending to an Ugly Chapter for Lakewood – The Resignation of Trustee Rich Ritchie Friends and Neighbors, While this Newsletter will shed light on some very unpleasantries that have taken place in our village board over the last … Continue reading
The following letter was sent to McHenry County Blog by Ric Ritchie: … Continue reading
Lakewood Village President Paul Serwatka continues to be one of the few elected officials willing to give his take on his government’s activities over the internet. His latest missive is below: Bringing you up-to-date on recent activities of our village … Continue reading
Village of Lakewood President Paul D. Serwatka has released a list of accomplishments in 2017. You can read about them below: Friends and Neighbors, 2017 has proven to be a very busy, very transformative, and very positive year for our … Continue reading
Lakewood President Paul Serwatka sent an email out announcing a property tax refund for those who were impacted with the now dissolved TIF district. You can read about it below: Friends and Neighbors, On June 13 2017, as promised, the … Continue reading
Looking for places where non-sewage may be entering Lakewood’s sewer system, the firm hired by the Village Board was out pumping “smoke” into Country Club Additions pipes. Looking across the street, a truck was seen and the realization entered my … Continue reading
Lakewood’s Village Board voted to cut next year’s property taxes by 10%, but half of the cut can be reinstated next year. Five percent was unanimously voted to be cut from the tax levy. That is a permanent cut equal … Continue reading
From Lakewood Village President Paul Serwatka: If you have been out of the loop in the last week, The Lakewood Village Board will be voting this Monday, December 18th, on a proposed 10% cut in Lakewood’s Property Tax Levy. The … Continue reading
I managed to miss the fireworks at a 6:30 meeting of the Lakewood Village Board, but learned that Village President Paul Serwatka was censured by a 5-1 vote by the Trustees. The reasons for the censure will be available by … Continue reading
Ah, the good ol’ days. Right after Earth Day in 1970, the Illinois General Assembly passed and Governor Richard Ogilvie signed a bill to ban open burning. Lakewood residents had always burned their leaves. It was so bad that vision … Continue reading
A press release from Lakewood Village President Paul Serwatka: Lakewood Proposes 10% Cut in Property Tax Levy Village Board to Vote This Tuesday, December 12th at 7:00pm. This Tuesday, December 12th 2017, at Turnberry Country Club Meeting Room, staff and … Continue reading
It doesn’t take much research to find out that I oppose Tax Increment Financing Districts. However, at the last Lakewood Village Board meeting President Paul Serwatka mentioned the possibility of a Special Service Area (SSA) as a means of financing … Continue reading
Contamination by flood water of some shallow wells in Lakewood had disappeared. That’s what a phone call from the McHenry County Health Department revealed to Lakewood Village Clerk Janice Hansen a week or so ago. Lakewood residents on the East … Continue reading
This didn’t come until the end of last week’s Lakewood Village Board meeting during Trustee comments. Rick Ritchie read the following: Village of Lakewood Trustee request for a Special Session Concerns of suppression of members of the board by President … Continue reading
From Village of Lakewood President Paul Serwatka: Friends and Neighbors, I am excited (and quite relieved) to announce that we have a new Captain at the helm of our village administration. I hope you will all help to congratulate and … Continue reading
That’s what Lakewood Village President Paul Serwatka announced at Tuesday’s meeting of the Lakewood Village Board. “I’m hoping we can do substantially better than last year,” he added. … Continue reading
Former Prairie Grove Village Administrator Jeannine Smith was hired on a 5-1 vote as Chief Administrative Officer by the Lakewood Village Board last night. She will be paid $138,900 per year. Smith serviced Prairie Grove for nine years. Previously, she … Continue reading
Re-elected in April, Nunda Township Trustee Ed Dvorak has resigned from the Board. A long-time public servant, he previously served on the Lakewood Village Board as Nunda Township Road Commissioner on the McHenry County Board I hope to get a … Continue reading