From the McHenry County Conservation District web site: Help Name Our 35th Site! The District is looking for public input to name 213 acres of protected open space located in Alden, along Alden Creek corridor; approximate boundaries are Ferris Rd on the … Continue reading
Category Archives: McHenry County Conservation District
This article was published late Friday. I am putting it back on top because it represents the most audacious grab for virtually absolute power in county government that I can imagine. He could only make himself more powerful by having … Continue reading
The following article about the retirement of McHenry County Conservation District Police Chief Jeff Diedrick appeared in the winter edition of the District’s “Landscapes:” … Continue reading
Found in the McHenry County Conservation District’s winter edition of its magazine “Landscapes” is the following piece on the appointment of the foundation formed with money paid by Lakehead Pipeline for the last part of its western McHenry County pipeline. … Continue reading
I’m going through a stack of paper from almost a year ago with information that I wanted to share with you and found the McHenry County Conservation District’s quarterly magazine “Landscapes.” There are some really good photos every quarter in … Continue reading
McHenry County Treasurer Glenda Miller mailed property tax bills on Friday. Since they didn’t come Saturday, I’m guessing they will arrive in most mailboxes Monday. McHenry County Blog will present some analysis, the first portion of which compares what categories … Continue reading
I needed addition advice on how to find a copy of my family’s tax bill on the McHenry County Treasurer’s web site. The bill went from $9,988.26 last year to $10,033.66. That’s an increase of 0.46%. [Thanks to Alabama Shake for pointing … Continue reading
Here is one family who participated in the McHenry County Environmental Defenders’ and the McHenry County Conservation District’s Earth Day Celebration … Continue reading
The McHenry County Conservation District is asking for folks to step forward who might be willing to run an old fashioned farm near Lions Park on Silver Lakes Road in Cary. The goal is a farm-to-table sustainable farming operation on … Continue reading
Comments from Cary Grade School Board President Scott Coffey on the McHenry County Conservation District: This relates to my post in Part 7 regarding the excessive number of acres under management by the County. The (shrinking) population of the County … Continue reading
The final shot at convincing the McHenry County Board of the importance of the McHenry County Conservation District’s mission consists of acreage and miles of trails. Whether that and the other arguments for the budget proposed in April will keep … Continue reading
The final cost savings offered up by the McHenry County Conservation District Board concerns radio and newspaper advertising, plus printing. They been cut significantly. … Continue reading
Nearing the end of the justification for the McHenry County Conservation District Board’s budget, which has to be approved by the County Board before the MCCD can get any property taxes next year, is a summary of technological inefficiencies. … Continue reading
The McHenry County Consrervation District Board puts forth still other examples of how it has cut costs. … Continue reading
A description of maintainance reduction is another element in the argument being advanced by the McHenry County Conservation District to convince the McHenry County Board that it should approve its budget and levy. After this budget presentation was made, the … Continue reading
The McHenry County Conservation District Board wants the County Board to know that it has managed its fleet of vehicles well. To that end, it presented the Board members with the following: … Continue reading
In defense of the adequacy of its budget proposal, the McHenry County Conservation outlines reductions in recreational offerings. The MCCD must gain the approval of the McHenry County Board before it can levy real estate taxes. This series was prompted … Continue reading
Insurance claims by McHenry County Conservation District employees are included in the Board’s budget presentation to the County Board. … Continue reading
The McHenry County Conservation District Board’s budget presentation to the McHenry County Board contains a section on increased non-tax revenue, which you can see below: … Continue reading
This posting of the McHenry County Conservation District’s budget backup documents continues with a recitation of reduced spending and increased egficiencies. This might be considered an affirmative defense against the rumored 5% tax levy cut “request” that McHenry County Board … Continue reading