One of the places one might think laid off Federal workers would approach for emergency assistance is their local township government. Township Supervisors have a special fund called “General Assistance” from which they can dispense assistance. Checking with the Townships … Continue reading
Category Archives: Nunda Township
Looking at the financial shape of townships in McHenry County, a Friend of McHenry County Blog found the following Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund information filed with the State Comptroller for 2017 (for Algonquin, Chemung, Dorr, Grafton, McHenry, Nunda, Riley and … Continue reading
Friday at the Nunda Township Hall, the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake will distribute food from local Jewel Food Stores and the Northern Illinois Food Bank. The order of distribution is randomly drawn, so arriving early is not … Continue reading
In mid-January, McHenry County States’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally filed a Freedom of Information Act request for extensive financial and employment records with Nunda Township. 2013 to 2017, similar to what he requested of Algonquin Township. Nunda replied that the request … Continue reading
Below are the names of those receiving health benefits financed by Nunda Township taxpayers since 2012: 2012 2013 J. CLOUSE J. CLOUSE L. DRAIN L. DRAIN M. DZEMSKE M. DZEMSKE K. FRIEDLUND K. FRIEDLUND D. JAGLA D. JAGLA M. MAHADY … Continue reading
The Illinois State Comptroller has a data base contacting information about tax districts throughout Illinois. Looking at 2017 data from those for the seventeen townships in McHenry County, one finds the number of employees running from a low of 2 … Continue reading
The Northwest Herald continues in its campaign to point out the underside of township government. It has concentrated on McHenry County’s largest townships, minus Grafton. Although it waited a long time to look at the spending of former Algonquin Township … Continue reading
With the heat being put on township government generally by local media, it is little wonder that township boards are abating taxes for the bills coming out this year. In McHenry Township, for instance, under pressure from the four Republican … Continue reading
Nunda Township has the opportunity to cut this year’s tax burden for its residents. Putting the following item on the agenda of Thursday night’s 7 PM meeting allows for the passage of such a resolution: … Continue reading
Those desiring free food can get it at the Nunda Township Hall around noon each Friday. Sponsored by the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake, the food is provided by the Northern Illinois Food Bank and local Jewel stores. … Continue reading
Foreclosed Home Purchased with Taxpayer Dollars Commenter “CB” posted the following on previous McHenry County Blog article Planned Group Home in Nunda Township Irks Neighbors. Within 48 hours of the Nunda Meeting the community found out that a foreclosed home … Continue reading
I noticed a property tax pie chart on Nunda Township’s Fall/Winter newsletter. It is for rural Nunda Township in the Cary area. Tax bills are coming, but, of course, they will arrive after the March primary elections. … Continue reading
Long-time public servant Ed Dvorak retired as a Nunda Township Trustee late last year. That left four members on the Township Board Supervisor Lee Jennings and his ally Trustee Karen Tynis wanted to appoint Justin Franzke to the vacancy. Franzke ran for … Continue reading
Nunda Township assessments three-year median average for 2017 is 31.8%. Because that is lower than the 33.3% that state law mandates, McHenry County will increase each parcel’s assessment with what is commonly called a “township multiplier.” The level of uniformity … 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
Here are the candidate petition challenges filed at McHenry County Clerk Mary McClellan’s office today: … Continue reading
he resignation of Ed Dvorak from the Nunda Township Board created an opening to be filled by appointment. Applicants follow: William Boltz – Retired union carpenter who lives in Burton’s Bridge, is Republican Precinct Committeeman in Nunda 1 and a … Continue reading
Drainage work done by Nunda Township Road Commissioner Mike Lesperance has been dogged by citizen complaints since shortly after he took office. Now at the beginning of his second term Colby Drive widening has been halted by the McHenry County … Continue reading
Reader Susan Handelsman found this explanation on Nunda Township web site. Assessor Mark Dzemske informs me it was written in 2001 by former Supervisor John Heisler. This is good explanation from Nunda Township Assessment website: Coefficient of Dispersion . . … Continue reading