I filed a Freedom of Information request with McHenry County last week asking for “documents that show the authority for County Board Chairman Jack Franks to hire Bridget Greenen and Oliver Serifini without formal approval from the County Board.” Below is … Continue reading
Listened to a little of the end of the McHenry County Internal Services Committee recording and discovered a couple of the members are none too happy that McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks has hired to patronage employees without County … Continue reading
Found this in the Valley Hi Operating Board minutes for December 2nd: Tax Levy Abatement and Potential Long Term Impact [Tom] Annarella provided the Board with Valley Hi’s official position document that was shared with staff following the County Board’s vote … Continue reading
At the end of the marathon McHenry County Board meeting on Tuesday, Administrator Pete Austin outlined what was happening on next year’s budget. “Ir will be smaller for the fourth year in a row,” he reported. Then he observed, “State … Continue reading
The Human Resources Committee held a meeting on April 2nd which I attended. The reason was the following agenda item: Discussion on Establishing Elected Officials’ Salaries During public comment time, former Board member Kathy Bergan-Schmidt encouraged members to “drop the … Continue reading
I attended my first McHenry County Board Transportation Committee meeting this morning. Todd Bright, the lead man from Randall Road consultant firm TranSystems, gave an update on the project that Chairwoman Anna May Miller is vigorously pushing for a September … Continue reading
Municipal bond analyst Steve Wilson left the following message under the first part of my report of the McHenry County Board debate about the $10 increase for housing Federal prisoners: How much are we losing each day per prisoner? I … Continue reading
This morning’s ribbon cutting for Rakow Road had a bit better weather than the snowy day when the road was inaugurated. The sides to the tent weren’t lowered today. No participation, but wind strong enough to lift the unweighted tent … Continue reading
With tax bills having arrived, it seems appropriate to call attention again to those McHenry County Board members who recommended to tax us to the max: Who Voted to Raise Your County Taxes? The Board members voted “balloon” levy, that … Continue reading
Judge Gordon Graham turned thumbs down on reconsideration of the amount of money he has authorized for payment to Special Prosecutors Henry Tonigan and Thomas McQueen. The request of Illinois-Appellate Prosecutor Charles Colburn was made on behalf of the McHenry … Continue reading
The Northwest Herald’s Kevin Craver covered the McHenry County Board’s Management Services Committee meeting Friday. Guess what? The animal control folks have enough money to do what they wanted to do at the Crytal Lake Route 14 former State Farm … Continue reading
The Northwest Herald’s Kevin Craver covered the McHenry County Board’s Management Services Committee meeting Friday. Guess what? The animal control folks have enough money to do what they wanted to do at the Crytal Lake Route 14 former State Farm … Continue reading
