An Oakwood Hills resident sent me the following sign: It’s a bit more complicated that punching a “No to Joe” button. The County Board race has three candidates. For Gottemoller to lose, Democrat Kathy Bergan Schmidt and Republican Don Kopsell … Continue reading
Category Archives: Power Plant
The opponents of the gas generated electric power plant in Oakwood Hills have not forgotten that McHenry County Board member Joe Gottemoller was the attorney for the company that wanted to build it. While Gottemoller dropped out as attorney, hard … Continue reading
The Oakwood Hills Village web site is reporting that Zoning Board of Appeals/Plan Commiossner Daniel Funk has resigned his post. He is the husband of recently-resigned Village President Melanie Funk. … Continue reading
September 8th, Oakwood Hills Village Trustee Beth Gorr resigned. September 9th, Oakwood Hills Village Attorney John Cowlin resigned. September 11th, Oakwood Village Hills Village President Melanie Funk sent in a resignation letter. You can see the documents below: … Continue reading
The following is posted on the Oakwood Hills Village web site. It seems the multiple calls for Village President Melanie Funk’s resignation were heeded. September 11, 2014 Dear Oakwood Hills Residents, I am looking forward to working on behalf of … Continue reading
Observations by a friend of McHenry County Blog of the Oakwood Hills citzens meeting Wednesday night: 1. Political participants on side of opposition got lots of love tonight from over 300 in attendance. Message conveyed that if plant gets its … Continue reading
Here’s an email sent to those concerned with the Oakwood Hills power plant proposal: To those that are opposed to the Oakwood Hills Power Plant: We hope that you feel that our opposition efforts have served you well. Thanks to … Continue reading
Never have I seen more police at a local governmental meeting than at the Oakwood Village Board meeting at McHenry County College’s Conference Center Thursday night. The room would accommodate 340 people, but about 150 showed up, most wearing red, … Continue reading
Pursuant to the untimely reply to my August 2nd Freedom of Information request for any documentation of threats to the Village of Oakwood Hills, the Public Access Bureau of the Illinois Attorney General has requested an explanation why a reply … Continue reading
Another of the research efforts by a Friend of McHenry County Blogstimulated by the proposal to build a gas-fired power plant in Oakwood Hills: Property Tax and Power Plants Ill-researched proclamations that a power plant will bring tax money to … Continue reading
The Friday before last (August 1st) after the close of business I filed a Freedom of Information request with the Village of Oakwood Hills for documents that showed that there had been threats against village officials. It should have been … Continue reading
A friend of McHenry County Blog has been researching various aspects of the Oakwood Hills power plant. This is the first of several analyses that will be published. = = = = = In reference to potential waste water usage, … Continue reading
Cary Grade School Board member (and Republican Precinct Committeeman) Chris Christensen was the first up for public comment at last week’s McHenry County Board meeting. Christensen revealed that three weeks before he had called Oakwood Hills and been told, “Hey, … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune is running another story about the Oakwood Hills power plant proposal in its Saturday edition. There is a video of an interview of an Oakwood Hills mom in which she says her family will move if the … Continue reading
Here’s an email that just hit my inbox: An open letter to Melanie Funk, Paul Smith, and any Oakwood Hills Trustee who thinks that the opposition to the power plant is coming from “outside Oakwood Hills”: The most disappointing and … Continue reading
Chicago’s CBS station ventured out to McHenry County Tuesday to do a story on the shut down of the Oakwood Village Hall, which McHenry County Blog first reported Friday night. The only new information was that the Police Chief has … Continue reading
Another email from the opponents of the power plant in Oakwood Hills. Read the comments under yesterday’s email. There’s some good information there. To those that oppose the Oakwood Hills Power Plant: We’re concerned about some comments made by the president … Continue reading
An email from Oakwood Hills power plant opponents might be of interest to folks. It follows: To those that oppose the Oakwood Hills Power Plant: We have 10 weeks to prepare for the next step in our fight to prevent … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Board members Mike Walkup and Donna Kurtz: County Board Members Kurtz & Walkup salute State Representative McSweeney & Senator Duffy for standing up for the people of Oakwood Hills and surrounding communities regarding the … Continue reading
The web site of the Village of Oakwood Hills announces that the next meeting of the Village Board has been cancelled because of threats to Village Board members. … Continue reading