The following information about local school districts was organized by Cary School Board President Scott Coffey. He writes I believe this is a follow up to one of the topics of the school district meeting that took place with the … Continue reading
Category Archives: School District
So far, we’ve been looking at where money spent on schools has gone. Today, we look at what taxpayers got for the property taxes in 2016. it is interesting that Crystal Lake High School District 155–the school district with the … Continue reading
While this has been published before, it is so startling that I thought it deserved a post all by itself. As stated before, a Friend of McHenry County Blog put this data together from an official state education spreadsheet. McHenry … Continue reading
Here are some participant notes about yesterday’s command performance performance: Jack Franks wanted to impart the message that we need to lower property taxes and that schools were the largest part of everyone’s tax bill. He talked about excess fund … Continue reading
Here is a summary of what McHenry County school districts did to McHenry County taxpayers in this year’s tax bills: Tax District 2015 Extension 2016 Extension % Change 2017 Extension % Change Grade School Disticts … 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
McHenry County Levy Increases Outpace Municipalities In a previous McHenry County Blog articles Comparing McHenry County Property Tax 2002 Versus 2016 it was discovered that while the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased 33.8% from 2002 to 2016, most McHenry … Continue reading
63.98% Average Increase for School Districts Today McHenry County Blog is revealing numbers for School Districts In summary from 2002 to 2016: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased by 33.8%. County Population increased by 10.55%. County Assessments have increased … Continue reading
From the Office of Steve Reick: State-Sponsored School Library Grants Approved for 11 Districts Located within the Reick House District I was pleased to learn recently that $17,381 in state-sponsored school library grant money will soon be flowing to 11 … Continue reading
Here’s what bond analyst Steve Willson suggests: The amount of money a school district keeps is not a function of what other districts keep. The amount of money needed is a well defined function in business. It’s based on the … Continue reading
has picked up the information that Woodstock’s Susan Handelsman found about the bill that would allow school districts to raise real estate taxes without a referendum. It would legalize (still again) the transfer of money from Transportation Funds to districts’ … Continue reading
Woodstock watchdog Susan Handelsman offers the following warning about a really bad bill: Every taxpayer should contact Governor to protest House Bill 5529. It allows schools to levy excess accumulation in transportation fund for express purpose of transfer to Gen … Continue reading
Ups and downs. That describes what McHenry County taxpayers will see in this year’s real estate tax bills. As reported Saturday, county government provided significant savings by zeroing out last year’s $3 million Valley Hi Nursing Home tax levy. (If … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeney: Rep. McSweeney’s Bill Would Bring More Accountability for Local Government Costs Springfield, Illinois—State Representative David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) has proposed legislation to eliminate the use of taxpayer funds for entertainment costs and … Continue reading
Active citizen Steve Wilson offers the following lament: Voter Oversight and Span of Control There is a concept in business management called “span of control”. It refers to how many people a paid, fulltime manager can reasonably be expected to … Continue reading
Crack researcher Susan Handelsmann of rural Woodstock has put together a “how to” piece about figuring out what your school board has done with school finances. It is presented below for McHenry Grade School District 15, but can be adapted … Continue reading
Reader “Connecting Dots” inserted this property tax information in a comment under the article, “McSweeney Introduces Eleven Bills.” There are comments on more than one of the bills, but with regard to McSweeney’s House Bill 178 to freeze township extensions … Continue reading
Here is a press release explaining the successful conclusion–from a taxpayer’s point of view–of a suit to stop taxeating local governments from promoting their tax increase referendums. Although it did not originate in McHenry County, it will affect school districts, … Continue reading
Real estate tax bills being sent out in McHenry County this year will total $783,689,437.41 this spring. That compares with $773,325,977.50 a year ago. That’s an increase of 1.34%, which those with good memories will recall is less than the … Continue reading