I was pretty surprised to see a reporter from the Daily Herald covering the Special McHenry County Board meeting on Thursday. Not since Chuck Keeshan became an editor have I seen someone from the paper that prints the Northwest Herald. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Valley Hi
Republicans on the McHenry County Board not under the sway of Democratic Party Board Chairman Jack Franks have filed calls for Special Board Meetings on Thursday after the Committee of the Whole Meeting and the next Tuesday after the Regular … Continue reading
Under yesterday’s article putting up part of the transcript of the August 23rd Special Meetings called by eight McHenry County Board members to consider the future for Valley Hi and eliminating the positions from which Jack Franks’ patronage employees have … Continue reading
Tonight at 7 PM the McHenry County Board will meet at the call of eight Board members to consider a resolution to eliminate the positions from which Board Chairman Jack Franks’ two patronage workers are being paid without County Board … Continue reading
A press release about the call for special McHenry County Board meetings by Republican County Board members: Special Meetings, McHenry County Board Two Special Meetings of the McHenry County Board have been called by Republican members for Wednesday, August 23, … Continue reading
In a move of which no McHenry County Board member attending State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally’s fundraiser last night was aware, Jack Franks has asked for Requests for Proposals to lease Valley Hi, the County nursing home. One member of the … Continue reading
McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks has his people at the County Fair pushing a petition to rebate half of the $40 million sitting in the Valley Hi Nursing Home Fund. Why only half when the nursing home pretty much … Continue reading
Thomas Annarella’s Administrator’s Report at the Valley Hi Operating Board meeting on Wednesday says patients and staff have been suffering from acute gastroenteritis: Valley Hi had a bout of AGE (Acute Gastroenteritis) among the residents and staff. It is believed … Continue reading
The IAmericans for Prosperity’s Andrew Nelms was in Woodstock Tuesday night for the McHenry County Board meeting. He came to promote putting one of three referendums which Chairman Jack Franks said he was going to put on the agenda. When … Continue reading
Got tired before I had the opportunity to report on the failed effort to keep McHenry County government’s tax take approximately constant. After passing the levy, which, without other action, will increase county government’s taxes by 4%, an effort was … Continue reading
From a comment yesterday written by Martha Thompson of Crystal Lake under the article, “Republicans Hike County Tax 4%.” I am really disappointed in my Republican Party. I am disappointed in all of you who voted to increase my property … Continue reading
Kelly Liebmann, an Unsuccessful candidate for a Republican nomination for County Board in District 6, spoke in favor of deep-sixing the tax for the Valley Hi Nursing Home last night. Here’s what she said: I’m addressing you today because I … Continue reading
Before the votes on tax levy and budget matters, incoming McHenry County Board member Craig Wilcox spoke to the Board he will soon join. Here is what he said: My name is Craig Wilcox, I live at 5908 Whiting Dr … Continue reading
Republicans on the McHenry County Board had the opportunity to get rid of the Valley Hi Nursing Home tax, but decided not to. Monday the Valley Hi Fund had $41,183,130.81 in the bank. The annual budget for the enterprise fund … Continue reading
On September 8th, McHenry County Blog published the article below. Since then the County has reduced the proposed Valley Hi levy to $10,000, but shifting most of the originally proposed $2.75 million for Valley Hi to other line items. The … Continue reading
Tucked away in the McHenry County Board agenda for its last meeting was the proposed budget for the year starting on December 1st. Last year, at the instigation of McHenry County Board member Mike Walkup, the County Board took $3 … Continue reading
The end of August I told you of Jack Franks’ answer to my question regarding whether the would support elimination of the property tax for Valley Hi: “I would probably support a zero levy at this point and if we … Continue reading
Here’s the five-minute talk that Republican County Board Chairman candidate Mike Walkup gave Monday at the League of Women Voters event that Democrat Jack Franks refused to attend: Mike Walkup’s Address to the League of Women Voter’s Forum This is … Continue reading
With the time rolling around when the McHenry County Board will be voting on how much to extract from our wallets in property taxes, there is $2.75 million still in the tentative budget for the Valley Hi Nursing Home. As … Continue reading
This past weekend, a Friend of McHenry County Blog was vehement in her defense of the management of McHenry County’s nursing home, Valley Hi. I asked her to write down a bit of her observations. You can read them below: … Continue reading