Here is what Seneca Township resident Susan Handelsman, an ardent Tax Increment Financing District opponent, presented in Public Comment at Monday’s Woodstock Joint Review Board meeting. Analyze TIF as a Promised Annuity beginning Payment in 23 years.. (Woodstock TIF 2 … Continue reading
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At three o’clock representatives from the following tax districts who would be negatively affected by the proposed 562 acre, 536 structure Woodstock TIF District met at City Hall: McHenry County College Woodstock School District 200 Woodstock Fire Protection District Dorr … Continue reading
Congressman Randy Hultgren’s Democratic Party challenger Lauren Underwood, has opened a campaign office on the Woodstock Square next to Starbucks. When a Friend of McHenry County Blog walked in and took the photo below, he was asked to leave. The … Continue reading
This is a continuation of Woodstock’s Susan Handelsman’s analysis of the proposed Woodstock Tax Increment Financing District. WHY TAXING BODIES AND CITIZENS MUST OBJECT TO WOODSTOCK TIF 2 10. TIF will guarantee a higher property tax rate for Woodstock D200 taxpayers … Continue reading
This is a continuation of Woodstock resident Susan Handelsman’s analysis of the Tax increments Financing District proposed by the City of Woodstock. WHY TAXING BODIES AND CITIZENS MUST OBJECT TO WOODSTOCK TIF 2 6. Woodstock TIF 2 is extremely large … Continue reading
Further thoughts from Woodstock’s Susan Handelsman about the proposed Woodstock Tax Increment Financing District: WHY TAXING BODIES AND CITIZENS MUST OBJECT TO WOODSTOCK TIF 2 1. $150 million-plus of old Woodstock D200 debt is coming due in the next decade. New … Continue reading
From Cary School Board President Scott Coffey: What’s not mentioned in the above analysis is the fact that once a segment of the EAV base for taxing bodies is frozen (at $29.079 million), the rest of the community has to … Continue reading
Here’s is Susan Handelsman’s summary of the TIF District being considered in Downtown Woodstock: 2018 Woodstock TIF 2 At A Glance 1 555 acres, 512 parcels included. EAV to be frozen at 2017 assessments: $29,079,292 EAV projected at year 23: … Continue reading
A press release from the Woodstock Police Department: Arrest – Burglary to Business On Saturday, September 22nd, 2018, at approximately 6:00 A.M., the Woodstock Police Department responded to the Church Street Cafe, located at 90 Church Street, Woodstock, in reference … Continue reading
A Friend of McHenry County Blog shares this with us: So, word on the grape vine in Woodstock is that Brian Sager will be stepping down in December. So, follow this chain of things. Sources that I have told me … Continue reading
This election cycle Democrats have had the reputation of disrupting Republican Congressional Town Hall Meetings. That did not occur at Republican Congressman Randy Hultgren ‘s Monday night Town Hall Meeting at the McHenry County Administrative Center. Hultgren opponent Lauren Underwood’s supporters for … Continue reading
A press release from the Woodstock Police Department: Arrest – Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child On January 1st, 2018, the Woodstock Police Department’s Investigations Division was made aware of several alleged Criminal Sexual Assaults perpetuated by the same … Continue reading
Some local governments in McHenry County don’t think their State Representative and State Senator are adequate to represent their interests in Springfield. They hire lobbyists, too. The City of Woodstock pays Joyce Nardulli’s company $60,000 in 2018 for such services. … Continue reading
A press release from the Woodstock Police Department: Seeking Information – Fatal Hit and Run The Woodstock Police Department continues to seek information regarding a vehicle in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that happened on Thursday, March 30th, 2017. Daniel P. Anderson, … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Aggravated Robbery Arrest Jacob Hawley, 21, of Woodstock, was arrested Friday and charged with Aggravated Robbery and Residential Burglary after an incident that occurred in the 13000 block of South Street … Continue reading
A Chicago Triune editorial featured a Woodstock family who moved to Colorado: Donald Felz, a lifelong Illinoisan who retired from a utility company in 2016, says a sinking home value and taxes drove him and his wife, Debi, out of … Continue reading
From McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski: McHenry County Coroner, Dr. Anne Majewski, announced this afternoon that her office is investigating the death of a Woodstock man who was killed early this morning, June 12, 2018, in a single motor vehicle crash at … Continue reading
A pores release from the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office: BRYAN ESTRADA SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR AGGRAVATED ROBBERY AND AGGRAVATED BATTERY OFFENSES Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that Bryan Estrada, … Continue reading
The story about the statue of Orson Welles that will be dedicated north of the movie theater on Friday evening garnered a lot negative comments. So many that Michael Stanard, who was involved in the design and production of the … Continue reading
6:30 this Friday, June 8th, at the pedway just north of the movie theater, the Orson Welles sculpture will be dedicated. The sculptor is Bobby Joe Scribner. He lives in Woodstock and is a Professor at the American Academy of … Continue reading