Although there is no press release on the McHenry County College web site, MCC President Walt Packard and his college board may bowed to public pressure to allow taxpayers some public meetings.

But MCC surely is not giving much notice.

I have an August 12th letter to MCC Board Chairman Scott Summers in which the writer, who has asked not to make his/her name public, in which the following paragraph appears:
///”I suggested that the college should consult with the residents of District 528 about the proposed expansion, its educational merit, the inclusion of the stadium and what precedents might be set that would be detrimental to Crystal Lake’s recharge. He (Mr. Packard) said that meetings would be held. And I have learned today that August 20, 21 and 22 have been set for “informational meetings” at various venues in the County.”

Maybe citizens will even be able to ask questions, a privilege denied me at a college board meeting.

Maybe college officials will heed the advicehttp://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2007/08/no-wonder-mchenry-county-blog-was-not.html of

At the end of Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, Commissioner Vincent Esposito strongly and helpfully recommended that the college hold public meetings where citizens could get answers to questions asked or implied in public testimony before his commission.

To be more specific, Esposito said,

“Have public meetings.

“Answer their questions, so you don’t have an angry mob.”

A press conference won’t do the trick, Mr. President and elected MCC Board members.