The meeting of the McHenry County Board to determine whether referendums will be put on the ballot asking whether voters want to combine townships starts at 9 on Tuesday morning.
A large crowd attended the second Township Consolidation Task Force meeting.
From the turnout of those opposing such elections, one can predict that the room will be full of those with the most interest in the subject.
Those in favor of the issue by an 4-1 margin in two separate polls will not show up in large numbers because they have less at stake.
Here are the resolutions to be considered:
- Resolution Authorizing an Agreement with Northern Illinois University’s Center for Governmental Studies (CGS) to Complete a Township Consolidation Assessment Model (TCAM) to Assist the County in Making Data-Driven Policy Decisions Concerning Township Consolidations (not in packet)
- Resolution to Submit a Plan to Consolidate Richmond and Burton Townships to the Voters of the Affected Townships on a Ballot at the Next Regular Election
- Resolution to Submit a Plan to Consolidate Chemung and Dunham Townships to the Voters of the Affected Townships on a Ballot at the Next Regular Election
- Resolution to Submit a Plan to Consolidate Hebron, Alden and Hartland Townships to the Voters of the Affected Townships on a Ballot at the Next Regular Election
- Resolution to Submit a Plan to Consolidate Marengo and Riley Townships to the Voters of the Affected Townships on a Ballot at the Next Regular Election
- Resolution to Submit a Plan to Consolidate Coral and Seneca Townships to the Voters of the Affected Townships on a Ballot at the Next Regular Election
- Resolution to Submit a Plan to Consolidate Nunda and Dorr Townships to the Voters of the Affected Townships on a Ballot at the Next Regular Election
- Resolution to Submit a Plan to Consolidate Algonquin and Grafton Townships to the Voters of the Affected Townships on a Ballot at the Next Regular Election
- Resolution to Submit a Plan to Consolidate McHenry and Greenwood Townships to the Voters of the Affected Townships on a Ballot at the Next Regular Election
Where is the resolution to form a new CL/LW THW?
Wow
The County Board apparently doesn’t have the vision to do so.
I guess you (Cal) did not recruit enough committeemen to get the attention of the County GOP!
Insofar as your comment:
would indicate that they all support an increase in property taxes for at least eight townships.
Oh, I forgot, both polls did not ask the question with that qualifier.
I live in Marengo and I support the consolidation.
I will show up tomorrow and I hope i can speak..
We have Riley Township and Marengo..round 12,000 people.
3 School superintendents.
over 150 k for two of them plus plus.
5 Principles.
plus all admin staff
and plenty of township staff
And we have to pay for all of this??
Ridiculous.
Cynthia – be sure to sign up to speak when you arrive.
I would suggest the merits of the issue will be debated if the issue gets on the ballot.
Cynthia, do you support the Consolidation referendum because if passed it would transfer a property tax burden from Marengo Township property owners to Riley Township property owners?
You do realize that if the resolution is placed on the ballot, BOTH townships must pass it. With the prospect of increasing property tax in Riley Township, what do you think the odds are that the voters in Riley would approve such a referendum?
FYI The Township consolidation has zero impact on schools.
Keep in mind that passing the resolution(s) tomorrow does not consolidate the townships, it merely puts the issue to the people on the ballot. It seems clear that there is some popular interest in the issue. Could there be a better way than a referendum to decide it? To Cal’s point above, I think it will spur some vigorous debate and perhaps get more people involved in their local government.
Joe, the same logic was used in 1970 when the voters approved the Constitution but were not told what would happen during an economic downturn.
When the polls were run relative to placing the question on the ballot, no one mentioned that in every instance one township will receive a property tax increase.
There are changes that should be made to government in Illinois but Township consolidation is not one that will result in less / lower cost government.
It is guaranteed to increase costs to the taxpayers.
Why propose a referendum for the voters when you know in advance it will result in a tax increase?
Have you read the vigorous debate which has already been happening on this blog?
poor evertsen…he will keep spouting the same lines until proven incorrect.
Hopefully that time will be sooner than later.
It will be a lively discussion and one long overdue for mchenry county.
Then he’ll have to explain why his “guarantees” haven’t proved true.
I bet then we won’t hear quite so much from him.
I’ve sen it asked dozens of times: “What will be the savings?”
ANSWER: “We don’t know for certain.”
It has been asked: “Show us the data that you have used to come up with this hypothetical savings.”
RESPONSE: “We don’t want to have a paralysis of analysis.”
That is absolute horrible government and wreaks of ineptness at best and complete and intentional deception at worst.
It has already been publicly acknowledged (thanks to Mr. Provenzano’s persistent questioning) that 50% of townships consolidate will unquestionably experience a tax increase…
To pretend that these officials and those pushing this agenda are somehow advocating for the taxpayers/voters is abhorent. If you want them to have a vote, then arm them with the requested and necessary information so as to be able to make an informed decision.
Getting out the vote of an uninformed populace has been the progressive strategy for control and ruin for nearly a century. It disturbs me greatly to see some of the names that are encouraging this.
Get rid of the cities and keep the county and townships only.
Have the townships be the voting areas not gerrymandering by both parties.
Lets talk about school district consolidation.
Stealing that from Mr. Provenzano.