Money That Should Have Been MCCD’s Used to Finance 2007 $73 Million, 27% Tax Hike Campaign

The McHenry County Conservation Foundation sounds all warm and fuzzy until you figure out that the Conservation Board set it up specifically to keep $1 million paid by Lakehead Pipeline out of MCCD’s coffers. Out of the control of public … Continue reading

Conservation District Seeks Advice on How To Spend $73 Million

The McHenry County Conservation District is seeking citizen input on how to spend the $73 million it won in last spring’s referendum. Here’s the tax district’s press release on the four meetings it is holding: McHenry County Conservation District online … Continue reading

MCCD Board Continues Spending Money Where the People Aren’t

The McHenry County Conservation District board continued its practice of buying property about as far away from the population center as possible. This time, using state grant money, according to a Northwest Herald article by Jenn Wiant, the Conservation District … Continue reading

MCCD Board Continues Spending Money Where the People Aren’t

The McHenry County Conservation District board continued its practice of buying property about as far away from the population center as possible. This time, using state grant money, according to a Northwest Herald article by Jenn Wiant, the Conservation District … Continue reading