A press release from McHenry County Board member Chuck Wheeler: Public Health & Community Services Committee Get’s Answers to Residents Concerns about Animal Control Holiday Service The McHenry County Public Health & Community Services Committee heard preliminary testimony about a proposed … Continue reading
Category Archives: Animal Control
A press release from the McHenry County Department of Public Health: Increase the odds of finding your lost pet McHenry County Animal Control is celebrating NATIONAL MICROCHIP YOUR PET MONTH for the rest of JUNE with $10 Microchips CRYSTAL LAKE … Continue reading
After reading the following press release from the McHenry County Health Department, I started wondering if McHenry County Board Chairman candidate Jack Franks would try to turn it into a political issue the way he did when scabies showed up … Continue reading
While she isn’t mentioned by name, District 6 McHenry County Board candidate Ersel Schuster’s proposal to look at privatizing the Animal Control function received much discussion at the February 10th meeting of the Public Health & Human Services Committee meeting. … Continue reading
The minutes of the Finance and Audit Committee for February 11, 2016, tells of consideration of two proposed union contracts. Both were passed by the full County Board last Tuesday. Resolution Authorizing a Contract Agreement Between the International Union of … Continue reading
Below is County Board candidate Ersel Schuster’s example III of IV – “Veterinary Public Health,” division of the McHenry County Department of Health as presented to the county board in “A Document Proposing Reductions for McHenry County Government.” This installment … Continue reading
Negotiations with the SEIU Local 73 McHenry County Health Department employees have been completed. The previous contract expired in November of 2014. Being considered by County Officials is a four-year contract. The details, except for the estimate total cost each … Continue reading
6:30 PM on Monday, January 11th, the McHenry County Board of Health will take up a Collective Bargaining Agreement between for employees of it veterinary division. The meeting will be held at the Public Health Building behind the Woodstock Courthouse. … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi: JAMIE KOY FOUND GUILTY OF FOUR COUNTS OF CRUEL TREATMENT OF AN ANIMAL AND EIGHT COUNTS OF NEGLECTION OF OWNER’S DUTIES Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that Jamie Koy, … Continue reading
Michael McGrath had an accident driving his Animal Control vehicle on July 9, 2012. It was a sudden and violent collision in which the McHenry County vehicle hit Tawney Herron, according to the law suit filed by Alan Sangiacomo. The … Continue reading
“Resolution Authorizing a Settlement for the Case of Herron v. McGrath and the County of McHenry 13LA109″ is the information on the agenda of the Law and Justice Committee this morning. Although it appears to be the largest expenditure being considered–$280,000–its … Continue reading
With McHenry County animal control employees not willing to accept the county’s offer, perhaps it is time to take a page out of Chicago’s book. Its Inspector General Joe Ferguson has suggested its animal control operation be privatized. Now, I … Continue reading
Who would have thought McHenry County Blog would write twice about urinals within a week? Last week I touched on how McHenry County Board members were poised to relieve themselves in public on me for taking flash pictures of them … Continue reading
Who would have thought McHenry County Blog would write twice about urinals within a week? Last week I touched on how McHenry County Board members were poised to relieve themselves in public on me for taking flash pictures of them … Continue reading
As McHenry County officials go over budget and not on time with its controversial Route 14 in the Crystal Lake watershed animal control facility, board members are sure to be concerned with the pending loss of $400,000 in sales tax … Continue reading
As McHenry County officials go over budget and not on time with its controversial Route 14 in the Crystal Lake watershed animal control facility, board members are sure to be concerned with the pending loss of $400,000 in sales tax … Continue reading