Some have expressed interest in the cost-benefit study regarding the Lake in the Hills Village Board’s assuming control over the LITH Sanitary District conducted by Lake in the Hills. It is difficult to find on the village web site, so … Continue reading
Category Archives: Cost-Benefit
From a comment of Cary Grade School Board President Scott Coffee under the story about costs and benefits of consolidating local governments. I reviewed the Village’s financial analysis from their board packet and have a few observations. The operating savings … Continue reading
An analysis of the need for improving the intersection of Randall and Algonquin Roads by bond analyst Steve Willson, a resident of Lakewood: Randall/Algonquin: How Big and How Much? The decision as to whether or by how much the Randall/Algonquin … Continue reading
From Lakewood bond analysis Steve Willson: The Most Basic Question About the MCC Capital Project All of the arguments made by administration at MCC to justify the science labs/health careers labs project fail to address THE most fundamental question: Will … Continue reading
The following was written by Lakewood’s Steve Willson: Randall Road and the Job of the County Board 1. The job of the County Board The job of the County Board is NOT to RATIFY staff recommendations. The job of the Board is … Continue reading
Yesterday I basically lamented that proponents of township consolidation have not presented necessary homework. Before moving toward a change in governance, one should do a study estimating future costs with future benefits. Vividly I remember the pitch Governor Pat Quinn … Continue reading
Commenter Steve Willson read McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim’s comments to the Northwest Herald and penned the following advice: I appreciate Sheriff Prim’s honesty in saying he doesn’t have an answer yet. Figuring out the answer, though, is straightforward. It … Continue reading
Let’s look at what those opposed to making Fleming Road an eastern by-pass of Woodstock have to say about FLEMING ROAD COST BENEFIT CONSIDERATIONS There are three primary considerations used in evaluating roadway needs: Capacity, Safety, and Cost. The County … Continue reading
Any suburban legislator able to compare costs and benefits ought to be able to figure out that the Regional Transportation Authority’s proposal is cock-eyed. Reading 200 page amendments is not on my “gee, I just can’t wait to do” list, … Continue reading
Any suburban legislator able to compare costs and benefits ought to be able to figure out that the Regional Transportation Authority’s proposal is cock-eyed. Reading 200 page amendments is not on my “gee, I just can’t wait to do” list, … Continue reading
I really had a hard time believing this comment from former Carpentersville School District 300 Board President Mary Fioretti, which I found posted under a letter to the editor from the Huntley teachers union president in the Northwest Herald: mary … Continue reading
I really had a hard time believing this comment from former Carpentersville School District 300 Board President Mary Fioretti, which I found posted under a letter to the editor from the Huntley teachers union president in the Northwest Herald: mary … Continue reading