For your information, here are McHenry County Finance Committee minutes concerning the Senior Services grant audit which Nunda Township and McHenry County have refused to release. Both used the excuse that the Freedom of Information Act allows “internal” audits to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Don Kopsell
A very short Oakwood Hills zoning meeting was held at the Crystal Lake Holiday Inn Thursday evening to consider the siting of a gas-fired electric generating plant behind Village Hall. The length was dictated by the power plant applicant’s losing … Continue reading
Here are the results in County Board District 3: REP D3 COUNTY BOARD Vote for 2 Precincts Reporting 37/41 90.24% NANCY L. GONSIOREK REP 1434 22.71% DONALD C. KOPSELL REP 1528 24.20% JOSEPH GOTTEMOLLER REP 2027 32.10% SARAH JANSEN REP … Continue reading
With 23 out of 41 precincts reporting in District 3, Don Kopsell has replaced Nancy Gonsiorek for second place after incumbent Joe Gottemoller. REP D3 COUNTY BOARD Vote for 2 Precincts Reporting 23/41 56.10% NANCY L. GONSIOREK REP 870 23.27% … Continue reading
There’s a new law that requires townships to publish the names and compensation for those receiving salary and benefits of $75,000 or over. Here is what I found for Nunda Township for the year ending March 31, 2013. To Nunda … Continue reading
Hearing that State Rep. Barb Wheeler had endorsed McHenry County Board member Mary McClellan for County Clerk, I reached out for confirmation. Come to find out, it was easy to confirm because Wheeler’s name is right at the top of … Continue reading
The most crowded race is in McHenry County Board District 3. The candidates (in ballot order and the names that will be on the ballot) are Nancy Gonsiorek (Crystal Lake District 47 Board member) Donald C. Kopsell (former Nunda Township Road … Continue reading
I’ve written a couple of times about how ballot order can affect election results. My views come from a paper I read while studying for my Master’s Degree in Public Administration at the University of Michigan. The study was of … Continue reading
A second message has come from Nunda Township Trustee Mike Shorten: “Thanks for the response yesterday. “Between efforts Wednesday and yesterday over 16,000 sand bags have been created, but the need is still great as the Fox River in not … Continue reading
On Friday in the Northwest Herald, I found the following ad from Nunda Township Road Commissioner candidate Rob Parrish. Parrish is running against incumbent Don Kopsell, as is Mike Lesperance. … Continue reading
A press release from the Nunda Township Republican Central Committee: Nunda Republican Candidate Forum Video Now Online On February 13, 2013 the Nunda Township Republican Central Committee held a Candidate Forum at American Community Bank in McHenry. All of the … Continue reading
If you live in or near Nunda Township, you probably have noticed political signs for Road Commissioner popping up. The first I saw was for Iron Mike Lesperance. A weekend or so later, a whole lot of signs for Rob … Continue reading
A press release from rob Parrish, who is a candidate for Nunda Township Road Commissioner. He is runnhing against incumbent Don Kopsell and fellow challenger “Iron Mike” Lesperance. Rob Parrish announces the activation of his Campaign Website Crystal Lake –Rob … Continue reading
A press release from “Iron Mike” Lesperance, one of three candidates for Nunda Township Road Commissioner. He and Rob Parrish are challenging incumbent Don Kopsell in the February Republican primary. “Iron Mike” Lesperance Running for Nunda Township Highway Commissioner After … Continue reading
A last name I’ve known since high school days is running for Nunda Township Road Commissioner against incumbent Don Kopsell and Mike Lesperance. Below is Rob Parrish’s announcement press release: Rob Parrish announces candidacy for Nunda Township Highway Commissioner Crystal … Continue reading
I have given up trying to understand Nunda Township Republican politics. Township Supervisor John Heisler, a former McHenry County Board member, is being challenged by three people. Heisler, whose family’s name has been associated with Crystal Lake since his grandfather … Continue reading
In the absence of Nunda Township Road Commissioner Donald Kopsell, Nunda Township Supervisor John Heisler and the Township Board expressed its displeasure with the expenditure of $6,500, plus labor, to install a tall flag pole and what appear to be … Continue reading
Lack of inter-connectivity has always been the problem in delivering bus service to the suburbs. To get from one town to the next, you had to be able to get from your home to the bus stop. During the 1974 … Continue reading
Slim advertising have apparently loosened standards for political inserts at the Northwest Herald. I can’t remember the campaign (one in the Cary area pops into my mind), but a former managing editor pledged that a political insert would no longer … Continue reading
Not only Algonquin Township, but Nunda Township rolled out campaign literature at the Crystal Lake Expo. Both were found at the Algonquin Township Republican Central Committee booth, which was right on the first aisle of the exhibition. The booth looked … Continue reading