The McHenry County Board’s Finance Committee decided to award millions of dollars of Federal Stimulus Bond authority on a “first come, first served” basis. The first two private entities in line were sports related. One was Mark Houser’s EquityOne’s baseball … Continue reading
Finance Committee Chairman Marc Munaretto began the debate over whether to provide the developers of the McHenry County SportsPlex three more months to round up people to loan them money. Mary McCann took up the cause of those living off … Continue reading
When I went to the mailbox this afternoon, I found something that obviously was supposed to be delivered before yesterday’s election. It was the Illinois Family Institute’s 2010 Voter’s Guide for the primary eleciton. Since the races for governor as … Continue reading
Actually, it wasn’t raining as I drove to Woodstock for the McHenry County Board’s Finance Committee meeting Tuesday. But, it surely poured on the way home. I went to the Administrative Center to catch the second meeting at which EquityOne’s … Continue reading
A friend dropped this flying pig on my front porch last week. I haven’t seen him in a while, but I guess I told him the story about Illinois Senate President Pate Philip’s having said the state income tax would … Continue reading
Toot, toot. Or is it, “Hoonk, hoonk?” That train speeding down the track is the one delivering authority for the Woodstock baseball stadium developer to use $15 million in Federal Stimulus Bonds to finance their proposed stadium. The beneficiary of … Continue reading
With only councilman Richard Ahrens voting in opposition, the Woodstock City Council approved a special use permit for gravel mining across Route 14 from Centegra Hospital down to Lily Pond Road. A privately financed minor league baseball stadium promoted by … Continue reading
With only councilman Richard Ahrens voting in opposition, the Woodstock City Council approved a special use permit for gravel mining across Route 14 from Centegra Hospital down to Lily Pond Road. A privately financed minor league baseball stadium promoted by … Continue reading
It won’t be on watershed of Crystal Lake watershed at McHenry County College. But it will be just up the road across Route 12, north of Centegra’s Woodstock hospital. It will include a minor baseball stadium. But, it will not … Continue reading
It won’t be on watershed of Crystal Lake watershed at McHenry County College. But it will be just up the road across Route 12, north of Centegra’s Woodstock hospital. It will include a minor baseball stadium. But, it will not … Continue reading
Mike Thiessen is the deal maker for Heartland Community College’s minor league baseball stadium in Normal, Illinois. This started out as a “we investors will pay for the stadium” deal, but you can imagine what is happening with public money … Continue reading
Mike Thiessen is the deal maker for Heartland Community College’s minor league baseball stadium in Normal, Illinois. This started out as a “we investors will pay for the stadium” deal, but you can imagine what is happening with public money … Continue reading
Yesterday, I started a three-part article about what MCC might do to regain public trust in order to get support for the baseball stadium that four of its board members (George Lowe, Barbara Walters, Mary Miller and Carol Larson) desire … Continue reading
Yesterday, I started a three-part article about what MCC might do to regain public trust in order to get support for the baseball stadium that four of its board members (George Lowe, Barbara Walters, Mary Miller and Carol Larson) desire … Continue reading
Doing some filing this past weekend, I found McHenry County College President Walt Packard’s October 25, 2007 “Information Report” entitled, “Next Stepswith Health, Wellness, Athletic Complex (HWAC)and Land Purchase” He offered four options, the first and third of which seems … Continue reading
Doing some filing this past weekend, I found McHenry County College President Walt Packard’s October 25, 2007 “Information Report” entitled, “Next Stepswith Health, Wellness, Athletic Complex (HWAC)and Land Purchase” He offered four options, the first and third of which seems … Continue reading
Economics Research Associates staffers Richard Starr and David Stone sent a February 26, 2008, introductory letter to McHenry County College President Walt Packard. It asserts they will expound on the “reasonableness and achievability” in something they allege is a 3rd … Continue reading
Economics Research Associates staffers Richard Starr and David Stone sent a February 26, 2008, introductory letter to McHenry County College President Walt Packard. It asserts they will expound on the “reasonableness and achievability” in something they allege is a 3rd … Continue reading
When I had my computer replaced, the beginnings of a story on the Northwest Herald’s cautioning of the McHenry County College Board restrictions on the First Amendment got forgotten. You may remember that MCC Board President George Lowe got quite … Continue reading
When I had my computer replaced, the beginnings of a story on the Northwest Herald’s cautioning of the McHenry County College Board restrictions on the First Amendment got forgotten. You may remember that MCC Board President George Lowe got quite … Continue reading
