The following email was sent Tuesday afternoon from Crystal Lake Librarian Kathryn Martens to Crystal Lake City Manager Gary Mayerhofer less than three hours before the City Council met: Per instructions from Terri Reece, Library Board President, the Library is … Continue reading
Category Archives: Gary Mayerhofer
Judge Michael Caldwell has issued a preliminary ruling that the City of Crystal Lake did not legally pass its tax levy in 2013 (for taxes that were paid in 2014). At issue was whether having only three of the seven … Continue reading
I have cited Huntley School District 158 as a model of transparency. I did so most recently for all to see at a Crystal Lake City Council meeting when I was perturbed that I could not find the council packet … Continue reading
Images first posted on McHenry County Blog via YouTube appeared on ABC Channel 7 tonight. As Chuck Goudie put it while using the video from the Crystal Lake City Council, “Cellini is rarely seen doing this, taking a front line … Continue reading
To its credit, the Northwest Herald has covered the one week between the announcement by Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley and his city council majority of a major tax hike and the announced final vote with more than one story. … Continue reading
To its credit, the Northwest Herald has covered the one week between the announcement by Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley and his city council majority of a major tax hike and the announced final vote with more than one story. … Continue reading
Tonight at 7 at the McHenry County College campus board room, people will be able to offer advice to trustees as to what instructions should be given its “due diligence” analyzer of Equity One’s Mark Houser’s and his buddy baseball … Continue reading
Tonight at 7 at the McHenry County College campus board room, people will be able to offer advice to trustees as to what instructions should be given its “due diligence” analyzer of Equity One’s Mark Houser’s and his buddy baseball … Continue reading
I had your basic, “When did this baseball stadium idea originate?” on September 25th. So, I sent a Freedom of Information request to McHenry County College asking for “the last document in which the Fitness and Wellness Center complex was … Continue reading
I had your basic, “When did this baseball stadium idea originate?” on September 25th. So, I sent a Freedom of Information request to McHenry County College asking for “the last document in which the Fitness and Wellness Center complex was … Continue reading
Rolling eyes, to be more specific. Rolling eyes of Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley while Councilman Jeff Thorsen was asking an extensive list of questions of watershed adviser Gary Schaefer. And, yes, I did my best with the red eye … Continue reading
Rolling eyes, to be more specific. Rolling eyes of Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley while Councilman Jeff Thorsen was asking an extensive list of questions of watershed adviser Gary Schaefer. And, yes, I did my best with the red eye … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog received an email after this week’s city council meeting wondering how to let people in Crystal Lake know how Mayor Aaron Shepley conducts city council meetings. I asked if I could post the comments here and was … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog received an email after this week’s city council meeting wondering how to let people in Crystal Lake know how Mayor Aaron Shepley conducts city council meetings. I asked if I could post the comments here and was … Continue reading
When I saw the following in Tim Kane’s Chicago Tribune article about McHenry County College’s approval without allowing informed public debate—let alone competition–on a new minor league baseball stadium, I said, “Ah, ha.” Read this and tell me what would … Continue reading
When I saw the following in Tim Kane’s Chicago Tribune article about McHenry County College’s approval without allowing informed public debate—let alone competition–on a new minor league baseball stadium, I said, “Ah, ha.” Read this and tell me what would … Continue reading