Lakewood Village Trustee Paul Serwatka won his race for Village President when the man who filed against him, Ken Santowski, ran an unsuccessful write-in campaign after taking himself off the ballot. The vote was 588 for Serwatka and 246 for … Continue reading
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Paid for by Lakewood Tax-Fighter and Better Government Project, the following was sent out for Lakewood Village Trustee Paul Serwatka, running for Village President along with three candidates for Village Trustee: … Continue reading
From Lakewood Village Trustee Gene Furey: The process for managing the Village finances requires the following steps: Passage of a levy for the coming fiscal year. A series of Budget Workshops by the Village Board to review all revenues and … Continue reading
On February 15th, the third email about legalizing slot machines in Lakewood was sent out by Trustee Paul Serwatka. It is below: Reporting on yesterday’s village board meeting, I’ll get right to the agenda item that I know everyone is … Continue reading
From Lakewood Trustee Paul Serwatka: The Lakewood Tax-Fighter Team is Officially Filed! Well, The Lakewood Tax-Fighter Team has officially filed, as of yesterday morning, to be on the ballot for the April 4th Consolidated Election! I would like to extend … Continue reading
Food and drink, plus a brand new view of Turnberry Lake brought Lakewood residents together Sunday afternoon. Spearheaded by Philip Stephan, the lakeside park, located across from Turnberry Country Club, offers a view of the lake not previously available. It … Continue reading
What happened at the last Lakewood Village from Lakewood Trustee Paul Serwatka:In follow up to yesterday’s village board meeting, Report on Village Board Meeting I wanted to give a quick report on the deliberations over “Agenda Item #7”. This was … Continue reading
The Turnberry Property Owners Association Board, meeting at RedTail Golf Club, was packed with people from the over 300 homes in the Lakewood subdivision. They were there to hear Lakewood Village Board President Erin Smith and Trustee Gene Furey tell … Continue reading
Alan Kanabay, President of the Turnberry Property Owners Association sent out the following email at 8:13 last night to members on Tuesday after the village issued a press release on the massive enlargement of the Turnberry Country Club. It has some … Continue reading
Lakewood Village Trustee Paul Serwatka emails of “some exciting news:” In my write in campaign to be your village trustee, I essentially made 3 promises… I would fight to stop the annual property tax hikes that have been levied every … Continue reading
The Lakewood Village Board voted 5-1 Tuesday night to allow a small 50-year tax the $55-56,000 annual proceeds of which will be spent to keep the lakes of Turnberry Subdivision clean and clear. This year a Special Service Area (SSA) … Continue reading
Yesterday began an analysis of the results of Freedom of Information Act requests to the Village of Lakewood concerning documents about the proposed SportsPlex and the Tax Increment Financing District. Much information was not provided because it was in “draft” … Continue reading
I picked up a pile of paper two weeks ago at my Lakewood Village Hall. It took hours to flip through. Twice. I can’t tell you I fully understand what was provided and I have no idea what was not … Continue reading
This is part two of bond analyst Steve Willson’s reasons for opposing the Lakewood Tax Increment Financing District. My second objection: the MISUSE of TIFs — how they are abused in practice. TIFs are supposed to be used only in … Continue reading
An email from newly-elected Lakewood Village Trustee Paul Serwatka: The Northwest Herald released an article yesterday, giving a glimpse of the battle that lies ahead. Residents have responded, describing some board members’ responses as “obtuse,” “pig-headed” and “narcissistic”… One thing … Continue reading
After a zoning hearing on 245 acres of of land being proposed for development by the Chicagoland SportsPlex and a hearing on whether to create a Business District in which sales taxes can be increased, the Lakewood Village Board had … Continue reading
Incumbent Lakewood Village President Erin Smith and two incumbent trustees filed for re-election on the first day of filing. The two incumbent Trustees are Gene Furey Jeff Iden For the third open Board seat, Beverly Thomas has filed. Filing is … Continue reading
Lakewood Village President Erin Smith had to cast a tie-breaking vote for ordinances giving McHenry County SportsPlex developers an additional six-months to meet their end of the deal struck with Lakewood. A year ago the vote was unanimous. In the … Continue reading