Here’s the proposed addition to the McHenry County legislative wish list being considered by the Legislative Committee at 8:15 AM next Friday, May 13th: Union Collective Bargaining Reform McHenry County supports a referendum to give voters the decision making authority … Continue reading
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Here’s what the McHenry County Legislative Committee will be considering Friday: McHenry County 2016 Legislative Priorities Township Assessor Consolidation McHenry County supports an objective cost-benefit analysis of township assessor consolidation. If the cost-benefit analysis identifies opportunities to reduce the size and … Continue reading
Next Friday at 8:15 the McHenry County Board’s Legislative Committee will consider state and Federal legislative reports. Not likely the legislators will show up, but who knows?
I guess I should not be surprised that McHenry County Board members don’t want to touch Pam Althoff’s, Karen McConnaughay’s and MikeTryon’s tax hike bill. After all, as a class, politicians don’t like to put themselves at risk. Senate Bill … Continue reading
McHenry County Board Legislative Committee members will discuss the County’s legislative wish list for the incoming General Assembly on Friday morning at 8:15.. (The draft is here.) Some, but not all of the proposals are reproduced below: Top request is … Continue reading
A majority at the last meeting of the McHenry County Finance Committee asked that the incoming Legislative Committee take up the question of whether the County Board should endorse or opposed the enactment of Pam Althoff’s and Mike Tryon’s bill … Continue reading
When the McHenry County Conservation District was actively promoting its two tax hike bills, it asked the McHenry County Board for its endorsement of them. Articles on this attempt to raise McHenry County real estate taxes below include one about … Continue reading
You may remember that McHenry County Blog revealed that the County’s nursing home, Valley Hi, has $35 million in the bank. That’s as of the end of November, 2013. Now, it’s $36 million. A lot of that is clearly surplus … Continue reading
8:30 Tuesday morning, the McHenry County Board’s Legislative Committee will consider a resolution for an advisory referendum to cut the size of the Board by one-third. There are now twenty-four members elected from six districts. The advisory referendum intends the … Continue reading
I was going to get up early Thursday to attend the McHenry County Board’s Legislative Committee re-consideration of endorsement resolutions of Pam Althoff’s two bills to allow the Conservation District to raise taxes (one needing voter referendum approval, one not). … Continue reading