Homelessness Meeting Tuesday, May 17th, at 6 PM

Two McHenry County Board committees will consider the topic Confronting Homelessness in McHenry County next Tuesday, May 17th, at 6 PM. The Committees are Public Health & Human Services Planning & Development The meeting will be held at the Administration … Continue reading

Distributing Federal Housing Money

From the McHenry County Board’s Planning and Development Committee’s April 12th agenda packet: Resolution Authorizing Program Year 2015, 2016 and 2017 HOME Investment Partnerships Program Allocations McHenry County receives an annual commitment of Federal HOME Investment Partnership Programming. The HOME … Continue reading

New Water Employee Push Now 2-1

July 25th a request from the Planning and Zoning Department to hire a new employee to handle water resources at a cost of about $73,000 was rejected by the Planning and Development Committee. Prior to that, the Natural and Environmental … Continue reading

Committee Rejects New Employee, Plus Pay Hikes for Zoning Board of Appeals

Tuesday the Planning & Development Committee took on a decidedly fiscal conservative approach to McHenry County spending. Two items to increase spending were on the agenda: Hiring a new person to handle water resources at a cost of almost $73,000 … Continue reading

With Conflict of Interest Not Being Found Home of the Sparrow in Line for $300,000

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development having ruled that no conflict of interest resulted from Housing Commission Chairman Mary Anne Weltch having a business relationship with Home of the Sparrow, the McHenry County Board is poised to award … Continue reading

Tina Hill’s Committee on Committees’ Recommendations for Committee Assignments

The McHenry County Board’s Committee on Committees met today and made the following recommendations for committee assignments and chairmanships and vice chairmanships. Click to enlarge either image. Recommendations for other Board assignments follow: Can you spot any changes from the … Continue reading