At last Thursday’s McHenry County Board Committee of the Whole meeting, District 6 member Larry Smith was not shy about his opposition to solar farms on prime farmland. He doubled down at the McHenry County League of Women Voters Candidates’ … Continue reading
Category Archives: Solar Power
A message from the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County: McHenry County Board to Vote on County’s First Community Solar Projects On Tuesday evening, July 17, the McHenry County Board will vote on the first community solar projects in our county. This … Continue reading
An email from the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County: Member Action Alert: Environmental Defenders, please express your support for community solar farms and renewable energy in McHenry County by attending a ZBA hearing THIS WEDNESDAY.* *Note there was a misprint … Continue reading
A Lakewood man and an Algonquin man have spent a couple of years building a solar powered canoe. They are Ray Christe and Larry Kozak, respectively. On the windiest day this week, they decided to launch the canoe, which they … Continue reading
I have been watching fellow Bernotas Middle School Dad Ray Christe’s and his Algonquin friend Larry Kozak’s progress as the boat went from conception to completion. The first “home” for the boast was in Oakwood Hills resident Charley Birks’ garage. … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog reported last summer about Lakewood’s Ray Christie’s and Lake in the Hills’ Larry Kozak dream to design, build and take a solar-powered canoe down the Mississippi River. Testing would be in Crystal Lake and I can hardly … Continue reading
About a year ago, Lake in the Hills’ Larry Kozak and Lakewood’s Ray Christe planned to canoe the full length of the Mississippi River from Lake Itasca, MN to New Orleans, LA. Last September they attended a presentation given by … Continue reading