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This past weekend, a Friend of McHenry County Blog was vehement in her defense of the management of McHenry County’s nursing home, Valley Hi. I asked her to write down a bit of her observations. You can read them below: … Continue reading
Category Archives: Tom Annarella
At the beginning of Thursday’s McHenry County Finance and Audit Committee McHenry County Board Chairman candidate Mike Walkup called for the abolition of the property tax levied for the Valley Hi Nursing Home. He pointed out that the nursing home … Continue reading
Perhaps the best manager working for McHenry County is Valley Hi Administrator Tom Annarella. The Northwest Herald has an article today about scabies at the nursing home. It was stimulated by County Board Chairman candidate Jack Franks the Northwest Herald … Continue reading
Have to say I was disappointed with the Wipfli LLP Market Study Report presented at the joint meeting of the Valley Hi Operating Committee and Public Health and Human Services Committee. From the hour or so presentation and discussion I … Continue reading
Found this in the Valley Hi Operating Board minutes for December 2nd: Tax Levy Abatement and Potential Long Term Impact [Tom] Annarella provided the Board with Valley Hi’s official position document that was shared with staff following the County Board’s vote … Continue reading
I’m a little late sharing this with you, but better late than never. At the meeting before last, I offered my opinion on the over $40 million surplus in the Valley Hi Nursing Home fund. This is an immense amount … Continue reading
Below are the August 4th County Board minutes of the discussion of hiring a consultant to made recommendations on the future of Valley Hi. The County nursing home, an enterprise account (meaning it is separate from other parts of McHenry … Continue reading
Found the following report on Valley Hi, the County’s nursing home, in the minutes of the July 21st County Board meeting: Valley Hi, as you may remember has over $40 million in the bank, while the entire property tax levy … 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
Today I went to the 8:30 AM meeting of the McHenry County Board’s Public Health Committee. Lots of interesting information surfaced as budgets from various departments were outlined. During the public comment time, I asked for an explanation of the … Continue reading