Community Alert Traffic and safety, plus environmental concerns and noise effects on the neighbors led to the Planning & Zoning Commission’s unanimous vote to reject the expansion of MCC to build a huge sports and entertainment facility for a private … Continue reading
Community Alert Traffic and safety, plus environmental concerns and noise effects on the neighbors led to the Planning & Zoning Commission’s unanimous vote to reject the expansion of MCC to build a huge sports and entertainment facility for a private … Continue reading
The Crystal Lake City Council will take comments on the watershed ordinance on Tuesday night at 7:30. In the meeting two weeks ago, council members revolted against Mayor Aaron Shepley’s wishes to approve the watershed manual that night. Part of … Continue reading
The Crystal Lake City Council will take comments on the watershed ordinance on Tuesday night at 7:30. In the meeting two weeks ago, council members revolted against Mayor Aaron Shepley’s wishes to approve the watershed manual that night. Part of … Continue reading
Maybe you would be scratching your head, too, if you were Mayor Aaron Shepley. In Jim Butts’ Northwest Herald story, Shepley says, “As a taxpayer, I’m kind of scratching my head on that one. I don’t think it’s a judicious … Continue reading
Maybe you would be scratching your head, too, if you were Mayor Aaron Shepley. In Jim Butts’ Northwest Herald story, Shepley says, “As a taxpayer, I’m kind of scratching my head on that one. I don’t think it’s a judicious … Continue reading
The Crystal Lake Park board hired the firm offering the lowest price to review the city’s watershed manual. With prices ranging from Christopher B. Burke Engineering’s $6,600 to one coming in at $18,000, the board also selected the firm that … Continue reading
I got the feeling Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley was a bit defensive Tuesday night. Throughout the part of the meeting on the watershed manual, it seemed that he was almost trying to rehabilitate drainage engineer Gary Schaefer’s reputation. Shepley … Continue reading
The Crystal Lake Park board hired the firm offering the lowest price to review the city’s watershed manual. With prices ranging from Christopher B. Burke Engineering’s $6,600 to one coming in at $18,000, the board also selected the firm that … Continue reading
I got the feeling Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley was a bit defensive Tuesday night. Throughout the part of the meeting on the watershed manual, it seemed that he was almost trying to rehabilitate drainage engineer Gary Schaefer’s reputation. Shepley … Continue reading
First the Crystal Lake Park District objects to passage of McHenry County College’s minor league baseball stadium before the city council revises the three decade old Watershed Ordinance, which the city staff has not followed. That’s after the Planning and … Continue reading
First the Crystal Lake Park District objects to passage of McHenry County College’s minor league baseball stadium before the city council revises the three decade old Watershed Ordinance, which the city staff has not followed. That’s after the Planning and … Continue reading
When faced with questions about McHenry County College’s asking to cover more than twice as much of Crystal Lake’s fragile watershed than is allowed by the Watershed Ordinance, MCC attorney Sandy Kerrick issued what seemed to me to be a … Continue reading
When faced with questions about McHenry County College’s asking to cover more than twice as much of Crystal Lake’s fragile watershed than is allowed by the Watershed Ordinance, MCC attorney Sandy Kerrick issued what seemed to me to be a … Continue reading
Once upon a time in Crystal Lake, people cared about the watershed that provides water to its namesake lake, which is supported by 10 springs. To protect the watershed of its Crystal Lake, the city council passed an ordinance that … Continue reading
Once upon a time in Crystal Lake, people cared about the watershed that provides water to its namesake lake, which is supported by 10 springs. To protect the watershed of its Crystal Lake, the city council passed an ordinance that … Continue reading
