From Susan Handelsman: Last TIF 2 Meeting for Woodstock City Council 1-15-19 7 pm We understand Woodstock TIF 2 is a done deal, as far as Woodstock City Council voting is concerned. The meeting tomorrow night is simply a final … Continue reading
Category Archives: Woodstock City Council
Prior to the December 18th Joint Review Board hearing for the huge new Tax Increment Financing District proposed by the Woodstock City Council, School District 200 Board President Carl Gilmore wrote the following call for opposition, which was published in … Continue reading
Susan Handelsman again urges Woodstock residents to contact members of their City Council asking them to reject the new Tax Increment Financing District: 2018 Woodstock TIF 2 Final City Council Action Coming Up Woodstock TIFs are tax hikes. Woodstock property tax rate … Continue reading
From School District 200 resident Susan Handelsman: WHERE DOES TIF MONEY COME FROM? Mayor Brian Sager of Woodstock and a large team of highly compensated Financial Development department government employees assert that the money comes from TIF ‘Development’, NOT taxpayers … Continue reading
More thoughts from Seneca Township resident Susan Handelsman: WOODSTOCK TIF 2: CAN IT BE STOPPED? Lawsuit. Woodstock CUSD 200 has standing to file litigation to stop this TIF. The TIF study procured by Woodstock has enough similarities to the 2016 … Continue reading
From Seneca Township’s Susan Handelsman: WOODSTOCK TIF 2: TAXPAYERS SELF-DEFENSE OPTIONS Detach southern/western portion of taxable properties from Woodstock CUSD 200. A second school district could be created from the old high school and new Dean Street school complex. New … Continue reading
Minutes from the Woodstock City Council reveal that efforts are in motion to continue the flow of money being used to rnow enovate the Old Courthouse (where I served as McHenry County Treasurer from 1966-1970). The mechanism will continue to … Continue reading
Got to hand it to the folks on the Woodstock City Council I thought the Crystal Lake City Council was bold when it proposed and passed a 75% sales tax hike in 2007. Crystal Lake hiked its tax from one … Continue reading
With today being the date for the Republican Primary Elections in Algonquin, Grafton and Nunda Townships, other local governments will see action on April 4th. That includes the real taxers–schools–plus municipalities, park, fire protection, library, junior college and other miscellaneous … Continue reading
I read in the February 23, 2016, Northwest Herald a letter to the editor in which Woodstock City Councilman Mike Turner endorses McHenry County Board member Tina Hill for Recorder of Deeds. He praises Hill for being “a small government … Continue reading
Here’s the guts of the case: On or about April 7, 2015, a meeting to discuss the Governor’s resolution at the Woodstock Opera House was scheduled for April 8, 2015. Governor Rauner, members of the Woodstock City Council, members of the McHenry … Continue reading
Election night the Woodstock City Council had Governor Bruce Rauner’s “Turn Around” proposals. Here’s what the agenda said: (I could not find a board packet which would have contained the resolution.) There were so many people in the audience that … Continue reading
A message to Woodstock voters from Woodstock City Council candidate Mark Indyke: The first question usually asked of a candidate is: Why are you running for office? Let me preface my answer by telling you a little bit about myself. … Continue reading
A press release from Woodstock City Council candidate Mark Indyke: Local Business Owner Runs for City Council; Promotes Growth while Maintaining Historic Character of City For over 35 years Mark Indyke has had a reputation for revitalizing multi-million dollar organizations … Continue reading
A former candidate for Mayor of Woodstock and City Council candidate this year offers comments on the City Council’s action on amending the agreement with Merryman Aggregate: The City Council at the February 1st meeting voted four to two (Councilmen … Continue reading
I continue to be amazed at how McHenry County Blog is used by people as a research tool. Sometimes comments are left on articles that were written a long time ago. Here’s a commentary from someone who lives on McConnell … Continue reading
Since I last reported on the mayoral race in Woodstock and one other filing, incumbent councilman R.B. Thompson has filed his petitions. He is seeking to retain his council seat. Now there are two candidates for city council, Thompson and … Continue reading
Since I last reported on the mayoral race in Woodstock and one other filing, incumbent councilman R.B. Thompson has filed his petitions. He is seeking to retain his council seat. Now there are two candidates for city council, Thompson and … Continue reading