Watching Government

Wednesday, August 25
8:15 A.M. – McHenry County Community Development Block Grant Commission meets in the County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock.
Discussion is slated for CDBG Service Cap and Projects as well as CDBG Applications and funding practices.
Also scheduled at this time is a public hearing on the CDBG Action Plan amendments for 2009 and 2010.

8:15 A.M. – Public Health and Human Services Committee of the McHenry County Board is scheduled to meet in the County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock.,
The agenda calls for a resolution authorizing a Budget Line Item Transfer in the Workforce Network Fiscal Year Budget.
Also to be reviewed are the budgets for the Health Department, Regional Superintendent of Schools, McHenry County Workforce Network/WIB and Veterans Assistance.

9:00 to 9:30 AM – Dr. Vicky Smith, the new McHenry County College President will hold her first press conference to discuss her first days on the job as well as initial plans she has for the directions of the College.

Thursday, August 26
1:00 P.M. – Crystal Lake Park District Buildings and Grounds Committee will meet at the District offices, One East Crystal Lake Avenue, Crystal Lake.
A number of construction projects are underway and an update is scheduled for Veteran Acres Restroom Building, and the Playground replacement.
The Fetzner Park Playground replacement and the Lippold Park Batting Cage Canopy are also being considered.
Several Planning Projects are being updated and include Woodscreek Playground and Splash Park, Lippold/Area 2 Drainage Study and the Route 176 and Walkup Avenue improvements.
A couple items regarding the Crystal Lake management program will be considered, including a dredging study and a five-year lake management plan.
Also included is a discussion on a future project at West Beach.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 27
10:00 A.M. – Building Projects Committee of the McHenry County Board is meeting in the County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock.
Two presentations are scheduled to be made to the committee and include an update on the Archive Storage Facility Project, as presented by Tonyan Construction.
Also, in connection with this project, an update on the budget for this project will be provided.