Government At Work

Friday February 21—

8:15 a.m. – McHenry County Senior Services Grant Commission—

Meeting in the County Board Conference Room, County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock.

A presentation by the Implementation Task Force on MC Ride Program and issues regarding Senior Transportation is slated to be made to the Commission members.

Also, the Commission is to review Program Year 2013 accomplishments and discuss the balance of Program year 2013 funds.

A review of the proposed Senior Service Grant Commission Logo is also scheduled.

4:00 p.m. –McHenry County Mental Health Board Special Meeting—

The first of a two-day Special board planning meetings, meeting in the Main Floor Conference Room of the Mental Health Board facility, 620 Dakota Street, Crystal Lake.

Included in the planned meetings is the review of S.W.O.T. analysis. This involves Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.

Also being considered is the mission statement, vision statement and the goals, timelines and strategies for the organization.

The planning session will continue for a second day on Saturday at the same time and same location.

Government At Work

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20--

700 a.m. – McHenry County Mental Health Board Search Committee--

Meeting in the Mental Health Board Room, 620 Dakota Street, Crystal Lake.

An executive session is scheduled to consider the qualifications and/or evaluating candidates for the position of executive director.

Any other business, old and new, will also be considered.

8:30 a.m. – McHenry County Board Planning and Development Committee

Meeting in the County Board Conference Room, County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock.

The Committee is to consider a resolution authorizing the Program Year 2013 HOME Investment partnership Program Allocations.

Also, continued discussion of a Building and Zoning Violation Policy is slated for consideration.

Also review and provide direction regarding the Endangered Species Consultation Policy for the Department of Planning and Development.

A resolution authorizing the Department of Planning and Development to initiate Legal Action for the demolition of a structure located at 7509 Oak Street, Wonder Lake.

Review of Department of Planning and Development Annual Report is also slated for review by the committee.

7:30 p.m. – Crystal Lake Park Board –

Meeting in the Park District offices, One East Crystal Lake Avenue, Crystal Lake.

Approval is being requested for the annexation of property located at 8917 Ackman Road, Lake-in-the Hills.

The Board is also requested to authorize staff to execute an agreement with Organizational Research Forum, Inc. to conduct a compensation study for a cost of $59,400 with $10,000 being expensed from the 2013 -2014 budget and the remaining $49,400 being placed in the 2014-2015 budget.

Government At Work

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY18—

5:00 p.m. – McHenry County Stormwater Commission

Meeting in the County Board Conference Room, County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock.

A public hearing is scheduled regarding proposed amendments to the County Stormwater Management Ordinance adopted January 20, 2004.

A brief overview of the proposed amendments to the Ordinance is provided by staff along with any written comments that have been received prior to the opening of the public hearing. Verbal comments from attendees will also be considered.

The Commission will accept verbal comments from attendees and engage in a discussion with participants or answer questions by participants.

The Commission will review public comments and provide a recommendation to adopt the Ordinance Revising the Stormwater Management Ordinance.

5:45 p.m. – McHenry County Liquor License Committee—

Meeting in the County Board Conference Room, County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock.

A special liquor license request is being considered from the Harvard Sportsmen’s Club for a Class F Liquor License.

6:00 p.m. McHenry County Board Committee of the Whole-

Meeting in the County Board Room, County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock.

An introduction of new labor attorneys is scheduled along with discussion on labor relations.

7:00 p.m. – McHenry County Board Regular Meeting-

Meeting in the County Board Conference Room, County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock,

Two special presentations are slated including:

Groundwater simulation modeling by the Illinois State Water Survey

3D Geologic Mapping by the Illinois State Geologic Survey

Zoning Matters

Two matters are being presented for approval by the County Board including:

Powell Gravel & Excavating, Inc. Chemung Township- a request for A1 to A1C needs a majority vote of the members present.

Also for consideration, Myers Trust, McHenry , a R1 to R1V  needs a majority vote of members present.

Other routine matters are also included for the Board’s action.

7:30 p.m. –High School District 155 Board—

Meeting in Crystal Lake Central High School, 45 West Franklin Avenue, Crystal Lake.

Two bond resolutions are being presented for  Board approval. Included is a resolution providing for the levy of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on certain outstanding bonds of the district.

A second resolution provides for the issue of bonds for school fire prevention and life safety purposes and providing for the levy of a direct annual tax to pay the principal and interest of these bonds.

Helpful AT&T

To reach Iris Bryan or the Town Crier via e-mail it is necessary to use the following address:
irisbryan315@yahoo.com. 

This is temporary until after the election time.
AT&T installer decided Outlook Express would not work with U-verse and erased the program.
But no alternative was proposed. 
No help on what to do about it either.
So much for AT&T help. 

The only help you get from them now is to transfer money from your account to theirs..
 
It sure is different than in the past

After election we want to make changes in our ether world--new programming on the computer. But AT&T makes one pay a fee to cancel the U-verse contract. Guess the best thing to do is wait out the contract then cancel all services with AT&T.. Or more fun would be to pay whatever the added fee is in small change. 

Words Of Wisdom

"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground."

 --Thomas Jefferson\

Words Of Wisdom

"Human government is more or less perfect as it approaches nearer or diverges farther from the imitation of this perfect plan of divine and moral government."

 --John Adams, draft of a Newspaper Communication, 1770