Sunday, October 30, 2005
Crystal Lake Libertarian Jim Young Hits Bricks Again Fighting TIF Tax Hikes
Crystal Lake neighborhoods who received the leaflet entitled, “Mayor Shepley/City Council Plan Tax Hike,” can thank Crystal Lake Libertarian Party member Jim Young.
Young, who does not believe that tax dollars should be spent to subsidize developers got back into door-to-door mode when he learned of the city’s plan to force homeowners and businesses throughout McHenry County to subsidize the recreational development commonly called the Vulcan Lakes/Route 14 TIF. The text of the piece he distributed can be seen in an earlier post.
Young filed for state representative in 2000 as a Libertarian, but was knocked off the ballot, some think, by House Republican staffers working on state time. In 2002, he filed again, this time having too many signatures to allow a successful challenge. He garnered 7% of the total vote, allowing him to be on the ballot again in 2004. That year, his percentage fell below 5%.
He has been known to knock on as many as 10,000 doors in a campaign.
Young, who does not believe that tax dollars should be spent to subsidize developers got back into door-to-door mode when he learned of the city’s plan to force homeowners and businesses throughout McHenry County to subsidize the recreational development commonly called the Vulcan Lakes/Route 14 TIF. The text of the piece he distributed can be seen in an earlier post.
Young filed for state representative in 2000 as a Libertarian, but was knocked off the ballot, some think, by House Republican staffers working on state time. In 2002, he filed again, this time having too many signatures to allow a successful challenge. He garnered 7% of the total vote, allowing him to be on the ballot again in 2004. That year, his percentage fell below 5%.
He has been known to knock on as many as 10,000 doors in a campaign.
