McHenry County Blog

Kudos to the headline writer at the Northwest Herald.

That’s a much better headline than the one I used below.

Reporter Kevin Craver labels the loss “a surprise.”

I’m even quoted:

Former state Rep. Cal Skinner, a vocal critic of what he called the “McHenry County Republican Cat Tax” on his blog at www.mchenrycountyblog.com, had similar sentiments – feral and barn cats are exempt from registration.

“If rabies is really the reason, who’s more likely to get rabies?

A barn cat – there are actually bats in barns – or a house cat?” Skinner said. “My cat’s been looking for bats in my house ever since it came, and it hasn’t found one.”

Lots of good quotes from county board members by Craver, but, for the roll call, you’ll have to find McHenry County Blog (unless it shows up in the print edition of the NW Herald in a chart).


And, thanks to the Northwest Herald for the front page story on Sunday. Without it, I am pretty sure the McHenry County Republican Cat Tax would have passed.

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The photograph is of Keely cat hunting bats on his second floor perch. It's obviously a slow day for house bats. Maybe the barn cats are getting more action!

Below is Keely at his scratching post.

Labels: Ken Koehler, Lyn Orphal, McHenry County Board., McHenry County Republican Cat Tax