McHenry County Blog

This press release from newly the organized opponents to the formation of the Kishwaukee Valley Water Authority announces they are coming to the McHenry County Government Center at 2:30 P.M. Wednesday afternoon. They will be right outside the front door.

I thought you might find it of interest. You can see what I guess is their logo at the left. On the web page, the check and dollar sign move.

Taxpayer Group Holds Press Conferences Wednesday, February 28 to Voice Opposition to the Proposed Kishwaukee Valley Water Authority on April 17 Ballot

On Wednesday, February 28, the newly-formed Taxpayers Alliance of Northern Illinois (T.A.N.I.) will hold a press conference to announce its formation and its opposition to the proposed Kishwaukee Valley Water Authority (AUTHORITY).

Supporters of the vote no effort are encouraged to attend press conferences to be held on the courthouse steps in each of the three counties in the proposed AUTHORITY.

The itinerary Wednesday calls for announcements to be made and questions to be answered at 10:00 A.M. at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 W. State in Sycamore, at 12:00 P.M. at the Boone County Courthouse, 601 N. Main Street in Belvidere, and at

2:30 P.M. at the McHenry County Courthouse, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock.

At the press conferences, a Top Ten List of “Reasons to Reject the AUTHORITY” will be distributed.

The Taxpayers Alliance of Northern Illinois (T.A.N.I.) has established a web site at www.watertaxvoteno.org and solicits inquiries regarding its efforts at info@watertaxvoteno.org

A series of town hall meetings will be held throughout March and April.

Any group wishing a representative of the Taxpayer Alliance of Northern Illinois to answer questions or speak at a meeting is encouraged to contact interim chairman Joe Wiegand at 847-373-0691.

It is not hard to figure out from this press release that a campaign theme will be that proponents A-LAW, the Alliance for Land, Agriculture and Water, are trying to give government more power and that is bad.

If you click on the map and read what is underneath (taken from the opponents' web site), it says,

The boundaries of the proposed district have nothing whatsoever to do with the hydrology of our region.

Joe Wiegand, former DeKalb County board member is chairman of opponents. He has previously worked for the Family Taxpayers Network, managed the Jim Oberweis for Governor campaign and Executive Director of the Illinois chapter of Citizens for a Sound Economy.

Wiegnd has a Kirkland address.

With the addition of DeKalb and Sycamore to the district, DeKalb County now has more voters in the proposed authority than McHenry or Boone.

Among other things, the opponents' web site has handouts one can download, duplicate and distribute.

Labels: A-LAW, Alliance for Land Agriculture and Water, Family Taxpayers Network, Jim Oberweis, Joe Wiegand, Kishwaukee Valley Water Authority