McHenry County Blog

An editorial in the Northwest Herald last week continued to extol the benefits of a baseball stadium.

It’s not good enough for some town like Huntley or Woodstock or McHenry to build it.

The editors think that might be too large a tax burden on the local folks

Better for “a large taxing district” like McHenry County College or McHenry County itself.

“In other words, any potential burden would have been spread over most of the county and therefore the risk to individual taxpayers was low,” the editorial points out.

So, now the local “support almost any tax hike referendum” paper is concerned that a relatively high prospective tax burden on Huntley, Woodstock or McHenry residents might kill a baseball stadium.

“…a municipality does not have near the tax base of a countywide governmental entity,”

Better to have the McHenry County Board stick it to us all, the NW Herald reasons.

At least exposing this possibility before the primary elections allows for a debate on the subject.

And, if Republicans don’t give the conservative answer, Democrats can always criticize Northwest Herald rubber-stamping Republicans.

Given the reaction in Crystal Lake, they might even find an appreciative audience.

Labels: MCC, McHenry County Board, McHenry County College, Northwest Herald