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We The People, McHenry County, Urges Contact with County Board Members to Remind Them of the Promise to Cut Property Tax Levy in Exchange for Voting for Mental Health Sales Tax

Cal Skinner

From We the People, McHenry County:

ACT NOW! Contact McHenry County Board Reject FY26 Tax Levy and HONOR the Mental Health Property Tax Relief You Promised!

Broken Voter Trust: McHenry County Board Reject FY26 Tax Levy and HONOR the Mental Health Property Tax Relief You Promised!

ACTIONS

#1. Read more and Sign the Petition, https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-proposed-property-tax-hike-in-mchenry-county

 

#2. ACT NOW, Email (emails below) letter to County Board Member NO later than Monday, 10/20/25

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Dear McHenry County Board Member,

You promised that if we passed the Mental Health sales tax increase last year that our PROPERTY TAXES would be reduced.

But here you are again asking for an increase in property taxes. If you do this it means that you lied last year. As a McHenry County resident, I am deeply disappointed and angered by the proposed FY26 budget “lookback” that would recapture the $10.5 million tax levy shifted away from the Mental Health Board last year.

To rebuild that trust, I urgently call on you to:

  1. Vote NO on the lookback provision at the full board vote—stand firm against this voter betrayal.
  2. Enforce real 3% department-specific cuts (no CPI padding, using new growth to close the $680,000 gap) for true accountability.
  3. Secure at least $3 million in abatements through efficiencies like Clerk’s office automation and targeted reductions, safeguarding services without tax hikes.
  4. Publicly recommit to the voter promise of tax relief—transparency demands no less.

Sincerely,

[Your Full Name]

[Your Address in McHenry County]

[Your Phone Number]

[Your Email Address]

#3 If you can, Attend the McHenry County Board meeting and share your concerns.

Tuesday, 10/21/25, 7 PM. McHenry County Government Center, 2nd FL.. 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock, IL 60098

You could send a message to the whole county board here.

Position/District Name Email

Chairman Michael Buehler MJBuehler@mchenrycountyil.gov

District 1 Matt Kunkle MMKunkle@mchenrycountyil.gov

District 1 Pat Sullivan PBSullivan@mchenrycountyil.gov

District 2 Gloria Van Hof GJVanHof@mchenrycountyil.gov

District 2 John CollinsJKCollins@mchenrycountyil.gov

District 3 Carolyn Campbell CMCampbell@mchenrycountyil.gov District 3 Eric Hendricks ECHendricks@mchenrycountyil.gov

District 4 Joseph Gottemoller jxgottemoller@mchenrycountyil.gov

District 4 Mike Shorten MTShorten@mchenrycountyil.gov

District 5 Terri Greeno TWGreeno@mchenrycountyil.gov

District 5 Deena Krieger DNKrieger@mchenrycountyil.gov

District 6 Pamela Althoff pjalthoff@mchenrycountyil.gov

District 6 Carl Kamienski CLKamienski@mchenrycountyil.gov

District 7 Brian Sager BPSager@mchenrycountyil.gov

District 7 Paul Thomas PCThomas@mchenrycountyil.gov

District 8 Larry Smith lwsmith@mchenrycountyil.gov

District 8 Tracie Von Bergen TLVonBergen@mchenrycountyil.gov

District 9 Michael Skala mjskala@mchenrycountyil.gov

District 9 Jim Kearns jakearns@mchenrycountyil.gov

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Additional information:

County Board Budget Meeting Leans Toward Recapturing Tax Levy Supposedly Given Up with Shift of Mental Health Board Financing from Real Estate Tax to Sales Tax
McHenry County Board Member Carl Kamienski Absolutely Against Reinstating the Ten Million in Real Estate Taxes Eliminated by Shifting Mental Health Financing to Sales Tax
Republican Party Executive Committee Calls on Republican-Dominated County Board Not to Raise Property Taxes, To Fulfill Last Year’s Promise to Cut Taxes

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