Johnsburg’s Kirk Donald Pleads with County Board Not to Hike Taxes

Below is a YouTube presentation of Kirk Donald’s comments to the McHenry County Board on Tuesday night. I was posted by John Pletz.

The McHenry County Board voted on Tuesday night to put on public view a tax levy that is 13% higher than last year.

You can read some of the reasons in the article below:

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

Here is the reaction of one County Board member who is not quoted in the article above:

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

At the bottom of the article above is a list of County Board members’ phone numbers and email addesses.

In the article below is similar information, plus maps showing what district is where:

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

What the first resident to speak on the topic at Tuesday’s meeting said is below:

Resident Calls Out McHenry County Board for Proposing 13% Higher Tax Levy