Boone County Watchdog: 10/24/13

Thursday, October 24, 2013

County grants Plote renewal but no extended hours

The above is taken from the October 25, 2013 Boone County Journal which is available free of cost at merchants across the county and on line at: http://www.boonecountyjournal.com/news/2013/Boone-County-News-10-25-13.pdf#page=1

Two opposing campaigns lobbying regarding the Boone County Wind Ordinance

The Sierra Club is soliciting emails by sending an email to local members, requesting they click and send a prepared email to the county board and send the email on to five of their friends.

EMAIL from Sierra Club to local county resident.

If the email recipient “takes action” the following email is sent to the individual county board member.

Oct 24, 2013
Mr. Bill Pysson
601 North Main Street
Belvidere, IL 61008-2600
Dear Mr. Pysson,
The proposed Boone County Wind Farm would bring the county up to $1.3
million in annual property tax revenue by 2015 and make Boone County a
leader in Illinois' transition to a clean energy economy.
Please stand up for Boone County's future by voting for wind and
rejecting any zoning that would prevent the construction of the
proposed Boone County wind farm.
We urge you to reject the excessive setback regulations and adopt
zoning rules that are consistent with other counties in Illinois and
Wisconsin. Namely, the setbacks should be no more than:
-3.1 times the height of the turbine from the place of residence (for
non-participating landowners)
-1.1 times the height of the turbine from property lines (for
non-participating landowners)
-1.1 times the height of the turbine from the existing pipeline
Boone County deserves to be part of Illinois' clean energy future.
I urge you to respect landowner rights, and keep our county open to
this opportunity for new jobs, revenue for our local schools, and smart
and safe economic growth.
Sincerely,
Mrs. xxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Caledonia, IL 61011-xxxx
(815) xxx-xxxx

For some time now the organization, Concerned Citizens of Boone County, has organized citizens to present evidence advocating extremely rigid wind turbine ordinances for Boone County. Currently they are sending the following letter to county residents and property owners. They request that following prepared statements opposing a Wind Farm in North Boone County be signed and sent to their office.

No doubt this flood of petitions will be delivered to the county board sometime before the anticipated vote on Wind Turbine Ordinance--Setbacks, now projected for the December Board meeting.

Belvidere Daily Republican

Boone County real estate transactions recorded Oct. 7-11

Oct. 9, 2013

BOONE COUNTY - Following is a list of the Boone County real estate transactions recorded during Oct. 7-11.

Recorded Oct. 7

135 Pembroke Road SW, Poplar Grove, $48,000, US Bank, to Juan Manuel Perona and Miriam Donato.

I-90 and Carlson Road acreage, Garden Prairie, $26,000, Michael Ettner to Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.

815 Tuneberg Dr., Belvidere, $172,000, U.S. Bank as trustee, to Daniel R. Hughes.

809 Union Ave., Belvidere, $19,500, Gregory Branson to Ekbeg and Leonard Properties, LLC.

722 E. Lincoln Ave., Belvidere, $41,000, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Heidi Lykken.

613 Highland St., Belvidere, $75,000, Judy K. Salley and Larry A. Welley to Daniel L. Kazy-Garey III.

158 Columbia St. N W, Poplar Grove, $85,000, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Russell D. Hern Jr. and Phyllis F. Hern.

3400 Partridge Lane, Belvidere, $170,000, Vincent E. Lange Estate to Brian M. Flanagan and Jill P. Atkinson.

619 Florence Court, Belvidere, $68,500, Steinbis Properties, LLC to Roberto Zavala and Zenaida Zavala.

Recorded Oct. 8

704 W. 10th St., Belvidere, $41,000, Secretary of HUD to Baldemar Murga Rodriguez.

601 Ruth Circle, Belvidere, $62,900, Champion Mortgage Co. to Jason and Janet Dodd.

2106 Oakbrook Dr., Belvidere, $88,001, Secretary of HUD to Mateo Hernandez.

4049 Bloods Point Road, Belvidere, $260,119, Michael L. and Wendy E. Prather to Augustin Medina.

Recorded Oct. 9

4466 Ratcliffe Dr., Belvidere, $130,000, Michael and Jennifer Roloff to Alejandro Gomez and Claudia Najera Nunez.

Recorded Oct. 10

405 Muirfield Close, Poplar Grove, $230,000, Bank of America, N.A., Seven Oaks Consulting and Management, LLC.

Recorded Oct. 11

1802 7th Ave., Belvidere, $93,385, Judicial Sales Corp. to Secretary of HUD.

9566 Henninger Dr., Belvidere, $185,000, Federal National Mortgage Assoc. to Daniel L. Reid and Rebecca A. Reid.

609 Buchanan St., Belvidere, $35,000, Royal D. Trudo and Sara L. Trudo to Alberto M. Rosales.

9388 Steeplebush Dr., Belvidere, $450,000, David E. Pendery and Curtis J. Stroud to Mark E. and Anne M. Johnson.

810 S. State St., Belvidere, $40,100, Secretary of HUD to Joseph A. Brinkmeyer.

117 Valhalla Dr. NE, Poplar Grove, $58,013, Secretary of HUD to Corey R. Lee and Sharon A. Woolsey.

The above is taken from: rvpnews | Belvidere Daily Republican

Belvidere Daily Republican: Capron Rescue changes name; sees possible competition

Oct. 2, 2013

By Bob Balgemann

POPLAR GROVE - Capron Rescue Squad has been serving 144 square miles of northern Boone County since 1957. Now, after all that time, it has changed its name to North Boone EMS for at least two reasons.

One is because of changing times.

"The (ambulance) service is offered to everyone in north Boone County," Trustee Mike Petersen said. "There are so many new people out here - they don't know."

Another is to ward off confusion should North Boone Fire Protection District 3 decide to start its own ambulance service and hold a referendum to ask for the needed financial support.

Rescue squad district board President Owen Costanza said during Tuesday's (Oct. 15) meeting the referendum could be worded in such a way as to ask voters if they want North Boone District 3 or Capron Rescue Squad? "They could prefer North Boone 3 over a Capron service," he said.

But Trustee Barb Sager disagreed, saying Capron Rescue Squad had been around for 55 years. "They (residents) know it's their rescue system," she said.

"We're talking about all the new residents," Costanza said.

"If the referendum says North Boone 3 and North Boone EMS, that will create confusion," Sager countered. "I think it should remain the same."

Changing the name "would be a slap in the face for the people who have stood by Capron Rescue for 55 years," she added. "They have kept Capron Rescue Squad going."

Trustee Neeley Erickson didn't see it that way, saying, "We have to evolve."

Stepansky agreed there was "a huge history, a tradition. But we do have a brand identification problem that could be used against us. The influx of new residents is in Poplar Grove and Candlewick Lake, not in Capron."

"What's in play has nothing to do with the name," he added.

Petersen wondered about a marketing campaign to inform residents of what was going on? But Costanza said he didn't think the rescue squad district could compete with Fire District 3, which has zero liability and $785,000 in the bank.

Rescue squad district attorney Jim Hursh said the earliest District 3 could go to referendum would be the March 2014 primary election.

Costanza summed up the matter by saying the district was changing its name "because times are moving forward and we're growing. This is what we do."

A motion to change the name from Capron Rescue Squad to North Boone EMS passed, 4-1, with Sager dissenting.