The following is from Saturday, October 13, 2012 Rockford Register Star, page A4.
Property values are down; levies up slightly; rates drastically increasing. Your actual tax dollar paid for township should be closed to the same as last year assuming your assessed valuation has decreased at least as much as the 13.3% decrease in total EAV.
If your assessment is frozen (as many seniors with moderate income,under $55,000) expect sizeable increases in dollars paid for taxes.
There were many comments on a Rockford Register Star Guest Column by Don Ellingson (http://www.rrstar.com/opinions/whatyouresaying/x1711843888/Guest-Column-Minimum-wage-has-had-a-negative-impact-on-U-S). Mr. Ellingson is opposed to minimum wages he views such laws as a drag on the economy and recovery.
One interesting comment on the RRStar’s website concerned farm subsidies. Were they not the same thing as minimum wage? Did Mr. Ellingson receive any such subsidies?
I researched a bit and found these interesting statistics and facts.
First, Don and Terry Ellingson are in business together. As noted from:
http://illinoisholst
Ellingson, Don and Terry
Ellingson’s White Hill Farm
4996 Ellingson Rd
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
Phone: Don (815) 765-2189
Terry (815) 765-3159
And then Terri Ellingson is one of the largest recipients of farm subsidies in the county. As shown below Terry Ellingson is #26 largest recipient of farm subsidies in Boone County, $284,304.46 for period 1995-2011. See highlighted item in yellow.
Statistics taken from:
http://farm.ewg.org/search.php?fips=17007®ionname=BooneCounty,Illinois
Federal Farm Subsidies to Boone County Illinois 1995-2011
Subsidy Recipients 1 to 30 of 163 in zipcode 61065
Recipients in this zipcode received $21,484,334 from 1995-2006
Rank
Name
Location
Subsidy Total
1995-2011
1
Richard A Britton
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 1,508,357.47
2
Patrick Morris
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 1,153,328.28
3
Charles Morris
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 1,016,767.65
4
James R Johnson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 944,600.00
5
Frank Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 942,298.19
6
Shari L Morris
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 939,863.29
7
Britton Farms Inc
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 939,630.53
8
Joie Morris
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 934,624.76
9
Doetch Farms
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 925,136.71
10
Raymond N Morse
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 874,531.11
11
David T Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 821,357.60
12
Stanley Hullah
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 808,892.88
13
Kay F Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 727,892.34
14
Harris Farm Oaklawn Ltd
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 668,030.91
15
Thad Johnson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 646,079.24
16
Terri L Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 435,559.92
17
Michael W Meier
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 409,974.11
18
Dale Worley
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 407,584.34
19
Prairie View Grain Farms LLC
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 407,389.67
20
Gordon Kasper Est
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 387,788.47
21
Gail Worley
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 344,592.24
22
Roy Stohlquist
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 334,421.04
23
John Pepper
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 333,646.36
24
Daryl J Stohlquist
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 329,198.97
25
Scott Mueller
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 313,089.06
26
Terry W Ellingson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 284,304.46
27
Donald Bottcher
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 246,601.82
28
Robert Harold Goeddeke
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 232,679.08
29
Brian L Crull
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 226,336.05
30
Bruce Stennerson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 205,687.47
Rank
Name
Location
Subsidy Total
1995-2011
1
Terry W Ellingson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 284,304.46
2
Kris Ellingson
Geneva, IL 60134
$ 2,011.00
3
R J Ellingson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 409.20
4
John Ellingson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$ 252.00
5
Patricia A Ellingson
Mt Zion, IL 62549
Farm Owner
Below is taken from:http://farm.ewg.org/regionsummary.php?fips=17007
CLICK ON THE PHOTOCOPY TO ENLARGE:
Top Twenty Recipient
(* ownership information available)
Location
Subtotal, Farming Subsidies
2011
1
Mark D Priest
Capron, IL 61012
$35,876
2
Lisa L Priest
Capron, IL 61012
$35,876
3
John W Brockmann
Belvidere, IL 61008
$33,629
4
Doetch Farms ∗
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$32,909
5
Larry D Fowler
Belvidere, IL 61008
$31,262
6
Britton Farms Inc ∗
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$28,717
7
Roger H Miller
Belvidere, IL 61008
$28,644
8
James R Johnson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$28,613
9
Donald Fowler
Belvidere, IL 61008
$27,931
10
Robert Petersen
Belvidere, IL 61008
$27,616
11
Scott Mueller
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$27,381
12
Michael A Frank
Cherry Valley, IL 61016
$25,884
13
Kenneth Book
Harvard, IL 60033
$25,585
14
Michael Book
Woodstock, IL 60098
$25,585
15
Stanley Hullah
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$25,572
16
Cheryl Lindberg
Caledonia, IL 61011
$25,476
17
Frank Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$25,296
18
Kay F Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$25,296
19
Curt A Bottcher
Capron, IL 61012
$24,650
20
Chad Osterberg
Roscoe, IL 61073
$24,125
Rank
Recipient
(* ownership information available)
Location
Subtotal, Farming Subsidies
2010
1
Joie Morris
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$62,972
2
Patrick Morris
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$62,972
3
Shari L Morris
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$62,972
4
Charles Morris
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$62,777
5
Warren A Kelm
Genoa, IL 60135
$41,639
6
Gina R Kelm
Genoa, IL 60135
$41,639
7
Frank Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$41,261
8
Kay F Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$41,261
9
Curt A Bottcher
Capron, IL 61012
$35,215
10
Mark D Priest
Capron, IL 61012
$35,208
11
Lisa L Priest
Capron, IL 61012
$35,208
12
James Marrs
Garden Prairie, IL 61038
$34,639
13
John W Brockmann
Belvidere, IL 61008
$34,604
14
Britton Farms Inc ∗
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$32,077
15
James R Johnson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$32,037
16
Paul Buzzell
Belvidere, IL 61008
$31,416
17
Doetch Farms ∗
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$31,277
18
Larry D Fowler
Belvidere, IL 61008
$31,262
19
Hildebrandt Farms ∗
South Beloit, IL 61080
$31,166
20
Jeff A Lane
Kirkland, IL 60146
$30,968
Rank
Recipient
(* ownership information available)
Location
Subtotal, Farming Subsidies
2009
1
Hildebrandt Farms ∗
South Beloit, IL 61080
$92,852
2
James R Johnson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$65,584
3
Manni Farms ∗
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$52,584
4
Family Af-ayr Farm LLC
Caledonia, IL 61011
$38,644
5
Todd Aves
Belvidere, IL 61008
$37,933
6
Mark D Priest
Capron, IL 61012
$35,208
7
Lisa L Priest
Capron, IL 61012
$35,208
8
Britton Farms Inc ∗
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$33,356
9
Scott Mueller
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$33,075
10
John W Brockmann
Belvidere, IL 61008
$32,650
11
Doetch Farms ∗
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$31,338
12
Larry D Fowler
Belvidere, IL 61008
$31,262
13
Brian L Crull
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$28,893
14
Roger H Miller
Belvidere, IL 61008
$28,644
15
Donald Fowler
Belvidere, IL 61008
$27,931
16
Raymond Wennmacher
Belvidere, IL 61008
$27,929
17
Dennis Gene Luckey
Caledonia, IL 61011
$27,866
18
Brent R Mueller
Garden Prairie, IL 61038
$26,060
19
Stanley Hullah
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$25,572
20
Paul Donley Jr
Capron, IL 61012
$25,531
Rank
Recipient
(* ownership information available)
Location
Subtotal, Farming Subsidies
1995-2011
1
Roger & Connie Osterberg ∗
Belvidere, IL 61008
$1,108,106
2
Larry D Fowler
Belvidere, IL 61008
$979,310
3
Mark D Priest
Capron, IL 61012
$968,526
4
Britton Farms Inc ∗
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$934,332
5
John W Brockmann
Belvidere, IL 61008
$907,983
6
Larry R Anderson
Belvidere, IL 61008
$875,459
7
Doetch Farms ∗
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$861,123
8
Karlson Farms ∗
Belvidere, IL 61008
$841,809
9
Donald Fowler
Belvidere, IL 61008
$836,503
10
Roger H Miller
Belvidere, IL 61008
$815,866
11
Richard A Britton
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$813,303
12
Raymond N Morse
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$772,156
13
Lisa L Priest
Capron, IL 61012
$764,589
14
James R Johnson
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$743,802
15
Richard Judson Daniels
Belvidere, IL 61008
$712,798
16
Stanley Hullah
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$702,740
17
Michael A Frank
Cherry Valley, IL 61016
$694,760
18
Donald Lindberg
Caledonia, IL 61011
$691,437
19
Frank Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$683,686
20
Kay F Bullard
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
$678,573
The contract between Local 1268 and Chrysler expired Sept. 15, 2011. UAW 1268 President George Welitschinsky said talks had broken down with Chrysler but have restarted and the sides are meeting daily.
AGENDA
BELVIDERE TOWNSHIP
REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWNSHIP BOARD
8200 Fairgrounds Road
October 9, 2012 – 5:00 P.M.
I. Call to Order/Roll Call
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Public Input
IV. Discussion and potential action on approval of Prior Meeting’s Minutes
V. Discussion and potential action on Transfers
VI. Reports
a. Supervisor’s Report
b. Highway Commissioner’s Report
c. Assessor’s Report
d. Clerk’s Report
e. Trustee’s Report
VII. Unfinished Business – Discussion and Potential Action May Occur on the following items:
a. Orth Road Contract
b. A Resolution Setting the Compensation of the Elected Officials of the Township of Belvidere for the Term Beginning on May 20, 2013
c.
VIII. Legal
a.
b.
IX. New Business
a.
b.
X. Discussion and Potential Action on Treasurer’s Report and Approval of Bills
XI. Closed Session
XII. Action on Closed Session Items
XIII. Adjournment
Next Meeting: October 23, 2012 @ 5:00 P.M.
Those lawmakers were among 73 members of Congress who have sponsored or co-sponsored legislation in recent years that could benefit businesses or industries in which either they or their family members are involved or invested, according to a Washington Post analysis. The findings emerge from an examination by The Post of financial disclosure forms and public records for all 535 members of the House and Senate.
The practice is both legal and permitted under the ethics rules that Congress has written for itself, which
Congress members back legislation that could benefit themselves, relatives - The Washington Post
There are a series of Washington Post articles on such conflicts of interests see: http://www.washingtonpost.com/capitolassets
Arkansas Republicans tried to distance themselves Saturday from a Republican state representative's assertion that slavery was a "blessing in disguise" and a Republican state House candidate who advocates deporting all Muslims.
The claims were made in books written, respectively, by Rep. Jon Hubbard of Jonesboro and House candidate Charlie Fuqua of Batesville. Those books received attention on Internet news sites Friday.
I question if the next meeting is at “city hall”—I would think it is at the county administrative building. The meeting is scheduled for city hall.
Step No. 3 called for those supporting changes in the regulations to be heard. That took the rest of the evening, up until the hearing was adjourned shortly before 10:30 p.m. In all, the hearing lasted just short of 3 ½ hours.
When the hearing reconvenes at 7 p.m. Oct. 23, at Belvidere City Hall, advocates for change will offered the first opportunity to speak.
If no one else has anything to say the floor will be opened to those who are opposed to any changes in the regulations. At that point Mainstream Renewable Power, which is proposing an 8,000-acre wind farm in northeastern Boone County, is expected to be heard and offer details of what it has in mind. Most of the opponents of wind farms likely will be heard at this time as well.
At the Sept. 25 hearing 40 people signed up to speak, the majority of them being anti-wind farm. More than 100 people turned out for that session.
Zoning board process allows all to have they say on issues | Belvidere Daily Republican
