Boone County’s Russellville Road home to some unkempt properties – Problem Tracker - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

Old story (2011) but perhaps tells us about some of the problems of Boone County.

Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:21 pm by Betsy Lopez

“It’s not enough to have a violation, you need to have some sort of health or safety issue,” said Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier, speaking generally. “For instance, if they have something that’s going to effect the water supply, vehicles that are inoperable and sitting and leaking antifreeze, going into the water — that’s something we could do something about. It needs to affect public health and we could file suit for a nuisance. If it’s something that will affect water, septic or other neighbors, that’s when we can file suit. If it’s unsightly, that’s not enough.”

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Extra attorney's fees put strain on Belvidere Township leaders - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

By Jennifer Wheeler

The Belvidere Township’s decision to not donate to the Belvidere Boone County Pantry may have cost it tens of thousands of dollars more in legal fees last year.

The fees added up to more than $45,000 in 2012.

The board voted in late December 2011 against giving $5,000 to the pantry in Capron because it’s a private organization.

Supervisor Patrick Murphy said the decision started a snowball of public scrutiny, with more residents questioning every action at meetings and filing burdensome Freedom of Information Act requests.

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