Citizens wish to reduce townships from 17 to 8 in McHenry County

The organization currently only has a one page website on which donations are taken.  SEE:  http://www.mcc4tc.org/

 

Cal Skinner’s McHenry County Blog has a good summary of the proposal.

 

“….A press release from Nunda Township Trustee and Nunda Township Republican Central Committee Chairman Mike Shorten:

Township Consolidation Initiative Launched Citizen Lead Effort to Reduce Government Units in McHenry County

Crystal Lake, IL March 31, 2015 — The McHenry County Citizens for Township Consolidation (MCCTC) announced plans today to pursue an initiative to reduce the number of Townships in McHenry County through consolidation via a binding referendum in the March 15, 2016 primary.”

….”This could be accomplished through petition, which would mean gathering 10,000 signatures, or by having the McHenry County Board place a referendum on the ballot.

Organizers are looking at the March, 2016, primary election date so township governments would have about a year to figure out details. The next township elections would occur in the spring of 2017.

Voters in any township could vote down the referendum.  If a township’s residents did so, there would be no change in their township government.

Township populations in 2010 were as follows:

• Algonquin – 88,389
• Grafton – 53,137
• McHenry – 47,653
• Nunda – 38,245
• Dorr – 20,911
• Greenwood – 13,990
• Chemung – 9,134
• Marengo – 7,564
• Richmond – 6,683
• Burton – 5,003
• Coral – 3,552
• Seneca – 2,994
• Riley – 2,922
• Dunham – 2,844
• Hebron – 2,356
• Hartland – 2,031
• Alden – 1,402

To read all this article go to:  http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2015/03/31/effort-to-combine-townships-announced/