…. to stay late and get the job done of deciding at Thursday’s board meeting on WHO would be the next Round Lake Area District 116 School Superintendent. Instead, the item was tabled until Monday where it has been listed as an ‘action item’. Ben Martindale, chief executive officer of District 116, stated that “the board just [...]
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How Taxpayers Can Save $1.5 Billion
March 18th, 2010 
Gene Carey This is something that will ONLY require about 10 minutes of your time and you don’t even have to leave home! I’m talking about the 2010 Census. Yes, according to a census spokesperson, if EVERYONE mailed back their 2010 Census Form, taxpayers would save a whopping $1,500,000,000 (that’s billion!). What could be an easier way [...]
Superintendent’s Job Is No Longer Available
March 18th, 2010 Gene Carey We posted earlier that the Round Lake Area School District 116 superintendent’s job would pay the ‘going rate’ which was around $150,000 plus incentives but according to the PROACT website, the compensation package begins with a base salary of $175,000 which means that we are still quite a bit short of the reported $243,000 package [...]
Bryce Carus, C’mon Down and Bring A Check!
March 17th, 2010 Gene Carey Bryce Carus, With individuals reporting that you DID state in your campaign that YOU would also return the pay increases approved by the previous administration, why not JOIN the group in the photo below? Hoping that you will finally own up to your election promises, we took the liberty of including you along with your fellow [...]
Filling Out Census Form Was A Piece of Cake!
March 16th, 2010 Gene Carey Most everyone will receive their 2010 Census Form sometime this week if they haven’t already found it in their mailbox. There were some very good question and answers published in the newspapers regarding how to count family members who may live at two locations, be away at college, be incarcerated, etc. However, the Census Form [...]
Motorists! Do You Know What A Roundabout Is?
March 15th, 2010 Gene Carey If you don’t, you soon will as you drive the roads leading through Lake County. Three are currently being included in the scheduled road construction in Lincolnshire and Old Mill Creek. These are quite popular in Europe to help with the flow of traffic at intersections. Without knowing exactly how the newer ones will be [...]
Avon Township Food Pantry To Get Larger Budget
March 14th, 2010 Gene Carey If the proposed budget for the Avon Township’s food pantry gets approval, the budget will double from $53,000 to $110,000. In the same budget presented by Township Supervisor, Sam Yingling, the amount spent towards general assistance would be cut almost in half, from $102,000 to $55,000. General assistance services deals with residents needs for such things [...]
