Wauconda Township may get vote on benefits

Wauconda Township has posted a notice of a special meeting, Aug. 23, 6 p.m. at 505 Bonner Road to vote on inclusion of a referendum question for the November ballot to reduce benefit cost of three elected officials (current cost is about $85,000/year for three). The identical question was unjustly omitted from annual meeting agenda in April by the Township Board.

By no way am I excusing or condoning the Wauconda Townships Board’s action in March — a tie vote, with the supervisor abstaining. I had two choices, either a legal action or organize a second petition for a special meeting. It is odd that the township is on record, in the May 16 meeting minutes, as stating that an addition $7,000 is budgeted for legal expense because of my actions instead of the board’s inaction to recognize their statutory duty to serve petitioning electors, instead of themselves.

I would like to personally thank the entire Citizen Advocacy Center Organization team, especially Maryam Judar, Michael Cannell, and Terry Pastika for their diligence and research to facilitate the special meeting.

Michael Hennessy

Wauconda Township