If the gravel pit is approved, what will it do for Cary? What if Cary becomes a "gravel pit" community? Here is "Welcome to Cary," envisioned as if the gravel pits are Cary's biggest assest and source of pride.
One must remember that gravel pits are not consistent with the current image of Cary as a neighborhood, family-friendly community. If you do not want Cary to become a "gravel pit community," please come to the meeting on July 12 at 7:30 pm at the Crystal Lake Holiday Inn.
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nicely done video, I really hope the village has a sense of pride to go along with the sense of humor they will need to let it's residents live free of the potential hazards you have resurfaced with the latest Gravel Pit Fight. I will be calling in my complaint this week.
well done, and well said. Can the link for this video be emailed to the village board members?
You should send this to the press.
What you seem to ignore is that Meyer Material has already stated Algonquin and McHenry county have responded favorably to the possibility of anexation of that property. This mine will happen!
Cary needs the tax revenue. Perhaps the residents of Fox Trails should have done their research before buying homes there.
Steve
Steve,
We did do our homework. We checked out the zoning and saw that the land was zoned residential.
When Cary and Lake-in-the-Hills were negotiating a border agreement, there was concern that the land that we are discussing now would be turned into a gravel pit. However, according to the Village of Cary board minutes from July 20, 1999 when asked about the probability of a pit in the area if the agreement was passed:
"Trustee Stelle asked Village Attorney John Roth if the boundary agreement would guarantee no gravel mining east of Route 31. Village Attorney John Roth stated that it is guaranteed for the portion the Village has control over."
So when you talk about research--our research showed a "guarantee" that no gravel pits would be in that land.
The agreement passed and that "guarantee" should still be in effect.
Also, the pit will not lower your taxes. Only 5.2% of your taxes go to the village---the park district and the schools, which use the majority of your taxes, will not see a dime of the pit money.
Plus, that money dries up and is gone once the pit is no longer operational. The village will receive so much more, in terms of tax revenue, from homes and businesses in the long run.
Quite an entertaining video and well-done! Can you make one for No Aldi? Something like, Welcome to Cary, home of cheap, low-class stores like the Dollar Store and now ALDI!
Referring to the comment about doing research into what would eventually be on that property as per the annexation agreement. As I read it, there was not a "guarantee" that the area would not be a mine. It was a guarantee that the village would have control over what would be there. The guarantee is there as long as the majority of the village board decides that mining is not the use for the property.
Great Video! And yes, send it to the press. EVERYONE in Cary needs to know about this! Please post where I can get one of the "NO QUARRY" signs that I've seen around town. One will be going up on my lawn too....
JM
Make sure you get a permit to install that sign in your yard or on public right-of-ways. We here in cary are very concerned about how signs make our community look horrible. Forget about delapitaed building across from the train station, no industry, resturants, or retail and high taxes, those unsightly signs will absolutely destroy our community. That's why we made all businesses spend thousands of dollars to lower them to the street level. Plus it makes pulling out of any business a luck game to see if you can pull out and not get into an accident because we've now made your line of sight of oncoming traffic blocks. Secrectly it's a way to get more action for our police and fire department. Sorry if you crack up your car.
Loved the video-hate the idea of this pit ruining our city. Thank you to Bruce and family and friends for making us aware, even those of us in Hillhurst subdivision.
Naomi R.
Cary Sign Police should take a look at the U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled that a Missouri woman could post a sign on her property about an issued (in her case, the 1st Iraq War) without a city permit.
While I am certainly not a lawyer, I understand that political speech is the most protected of all forms of speech. The decision was before 1996, because I cited it in my "Let Us Vote - No Taxation Without Referendum" campaign against the conservation and other tax districts' issuance of non-referendum bonds.
The city government that wanted to force me to take them down decided not to do so once its attorney looked at the case.
Putting signs in the right-of-way is another matter, however.
Hey Cal,
I hear what you're saying. I'm just saying that Cary has gotten out of control on something as stupid as a sign for crips sake! Tell me why a contractor that I've hired to do work on my house can't put his/her sign in MY yard? And what gives the village of cary the right to come ONTO my property and remove said sign? I watched them do it!
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