Huntley School Board Holds Special Meeting on Budget and Principal
A Huntley school board special session discusses increasing anticipated funds from 100 000 to 300 000 for three months due to late tax bills. The board debates hiring a high school principal to comply with North Central Association expectations and outlines duties and pay. Concerns from local citizens cover salaries, superintendent tools, and communication gaps with the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marge O’brien
Huntley
Bond
Jones
Jirik
North Central Association, of Colleges
Illinois
Kunde
Amusement Park Plans Discussed With Village Board
Taft Broadcasting officials met Huntley Village Board on June 26 to outline a proposed amusement park. Taft described a family park on 160 to 170 acres with 100 acres for parking, 5 to 10 acres for a motel, and 80 to 100 acres for a campground, noting buffers to deter other ventures and expandability. He cited the Cincinnati park and a planned site near Richmond Virginia and Washington DC as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Mueller
Dudley S. Taft
Taft Broadcasting Company
Huntley Village
Village Hall
Taft
Cincinnati
Richmond
Virginia
Washington D.C
Cail Kings Dominion
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Plans Told at Public Meeting on Amusement Park
A public meeting at Pine Crest Country Club on Tuesday June 26 discussed hiring a spokesman for a proposed amusement park. Taft Broadcasting representative Taft described Kings Island style park plans near Tollway Rt 47 with a golf course hotel and a 300 to 400 acre core, plus buffer land. He projected 20 million visitors in year one and noted traffic access from Rockford and Chicago origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marge O'Brien
Pinecrest Country Club
Wayne Miller
State Bank of Huntley
Taft
Taft Broadcasting Co
Kings Island
Cincinnati
Tollway
Rt. 47
Rockford
Chicago
Hedy
Amusement Park Talks Open Between Counties and Huntley
A joint planning meeting in Woodstock aimed to outline the status and collaboration on a proposed Huntley amusement park. Kane and McHenry County staff outlined environmental and traffic considerations including 1,000 gallons of water per minute demand and a 100 acre parking area. Local officials discussed sewer integration and communication lines for the proposed project. Union Special opens a new Technical Training Center in Huntley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McHenry County Court House
Woodstock
John Quay
McHenry County Planning Commission
Kane County Planning Commission
Huntley
Richard Young
Kane County
Young
Harley Mackebhen
Union Special Corporation
Union Special
Grant Beadle
Don Meyer
Tom Pinto
Wyatt Longacre
Unior Special
Barrington
Beadle
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