# County Board - Committee of the Whole, 11-12-26


**Body:** McHenry County Meetings
**Date:** November 11, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Transportation, Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure


The McHenry County Board Committee of the Whole met on November 12, 2026, and received a presentation on the proposed 2027 Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) regional budget. The presentation cited a $5.04 billion operating budget and a $9.73 billion capital budget, with county-related investments including $12.2 million for final design of the Woodstock rail yard, funding for transit access improvements, and service-frequency changes. Board members discussed the new authority’s tax and funding structure, regional representation, and county obligations; no vote on the NITA budget was reported. The county’s 2027 budget was also discussed, including 15 positions slated for elimination through attrition and a proposed Board of Health reduction of $176,627, which was to be brought forward as an amendment.

Several pending agenda items involved spending or procurement. Members discussed an open, needs-based contract for tree removal, proposed equipment purchases including mowers, a snow pusher, and a truck, and a newly negotiated contract for which staff were thanked for achieving savings; the transcript provides no vendor names or contract amounts for these items, and no final procurement votes are clear. The board also discussed solar-project amendments involving battery energy storage, with Pivot Energy identified during public comment as a developer on Coral Township projects. These discussions raised questions about project scale and timing, but the transcript does not establish a final approval vote. The Mental Health Board separately reported allocating $10.35 million in regular funding and nearly $600,000 in opioid funds to community services.

**Source:** McHenry County Meetings