About McHenry Township

McHenry Township has been providing valuable, cost-effective services and programs in a financially responsible manner. We have partnered with our municipalities, schools and non-for-profit agencies to insure access to services for residents of all ages. I hope you take this opportunity to look at the variety of services and programs being offered by our Township. We are a small government providing services for a population of approximately 49,000 residents. Some of what McHenry Township does for us!

McHenry Township Road District Services

• Snowplow and apply ice control to all township roads
• Maintain and repair roads, shoulders and ditches
• Maintain and repair more than 900 warning and regulatory signs
• Install and maintain culverts and guardrails
• Stripe all main roads in township
• Trim and remove trees that interfere with safe driving
• Mow and grade along Township right-of-way
• Remove trash, debris and dead animals from roadsides
• Sweep up loose gravel and debris on township roads
• Provide all street lighting on township roads
• Issue permits for overweight and oversize vehicles
• Issue permits for culvert installation at new construction sites
• Inspect all new subdivision road construction
• Help non-dedicated subdivisions bring their roads up to standards
• Distribute MFT funds to non-dedicated subdivisions
• Attend all new proposed subdivision plat review meetings for township
• Collect Electronic Waste. (Fee for TVs/monitors/household batteries/ CFL bulbs/fluorescent tubes)
• Brush Drop-Off and when available provide free wood chips
• Shares the expense and helps maintain buses for McHenry Township Transportation Program

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