Count the Pennies Contest

About 5 years ago I was at benefit for the Community Youth Network and I was the winning bidder on an assortment of excellent wine, the centerpiece of the purchase was a 3 liter bottle of King Estate Pinot Gris from an excellent winery in Oregon.


Needless to say there was no way I was going to open that and be able to do it justice. So we waited until our New Years eve party to open it and then it vanished in a hurry.

The bottle was so nice looking we did not want to throw it away so we have been using it ever since as a coin collector. It took us two years to fill it up the first time and yielded $276 in change! Now almost two years later its full (as you can see in the picture).

So here is the contest email (bgentes@eroundlake.com) me what you think is the total cash value of the wine bottle's coins and if you are the closest to the correct number I will get you some prize for the guess!

No you can not have a cut of the actual loot in the bottle, thats going to our New Years party!

Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Budget Presentation

Here is a copy of the budget slide show that the Finance Committee chaired by Trustee Sherry Perkowitz and Vice Chair Trustee Brian Brubaker along with Finance Director Steve Shields presented to the village board at a special meeting on the 9th of April. The highlights are in the slide show (just click your mouse on it). The Finance committee and Steve did an unreal job of producing a detailed and comprehensive budget. The village has taken huge steps forward in the budgeting process.



We walked through the various funds that the village has and discussed the major decision points we would have to make going forward. The budget passed last night at the board meeting.