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City Council Rejects Recognition Of Police Bargaining Agent By a vote of 7 to 1, the City Council moved not to recognize the Combined Counties Police association (CCPA) as a bargaining agent for the McHenry Police department. On a roll call vote to reject the CCPA, Alderman La Verne Hromec cast the only "no" vote. Alderman William Bolger, who made the motion to reject the CCPA, stated that he had heard favorable comments from several officers on meetings held recently with the Police commission. Alderman George Harker commented, "Where men of good will sit down together, grievances could be worked out within the framework of the Police commission Grievance committee." "The thing that disturbs me about Mr. Flood (executive director of the CCPA) is that when all else failed, he would resort to a strike. I was a union man for twenty-six years in the Chicago Fire department and I never felt I had the right to deprive the community of my services. Policemen are subject to discipline over and above other occupations in life," Harker said. Mrs. Hromec expressed the opinion that, "Since the men are mature and honorable and a majority have already joined the CCPA, I don't think we have any choice but to recognize the union they have chosen." The majority of aldermen seemed to feel that since the Board of Police Commissioners had recently been empowered to handle police department grievances, it should be given every Chance to succeed. Alderman Jack Pepping, chairman of the Labor Relations committee, presented a grievance procedure outline for use by all municipal employees including the police department radio operators. He noted that grievances involving the police force would be handled by the Police Commission Board. The employee shall first bring his grievance to his immediate supervisor. If not settled, the employee can go to the highest level of supervision in his appropriate department. If still not settled, the grievance should be submitted in writing to the chairman of the Labor Relations committee. Serving on the Labor Relations committee besides Pepping are Aldermen James Wegener and La Verne Hromec. Pepping emphasized, "The essential think is to preserve communications and keep the channels open." He added, "Most problems ca&be resolved without an impasse developing." Pepping pointed out that it is important that "every muncipal employee recognize that this is his right if he has a grievance and that he wouldn't be labeled a troublemaker if he used this right." The Council unanimously passed a resolution to accept the grievance procedure as proposed. Fred Lamb of the McHenry Zoning Board of Appeals (Continued on page 8) 15 XvVlW£ THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REG ION SINCE 1875 15 VOLUME 98 NUMBER 67 FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1974 18 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS RTA Narrowly Wins; Victory For Hall THREE-VEHICLE COLLISION - A three-vehicle accident Thursday morning on Crystal Lake load resulted in injuries to Randal McCafferty of 4000 E. Lake Shore drive, Wonder Lake, driver of the car. He was taken to McHenry hospital by the McHenry rescue squad, which also transported occupants of the van, Mrs. Igarbara T. Gebert and her small daughter of 5006 Barnard Mill road, Ringwood, for checkups. They were treated and released but McCafferty was admitted to the hospital with bach injuries. No one on the school bus was injured. Driver of the District 156 school bus, Vicki Rejno of 4801 W. Prairie, McHenry, was north-bound on Crystal Lake road just south of Main street. As the car in front of her prepared to make a turn, she applied the brakes. She said they "grabbed and gave out" causing the bus to fishtail and slide across onto the west side of the road. The other two vehicles were south-bound when they saw the bus sliding across the road toward them. In attempting to avoid a head-on collision, Mrs. Gebert turned her van but hit the door of the bus. McCafferty's auto hit the van and then collided with the bus. Officer Robert Winters, who handled the accident, noted that the road at the time of the accident was a "solid sheet of ice". Brakes on the bus were checked at the scene by a mechanic and a police officer andJound to be in working order. A school official stated that the bus had been safeTy-tested the day prior to the accident. Charges are pending until further investigation is completed. STAFF PHOTO BY WAYNE GAYLORD Propose Wastewater Plan Changes At Public Hearing We have concluded that indeed, death and taxes are the wily sure things in life. For instance, there was a time when one of the other unchangeable things in this world were calendars --or nearly so. Memorial day always fell May 30 and Columbus day Oct. 12. First we began moving Thanksgiving around until folks complained heartily and it became fixed on the fourth Thursday of November. That took care of things for awhile until the working public decided it needed more three- day weekends. Congressman McClory came to the rescue and decided the answer lay in four changes of lesser holidays. And so we b e g a n c e l e b r a t i n g Washington's birthday, Memorial day, Columbus day and Veterans day on Monday, regardless of the date. We did until veterans began to complain and there was a return to the Nov. 11 observance. Washington's birthday also now has the new (Continued on page 8) The Northeastern Illinois Planning commission will hold a public hearing at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the village hall, 301 South Route 59, Fox Lake. The purpose of the hearing is to receive comments and proposals to amend the Regional Wastewater plan previously adopted by this commission March 3,1971, and amended Oct. 18, 1973, with respect to Lake county. Specific attention will be concentrated on the northwest service area of Lake county. That plan recognized the advantages to Lake county with a single plant treating all wastes and with the effluent piped to, and discharged into the Fox river somewhere between Pistakee Lake and Johnsburg. At this meeting it is hoped that the results of the environmental impact on the river and area of discharge, especially during dry periods, will be discussed fully. First Level Registration, fAontinl School Registration for incoming first level students for the year 1974-75 will be held in the Primary center the week of March 25 to 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Students who have brothers or sisters currently enrolled in the Montini school have already been registered. Working parents may pick up forms and return them at their earliest convenience. RTA - Mental Health In spite of a tremendous fight against the Regional Transportation Authority proposal by McHenry county voters in Tuesday's primary election, the RTA squeaked by through support in Chicago and some of Cook county's suburban townships. With some precincts still missing, the total vote was 676,349 in favor to 660,614 against. A majority was needed for passage. So strong was the opposition in McHenry county that George Ranney, Jr., executive director of the RTA Citizens Committee for Better Transportation, reportedly contacted authorities in this county to "be sure every vote was counted" before making the results known. McHenry county's 121 county precincts defeated the RTA vote by about 10 to 1, the largest opposition recorded in the six- county area involved. The vote was 27,533 to 2,777. Both Will and Kane counties placed their stamp of disapproval on the proposal also. In Will county the vote was 44,899 opposed and 6,302 in favor .* in Kane county it was 45,893 against the issue and 6,141 in favor. DuPage county cast 83,148 "no" votes and 28,614 "yes". Cook county, which had just under 3 million registered voters against just over 700,000 in the other six counties, approved the issue with 616,342 votes to 413,891 opposed. Most political observers credit interest in the RTA for a 47 per cent voter turnout at the polls in this county, heaviest in a primary in many years. Throughout the county, out of 63,663 registered voters, 30,337 went to the polls. Of this (Continued on page 8) County-State-Federal Athletic Pass System Is Revised By School Board Kick-Off Legislative Advisory Unit In City To increase community interest and participation in inter-scholastic athletic activities, the athletic department of McHenry high school has proposed modifications and additions to the current pass system. Action to approve these recom­ mendations was taken at Tuesday's meeting of the board of District 156. The changes include a student activity pass good for all home games in football, basketball and wrestling (about twenty-one contests) for $6; seasonal family pass for the immediate family only, $10 for football and wrestling and $15 for basketball; and a season family pass good for all games in football, basketball and wrestling for immediate family only at $30. An individual "seasonal" pass for adults was set at $4 for football and wrestling and $8 for basketball. The individual season pass for adults good for all home games in football, basketball and wrestling was set at $12 and a per session family ticket for immediate family only was established at $3.50. Ticket prices in 1974-75 for students and children were set at seventy-five cents and for adults, $1.50. Approval was given to the proposed school calendar for 1974-75. Recommendation for adoption was made after discussion and compromises on (Continued on page 8) This Saturday, March 23, McHenry and Richmond citizens will have the opportunity to tell State Rep. Cal Skinner, Jr., what they think he should do when he goes back to Springfield next month. Skinner is initiating his 33rd District Legislative Advisory council in McHenry and Richmond with meetings in the McHenry city hall at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and at 3 p.m. in Richmond at the city hall that afternoon. When asked what he hopes he will accomplish by holding the nineteen meetings, Skinner replied, "With Watergate and scandals in Illinois making people distrustful of the political process, I think it is incumbent upon all governmental officials to do everything they can to involve citizens in the governmental process. I'm hopeful that this series of meetings will lead to a continuing dialogue between constituents in the 33rd district and myself on legislative matters. "Letters are always welcome," he continued, "but I've found many people would (Continued on page 8) EDWARD HALL In the only county race of significance in Tuesday's primary, Edward W. Hall defeated Roy E. Johnson, Jr., handily for the Republican nomination for superintendent of the educational service region. Hall won the favor of 7,716 voters and Johnson received 4,772 votes. Hall, of Woodstock, has held the post of assistant county superintendent since 1959. Johnson is a relative newcomer to McHenry county, having resided in Lake-in-the-Hills for only two years. However, his bid for the post was regarded seriously since he had the backing of the present office holder, R.L. Tazewell. Hall will meet Henry Kenyon (D) of McHenry in the fall election. Kenyon received the support of 4,471 voters. Another vote of interest was that for the nomination for county Sheriff. John C. Carroll, a Republican, received 10,837 votes against 5,524 for the present office holder, Arthur Tyrrell. There was no contest for either nomination. The voting public is now looking ahead to the November election when the two candidates will face each other. Carroll, McHenry county sheriff before Tyrrell, was unable by law to succeed himself. However, since that time legislation was passed that permits Tyrrell to seek another term. Tyrrell won his office four years ago to become the only Democrat ever to hold that post. With no opposition on either side for county clerk, the incumbent, Vernon W. Kays (R) polled 12,051 votes and NancyS. Wade (D), 4,800. They (Continued on page 8) Committeman Races in the only committeeman contest in McHenry township's twenty-six precincts, George Luto quashed the bid of William E. Milbratz, Sr., with a vote of more than 2 to 1. The vote was 136 for Luto to 64 for Milbratz. In Nunda 16, Thomas J. O'Meara (D) won with 29 votes over Betty Kenney (D) with 11. M c H e n r y t o w n s h i p committeeman winners were as follows: 1: Raymond T. Ladouceur (R) 32; Daniel F. Price (D) 39. 2: Tom Davis (R) 85; William J. Bolger (D) 30. 3: Henry F. Nell, Jr. (R) 44; Lawrence J. Huck (D) 66. 4: Walter Frett (R) 29. 5: William J. Silk (R) 29. 6: Anthony Varese (R)53; Daniel J. McNulty (D) 104. 7: No candidates. 8: Ronalda J. Margason (R) 53; Lee P. Whetherhult (D) 71. 9: Connie M. Johnson (R) 57; Michael A. Carlson (D) 29. 10: Louis J. Schustik (R) 54; Patricia B. Dusthimer (D) 61. 11; John T. Licastro (R) 35. 12: Joseph R. Levesque (R) 37; George Luto (D) 136. 13: Lewis E. Belshaw (R) 26; Frank S. Hromec (D) 159. 14: Clem J. Wirfs (R) 56; no Democratic candidate filed; Elizabeth Gende, 7 (write in winner). 15: Albert M. Jourdan (R) 174; Joseph Splendoria (D) 89: 16: Henry Deppmeier (R) 114; Thomas J. Hanahan (D) 153. 17: Steve Vrbik (R) 61; Jeanne Hillstrom Holm (D) 142. 18: Phil W. Mangold (R) 37; Daniel M. Johnson (D) 177. 19: No candidates filed. (Continued on page 8) Ticket Two Drivers After Monday Mishap Both drivers were ticketed in an accident which took place Monday at the intersection of Route 120 and Crystal Lake road. John A. Meisner of 4315 W. South street, McHenry, was charged with driver's license expired more than 6 months and Grace E. Thompson of 2004 N. Ridge road, McHenry, was cited for failure to yield right of way. Meisner was west-bound on the highway when the Thompson auto made a left turn from Crystal Lake road and struck his auto. Eugene T. Piotrowski of 3813 (Continued on page 8) McHENRY TOWNSHIP Nunda Burton SUPT. EDUCATIONAL SERVICE REGION Edward W. Ha 1 1 Roy Johnson,Jr. * " / z .3 4 -5 i 7 ? 9 to / / /*? /3 14 /S I t , n I f /9 ZC 21 21. 23 Z4- 2.S 2-6 4- 6 12 /£> i SUPT. EDUCATIONAL SERVICE REGION Edward W. 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