The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

AGREEMENT FOR JOHNSBURG ROAD ACCEPTED (Continued from page 1) plans and NIPC tell how best to implement them. At this point Skinner declared, "How can we have any effect on seven million people in the NIPC area when we are only 1.8 per cent of the population. The political effect of our action is small". Hubbard gave a report on the Comprehensive Employment Training act as it operates in McHenry county. This program deals with the unemployed, the part time employed, the em­ ployed who want to increase their education and ex- offenders looking for work. To date, the program has involved 400 persons in McHenry county. It is a pilot program in the state, federally funded up to $500,000. Board Member Cal Skinner, Sr., introduced ' a resolution asking that Supervisor of Assessments Willard Hogge equalize assessments among townships. In the discussion that followed, Board Chairman Walter Dean said he believes this will probably be done next year. To a statement that this should not be too time con­ suming, Hogge explained that it is an involved procedure, but the use of a computer might shorten the time. In defense of his position on assessments, Hogge noted that agricultural areas in the county are usually assessed lower than u M O D E L F V 1 2 A R I I u LpjcrLfvir FAMILY-PLANNED FOOD FREEZER MODEL FV12AR 11.6cu. ft. capacity • 28" wide, 63 Mi" high • Large slide-out basket • Three refrigerated shelves • Top cold plate • Magnetic door gasket • Four door shelves • Porcelain-enamel-on-steel cabinet liner $259»s Ue & Ray Bectric 1005 N. Front (South Rte. 31) McHenry,III. 385-0882 urban property. He continued to point out that the county has unusually equal assessment levels in these urban areas. However, according to Hogge, difficulties develop when there are limited sales in rural areas. An extension to May 31 was granted the Board of Review to prepare taxes for the county Treasurer. It was noted that the favorable McHenry County college referendum vote will delay tax bills. The increase in educational tax rate approved affects McHenry county and extends into Lake county. In addition, a law suit of protest has not been concluded in Lake county and to obtain uniformity in rates charged residents of school districts in both coun­ ties, tax bills will be delayed. Announcement was made of two zoning hearings of interest locally. The first is scheduled April 24 in the McHenry city Council chambers at 2 p.m. The First National Bank of Barrington, under a trust, is seeking to reclassify about 75 acres currently zoned "F" farming to "E" estate property. The property is located west of Ridge road and southeast of Valley Hill road in McHenry township. The second hearing is scheduled at 2 p.m. in the same location April 30. Eugene J. Hughes, Jr., and Dorothy A. Hughes ask a "conditional use" permit to allow storage of vehicles, equipment, boats, snowmobiles, etc., in a pole barn on premises currently zoned "F" and an 85X75 foot area zoned "B-l", all con­ taining 5 acres located on the east side of Ringwood road, a mile north of Rt. 120. The board accepted a report made by Willis Simms of McHenry regarding possible formation of a citizens' posse. Simms said this has been at least a partial answer to par­ ticular problems that are common to many counties. The county board member pointed to several areas which call for more manpower and personnel to enforce existing statutes or supply the services mandated by state govern­ ment. The posse, he believes, could be assembled by the sheriff, calling for three or four volunteers from each of the county's seventeen townships. Approval was given to an increase in the montWiy private pay rate for Valley Hi residents from $455 to $500. Approval was given to the petition filed by Ernest A. and Emma Radtke, Giesla and Klaus Kynast, for an amend­ ment to the McHenry county zoning ordinance to reclassify certain property presently zoned "F" farming to "E-2" Estates district. The property consists of about 2 acres in "Pitzen's subdivision and is presently improved with a single family residence. The board was notified that three separate meetings have been scheduled locally to ex­ plain problems unique to the different areas in regard to WFU/ Let us help you get to know your new community as quickly as possible. Our hostess will call on you and present you with gifts, greetings and useful informa­ tion. m Call Mary Ann Bellak 385-5705 Mamerite Kaiser 385-2710 "We make old transformers run like new to make your electric dollar go farther." "Before the electricity we generate gets to you, it goes through transformers Thousands of volts go in one end and come out the other as a neat little stream of energy you can use to run your record player or heat y^jr oven Commonwealth Edison has thousands of these transformers in the field, working round the clock Some have been out theie for over 30 years and have gotten into pretty rough shape My job is to get them working like new" Jim Amos supervises the equipment reclamation program at Commonwealth . Edison's Technical Center This complex of machinery and men operates on one basic principle don't buy new equipment if you can make old equipment work like new Some transformers just.need a tune-up, but otheps need to be rebuilt from the ground up It's a tough job But when you consider that a new transformer could cost as much as $50,000, it's a job worth doing Commonwealth Edison Working foryou. road improvements, and also to discuss estimated cost of work. The meeting for Mineral Springs and Clement Lodge subdivisions is scheduled for 7:30 Wednesday, April 16, in the McHenry city Wall. For Edgewood Acres subdivision in Nunda township, the date is Thursday, April 17, also at 7:30 and also in the City Council chambers. Huemann's sub­ division and Selling's River- view subdivision residents will meet at 7:30 Friday, April 18, in the same location. Allotments to townships and road districts of Motor Fuel Taxes paid into the Treasury of the state in February were announced. McHnery township was allotted $2,912.25 for 74.18 miles, and Nunda received $2,489.43 for 63.41 miles. McHenry township has the greatest mileage in the county. Action was taken to transfer the amount of $206,832.37 from the Revenue Sharing account and the amount of $15,008.76 from the Revenue Sharing Interest accounting to the General fund. Arnold May of Richmond, Jean Plews of Crystal Lake and George Craig of Marengo were named to the McHenry County Mental Health board for a term of four years on the recom­ mendation of the Health & Agriculture committee. The board granted the Health & Agricultural committee permission to negotiate tem- poray least of property on Raffel road (Harwood kennels) for an animal shelter until such time as technical difficulties can be resolved. A discussion on zoning came late in the meeting, when there were not enough members in attendance to meet the required three-fourths vote to override a Zoning board recommendation. Con­ sequently, some were held over to the next meeting. iOUTDOOFt JGRAYSIAKE RT 120 & 83 223-8155 ENGINEERING EVALUATION REVIEWED (Continued from page 1) this was from the river to the railroad tracks. These mains have been flushed," he pointed out. The report contended that the production capacity of the city's iron removal plant cannot meet the demand for water during peak water use periods in the spring and summer months. "A well or pump failure could cause a serious water shortage during any time of year," the report stated. They urged that the city complete the facilities for Well No. 5 as soon as possible to reinforce the present water system. Meyer said he agreed with this statement and the city is now in the process of getting Well No. 5 on the line and in operation. Another recommendation urged that an exhaust fan be installed for further aeration of the water. However, - when Meyer called the state to inquire what size fan should be installed, he was told to "hold off" for the time being. After Member Thomas Huemann of Johnsburg noted that it appears that zoning is becoming a political issue in the county. He pointed to two pieces of property near Woodstock, one almost directly across from the other and almost identical in all respects. One agreed to annexation to the city and the other did not. As a result, he said, the city of Woodstock approved one zoning request and opposed the second Huemann noted that it is pressure like this that NIPC could exert on the county. PAGE 17 - PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY. APRIL II, 1975 OPEN WEEKENDS Fri-Sat. Sun. SHOWTIME 7:40 $4.00 CARLOAD THE TEKflS CHfllNSflW MASSACRE'̂ H [R] America's most bizarre and brutal crimes ALSO - "MAD HOUSE" R PLUS - BONUS LATE SHOW FRI.-SAT. - "99 WOMEN" G j THINK ABOUT IT! i BOB JUSTEN It has been said there are two kinds of peop!e-TAKERS AND GIVERS. As a rule, takers usually eat well; givers usually sleep well. Even in grudge giving, or giving from a sense of obligation, that which we give comes back to us in greater value. It is an unchange­ able pattern of life. Take for example, the story of the father who on his son's birthday told him, "Son, this year I will give you 365 hours, one hour every day after dinner. It is yours. We will talk about what you want to talk about; go where you want to go; play what you want to play. It will be your hour." . . And he did it . .. . In giving of himself, he made it possible to receive an understanding based on open communication with his son. It pave him a new dimension of joy, peace and purpose with a vastly improved family kinship for which there is no price tag. Does it not reflect the art of gracious living - the Art of Giving AND the Art of Receiving? . ... PETER M. JUSTEN & SON, 3807 VV. Elm St., McHenry, Illinois Phone 385-0063 noting the manner in which the media is washed at the plant and how clean it comes out, EPA officials felt a fan may not . be needed. The report also charged that "filter backwash water is discharged to an open field with natural drainage to the Fox river watershed." "That is not true," Meyer stated emphatically, "And I have plans here to show it." To adequately monitor the continued safety of the public water supply, the EPA asked that ten water samples be taken each month for bac­ teriological analyses. "Our records will show that we have been doing this except for the four samples which should be tested in an approved private laboratory," Meyer said Six samples are submitted to the EPA lab in the bottles and carton provided for that pur­ pose every "month, he ex­ plained. Officials also recommended that a record of frequent chlorine residual test be made at random ahd shown on the operational reports. Meyer said this has been done but was never entered on the monthly report since there is no defined location for this information to be entered. In the future, this will be shown in the "Remarks" portion of the monthly form, he said. The EPA noted there were no recent mineral analyses on any of the wells. Meyer pointed out this is done every two years and 1975 is the year designated for the analysis. As soon as the bottles and cartons provided by the EPA lab for the tests arrive, the water samples will be sent down, he said. The EPA also recommended an active cross-connection program to find and eliminate potentially hazardous cross- connections with private wells and non-potable water such as that used in industrial plating processes. Meyer explained that he is "almost positive that every industry in the city is using city water, not well water, so there's no way anything they have can enter the system " Another recommendation by the EPA suggested that altitude gauges be installed on all wells and that static and pumping lluid levels be checked at least once a month and recorded; and finally, that master meters be installed to aid in the evaluation of pump and well operation. Meyer said manual gauges and clocks will be installed which "will satisfy them". In other business, Chamber of Commerce member, Tom Low, who is chairman of the Marine Festival, appeared before the Council to finalize plans for July festivities. Permission was given to close Green and Riverside drive for sidewalk sale day Saturday, July 12. The Council agreed to donate $500 toward the marine day queen contest. It was noted that last year, McHenry Queen Donna Humann took McHenry's name a long way in that she won the county queen contest and placed in the finals of the state contest. The Chamber's request to use the city park on the Saturday night before Marine-Festival day for a "beer, banjo, sing- along event" was submitted to a committee for further study Approval was given to Supt ON APRIL 15th RE-ELECT HOWARD R. BIERITZ AS VILLAGE PRESIDENT OF McHENRY SHORES * DOLLAR-A-YEAR MAN 11 A Dedicated, Experienced Leader With A Record Of Accomplishment ' 4^ That Has Brought You: ^ Qualified Police Department Personnel is Major Road Repairs And Rebuilding S Year Round Road Maintenance, Snowplowing, Sanding, Etc. An Up-To-Date Building Code To Protect The Present Homeowners Property S Worked To Bring In A New Utility Company Ownership ^Of Our Water Department, To Assure Residents Of Safe Water Supply ^ Experienced Building Inspectors THESE AND MANY OTHER MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS WERE BROUGHT ABOUT BY WORKING HARMONIOUSLY WITH TRUSTEES, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, DEPARTMENT HEADS AND OTHER INVOLVED RESIDENTS Other Improvements Already In The Planning Stage: Finalize The Acquisition Of A Village Hall ix Develop Annexation Of Other Property To Maintain Our Tax Rate is Complete Our Street Lighting Program MAKE SURE THESE FUTURE PLANS WILL BE REALIZED* VOTE TO RE-ELECT HOWARD R. BIERITZ ON APRIL 15th Pol. Adv. Paid By Howard R. Bieritz 717 S. Riverside Dr., McHenry Shores Meyer to purchase materials so the city can build its own float to be used in parades throughout the county this summer. The city also agreed to continue their sponsorship of evening entertainment during Marine-Festival week. Mayor Stanek read a ,com- munication from Barry Liebsohn of Gladstone's, Inc., from whom the city is seeking an easement for ingress and egress of- a proposed, city parking lot near Gladstone's store. The conditions Liebsohn would require from the city in order to provide it with a 10-foot easement were: 1-City parking lot be paved, curbed, lighted, striped and metered with maximum two to four hour parking; 2-Ingress and egress to city parking lot be at Green street and Elm street; 3-Zoning ordinance be amended to benefit off-street parking requirements for downtown., Green street business area; 4- Conditions to be incorporated into easement agreement; 5- Conditions to be met by city within the time specified "This, to me, is.an audacious attempt to usurp your legislative responsibility and prerogatives and it is an affront to me", Stanek said He further stated he would not sign any easement with those con­ ditions Alderman William Bolger suggested that the matter be handed over to a committee for possible negotiation. Stanek directed the Street and Sidewalk committee to work on the matter He reminded them that there is a time factor in­ volved regarding the time option on the property involved. The Council approved the recommendation of the McHenry Zoning Board of Appeals to grant a reclassification of property from "R-2 Single Family district" to "B-l Commercial district" to Geraldyne Nowicki and James and Anna Marie Selvaggio. The property in question contains 3 acres on the west side of Route 31 south at 217 N. Front street The petitioners sought the zoning change to permit the construction and operation of a restaurant and cocktail lounge. The proposed structure is about 6,000 square feet ir >rra and contains two separate dining areas seating 125 per­ sons each and a cocktail lounge seating fifty persons. The petitioners also wish to con­ struct a three-bedroom apartment on the second floor of the building. Mayor Stanek^Tn^ructed Meyer to erect dome sort of a bulletin board Jbr display case for posting notices of city- business that can be easily seen from outside the city hall building The Mayor also directed that 24-hour notices be posted for all committee meetings. When there is any question as to whether or not a closed meeting may be held, Stanek said committees should consult with City Attorney Narusis "so that we are legally 100 per cent accurate". At - Alderman LaVerne Hromec's suggestion, it was agreed that the city would furnish a meeting room to conduct a Coronary-Diabetes clinic She was authorized to make arrangements with Dr Baxamusa, who would lecture at these meetings Bids were opened for a new 4- wheel drive, 24-ton truck for the Sewer department. Only one proposal was received Buss Ford submitted an offer of $8,590 which would include a trade-in of a 1966 212-ton truck The bid was accepted A proposed ordinance regarding property line fencing was read by Alderman Harder Following discussion, the Council decided to make fur­ ther study of the matter It was felt there should be a section in the ordinance pertaining to fence maintenance. Alderman Pepping an­ nounced there would be a meeting of the Parks com­ mittee in the committee con­ ference room at city hall Monday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m. The next regular meeting of the Council is scheduled for Monday, April 21, at 8 p.m. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WOODSTOCK Admittances to Memorial hospital, Woodstock, included Theresa Cunningham, Paul Mason, McHenry; Lenora Miller, Spring Grove; and Theresa Jarka, Emma Johnson and Amanda Donash, Wonder Lake MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WOODSTOCK Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Schlottman became parents of a son April 7. FORMAL WEAR RENTAL for ALL OCCASIONS ilhsa tke 1214 N. Green St., McHenry