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PAGE 5 - PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24. 1976 City Attorney Bernard Narusis, right, and Attorney Jim Green, representing the McHenry Sand and Gravel company, discuss legalities of annexation agreement in which property the gravel company now uses will be annexed to the city of McHenry. STAFF PHOTOS - WAYNE GAYLORD Attorney for the McHenry Sand and Gravel company, Jim Green, explains plat of annexation to city Clerk Barbara Gilpin and the City Council at the regular meeting Monday night. The City agreed unanimously to annex the 146 acres of land on Rt. 120 west of the city, property the Sand and Gravel company presently occupies. APPROVE LAND ANNEXATION (Continued from page 1) \ vote that the petition be ap- * proved." The new city land will be zoned 1-1, heavy industrial use, and the McHenry Sand and Gravel company will be issued a special-use permit allowing it to continue its present operations. Few questions were asked of Miller during either the Council meeting or during the public Rearing which preceded it. City Attorney Bernard Narusis gave his legal opinion in favor of the annexation. "In my judgment," he said, "all procedures which the statutes require for annexation have been met." With that thought, the Council passed, by an unanimous 6-0 vote, a motion that the petition for annexation and 1-1 zoning be approved. Thus, the city is now larger, it saves potentially lost revenue, and there is now more land available for industrial use when the pit area closes in approximately twenty years. In other Council news, the aldermen agreed to give the Street and Sidewalk com­ mittee, George Harker chairman, the go-ahead to negotiate and draw up a con­ tract with the McHenry Savings and Loan regarding the purchasing of land on Green street for a new parking lot. The city agreed, at its last meeting, to buy the land from the Savings and Loan for $70,000, and turn it into a municipal parking lot. The land is an area of 156,000 square feet adjacent to the S&L building on Green street. Aldermen Harker and James Wegener met with Charles Adams, president of the Savings and Loan recently and discussed terms of payment At Monday's Council meeting, the aldermen gave Harker approval to enter into terms of payment which seemed reasonable to the city's best interest. Harker had suggested the city make the minimum $7,000 down payment, and then plan on paying $500 a month to the Savings and Loan Presently, the Offstreet Parking fund receives $11,000 monthly from the general fund. "The thought was that $500 was a reasonable figure," Alderman Harker said. "Always keeping in mind that we can increase the payments if a windfall comes our way, it seems to be a good figure." "There is no penalty for early payment," Harker added. Attorney Narusis brought out an interesting point on the land purchase which greatly favors the city. "There will not be a mor­ tgage on the land," he said. "The land is our property as soon as we close the deal. This is unusual, but it was an ac­ commodation made to us." With the city owning the property from the time of closing (tentatively Jan. 15), work can begin anytime on renovating the land into proper parking lot condition. Thus, work on the new lot may begirt as soon as weather permits it in the spring. In conjunction with the new parking lot. Mayor Stanek sent a letter to Dr. Nye, stating that the city would be terminating its leasing of the Nye lot which the city has been using for city parking. Attorneys for Dr. Nye returned a letter notifying the city that it must pay $300 per month until August, as was in accordance with the original agreement In other news, that "no left turn" sign which sits in the middle of the road at the in­ tersection of Green street and Rt. 120, may soon go the way of the dinosaur Mayor Stanek received a letter from, a state agency stating that the type of sign presently used is frowned upon "I feel it's been working well," Alderman Wegener said "I'd like to see the 'no left turn' sign stay in some form." It was suggested that the sign be mounted to the street light pole, with a second sign, ex­ plaining the hour's of en­ forcement, below it. Public Works Supt Fred Meyer said he would look into the matter Also, Mayor Stanek reported that, "Brittany Builders asked to have their property, (known as Pheasant Valley sub­ division) annexed and sub­ divided." Brittany has asked for city water and they will be willing to pay fbr it. The City Council voted unanimously to accept the treasurer's report and also the clerk's report "Eighty-three dollars was taken in from funeral homes." City Clerk Barbara Gilpin said "Also, $145 has come in for fishing licenses." The $228 income represents the month of November. The city accepted the gasoline bid of Hester Oil to supply fuel for the city. Hester Oil was the only bidder. Fianlly. Alderman William Bolger reported. "The new library has been well received "We still have the parking lot we want to have blacktopped," Bolger added. "We're going to ask the city to blacktop the lot with offstreet parking funds come spring." Then, with Aldermen Jack Pepping and Laverne Hromec absent, the Council adjouned. R NEW YEAR'S EVE PACKAGE RED CARPET ROOMS \ OPEN TO THE PUBLIC f McHenry Country Club, 4 820 N. John St | *50.00 Per Couple - *45.00 if ^ Reservations made by Noon Dec. 24i INCLUDES } DANCING: Bob Freund Orch. | Shrimp C tail, STEAK DINNER, J All Drinks 8:00 to 2:00, Hats, | Tiaras, Noisemakers, Tax & Tips. | Tables By RESERVATION Only £ Phone 815-385-1072 | *20.00 Deposit required f by Wednesday, Dec. 29th. | Jfr- i irX Z' i V A) Welcome The New Year Here! T\ •ORGAN MUSIC! •PARTY FAVORS •REGULAR MENU •NO COVER CHARGE RESERVATIONS PREFERRED NEW YEAR'S DAY SERVING FROM OUR REGULAR MENU CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY "FOOD THAT CREATES CONVERSATION" Orsolini's "SINCE 19 21" US 12 & 31 Richmond, III. (815)678-6617 MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED CHAIRMANSHIPS FOR TWO LOCAL BOARD MEMBERS (Continued from page 1) Public Affairs and Planning & Zoning. Huemann: France & Salary, and Committee on Local Im­ provements. Simms: Transportation and Valley Hi Nursing Home. Weingart: Health & Agriculture and Public Safety. Klemm named a blue ribbon committee, including three McHenry members, to in­ vestigate the recent breakout from the county jail. He em­ phasized that this is not an attempt to place blame, only to learn if a problem exists that should be corrected. Serving on the committee are Walter Dean, Charles Weingart and Edward Buss, all of McHenry, Ron Morris of Harvard and George "Bill" Hubbard of Crystal Lake. ' To the question of how active a county vice-chairman should be, the board passed a resolution defining his work. It states that the officer, Alfred Collins of Wonder Lake, cannot act automatically in place of the chairman but may do so at meetings when the chairman is absent. Also, he may function qj*"*" special assignments authorized by the chairman or the board. The matter of hunt clubs and the state law regulating gun controls was brought to the attention of the board because of a request in some areas for the establishment of such clubs. Since the Special Zoning committee wanted to know who has jurisdiction over the issuance of guns, members of the Sheriff's department were called before the board. They told members that anyone who has a firearm must have a gun owner's permit issued by the state. This is in addition to the license to hunt. The sheriff's spokesmen said the law is being enforced dur­ ing the present bunting season. While the Zoning and Planning committee had recommended, in November, approval for Northern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC) dues to be paid in the amount of $3,300, no action had been taken by the entire board. At Tuesday's meeting, a discussion was held and the membership voted to postpone a board vote until the new Zoning and Planning com­ mittee has an opportunity to consider the matter. The problem of trailers and mobile homes that do not meet license requirements resulted in considerable discussion: It was revealed that many trailers have been located 'on property "longer than the time granted and the owners have no license. Some members debated the correct terminology for mobile homes, trailers, and trailer offices. There was uncertainty over how they should be designated. It was finally agreed that clarification is needed before further permits are issued. New permits will be due Jan. 1 for those that do not meet stipulations established by the county. At a recent committee meeting, the Zoning & Planning committee, under whose jurisdiction trailers and mobile homes are placed, agreed that the zoning enforcing officer should make the decision on whether or not a permit should be granted. Glenn Peterson of McHenry holds that office. If, his decision is refuted, the individual may be placed on the committee agenda. Because he is no longer County board chairman, Walter Dean submitted his resignation from the Lake- McHenry Law Enforcement commission. Approval was given to Richard Klemm serving in this position for a term running from Jan. 1, 1977, through Dec. 31, 197ft. Dr. J.V. Johnson was reappointed as animal control administrator for the county and county superintendent of noxious weeds The August sales tax for the county was reported at $69.453.66. FREE IMMUNIZATIONS Free immunizations will be given Wednesday morning, Dec. 29, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. in Room 102 of the new McHenry county courthouse located on Route 47 north of Woodstock. The shots are offered by the McHenry County Board of Health with the endorsement of the McHenry County Medical society Never soak or wash mushrooms until ready to use. 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