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" ' *' V I 'X . '1 -V ' ± •• •'••., .1 ... • ~ -v " •>' • . " "V ' 5 N 7- " - r / -I •' •i.' People Can Prevent Crime An "enormous" amount erf money could be saved with an adequate crime prevention program, according to Deputy Ed McFadden, of the McHenry County Sheriff's police. Consider the amount of money involved ,in the detection, apprehension, p r o s e c u t i o n a n d punishment of crime-both personal and property. The costs, McFadden said, range from increased insurance premiums to the involvement of police departments, attorneys, the judiciary and possibly the penal institutions. "The public has to realize that law enforcement is not just reactive," Leslie Bennett said. Ms. Bennett is one of two crime prevention specialists from the Crime Prevention institute who visited the Sheriff's department recently. According to Deputy ' McFadden, the primary goal of the crime prevention program is to close the gap that exists between the people and the police. "People have to realize that they are needed and they have to get involved, all of them-the business community, the elected officials and the private Citizens," she said. . *?s. Bennett and her associate, William "Mick" Mickle, said that some good * programs were already underway in the county. They mentioned the various neighborhood watches that have beeri organized in the county. McFadden pointed out that' much work has already been done with senior citizen^ in the county. Senior citizens can be incorporated into the watch programs easily because they "have the time and they are a conscientious group of people," McFadden noted. McFadden went on to say that progress had been made in home security area-having doors and windows properly locked, etc., and concerning fraud so that the senior citizens know what to look for. "We're getting a lot more of our senior citizens to come out at night and a t t e n d m e e t i n g s , " McFadden observed. McFadden recognized the need for programs dealing with youths throughout the county. "We're going to start, as soon as possible, in the 14 to 19 age group," he said. McFadden explained that some work has already been done in the schools, but added that the program needs to be expanded. Ms. Bennett said that one twofold problem that exists in the county's crime prevention program is that: 1) the man responsible for its o p e r a t i o n , D e p u t y McFadden, has not had any formalized training in the awa, and 2) the size of his territory. "McHenry county is a lot of square miles for one man to cover," she pointed out. Ms. Bennett and Mickle said there were some things that could be done to i n c r e a s e c i v i l i a n participation. For instance, the Sheriffs department could use civilian volunteers in clerical and crime analysis positions like keeping up- to-date pin maps on where crimes are occurring in the county. She also said that some type of formalized organization could possibly be formed in conjunction with the Sheriff's police that would help to get people involved. "Police departments need feedback from the people to find out where they think the problems are." she said. With an overall goal of a reduction in crime, McFadden said, the emphasis is on i n v o l v e m e n t a n d participation - the necessary catchwords of any truly effective crime prevention program. THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" VOLUME 104 NUMBER 16 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1979 1 SECTION 24 PAGES 20' Disposal Rates Go Up The McHenry City Council at Monday night's meeting, moved on a rate hike proposal ' The original request was for offered last week by Dominick -s $1.25 per month increase in Scolaro of the McHenry *€ disposal rates, but this was Woodstock Disposal company ? referred to the License com­ mittee, chaired by Alderman Wieser, for more study. Speaking for the committee, Alderman Wieser recom­ mended that an increase of Move Over Competition, Competition is healthy! That old admonition was remembered by the McHenry Plaindealer staff this week at they viewed a new newspaper, the Primary Plaindealer. Complete with volume and number, the replica of the McHenry Plaindealer is published for parents of the Montini Primary center by Sister Patricia, principal. One complete page is devoted to Musin' and Meaderin', another to Mostly Social and the large classified advertising section would make any newspaper advertising man envious. Sister Patricia salt the first edition came off the (mimeograph) press last Friday as a way of letting parents know how the school year started. The novel approach has attracted so much attention that she intends to establish a monthly publishing date. Sister Patricia is shown looking at the first issue with second grader, Karen Vacula, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Vacula. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Rule Against City, Buss At press time Thursday morning, the McHenry Plaindealer learned that Judge Guild, with the concurrence of Judges Rechenmacher and Nash, has ruled against the City of McHenry and Ed Buss in the case of the Buss Ford property on the east side of south Route 31. Edward Buss of the Buss Ford agency had petitioned the City for a "B-l" zoning to construct a building to house his business. The ruling favors the Concerned Citizens of that area who appealed a previous decision in favor of the City and Ed Buss which was made in Circuit court by Judge Sullivan. told the Pi finding comprehensive plan of the City of McHenry as well as the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals. We (the judges) find the rezoning ordinance passed by the McHenry City Council to be patently arbitrary and capricious and must be declared invalid." The report was verified by Attorney James Berner, representing Buss. Berner said that he had not had time to study the decision and was unable to issue a statement. In a changing community, some things never change. One of these is thefts from homes, cars, stores and almost anything else that can be en­ tered. And the "hobby" of breaking-in will probably not lessen in popularity in, the months ahead because some areas become more isolated in winter and it beepmes easier to escape notice. For this reason it may be disheartening to know that while home owners can take steps to discourage the average thief, more determined thieves are virtually impossible to stop entirely. This statement came from one of the bad boys who reflects that "maybe it's lingering professional pride" that makes no defense quite strong enough. This man is now a security consultant after spending four years in a state prison. To Support a drug habit, he stole $1.5 million worth of goods a year from typical suburban homes. Special door locks failed to stop him but he ad­ mitted his usual access was windows. Bars made him even more determined because "1 figured the guy really had something worth protecting". Burglar alarms didn't bother him either because of his speed. He admits to avoiding homes where there were dogs, although he said he ripped off many homes with dogs in them, adding that it is just knowing how to handle them. The "expert" points out that most burglars are non­ professionals in the 19-year-old category, usually just looking for a few extra bucks. But they're the ones who get caught. • If it's of any value, for this type of burglar the former big stealer lists watch dogs, dead bolts on doors, radios playing, and signs indicating the home is protected by alarms to make them move onto some other house. This may be helpful in the long winter months ahead -- if the noise level of the radios can . meet the neighbors' endurance. K.A.F. Waste Problem Under Close Scrutiny By County Board Although it was agreed to leave a sum of money totalling $43,000 in the budget for survey purposes, a vote on the wastewater-septage manage­ ment facilities study was postponed by the McHenry County toard until next month. That action came on a motion made by Clint Claypool of McHenry at the Tuesday board meeting. A1 Collins of Wonder Lake brought the subject to the at­ tention of members as he disclosed information ac­ cumulated since the topic last came before the board. Included was a letter from the McHenry County Depart­ ment of Health concerning a recommendation by the Long Range Committee for Solution to Septage Disposal Problems that the county proceed with a "201" wastewater facilities planning study provided that solid waste disposal planning is an integral part of the study. After this first step, the recommendation is for federal funding to be sought for a low technology solid waste resource recovery system. The problem of waste disposal has been growing in the county in recent years, particularly in the more heavily populated areas. There is increasing difficulty in securing land on which to place the waste. Included in the information was a letter from DSI En­ vironmental Engineers stating that the firm would assist the county in the development and submission of a "201" grant application for a planning study. Its objective would be to identify the number, location and size of wastewater and septage facilities needed in the county. Co-disposal of septage and solid waste was pointed to as a key consideration in the study. Edward Buss of McHenry questioned whether the county could afford the expenditure of up to $450,000 in the next three years to install the system following the study. Emphasis On Energy Urged Through Farm Bureau Theme This nation should be putting more emphasis on research into using the sun and wind as new sources of renewable energy, Don Luerssen, president of the McHenry County Farm Bureau, told more than 52S farm men and women at the organization's sixty-seventh annual meeting last week. In his president's ' report, Luerssen, Alden dairy farmer, said this nation faces an energy problem, whether it is real or artificially created. "Soaring prices at the pump and declining grain and cattle prices put fanners in. a bind," he asserted. "Many believe we should use corn for ethanol alcohol, while others say it is not economical. When we use the sun and wind as our energy, neither will disappear if used." Luerssen also called at­ tention to growing demands by pressure from the federal government on the need to increase soil conservation practices in today's tillage programs. "Much work is needed right here in our own area if we are to meet soil loss tolerances," he asserted. "With rising fuel costs, we need to look at conservation tillage and minimum tillage," the 1976 McHenry County Conservation Farmer of the Thieves A car and a pickup truck were among burglaries and thefts in the McHenry area oyer the last week. On Sept. 16, a neighbor saw Paul Amundsen's car back out of the Wonder Lake driveway and leave. The keys had ap­ parently been stolen in an earlier burglary at the Amlindsen home. No description of the driver was available. His -dog's barking alerted Thomas Gustafson of 724 Rand road that someone was driving Year award winner con­ tinued. "If farmers will comply voluntarily to reduce erosion of our precious soil, mandatory control will not be set as some who are implementing the 208 water quality management plan prefer." Luerssen said organization of (Continued on page 20) Buss pointed to the $40,000 that would be required from the county for a study. The grant would take care of the remaining $160,000. The $450,006, he pointed out, would be the county's 15 percent cost of the actual facilities in­ stallation. "Where will we get the $450,000?" Buss asked the board. Up to the present time, he pointed out, the county has received about a half million dollars more in revenue than required by expenditures. However, the present outlook is not favorable, according to his figures. Buss stated that with salary increases and requests for additional money for the Sheriff's department, the deficit would be $1,700,000. This, he stressed, was a 19 percent budget increase. The McHenry board member anticipated $6,900,000 revenue next year and an $8,100,000 budget in 1980. ( While many on the board felt they should proceed, Thomas Huemann of Johnsburg said he would prefer to solve the problem in another way. Collins reminded that without the government, there would be no grant money. A decided drop in building permit fees gave indication of less building in the county. From a total of $29,548.64 in August of 1978, the collection (Continued on page 20) $UK) per month with no cost-of­ -living escalator be adopted. Alderman Wieser told the Council that the question of what the rate should be had been "discussed at length" and mention was made that there were figures which would support a $.75 increase in the rates. "A dollar is a 21 percent increase," Pepping said. "I'd like to here your (Wieser's) rationale for a $.75 increase." Alderman Wieser told the Council that he figured the average percentage increase in the cost pf operation based on estimated cost increase figures provided by Scolaro. The average increase came out to approximately 16 percent which translates to $.75 in dollar figures. Wieser added that the committee recommended a $1.00 increase-and "would like to see it hold for a couple years." Mayor Stanek went along with the proposal and quipped, "don't come back in less than a year-we won't even let you on the agenda." But, the motion was made by Alderman Pepping to grant a $.75 increase, with no cost-of- living escalator and a con­ tinued senior citizens discount. Scolaro was dismayed at the motion, doubting that everything will remain con­ stant. He cited the closing of the Wauconda landfill site as one of the unexpected factors that increased his costs. The closing of the site means the trucks now have to drive to Antioch to unload, increasing the labor, fuel and wear-and-tear costs. The motion passed with Aldermen Datz and Harker dissenting. At one point in the meeting, Alderman Datz read a statement into the record concerning a recent court decision over the once common practice where a city clerk would keep a portion of some fees for licenses he or she sold. McHenry, like most cities, according to Datz, passed an ordinance which spells out the City's position. Alderman Datz said some vindication was due past McHenry city clerks, whose reputations were impugned when the situation arose some three years ago. Datz added that the issue had been brought out in an "unsavory manner." "The fee situation had been brought to our attention in such a manner that it appeared that some one was stealing when they were not," Datz said. Datz stressed the point that he did not want to stir up anything and "just wanted the Council to know that a recent court case showed that nothing that was done was illegal." A rate destined to change is the reimbursement rate for the dispatching of police, fire and rescue squad (Continued on page 20) John Shay Named State Civil Defense To Head Council Steal Car, off in his pickup truck. The truck was later found with a flat rear tire. Ray Yeater, of 2619 Lauderdale court, McHenry, reported to the Sheriff's police that someone had stolen the gas tank, stern light and three or four life jackets from his boat. On Sept. 15, someone broke into Little John's Chalet, at 1211 N. River road, tylcHenry, and got away with about $20. An effort had been made to pry open an unused cash register, but it failed. A man wearing dark clothes had been seen leaving the area at the time of the alarm, but no identification was made, ac­ cording to the police report. Assaults on mailboxes were the order of the day as nine McHenry residents in two days reported the knocking down and damage of their mailboxes. On Sept. 16, the mailbox at the home of Paul Hawkins in Wonder Lake was damaged. On Sept. 17, the mailboxes at the following addresses were (Continued on page 20) : Donald P. Doherty, left, of McHenry, vice-chairman of the Public Safety committee of the McHenry County board, presents resolution to John J. Shay, McHenry. newly elected president of the Illinois > Civil Defense council and director of the McHenry County Emergency Services ft Disaster •gency., LyleKrause Photo* John J. Shay, of McHenry, director of McHenry County Emergency Services & Disaster Agency (MCESDA), was recently installed as president of the Illinois Civil Defense Council (ICDC), at the annual convention held in North Aurora. ICDC is an organization of local Emergency Services ft Disaster Agencies that was chartered by the State of Illinois in 1964 to assist the state and federal governments in maintaining Civil Defense (CD) as an effective element of t the defense program and' assuring a total preparedneat posture for all natural an#* man-made disasters. The members come from throughout the Slate of Illinois. The oath of office was administered to Shay and the other elected officials by (Continued on page 20) »» -;4-