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* fo­ ri AINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 14,1101 PLAINDEALER Editorial Opinion • ' • ... ' : • Fewer Pupils But Costs Spiral \ Income Taxes The advent of a Republican administration-and Senate- indicate that U.S. income taxes are to be reduced. This is the philosophy of Ronald Reagan and of many of the economists and lawmakers who supported his election campaign in I960. The foremost possibility is that rates will be reduced 10 percent a year for three years. But there are other proposals of considerable interest. One is the abolition of corporate income taxes and assessments on all the goodies that top officials of corporations now get tax-free. Another is the proposal limiting income taxes to 25 percent. Milton Friedman stakes his reputation on this proposal, which he says would cost the treasury only 13 percent of its revenues, but bring in that much or more, almost Immediately, by sharply curtailing the tax-free schemes and tax-free investments, and the rapidly expanding "underground" economy-which today robs the treasury of much revenue. What motivates much opposition to such tax-relief proposals is the thought that it would benefit the well-to-do. But it would also provide an incentive for all to work, to make larger salaries and to expand business. In other words, it would also help U.S. industry and industrial growth. Friedman even thinks tax revenues would not decrease appreciably after such rate decreases. Maybe it's time tax-reduction incentives are tried. If they don't work, as Reagapf and economists who propose them todav believe they wil\rates can always be raised again, very quickly. ^ Good Old Days? In recent times the U.S. news media has come under severe criticism. The commercial television networks, in the view of many, slant the news inherently and inevitably, because of the nature of the beast, and because of prejudices. During the Watergate scandal, and even before, sensationalists seeking to win a Pulitizer Prize or acclaim exceeded the bounds of responsible reporting and desirable • restraint-broadcasting and-or reporting rumor and scandal- mongering recklessly and irresDonsiblv. Now, however, a 1980 study of reporters indicates today's abuses are nothing new, that yesterday was even worse. The sensationalists of yesterday, who penned what was then called yellow journalism, were paid-it seems-by the length and luridness of their stories. The more lurid, the greater the interest (and length). Reporters then worked twelve and fourteen-hour days, the author of the study says. Salaries were between 15 and dollars a week, on the biggest and best newspapers! Ano reporters were rarely reimbursed for their expenses. He says reporters quickly learned the word "fire" was not as lucrative as "conflagration", etc. The average reporter covered from 10 to 1& stories a day, In addition, it was not uncommon for reporters in the big cities to pick up a bit of cash on the side-by plugging their favorite politicians, for example. So-despite lapses-progress has been made. More, one hopes, will still be made. PLAINDEALER ^ Despite a steady decline in student enrollment, fewer teaching jobs and the closing of more public schools, spending for elementary and secondary education in Illinois has almost doubled in the last decade, Comp­ troller Roland W. Burns reported this week. Burris said that inflation is driving up the cost of school operations in much the same way that it is affecting households. The comptroller noted, however, that the State's contribution to the schools in the decade has grown three times faster (+150.6 percent) than that of local educational taxes (+43.3 percent). And -- paradoxically positive - the decline in public school enrollments has resulted in a 121.5 per­ cent increase in the total expenditures per pupil, which climbed from $1,132 per student in the 1969-70 school year to $2,507 in the 1978-79 term. That is an increase of $1,375 per pupil. The comptroller's special report on elementary and secondary education is part of the regular Monthly Fiscal Report which focuses r Letter to the Editor public Pulse (Til* PloindMter invites th« public to this cslumn at tn tiprssiion of thoir views on subfoctt of gonorol mtorosl in our community Our only roqwott it thot •ho writort givo tignoturo full oddrott and phono number. Wo otk too thot one individual not writ* on tho tamo tobfoct mora than one a a month. Wo rotorvo tho right to doioto any motonol which wo contidor liboiout or in ob^octionoblo totto.) OLD VERSUS YOUNG "Dear Editor: "The attitude of most middle-age to elderly people toward teenagers is outrageous. Why are citizens, age 13 to 19, looked down upon so often? Every older person was that age once and probably received the same treatment. Is that part of the problem- a retaliation? Still, it is unfair to treat a younger person as a lower life form. "I have seen this kind of thing taking place. As a matter of fact it happened to me. I'm 15 and a sophomore at McHenry high school. I know I speak for most of my classmates when I express my anger toward the 'older generation'. "Some of my friends, also teenagers, were studying in the library yesterday afternoon. We were sitting at a table in the magazine and adult fiction section. One librarian told us that we could only sit there if we were reading the magazines- -we were. Later, another librarian came to us and asked us to move. She also said that the first librarian told us to move and we didn't listen. We told her that the first librarian did not tell us to move but to move if we were not using the magazines. To that she harshly said, 'This table is for adults who want to browse' and again told us to fnove. We did. "However, all four of us were very insulted by the way the librarian said, 'This table is for adults'. I'm sure that if four older people were studying magazines at that table they would not have been forced to move. This is not the only place where this occurs: Teenagers are given the "evil eye , when they enter stores and are frequently not trusted with money. "Teenagers are people, too. So why do older people treat us like dirt? I've nothing against my elders but what have they against me? "Sincerely yours, "Lisa Mazzoni" LAKE INCORPORATION "Editor: "The present governing body of Wonder Lake itself, the Master association, lacks the legal power to do the things necessary to improve this body of water the way it ^hould It has a weak structure of collecting monies to Ao its work. (The subdivisions do the collec­ ting.) "This organization was formed in 1966 with a dues of fifty cents per lot. With 5,534 lots in all the subdivisions officially, members should have collected $2,767 per year. The dues were in­ creased in 1974 to one dollar and fifty cents per lot, making their revalue $8,301 per year. "With this amount of dues collected for 14 years, $71,942, what improvements can the general public point to? Caution lights installed at the dam spillway, a weed kill, boat decals, a few lake patrols, and some dam in- For Your Informat ion Doarfrionds, Th« funeral director, Ilk* other professional or business men, has ac­ cepted the responsibility to serve his neighbors at a time when sincere sym­ pathy, understanding, and wise counsel are In great need. His compensation cannot be measured in monetary returns alone, but also in the personal satisfac­ tion of rendering an important service to his community. Respectfully, •-Ok PETER M.JUSTEN &, SON FUNERAL HOME 7 on the State's current fiscal condition. A key assessment: The Illinois economic picture shows that persistent unemployment in the Great Lakes region generally and Illinois particularly is a growing concern. Add the new credit crunch and the likelihood of deeper recession increases as the New Year starts. Here are some of the key findings of the special fiscal report on elementary and secondary education in Illinois in the last decade. -Total General Funds appropriations for elementary and secondary education in FY 1961 are $1,278 billion higher than in FY 1971, an increase of 141 percent in 11 years. Areas of greatest spending growth: Special education, student transportation, and bilingual education. - Following World War II, public school enrollments in Illinois increased for 27 consecutive years, reaching a peak of 2,373,659 students in the 1971-72 school year. They have declined since then at an average rate of 1.8 percent per year. The bot­ tom line: There will be abou( 456,000 fewer students in the 1961-62 school year than the peak year (1971-72) - a drop of 19.3 percent. What caused the enrollment drop? The key factor is a decline in the birth rate, but the study shows that out-of-state migration accounted for about one-fourth of the drop­ off since 1970, and the proportion of students at­ tending non-public schools has increased slightly. - During the last nine years, school revenues from local taxes increased by 43.3 percent, but the State's contribution surged 150.6 percent in the same period - over three times as fast. - School spending trends: Total expenditures climbed 95.1 percent from $2,351 billion in the 1969-70 school year to $4,567 billion nine years later. Capital spending on facilities (topped to 5.6 percent of the total in the decade. Spending for in­ struction remained constant at 55.4 percent. Operations costs increased to represent 22.6 percent of total ex­ penditures. And, because of the enrollment decline, total %<P< ^Bim $1,11 of regular teachers school closing trend penditures per pupil bed 121.5 percent from ,132 per student in school year 1966-70 to $2,507 in the 1978-79 school year. , - Since the 1973-74 school term, there hat been a 7,557 (7.5 percent) reduction in the numt and the continuea. Further, a trend toward rental of tchool buildings is accelerating. The State's financial position held steady for the first five months of FY 1961 with an average daily available balance in the General Funds of $430 million and an additional reserve of $135 million in 10 special funds at the end of November. But the Bureau of the Budget indicates the special fund reserves will be shifted to bolster the General Funds and a troubled Illinois economy probably means a further strain on State revenues in the days ahead. The biggest worry at this time: The Job outlook in Illinois has been negative too long. A further recession clearly means severe belt- tightening. spections are about all the Master association has done with the money. Actually, they have not collected this total amount because some people have paid regularly while others have not. We had one fish kill but that was done by donations over and above the dues. "What real control does the Master association have with over 30 other legal bodies having jurisdiction over Wonder Lake? Many people here at the lake are afraid of losing the 'private' status of the lake. Well, it I't as private as many wish believe it is. How many lake front property owners rent or otherwise/ allow people, other than residents, to keep their boats on their property? We have a public marina with a public road up to its front door. "How many non-residents can be legally turned away? How many boats are laun­ ched from the subdivision beaches by non-residents? It's true that some beaches have excellent control but just as many are very lax. As for the beach and park maintenance the ex­ penditures for their upkeep by each subdivision when added together would seem to be greater than if one crew maintained all of them on some sort of a schedule. "To incorporate a park district, Chapter 105 of the Illinois state statutes, any territory less than 500,000 population can, with 100 legal voters, petition the court. There are five com­ missioners for six-year terms. They are a legal body and can levee taxes, float bonds, etc., the same as other municipal bodies. At least everyone would be paying the same amount on their tax bills and have a vote on rate increases and bond referendums. There are six park districts in McHenry county with Huntley, Marengo, and Crystal Lake the closest to us. Crystal Lake Park District controls and regulates the swimming, the size and number of boats allowed on the lake, along with other rules and regulations for their parks. "A park district probably could legally control our Wonder Lake with much more privacy than we now enjoy. The dam could get proper maintenance and the lake water dould get the attentiori\it /should. We'll never haveX/good lake until it is completely drained, stump and debris removed, and dug down to gravel with several deep holes for fish to survive cold winters and hot summers. The islands could be resto?ed if provided with rocks to keep erosion down. "There was some low acreage on the south end of the lake that could be filled in with lake bottom fill that belonged to the original subdivides making this task easier if still available. To drain the lake would mean that the present sluice gates in the daim would have to be put into operating order, something that has not been done to date. "The first and only vote on incorporation at Wonder Lake was in 1960. The revenues available then were limited to motor fuel tax, which has many strings attached, road and bridge fund, liquor license fees, and a few other such fees. If Wonder Lake incorporated now there would be ad­ ditional revenues to those above, much of which now goes to the County, such as state income tax, sales tax, federal revenue sharing, and federal programs such as CETA. "When considering in­ corporation keep in mind that when highway FAP 420 goes through, skirting the east side of the lake, it will have a profound effect upon Wonder Lake in building, population, etc. Also, we would be able to control our own zoning and carry greater weight with the Northeastern Illinois Planning commission, Regional Planning com­ mission, and McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation district. "Wonder Lake should incorporate and get out from under our subdivision not- for-profit corporations, many of which are badly run mainly because we have honest, willing, and well- meaning individuals who simply lade the knowledge and expertise to run them. We are paying our sub­ division dues but are losing so much other revenue that could help make our com­ munity a much better place in which to live and bring up our children. "We must be careful how and what we incorporate. We must be careful to question who is behind the scene and does the incorporating and why. We should have a city form of government with (are you new in McHenry Area? Do You Know Someone New? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL & WELCOME TO EVERYIHEWCOMER TO OUR AREA!!!!! CALL LORRAINE MONAHAN 385-5475 JUNE VOIGHT 395-2850 <+& v A ̂ - *°oe{ /0,f TTTTTrmrm KNOW YOUR AREA ROYAL WELCOME DOES IT BEST itation from around the/fake, not a village with members elected at-large. We should have a city manager to be the ad­ ministrator to get the most from our dollar. We should form a park district to rebuild and keep our lake as beautiful as it should be for swimming, boating, and fishing. "I have lived at Wonder Lake for 33 years, served on the board of directors of Indian Ridge Improvement association for 20 years as director, treasurer, road chairman (before, during, and after blacktopping all subdivision roads); was vice-president, and president. Also, I was delegate, representing In­ dian Ridge, to the Wonder Lake Advisory board for three years, delegate, representing Indian Ridge, to the Master association during its formation. "Henry C. Stezler "4810 Hilltop "Wonder Lake" MORE ON LEGHOLD TRAPS "Dear Editor: "In reply to Kevin Koeller's letter to the editor last week, I want to correct his statement that Switzerland had banned the leghold trap but had 'learned from their mistake and brought back the ban.' In an article by Bill Clark as recent as last month, he reported that Dr. Pete Dollinger of the Swiss Federal Veterinary office stated that the recent reports in the U.S. press suggesting that the Swiss haalifted their ban are NOT true and the ban on legholds is very much in force. "Mr. Koeller, throughout his letter, said that not only did trapping provide him with a nice extra income (so does pitting one animal against another to the death) - but that trapping is NECESSARY to control wildlife populations and disease epidemics. This is not so. Very good comparisons can be drawn between Germany and the U.S. West Germany has similar human populations, land uses, climate and natural vegetations. Both also have similar wildlife; however, unlike the U.S. Germany had had years of experience with prohibition on leghold traps. The Germans have monitored the impact of the ban on leghold traps and according McHENRY, IlllNOIS - 3*540*3 SERVICE LINE McHENftY CHAMtER Of COMMERCE FAMILY SERVICE I MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC 3409 W. Waukegan Road McHonry 385-6400 PARENTAL STRESS LINE OF McHonry Meeting Place: McHenry County 24 hours o day, 7 days a week Call 815-344-3944 Parents Anonymous meetings on Wednesday. STATE CHAMtER GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS HOTLINE * 217-522-5514 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 202-755-8660 Hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. week days (Ever had a problem involving the federal government and not known where to call? And then been given the runaround or referrals by persons who meant well but didn't know how to help? Ten specialists available at this center.) NATIONAL RUN-AWAY SWITCHtOARD Illinois Phone: 800-972-6004 (For confidential conversations on problems dealing with run­ away children.) 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Building Permits The following building permits were issued by the City of McHenry in the month of December, 1960. Dave Henken, 3021 Crescent avenue, siding. Doug Belohlavy, 5017 Prairie avenue, workshop. Bob Cerwin Co., Inc., McHenry Citgo Quik Mart, 4502 W. Elm street, sign. Merle Freund, 1914 Oak street, tingle family dwelling. Interttate Construction Co., 5221 Shore drive, alteration. Ken Miller, 1226 Green street, sign. John Dittmer, 4902 Pyndale, fence. Robert R. Beyer, 3815 W. John street, garage. Residential Development Group, 500, 502, 504, 506 Thornwood drive, 4-unit townhouse. Revco DS Inc., 4400 W. Elm street, alteration. Joseph R. Dehn, 4207 W. South street, fence. Donald E. Moors, Jr., 4907 Dartmoor drive, fence. Lennard A. Bloom, 3607 W. Young street, storage shed. Building permits Building permits were recently issued by the McHenry County Depart­ ment of Building and Zoning to: Brittany Builders, 1903 S. Route 31, McHenry, to erect a four-bedroom single- family residence, at 3620 Wisteria drive, in Nunda Township. Robert Brock, 5510 Fox Lake road, McHenry Township, to rebuild residence damaged by fire. Siegfried Schatz, 2211 W. Riverside drive, McHenry, to construct a three-bedroom single-family residence, at 2610 Jonathan road in Nunda Township. Karl Fredrickson, 7611 Howe road, Wonder Lake, to construct a two-bedroom single-family house, at 7406 Boston road, Wonder Lake, McHenry Township. Mil L. Flood, 8601 Ackman road, Crystal Lake, to construct a three-bedroom single-family residence, at 3671 Grand Ridge court in McHenry Township. MOBILE HOME REGISTRATION " Marilyn L. Janke, Nunda township assessor, an­ nounced that the Illinois Mobile Home registration ire in the mail to all form&gan >4dBEJK mobile home owners in the township. Owners who do not receive the forms within the next few days should contact her office immediately. Assistance or information can be gained by calling 459- 6140. to Dr. Schmelz, federal minister for Food Agri­ culture and Forestry, 'Sin­ ce the prohibition, I know of no serious problems which concern a) the animals' or human health; b) a g r i c u l t u r e ; c ) overpopulation of game; or d) any other areas which could be directly associated with the prohibition of the leghold traps.' "Wildlife officials in other European countries which have banned the leghold traps all report that prohibition has NOT raised serious concerns for agriculture, economics, health or stability of wildlife populations. "I am sorry Mr. Koeller does not believe the statement that three out of four pelts are worthless. The author of the first letter may not have paid for that information, but the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests did. Their five-year study showed that on two trap lines using only leghold trap6 1,350 unwanted birds ana animals were caught, while only 561 so-called desired furbearers were caught! "Whose letter is filled with facts, Mr. Koeller? I believe we could all do very well without leghold traps and show a great deal of compassion for life. "Sincerely, "Kathleen M. Blake" Service Prof«sl°n Directory UM. X. WALSH t MCR WALSH IRS. 'In Auto Farm li<» flapratantlnf RfllASU (OMfANin 4410 V* St. l>0 HUM DENNIS CONWAY AUtO IWIIHN State Fan In Co. MI«W llmStf*at WcHeery HI MS 7111 IAHS M. McMTEE. LAWYER AVAIL AMI TO PtACTKf IN. PwmmI ln|wry /Trial* SuilntH Corporation! Wills/Probata Dtvorca-laaMUtata Workman • Compantatlon MM W (Im Straat McHanry llllnalt for appolntmant phana: MS 2440 OR KOMRO BOntM IMJ Richmond Rd -McHanry If" aiomlnad-Contact I an tat Clattat llttad Man.. Tuat. TWvra. Fri. 4 4 pm Twa».. THurt.. Frl. 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