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•KJj# <; £ ' X w The Chain of Lakes-Fox River commission has scheduled three pubUc hearings to •eek public opinion on the proposed Chain of Lakes-Fax River Waterway Management agency. Theflrst is scheduled Sept. 18.atlp.m.atMcHenrydtyhaU; followed by Sept. 25, 7p.m., Anttoch high BehoofandSepLM,10:30a.m., Fooclake village hall Senate Bill 1174, which has already passed the Senate and is now awaiting action in tile Illinois House next year, would create such an agency if passed by the Illinois House and signed by the governor. The bill was drafted by a subcommittee of the Chain of Lakes-Fox River commission which is now seeking public opinion on the idea. In addition to the hearings, the Chain of Lakes-Fox River commission mailed out over 30,000 public opinion polls to boat owners and property owners in the Chain of Lskesarea between the Wisconsin line and the Algonqumdam. Senator Jack Schaffer, chairman of the Chain of Lakes-Fox River commission, indicated, "This proposal came about because many of us are convinced that Waterway Agency without an agency of i type, little or nothing will be done in the future to maintain and improve this extremely impel I ant natural resource. We have waited over 30 years for help from Washington ant %ringfield and I think it is obvious to just about everyone that if we are going to pw'iir this waterway, we are going to have to do it, at least in part, on our own." The proposal includes severfll safeguards for the public including a strict prohibition against levying a property, sales or income tax. The only way the agency would be able to collect money wvuf be through a boat registration fee for motor powered boats using the Chain of Likes or Fox River. Also, at least 75 percent of the money collected would be required to be used for dredging, water quality projects, and other hands-on projects for the betterment of the waterway." The agency would be controlledty ffflMtfected six-member board who would serve without pay and could receive additional state and federal funding to implement its program of rejuvenating the Chain Uf Lskes and Fox river. In addition to discussing the proposed waterway management agency at the hearings, the Department of Waterway Resources plan for the Chain of Lakes-Fox river, the Army Corp of Engineers' ongoing study and the Department of Conservation's involvement in thHShain of Lakes-Fox fiver area will be discussed. Several other agencies and groups involved in the Chain of Lakes have been invited to participate, thus making these hearings the most comprehensive ever held involving the Chain of Lakes-Fox river. The Commission's chairman, Sen Jack Schaffer, noted that after the hearings and based on all the public input, the full Chain of Lakes-Fox River commission plans to meet and decide whether to seek final passage of SB 1174 and to consider any amendments that might be necessary. Senator Schaffer stated, "The hearings and the public opinion poll will, in effect, constitute a referendum on whether or not to proceed with this proposal I strongly urge all residents who are interested to attend the public hearings, give us your thoughts and concerns regarding the new agency, and by all means return the Public Opinion Poll that has been mailed out." Senator Schaffer noted that anyone who has not received a copy of the Public Opinion Poll by Sept. 15 and would like to have one, should write to the commission at 56 North Williams street, Crystal Lake, 111., 60014, and one will be mailed S! VOLUME 106 NUMBER 14 4 S E R V I N G T H E C H A I N O L A K E S R E G I O N S I N C E 1 8 7 5 1 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. 1981 mm .% * *• •PI V < f * 'C 1 SECTION 20 PAGES 25* City Delays Action On Boone Creek Area Sewer Smoke For Lunch Company I fire fighters have smoke for lunch as they extinguish a tar pot fire that broke out at about 12:15 p.m. Monday. Chris Bennett, of the McHenry Fire department, said the fire "looked a lot worse than it really was," and noted that little or no damage was done to either buildings or equipment The tar pot belonged tp the Thompson Roofing company, of Waukegan, which was working at the Fox River Valley Boat company, 1310 N. Riverside drive, McHenry. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD The McHenry City Council has postponed action recommended by Baxter and Woodman, engineers for the city, following a survey of the Boone creek area sewer. The surcharging of the sewer line which resulted in several manholes flooding, according to reports is partly due to excessive inflow of storm water and possibly some ob­ structions, Steve Larsen, represen­ tative for Baxter and Woodman, suggested. Larsen's report noted that the Millstream pumping station has limited capacity but it pumps beyond the capacity of a 150-foot section of 8-inch line running under the city hall into which it feeds. Parts of the line are 10- inch, which whould accommodate the pumps which feed into them. However, because of the marginal capacity of the line at the present time, it causes flooding during torrential rains.. Alderman Ray Smith reminded Larsen that the flooding occurs more often than the heavy rains. Larsen conceded that he was un- the condition and trngggfjaj two possible solutions to relieve the" capacity of the sewer. One, they can televise the line and then clean the obstructions found and eliminate the sources of inflow. Inflow comes not only from stormwater runoff on the street surface leaking into manholes, but from unauthorized hookups by home owners for sump pumps and downspouts in addition to broken or open tile joints on services to residents. The latter, Larsen indicated, usiudl) are too costly to repair and the city would best "live with them." Smoke testing would locate illegal downspout hookups while a house to-house survey would reveal sump pumps connected to the sewers The sump pump survey would cost the city $1,000 if done by his firm. Larsen noted, but the city could do it with their own employees at less cost City people would also have moie success gaining admission to people's basements for the survey, alderman suggested Larsen noted also that new styles of sealing manhole covers were available, some of which would fit on existing frames and these could he purchased to seal out surface water in problem locations. Alderman Jack Pepping suggested that the council authorize Baxter and Woodman to prepare a design for replacing the 8-inch line in lieu of spending any money to televise or clear it as it was not up to the required capacity anyway Larsen urged the council to complete the necessary surveys and then do the whole job, televising, cleaning, at d replacement at one time Baxter and Woodman was instructed to begin smoke tests as soon as possible and check out firms that would televise the 10-inch or larger lines Larsen estimated TV costs would be about 75 cents per lineal foot and up to $4,000 for cleaning of the lines Jaxes For Mental Health May Show Sharp Increase Expenditures for mental health supported by local taxes may increase 12 to 14 percent totalling $1,053,943, according to a proposed budget reviewed at a recent meeting of the Policy and Management board of the McHenry County Comprehensive The little fellow looked to be about 10 or 11 years old. He was straight from the shower In his immaculate attire, heading for school. But whft was the case he was carrying? We looked again and confirmed that inside, hiding from public view, there had to be a trombone. Certainly this once popular instrument failed to conform to the normal for today. It seemed years ago that we had seen anyone bold enough to carry anything but a guitar case. Yet here was a youngster who proudly strode down Green street with an instrument that is seen rarely except in high school or college bands, or in an occasional educational TV concert performance. It was refreshing, and we decided immediatley this would be a good day. Twelve hours later we arrived in Lake Geneva. The 20-mile ride had a twofold purpose. Temperatures topped 80 that aay and it was a last summer visit to this lovely resort area. Also, we thought it would be interesting to compare a post-Labor day evening with the nectic pace of traffic only the previous week. Last Thursday evening, directly across from a beautiful sunset on the (Continued on page 18) Mental Health Service system. This document had been earlier approved, by the Mental Health 708 board. The total of budget requests as read by Ann Patla, assistant director for the system, was $914,678, with the larger slices allotted to Pioneer center, $407,338; and Family Service and Mental Health center, $368,953. The budget figures were established following a series of hearings during the past month on requests by the seven participating agencies. Ms. Patla said that in spite of their meeting with the County board Finance committee the $62,000 (same as last year) for personnel costs for the 708 board were still indefinite and un­ changed since county policy on salary increases was still not set. Leanne Kitterer, P and M chairman, noted the committee appeared friendly and receptive. The budget for federal monies was still unknown since direct federal grants have been reduced and diverted by the current administration into block grants which are to be ad­ ministered by the individual states. The allocations of the 708 money to each local agency in addition to the two major ones were: Youth Service Bureau, $69,742; Alternative school, Vote One Graduation With only one dissenting vote, the board of High School District 156 decided recently to hold only one graduation ceremony for East and West campuses. After presenting each board member with a listing of advantages and disadvantages of separate graduation programs developed by the Ad­ ministrative council, they were asked for their opinions. David Benrud observed that he could understand the position of a school administrator who might want to demonstrate to the public the ac­ complishments of his own school. But Benrud pointed out that the schools are not separate, which the district can't afford. He said many important school" programs, such as interscholastic athletics and co- curricular activities, are combined. To separate the graduations, he continued, might give the public the idea that the two campuses were being operated independently. Others told of similar opinions. When the point was raised of rain forcing the graduation inside, James Tonyan suggested issuing only the number of tickets to each graduate that would alldw seating inside if that emergency should occur. After more discussion, the vote was taken and only one member, Barbara Slater, was* opposed to the one com­ mencement program. The council listing of advantages included an announcement made to students almost a year ago indicating that there would be separate graduations. Another noted that separate programs would allow more time to honor students. One of the disadvantages noted that judging from pqst student opinion, students would prefer to graduate with their friends at the other building. It was also pointed out that many students are educated in both buildings, which would make the school identity issue (Continued on page 18) $11,795; Jail program, $24,500 (ad­ ministered by the McHenry County college); McHenry County Health Department, $26,350; and NISRA (special recreation), $6,000. Discussions that were to lead to setting standards and procedures for evaluating the Emergency-Crisis in­ tervention program (a 24-hour phone service through which troubled clients can request assistance) bogged down, with some self-criticism by board members and a lack of clear un­ derstanding of how the service operated and the counselors were trained. The board agreed to listen to an explanation by the administrators of the program at a special meeting Sept 29. Ms. Patla explained to the board that since responsibility for funding distribution has been shifted to the state with possibilities of reduced amounts, it was approaching decision time. How much should the mental health system continue to do and shall they continue the crisis line? The two agencies involved in the crisis line, FS & MHC and Youth Service Bureau, would give their concerns and the staff would collect needed statistics and reports showing the effectiveness of the operation for the board evaluation, she suggested. A committee of the board would oversee the collection of this information. Lorens Tronet, an observer at the meeting who is involved in assisting some of the clients of the programs, questioned the purpose of the evaluation as proposed. "It appears that you are asking the system to evaluate itself. It's like asking the fox who is guarding the hen house how he is doing, and nobody asks the hens." Ms. Patla responded, "That's the (Continued on page 18) Seek Rt. 31 Zoning Changes Two zoning petitions have been filed involving McHenry area property One has been filed for hearing before the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals by Alliance Bible church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance for an amendment to the McHenry county zoning ordinance from "B-l" Business district to "B-3" Business district with variations of road frontage and minimum lot size The property is located at 610 S. Route 31 in Nunda township and con­ sists of one lot The hearing on this petition will be held Sept. 17, at 2 p m in Room 112 of the McHenry county courthouse. 22 'h i North Seminary avenue. Woodstock All those who may be interested inav appear and be heard Lon H.F. Smith has filed for an amendment to the McHenry count) zoning ordinance from "B 1 Business district to "B-3" Business district with minimum lot size variation The property is located in \imda township at GOG S. State Route :<i md consists of one lot The hearing on this petition als be held Sept 17 at 2 p.m., in Room the McHenry county courthouse will Meet On Sewer Planning Grant Richard Panerali, village president of McHenry Shores, announced last week that the Facilities Planning Advisory commiteee involved in the $32,000 Step One facilities planning grant for the Shores and McHenry will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at the village hall annex in the Shores. George Heck, vice-president of Baxter and Woodman, will be present at this preliminary meeting to lay out the groundwork, Panerali said. On the FPA committee are Ray Riggsby and Howard Lexow representing the Shores. Mayor Stanek appointed Alderman Mike Wieser and resident James Blum to represent McHenry. Representing the unin­ corporated area affected by this planning is Tom Botten, president of the Indian Ridge Subdivision association. Nina Keen, president of the McHenry Shores Citizens for Better Government is to participate as the citizens' com mittee liaison person The facilities planning is the fn st *(<•[ in securing a sewage collection and disposal system for McHenry Shores m accordance with guidelines established by the 208 Clean Water planning process completed nationwide in men' years. McHenry is involved because the disposal and treatment plant presumably will include capacity to handle the expanded needs of the oty on the south side Crash Claims Driver A 22-year-old McHenry woman was killed early Monday morning when the car she was driving was struck by another auto on Route 31, about two miles north of Algonquin. Christine M. Zelvis, 22, of 3105 W. Stillhill, McHenry, was pronounced dead at the scene by McHenry County Coroner Alvin Querhammer. According to McHenry County Sheriff's police, the collision occurred when a southbound auto, driven by George E. Walker, of Carpentersville, crossed the center line and crashed into the northbound Zelvis vehicle. Walker and a passenger in his auto. Richard M Zurawski, of Algonquin, were taken to St. Joseph's hospital. Elgin, where they are listed in satisfactory condition The Sheriff's police are continuing an investigation into the accident Tht Algonquin-Lake-In The Hills Fire department and Rescue squad responded to the accident Miss Zelvis was returning home from her work as dispatcher for the Algonquin Police department when the accident occurred She formerly worked for the village of McHenry Shores while attending high school Season Opener To Warriors 20-2 Victory Page 6 Conservation Attractions Volunteer Guides Paget 15 Easter Seal Tribute Sept. 20 Brunch Page 5 4