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/ A NEW LOOK AT LOCAL TAXES • i) at the and I multiplier made equitable! county level more hoceiesiy. He said that any I township level would be the same since the would be applied to both of the inequitable valufl 1A comparison of total tax rates applied by the county for gWjjMcH.nry township from 1979 to the current from a low of 99 J43 in 1979 to a Ugh I shows a range from i of 99.707 per 9100 in 1977. A further analysis which shows the trend of rates for the individual taxing districts from 1979 to 1991 reveals some heroes and some possible "villaina". Showing decreases in rates: the county from .499 to .999: T. B. fund from .007 toO; township road and bridge fund from .392 to .313; conservation district from .100 to .090; School District 1$ from 2.340 to 2.104; and McHenry County college from .199 to .1M. Showing increases in rates: Mental Health fund from .070 to .073 (minimal); McHenry Township from .101 to .153; McHenry dty from. 919 to .903; Fire department from .104 to .192; High School District ISO from 2.055 to2.200. Albert Adams, supervisor of McHenry township, said that general assistance for the needy was the reason for the approximate 150 percent increase in actual taxes for his board. He pointed to 200 active cases that he was administering currently. Expenditures were running at 14,000 per month which woula make the annual cost about 960,000. Last year 927,000 was budgeted. McHenry township, he noted, has about 5,000 seniors, a major share of the senior population in the count v. Many of them from Chicago built summer cottages in the area in their younger days, Adams relates, and then moved out here permanently after they retired. In some cases their resources or income has not kc»t up with the cost of living. Paying up delinquent utility bills on an emergency basis is one of the township's biggest expenditures. Adams said "workfare" has brought some return to the township and some local municipalities as able recipients have willingly worked off part of the assistance they receive. Adams said that in March this amounted to 91,117 and in April, 91,296. He said the township was not at the maximum on any of its tax rates. Adams also suggested that a township multiplier was needed to equalize the tax burden for property owners from different townships who are in the same taxing districts. He said this is (me thing the supervisor of assessments is supposed to do. Woloski said later that to his knowledge there had been no township equalizers in McHenry county since 1979, and that one ho bsisi ad had been overturned by a lawsuit In the city's 99 percent increase in taxes stace tibTcUy Clerk Barb Gilpin says that levtas far retirement, insurance and workman's compensation ate the main culprits. Some other mandated programs sack at contributions to ths police pension funds are set by law and are up over previous yean' levies. Ma. Gilpin notes that only two funds are being taxed for at their maximum rates: the general and debt service fund and die library fand, two out of the 11 for which the dty bodfota and levies taxes. She notes that inflation has finally caught up with city finances and as of this year the reeervee, which had been accumulated earlier, were used up. Ms. Gilpin insists that the dty levtas only for what it needs. Mike Kelly, business manager for High School District 199, when ashed about the total rate incre--s from 2.099 in 1975 to 2.900 per 9100 in 1991, noted that the actual total rate had decreased from 2.254 levied in 1990. He advtaad 910 ••••IPiHiu) extra'is. months to boos up on the riiss. He la not without letting us know feat the change amounts to some 27 carta savings a year, which may have some appeal in thaee days of for a day in the in- aboWt90 with the'aim of the Is shnflar te On Elgin t is targstad for a special of the population who ao far the cracks in As they take*. the time fishing bit of that two major components of the district's tax levy * at their maximum levels: Education fund at 1.990 and building operations and maintenance at .290. The board of education had approved over-levying for those two funds to capture any possible increase in valuation, it was noted. Levies for other funds were down slightly, Kelly indicated. Bond and interest, another major component of the total levy, had been reduced from .410 to .390. included in this are extra taxes to pay off bonds for life safety work which resulted from the recent remodeling of the East campus. These extra taxes will continue in declining amounts until 1990, Kelly predicted. Kelly said that in his opinion the state multiplier increasing the assessed valuation is the reason for the increases in property taxes. Glenn Peterson, chief of the McHenry township fire district, explains that inflation is the major reaaon that their rate nas risen over the years, although it dkl decrease in 1961. Building of a new station at Lakemoor, acquisition of new equipment, higher maintenance, gasoline, and utility costs have increased their budgets over those years. The district operates three stations, owns 14 pieces of rolling equipment and employs 70 volunteer firemen. Peterson says they levy dose to maximum rates for some funds and their reeerves are in good shape. The increases in asseesed valuation fans enabled the district to keep up with inflation, he believed. Peterson pointed out that there was a plus side to the increased expenditures. This resulted in s decrease in fire insurance rates for home owners as much as 920 per average household. Ratings in McHenry were lowered from 7 to 6 and outside the city from 9 to 9. VICTIM OF FRIDAY BICYCLE MISHAP (Continued from pag* 1) dead at 8:33 p.m. Aug. 8 at Memorial Hospital for McHenry County, Woodstock. A passenger on the motorcycle, Michael J. Flynn, of 2011 Hobe road, Woodstock, was taken to Memorial hospital, where he was treated and released. County Police and the Woodstock Rescue squad were called to the scene of the collision at about 7:20 p.m. Police said the motorcycle had been traveling west on the eastbound shoulder of the road and rounded a curve into the path of the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle was William M. Hogan, of 118 N. Benton street, Woodstock. The investigation into the accident is being continued, police said. McHenry police ticketed, Marie McNeel, of 4702 Oakwood, McHenry, for failure to yield the right-of-way following a two-vehicle collision on Industrial drive. Ms. McNeel told police she ac­ celerated by mistake and the collision occurred. The driver of the other auto, Nancy J Jackson, of 916 Hillwood, Round Lake Beach, was taken to McHenry hospital for examination and treat­ ment. John J. Grether, Jr., of 5215 Or­ chard, McHenry, was cited for disobeying a red light following a three-car pile-up at the intersection of Green and Elm streets last Thursday. Gregory M. Pittner, of 2913 Parkside, McHenry, said he was driving south on Green street, with the green light, when his car was struck in the side by the Grether vehicle. Grether told police he was adjusting his radio and saw the red light when he looked up. He said he applied the brakes but slid into the intersection. The third auto involved was headed north on Green street when the collision occurred. The auto was operated by Brian P. Loser, of 3610 Anne street, McHenry. No injuries were reported in the accident. Allan C. Eilts, of 406 Riverside drive, McHenry, said he had just pulled into the parking lot of Don's Dairy Frost, 3102 W. Route 190, McHenry, and applied the brakes, when the pedal went to the floor. The auto crashed into the entrance of the restaurant, damaging the building. Gerald Mayfield, 33, of 4509 E. Wonder Lake road, Wonder Lake, was injured in a motorcycle mishap' recently on Pearl and Riverside, McHenry, when the eastbound machine developed problems and the rider came off with the motorcycle landing on him. Fourteen-year-old William K. Sch­ midt of Mount Prospect sustained minor injuries after runnidg into the path of a vehicle driven on Illinois 190, McHenry, by Barbara E. Adornetto, 29, of 122 Riverside Drive. MUSIN' AND MEANDERIN' (Continued from poffo 1) to forget them long before our next trip to the driver license facility. Apparently he sees the wisdom in there is the penalty of examination every time we i The last one ta remembered wed. Hut was the time, just s when we were confronted with the number 9. Only the'gal in charge of the vision examination told us it wasn't a 5. Nevertheless, we saw a 5. "There are no numbers, ma'am", she explained with obvious an­ noyance. "But I see a 5", we countered. And so we did. Only later did we find out that if you don't see the fine print well, everything that appears to be a 5 is really an S. We'll remember next time! In the meantime, we'll study with, with interest, Mr. Edgar's new program to determine whether or not we are really better off getting an extra year for the memorized rules but several years less on the vision test. For we who find the years adding on, it's all a matter of which ta going first, the mind or the eyes. KAF CHANGES RECOMMENDED IN MENTAL HEALTH (CowHwuod from pm§n I) back?" he asked. He added that all the releases credited to this county were not necessarily from McHenry county. Also, part of the money should be allotted for temporary shelter (probably motel rooms.) The remaining additional funds should go for administration 913,000; equipment for the TLF 910,000; and the balance to the YSB. Smith noted that they had received a letter of award of 9200,000 resulting from the Elgin project which would reduce the population of the Elgin MH center due to inappropriate ad­ missions. Of this amount, 925,000 would be used for the coordinator of the in-patient psychiatric unit at Woodstock Memorial hospital, and the balance allocated to Pioneer center for a second TLF and to FS and MHC for case management. Smith said they would get no assignment of money from this award until August and probably not receive it until September. He noted tough provisions in the letter of award that the system would be expected to perform effectively under this con­ tract or possibly lose the money or be required to pay it back. Smith also explained the proposed grant for the "chronically mentally He noted that so far they have a good chance for toe grant bscsuse there is no urban unit competing tor the funds for use in the inner dty. A decision will be made In August, he uearly an ill-fated Arrests Clear 23 Burglaries FAIR HONORS REWARD McHENRY AREA ENTRIES (CondiMMd ITMI p«e* 1) He is a member of the Lincoln Clover leafs. The name of Philip Wolff came into print again in the junior open class colored breeds winners. He displayed the senior champion "other breeds" snd had the grand champion of "other include IV, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY! St . V*' Mortgage Rates Reduced te 12 '/i % Due to overwhelming response...The McHenry State Bank announces that effec­ tive immediately, their June mortgage loan special of )2'/2% on McHenry area-owner occupied homes will be reinstated until fur­ ther noticel The McHenry State Bank is taking the lead in trying to help improve the real estate and construction business in the area by slashing mortgage interest rates to unbelieveable low levels. Now's the best time to buy build... so stop and see us today I or McHenry Area-Owner Occupied Heme \VA% Interest 3% Service Charge 25 Year Amortization *Renegotiable in 3 years 70% of appraised value. •In the pail intcmt rale control* have resulted in the Mm tubiiduing the borrower. Inter**! rate deregulation and the volatility of rate* have now made the long term fixed rate mortgafe an apparent relic of the pa*t. See Your Local Contractor And Build That New Home See your Realtor, m- Select a home, and call... McHENRY STATE BANK Ask For Rick Lane or Don Meyer Main Building: Corner of Green and Elm St. McHenry 385-1040 Poland ranks seventh in the world in coal reserves; nearly all of that nation's coal, its main energy source, is produced by 66 mines in the Upper Silesia region. Na­ tional Geographic notes. Mark Freda had thfe champion Hereford female in junior claas beef, and Donald Young entered the champion Hereford female. Lloyd Jacobe, Jr., of Wonder Lake came away with the "beat oppodte all other breeds" in junior clasa calf entries. Brian Wright of Wander Lake was proud possessor of the reserve champion Shropshire ram among junior class sheep. Ray Jensen, Jr., of McHenry claimed the moet blue ribbons in open class for flowers. Reserve grand champion honors for "other breeds" in open class beef- colored breeds went to Phillip Wolff. Among Bantam chickens in open class competition, Roberta Wolff of McHenry entered the champion "any other Rosecomb, clean legged" and Laurie Wolff had the champion "any other Feather-legged" entry. For her Cayuga, Orpington, Swedish duck entry, Deborah Durrenberg of McHenry was declared to have the champion entry. She also had the champion purebred light weight goose. Angie Borchardt of McHenry had the champion Fan tails in open class pigeon competition, and also the reserve grand champion pigeons, for which she received a trophy. The Kantlehner family of Richmond returned home from the fair with numerous championships, par­ ticularly in the poultry, and sheep categories GIRLS SAVE McHENRY MAN (ConHnood from page 1) above the surface of the i Pitzen worked His way to the o$er side of the boat to provide Tonyan cannot swim and Pitzen was able only to stay afloat. The Kardoffs started back to shore with Tonyan, whose breathing was restored enroute, while Pitzen clung to another boat until he, too, was brought ashore. Tonyan was taken to Condell Memorial hospital, Libertyvile, where County n with and thsfls In (hi against the five adults idential burglary, (M> and criminal * _ „ over $M0. Three juveniles were aleo taken into custody and referred to juvenile court Sheriff's Police said the airsets culminate a six-month Invastlgitlon and cleared » burglariee and »thefta in the McHenry area. PoUce alao said stolen property, valued at ap­ proximately $1,300, was recovered. AO from McHenry, thoM arrested were Thomaa V. Gerambio, SQ, of 4MI Grand avenue, bond $41,000; Steven J. McMillan, IS, of 4006 Grand avenue, bond 941,000; JohnG. Mazsa, 17, of HO Nippersink drive, bond 190,000; Michael L. White, It, MM Edgewood lane, bond $1S,0M; and Kelly J. He­ ctare, 90, of 007 N. Devonahne, bond $11,000. Apartment Rout Due To Flames The McHenry Township Fire department wis called to a structure fire at 5309 Barnard Mill road, McHenry, at about 4:30 a.m. Aug. 6. According to county police, one of the tenants, Larry Weaver, said he was awakened by the smoke detector and alerted other reaidents in the apartment building. All left the building safely, and the Fire department discovered the fire to be contained to a stack of furniture in the basement. County police said the cause is belteved to be faulty elec­ trical wiring. A report of a car fire Friday also brought the department to Fergte's Farmhouse tavern, at 563 N. Route 31, McHenry, where the auto of Costa Pappas was found engulfed in flames. Pappas, of Tia Juana road, McHenry, told police he had just ' the car, when it burst into psrked flames. EMPLOYMENT SURVEY Local repreaentativea of the Bureau of the Census will conduct a survey of employment in this area during ths work week of Aug. lt-Sl, Stanety D. 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