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MCHENRY PLAINDEALER VOLUME 107 NUMBER 31 "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1982: 1 SECTION 20 PAGES 25* City Police Walk The Beat As part of a "new" program department, officer* are now on " shift every day. In the business William Zujewski takes a walk down the foot patrol, the officers stop in tuted by the McHenry Police Itrol for at least one hoar of each (left), McHenry Police Officer street. As in the early days of stores and businesses along their beat. Off. Zujewski stops in (below) to chat with George Vallejo, supervisor of the McHenry Ibeatres. Nor are the residential areas left out of tM foot patrol program. In the top photo, Off. Ramon Gregorio is on patrol In Whispering Oaks. According to McHenry Police Chief George R. Pasenelli, the program has been very well received by the business community and residents in McHenry. 8TAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE GAYLORD by Anthony Oliver The fight to retain the station agent at the Chicago and North Western (CNW) station in McHenry has apparently been resolved in favor of the city. According to City Attorney Bernard Narusis, an agreement has been reached between the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and the CNW which calls for the retention of an "RTA service agent" at the McHenry station. The RTA agent will handle passenger business at the McHenry station, Narusis said. The freight agency will be moved to Crystal Lake. "What this means is that anyone with freight business will simply call a Crystal Lake phone number rather than a McHenry one," Narusis said. "But the passenger service will still be here." A meeting before the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has been scheduled today in Chicago to enter an order to this effect, the attorney said. Last November, the City of McHenry and the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce joined forces to oppose a move by the CNW to remove the ticket agent from the McHenry station. Spokesmen for this liaison argued at the time that removal of the ticket agent could be the first step in abandoning the McHenry station altogether. E c o n o m i c D e v e l o p m e n t Commission Chairman Kit Carstens pointed out at the height of the battle that the CNW had never kept a station at the end of a line once the ticket agent had been removed. Others involved in the struggle referred to a "self- fulfillingprophecy." With the station agent gone, they said, tne station itself would deteriorate. With the deterioration of the McHenry station, ridership would fall, giving the CNW a valid argument for closing the station. The transportation company said it would save an estimated $26,000 a year if the ticket agetot were pulled. An RTA spokesman later suggested that those forces wishing to retain the station agent should address their concerns to the county Transportation committee, which was working with the RTA to develop priorities for spending RTA money in McHenry county. The committee later recommended to the RTA board that the station agent be retained in McHenry. by Anthony Oliver A time-honored police technique, the foot patrol has been replaced by the need for rapid, immediate response in a squad car. In the words of McHenry Police Chief George Pasenelli, the foot patrol -- walking the beat -- is one form of police work that progress has not been able to improve upon. For a little more than the last two months, Pasenelli said, officers of the McHenry Police department have resumed, to a limited extent, foot patrols in both commercial and residential areas of the city. An officer on patrol will be told by the shift commander to park the squad car and walk for about an hour. Pasenelli said the order comes at different times, in different locations on all three shifts: the 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., the 4 p.m. to midnight and the mid­ night to 8 a.m. Response to the "new" program has been excellent, the chief said. "We don't want to lull the store owner or the homeowner into a false sense -ofc security, but it is reassuring," Pasenelli said. The chief said the foot patrol acts as a good deterrent. "Someone thinking about doing something may see a cop walking the beat, but you don't know what the copper will do," Pasenelli said. "You never know where he'll go or when he'll show up." In addition, the foot patrol also serves as a good public relations tool for the officers and the public. The people get to know the officers and it works both ways. "It's a much closer relationship than trying to talk to an officer when he's sitting in a squad car," Pasenelli pointed out. The foot patrol also serves as a good training technique for the officers. The chief said the policeman not only gets to know the area, but the people who live and work there as well. "A cop can learn a lot just by listening to the people he meets," Pasenelli said. "Our objectives are, first and foremost, the protection of life and property, and secondly a better image and closer relationship with the people." "When I first started in Waukegan, we had four men in two cars and six coppers walked the beat," the chief recalled. "In the early days of law enforcement, the majority of police work was done by the foot patrolman. He was the backbone of the force." Pasenelli said that in comparison, the records department is the heart, the detectives the brain and the foot patrolman the backbone of the Police department. "The foot patrolman knew, and was expected to know, everything that went on, on his beat," Pasenelli said. "You had to have the answer to any question about your beat. You never said 'I don't know.' " The chief pointed out that the foot patrolman was called upon for many duties, including midwife, doctor, juvenile officer, detective and a myriad of other jobs. "He was respected," Pasenelli said, "not because of the badge or the gun, but because of the individual." The McHenry police chief said, ideally, he would like to see the program expanded to have one man on foot patrol on each shift. He ad­ mitted, though, that this was probably not going to happen. If and when the foot patrols expand, whether by time or geography, direct line call boxes will probably be installed in McHenry. "In time, we'll evaluate the program and go on from there," Pasenelli said. "Our priorities, though, are the demands for im­ mediate service and we don't want to detract from that." Explain Higher Sewer Bills ' "Can we stop the stop-arm violation?" In large letters, that question ap­ pears on the cover of the Traffic Safety Update pamphlet of the Illinois Department of Transportation. The answer may well be, "Not all of them", but a crackdown may be in order if the violations are as serious as these statistics indicate. A court conviction is difficult, we are told, because the school bus driver or the officer issuing the citation must be able to identify the offending driver. Because they are unable to do this in many cases, there are few violators who are cited. Our own concern for at least two years has been the situation on Washington street, in front of the Montini Primary center. The concern is not with stop-arm violations but with the confusion that seems to exist. This is a heavily traveled street. In the early morning, about the time youngsters are arriving at school, it is not only the number of drivers ««ing the street, but the fact that most of them appear to be in a hurry to get to j work. » In the midst of this traffic, school buses approach from both directions. Almost without exception the east- bound buses extend the stop-arm as the children board. Almost without exception, the west-bound buses, which are leaving students at the school, do not. Consequently, the drivers we have observed stop when the bus arm in­ dicates, and hurry along their way (Continued on pog* It) Revenues Boost County Budget by Angela Burden SHAW NMOM MWSIOMCI Final approval was given to the county's 1982-83 budget Tuesday when the McHenry county board adopted appropriations in all funds totaling $17.5 million. The budget was adopted on a 19-4 vote with'no* votes being cast by Ann Hughes, John O'Hagan, James Powers and William Caveny. The board will meet Nov. 23 to decide on the 1982-83 levy. The new budget is in excess of @$285,000 higher than the tentative plan because additional unexpected revenues are projected by the finance committee. The additional revenue has been placed in the county board's budget, increasing it to more than double the proposed appropriation. The tentative appropriation was $273,274 and the figure adopted Tuesday was $559,774. The additional funds appropriated include $250,000 for continuous remodeling or possible expansion of the county courthouse, $5,000 for McHenry County Historical society and an increase of $7,000 for senior citizens from a $3,000 proposal to $10,000. The board also approved an ad­ ditional $24,500 appropriation in the salary line item for the possible use of the health and educational depart­ ments, which had staff cuts proposed earlier. The board approved an ap­ propriation of $21,000 for the purchase of a computer to help the county meet the standards requested by the out­ side auditing firm in regard to a double-entry bookkeeping system. Costs of the computer will be placed in equal amounts of $7,000 on the budgets of the treasurer's, clerk's and auditor's departments. An additional $8,500 was placed against the treasurer's budget for an extra em­ ployee. Appropriations in all funds total $17,594,447 with the general fund totaling $9,334,871, the revenue sharing funds at $424,186 and special funds totaling $7,835,390. The general fund includes $5,953,681 for personal services, $1,982,861 for contractual services, $1,210,444 for commodities, $134,250 for capital outlay and $53,625 other. Out of the revenue sharing funds, $372,167 will be used for the sheriff's department salaries and $37,000 for police vehicles. One board member pondered Tuesday on where the county would find the funding for police salaries and vehicles if the revenue sharing funds were, eliminated. In the special funds, $1,164,911 is appropriated for personal services, $5,866,204 contractual services, $429,080 commodities, $293,740 capital outlay, $59,525 other and for a $21,930 deficit cash balance. Substantially higher sewer bills in the City of McHenry has prompted some consternation and discussion among residents within the corporate limits. According to information provided by the McHenry City Clerk's office, the increase in the sewer rate was necessary for a number of different reasons. The primary reason for the rate increase is the revenue bond ordinance, which requires the city to maintain enough money to make the 10 annual bond payments for the 1979 sewer plant expansion. The clerk's office emphasized that the relocation of McHenry hospital and the proposed sewer system in McHenry Shores has not had any impact to date on the sewer rates. It was also noted that, in the past, money from construction fees was used to supplement the funds collected as a result of user fees. This has kept the McHenry sewer rates artificially low for many years. With the dramatic construction slowdown in McHenry, fees have not kept up with costs of operating the system. The clerk's office also noted that improvements, like the replacement of a 25-year-old dewatering device with a centrifuge system, are added reasons for the rate increase. The operating costs of electricity, fuels, insurance, manpower and chemicals have increased greatly in the last two years, according to the information presented. Student Hit By Car Passing School Bus Defense Request Denied In Rachel Morals Charge Hofmann told the court the prosecution had not proved its case against Rachel, but Judge Leonard Brody said there was enough evidence put to the jury for it to decide the case. Gail Moreland, assistant state's attorney handling the prosecution, called witnesses to testify that Rachel altered a McHenry area residence on July 27, where four girls between 9 and 16 years old were home without an adult. (Continued on pflfo It) Angela Burden SHAW NUBIA NM» MRVICS A defense motion for the court to rule a directed finding in favor of a 24- year-old Wonder Lake man accused of home invasion and indecent liberties with a child was denied Tuesday. The defense asked for a directed verdict at the close of the state's case against Tory Rachel, who is standing trial before a jury in 19th Judicial Circuit court, Woodstock. Assistant Public Defender Dan A 12-year-old Spring Grove girl was injured Tuesday when she was hit by a car on Route 12 at May avenue, near Richmond. Temple C. King, of 7404 Coventry, Spring Grove, was taken to McHenry hospital by the Richmond Rescue squad following the car-pedestrian collision. Miss King is listed in stable condition at the hospital. According to the McHenry County Sheriffs police report, Miss King got off a school bus and crossed in front of the bus into the eastbound lane of Route 12, when she was struck by a car traveling at about 40 mph. The school bus driver, Vilma Duncan, said the bus was stopped facing west on Route 12 with the stop arm out and red flashing lights ac­ tivated when the accident occurred. The driver of the car, Alice V. Schultz, of 10610 Main street, Rich­ mond, told the school bus driver she did not know she had to stop for a school bus, the police report said. Ms. Schultz told police she was following other cars which passed the school bus. She was ticketed. McHenry police cited August F. Whitman, of 9017 Sunset, Wonder Lake, for driving under the influence, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and leaving the scene of an accident following two separate collisions on Elm street. At 5:35 p.m., McHenry police were notified' of a traffic accident at the intersection of Elm street and In- (Continued on pogo 18) Hospice Concept Grows Observe Special Week Page 76 FREE Great American Smokeout TV Guide In Invitation To Quit Smoking Today's Edition page 20