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tv Pet owners snrveyed » HMIPivs A", • 4 I fee. 2, Pagt 1 In a' _ profession Dick Peterson Haldenan is beaten ClUili ii Nttl McHenry • «since 187 5 aindealer 2 Sections 24 Pages 25' _ Qty council enters landfill agreement By Anthony Oliver Plaindealer staff writer Provided a suitable test site cah be found, the City of BlcHenry has agreed to cosponsor the Lanfilgas research project earlier this month. A motion to enter into the cosponsorship agreement passed easily after Robert Price, president of GAS, Inc., said he had no problems with eliminating Knox Park as a site for the test. Aldermen Frajik, McClatchey, 3rd Ward, who oppose^ any research project in the city, and Cecilia Serritella, 4th Ward, voted against the measure. The majority of the discussion at the meeting, which was at­ tended by about 50 concerned people, centered on the Knox Park site. "McHenry should be proud of its parks and they should not be made into areas to dump/' proposed McClatchey said. "You've settled on Knox Park." "I haven't settled on anything," Price replied. Serritella questioned Price on some of the other sites that had been considered. Price replied that the group had looked into about seven other areas, all of which had been disqualified because of problems in ob­ taining ownership, or soil and water table considerations. In order to bring the audience up to date, Price explained that GAS, Inc., has approached the city in order to conduct a research project into a new waste treatment process known as Lanfilgas. The patented process involves sealing municipal solid waste (garbage), septage and sludge in a "cell" of finer material commonly used in conventional landfills. The addition of the septage and sludge helps speed the decomposition of the solid waste and create leachate. Leachate is the liquid that forms at the bottom of the landfill. The leachate would be piped to two digesters, where methane gas would be extracted. "If you can decompose it in two years, as opposed to 15 to 25, you've greatly reduced the hazard to groundwater. We can monitor for two years and we'll know if there's a leak," Price said. "What if there is a leak?" McClatchey asked. Price said any leaking leachate would be caught by the clay subsoil. A casing would be dropped and the contaminated clay would be scraped away. Price said GAS, Inc., was looking for clay subsoil for the test site for just this reason and was avoiding sand-gravel compositions. He also said the corporation was planning to use two ad­ ditional monitoring wells to what is required by the state Continued on pago 3 Webster takes wheel at transportation dept. By Marion Olsen Plaindealer News Service Bill Webster will be in the driver's seat of the District 15 and 156 school bus system when he takes over as transportation director for the McHenry elementary and high schools this fall. Webster replaces Fred Goering, who resigned to take a similar position at the Dundee District 300 school district. Coincidentally> Webster had Bill Webster is now in the "driver's seat" at the combined District 15-156 transportation depart­ ment. The new transportation director replaces Plaindealer photo bv Anthony Oliver Fred Goering, who left the districts to take another job in Dundee. resigned that position just prior to Goering's acceptance. Webster had served District 300 for five years as director of transportation, driver and safety education before leaving to join the McHenry system. Prior to that, "Bill" as he prefers to be called rather than William, spent seven years with the Palatine Elementary schools, first as a teacher, then as assistant junior high school principal and finally with the transportation department. He has had 15 years of tran­ sportation experience including working for the Greyhound Bus Lines and Central West over- the-road coaches. He spoke of driving summertime vacation tours to places like Washington, D.C. "I enjoy teaching," he said, "but I like this better." He is impressed with the districts' "new" buses, the oldest being 1975 vehicles, and sees the fact that all of the buses are Fords as an advantage for easy in­ ventorying of repair parts. Webster received his bachelors and masters degrees from Northern Illinois University and also returned there for continuing education. He lives in Sleepy Hollow, but plans to move to the McHenry area when the market is right for the sale of his home. He and his wife, Jane Anne, have two daughters, one married providing them with a grandson and the second attending Augustana College as an in­ coming freshman. Project funding approved County airport study gets off the ground By Angela Burden plaindealer News Service The proposed feasibility study for a new public airport in McHenry County will proceed now that funding has been ap­ proved. The Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC) last week approved the county's tequest for Federal Aviation Administration funds to cover 90 percent of the study. . The county has $5,000 ear- . marked in the budget for a five percent share of the study. The state will match the county's five percent towards the project with the federal government •: paying the remaining 90 percent -of the estimated $80,000 cost. Dean Cunat, chairman of • McHenry County Economical Development Committee, has been instrumental in bringing the feasibility study to the board ; and, as county board. representative to NIPC, has helped steer the proposal through NIPC'a governmental services committee, which approved the funding request. It is more than one year since EDC members discussed their concern over the possibility that, in the future, there will be no public landing strips in the county. At a July 1983 meeting, the committee decided to recom­ mend the airport feasibility study to the board, which ap­ proved the proposal. Cunat said that engineers and planners of the state's Division of Aeronautics and FAA authorities have told him they will conduct the countywide study and site location survey. A public meeting to discuss the airport study has been set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11, in Massey Hall at the McHenry County Fairgrounds in Wood­ stock. Cunat said that input at the meeting will be sought from county residents, organizations and businesses to help the county committees involved learn views on current and future airport services needs. In addition to the EDC, two other county board committees are involved in the study project, the transportation and zoning and planning com­ mittees. Concerns about landing strips arose last year after reports indicated that Elgin Airport was closing. It was purchased as a site for an industrial subdivision and at that time, the future of Lake In The Hills Airport (formerly Crystal Lake Airport) was in limbo because of a lawsuit filed by the City of Crystal Lake. Cunat said another concern is that Gait Airport, located on 258 acres adjacent to Greenwood Road north of Woodstock, is on the market. Friday August 31, 1984 Number 3 Volume 109 According to Cunat, state aeronautic engineers expressed great concern over the prospect of airport closings. He said they told him "the whole Chicago metropolitan- area private airport system is , reaching a saturation point and that a number of other airports JIM WRIGHT RAYMOND SIMON Crime Stoppers adds two new directors The McHenry Area Crime Stoppers Organization has recently added two new members to its board of directors. Jim Wright, a McHenry resident for 29 years, has been serving on the board since May. He is employed at a Woodstock business. The Crime Stoppers directors noted his active involvement in other community service organizations in making the appointment. Wright is a member of the Harmony Snowmobile Club of McHenry and was in charge of publicity for four years. The club's annual benefit is the Rescue 50 snowmobile marathon, which last year included Crime Stoppers as a recipient of the event's proceeds. He is also a board member on the McHenry County Sheriff's Snow Patrol. Raymond Simon is a more recent addition to the McHenry Area Crime Stoppers board. He has owned and operated a McHenry business for 11 years, has been a member of the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry for five years and is a 15-year volunteer firefighter with the McHenry Fire Protection District. Simon said he became in­ terested in Crime Stoppers after learning from the newspaper and friends about the group's purpose and goals. Several directorship positions are still open on the local Crime Stoppers board, and citizens interested in membership are encouraged to apply through the McHenry Chamber of Com­ merce. The positions are volunteer and the board meets once each month. The McHenry Area Crime Stoppers was organized nearly one year ago, with the purpose of helping local police authorities obtain clues to solve local crimes. Residents are encouraged to call the Crime Stoppers number (459-4800) with anonymous information relating to crimes. Lakemoor village president ill, pro tem official appointed have closed in the last 10 years. "The ones that are surviving are being taken by cities and counties because they are able to get grants and low interest loans to revitalize, expand and make profitable operations," Cunat said. Most business (not com­ mercial) aircraft belonging to McHenry County businesses are hangered at DuPage County Airport, according to Cunat. "Our county could become a more attractive area to retain present industry and possibly attract additional businesses with a public airport facility. It certainly would provide jobs in the county," Cunat told his committee when the feasibility study recommendation was proposed. He said McHenry County also has no facility for corporate jets and twin-engine planes. According to Cunat, the state and federal authorities could get the feasibility study under way within 60 days "after the county gives thenTthe go-ahead. By Marion Olsen Plaindealer News Service The Board of Trustees of Lakemoor this week ap­ pointed Trustee Pat Morrison as president pro tem to officiate in the absence of Village President Richard Hyatt. Hyatt is ill and hospitalized, and village business came to a near stand­ still for a few days awaiting the return of vacationing trustees. A quorum was needed to appoint a temporary replacement for the ailing village leader.. Mrs. Morrison was given the powers and responsibilities of the president to officially act in his absence. The board also approved a change in bank procedures to include Mrs. Morrison's signature along with the village treasurer's and president's for purposes of issuing checks. Village officials had already bonded Mrs. Morrison as required by law. Mrs. Morrison has been a village official for about 17 years, 14 years as village clerk and two and one-half years as a trustee. She and her husband, Norman, have lived in Lakemoor for 38 years. In further action, the trustees authorized publication and filing of the village treasurer's report, as well as approving the tax levy. Permission was granted to the Illinois Bell Telephone Company to place present overhead cable underground on Lakeview Drive between Riverside and Route 120. In a public comment portion of the special meeting, a resident complained that telephone calls to the county to obtain police assistance are often not relayed to Lakemoor police. She said a call to the county on a recent Sunday afternoon was answered with "I'm not going to take Lakemoor messages all day long." Attorney Michael Poper said he would check into the complaint. A look inside. . . Hospital 'Gala' Debate Winners Regular features Musin' & Meanderin' Twice Told Tales Obitoaries Section 2, Page 5 6 Section 2, Page 7 Page 2 Section 2, Page 8 Page 4 0