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CRIMESTOPPERS PACE PLAIN DEALER- HERALD F r i d a y , A p r i l 5 , 1 9 8 5 S H A W F R E E P R E S S M E D I A . I N C By Anthony Oliver 3 5 C E N T S A dawn of a new era? Perhaps. But whatever you make of Tuesday's election results, McHenry voters wanted a change and the city has a new mayor. When all. the ballots were counted, Aid. William Busse (2nd) defeated 12-year in­ cumbent Joseph Stanek by 210 votes-1,698 to 1,488. "The public has spoken," Stanek said Wednesday af­ ternoon. "Their organization was a good part of it and you also make a few enemies when you try to do things. I hope some of the personal things that were said by some of his supporters they really didn't mean/' "I'm going to try and not be too emotional...I'd like to go out with class and style," Stanek said. "Good luck. I wish Bill and the city well." Mayor-elect William Busse said he was surprised at the outcome. "We figured it would be close. We figured we would be about 100 or 200 votes short because he was the incumbent and it was a three-man race," Busse said. Busse commented that he was not sure of the ouMttne until the very end of the tally in Wood­ stock. Toward the end of the night, it became apparent that Nunda 8 and McHenry 14 would be the indicators of the outcome. Both precincts were generally Election night tension Several candidates for city of­ fices in McHenry spent the final hours of April 2 at the McHenry County Courthouse, where votes were being tallied and announced. In top photo, McHenry City Clerk Barbara Gilpin shares some totals with mayoral candidates William Busse (left) and Frank Mc- Clatchey. In lower photo, in­ cumbent mayor Joseph Stanek carefully examines Ids list of precinct vote totals. Busse was declared the winner of the three-way mayoral race by over 200 votes. GOOD MORNING WEMA V •* as Stanek country. Nunda 8, Busse carried the precinct by five votes and he did well in McHenry 14 (the last precinct in), losing by only 17 votes. a Busse credited the good, orgahized effort and the countless volunteer hours with carrying the election. "It was not so much a victory for myself," Busse said. "But it was a victory for a lot of who felt they were not be: represented. We were mi gratified with the turnout in Fox Ridge, Glacier Ridge, Oaks and Winding (McHenry 26, 28, 29 part of 23 and Nunda 17). Aid. Frank McClatchey (3rd), who was the first to'announce his candidacy for the sea^ finished a with 387, only 10.83 percent Of the ballots cast. McClatchey commented, "I think it's great that Bill Busse won. I give him my full support. This city needed a change and I'm happy that change is in the form of Bill Busse." The third ward alderman said he looked forward to working nay idd< election made him a "stronger" alderman. In other city races, Gary Lieder walked away with the 2nd Ward race, polling 653 votes to Judith Szilak's 328 and Thomas Quamme's 146. The incumbent, Aid. Ed Datz, elected not to run. The only other contested position in the election was a challenge from Ernest Schooley to the 4th Ward seat occupied by Aid. Cecilia Serritella. Serritella met the challeni garnering 60.08 percent of vote with 441. Schooley claimed the remaining 293 votes cast. In the 1st and 3rd Wards, the incumbent Aldermen Elizabeth Nolan and Ray Smith were unopposed. Nolan received 637 votes and Smith, 648 votes, respectively. Likewise, City Clerk Barbara Gilpin returns to that office and so does Treasurer Jon Meyer. City results by precinct Precinct STANEK BUSSE McCLATCHEY 2 142 163 23 3 54 51 34 7 • 113 91 45 11 104 67 22 13 143 82 35 1 4 125 108 38 20 84 117 47 23 221 191 41 24 155 125 35 2 6 116 177 17 . 28 103 274 19 29 6 74 3 Nunda 8 111 116 22 17 11 62 6 Note: Ward 1 consists of McHenry precinct 2, parts of 20 and 7, and Nunda 8. Ward 2 consists ef McHenry precincts 29,11,28,28, part of 23 and Nunda 17. Ward 3 consists of McHenry precincts 14, 3 and parts of 20, 23 and 7. Ward 4 consists of McHenry precincts 13, 24, and part of 11. Incumbents retain seats injtownship By Robert Gordon with the new mayor on various issues and added that the All four Republican in­ cumbent McHennr Township trustees kept their seats for another four years, despite a respectable showing from " * Donna ovak received the most votes wHh 3,533; Carol Perechke was close behind with 3,489, and Howard Snyder and Eugene Jakubowski were next in line with 3,349 and 3,296 votes respectively. Schaefer received 2,635 votes. "Obviously I was disappointed with the outcome, although we were very happy with the total- results, considering I was the first Democrat to run on the township," Schaefer said. "They've never slated a Democrat." The four Republican winners ftaid they cUa not think that Schaefer had tallied a sur­ prisingly high amount of vote counts, and pointed out that four year* ago two Independents did mfeh better. "So the Democratic label hurt (Schaefer) -more than it helped," said McHenry Township Supervisor Albert Adams. Schaefer agreed that there is "a stigma associated with running as a Democrat." However, in 1981, three Republicans and two In­ dependents battled for four INCUMBENTS-Page 3 Homeowners clean up in WL village election ByMarkBaus and Robert Gordon PteindMtcr Herald N«w» Sarric* In a campaign that centered on issues of zoning and police protection, the newly-formed Homeowners party came away with a sweep of all four seats in the Wonder Lake village trustee election Tuesday. About 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, the four Homeowners Party can­ didates - Dan McGuire, Lynn Mullin, Marie Janecke and Hank Sugden • were declared the winners. McGuire, Mullin and Janacke will serve four- year terms while Sudgen was elected to a two-year term, defeating the only incumbent trustee on the ballot, John Scarbrough. McGuire, one of the primary organizers for the Homeowners Party, attributed the victory to the party candidates' discusssion of specific issues, as opposed to what McGuire perceived as generalities on the part of their opponents. "We presented specific issues. We made an effort to get to the people and discuss the issues that thf# were interested in," McGtrire said. "The other HOMEOWNERS-Page 3 New figures 'justified' says Adams MCNMCMT Professional wrestling a sport? No way! At least not according to Musin' & Meandering which takes a look at the current wrestling frenzy. For details, see page 12. Salaries hiked for township officials I N D E X S H A W F R E E P R E S S M E D I A . I N C Church.... Sec. 2, Page 2 Life Today Page 6 Neighbors Page 8 Volume 109, Number 65 Obituaries Page 7 School . . . . Page 11 Sports Sec. 2, Pages 1216 2 Sections. 28 pages By Anthony Oliver Plaindaalar Herald «teff writer McHenry Township officials received substantial salary increases as a result of action taken at a recent board meeting. Township Supervisor Albert "Albie" Adams said that, by law, the salaries could only be adjusted every four years, just prior to the election. The wage hikes are as follows: --Trustees went from $75 per meeting to $100 per meeting. -The clerk's salary went from $4,020 to $6,500. -The assessor's salary went from $20,000 to $32,000. -The road commissioner's salary went from $28,500 to $34,000. -The supervisor's salary went from $24,000 to $38,000. Adams commented that if the board had taken no action, the salaries would have reverted to nil. "That's township law," Adams said. He added that the board felt the hikes were justified since there has been a change from a "do-nothing" township to a very active one ui the past few years. Adams said the board realized that the positions of supervisor and road commissioner required about the same amount of time. "Eight years ago the super­ visor got $24,000, Adams said. "Four years ago, the road commissioner went to $28,500 and the supervisor stayed at $24,000." In an effort to equalize this, the board added an account for travel expenses and con­ tingencies which amounted to about $6,000 annually, Adams said. He predicted that the next time salaries are adjusted, four years from now, the salaries of road commissioner and supervisor will probably be pretty close to the same. In other matters, the low bid for the township mosquito abatement program went to Protection Unlimited, Inc., of Lake Villa. The low bid was $21,225 as compared to $25,960 tendered by Clarke Outdoor Spraying, Roselle, 111. EM