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Good Morning Today's Weather Mostly sunny Mostly sunny, warmer Wednesday. Highs ranging from the middle 70s to the middle 80s. Mostly fair Wednesday night with the low in the middle 60s. Lottery Daily game: 783 Pick Four: 4031 LOTTO: $6 million Local report CCA needs assistance The Citizens for Community Action, CCA : A Better Way, needs additional assistance for family-centered activities to be sponsored at Petersen Park, Sunday, July 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. If your organization would be interested in sponsoring a fun booth for youngsters aged 4-14, contact Norb Wolter at 385-7900. A meeting of organizations involved in the event will be held Monday, July 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the conference room at McHenry High School East Campus... County position is vacant The Planning and Zoning Committee of the McHenry County Board will accept application from persons in­ terested in being recommended for appointment to the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals for a term from September 1, 1985 through September 1, 1990. Applications forms are available in the County Board Offices, Room 204, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock, HI., 60098,338-2040, Ext. 221, and should be returned to the office by July 26, 1985. Lou Anne Majewski, Chairman, Planning & Zoning Committee, for interviews on Friday, August 2. To be eligible, applicants may be from any one of the following townships: Marengo, Dunham, Alden, Hartland, Seneca, Coral, Hebron, Greenwood, Dorr, McHenry ana Burton Township. City band set to perform Celia Serratella will appear with the City Band at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 18, at Pearl Street Park. The Band will feature such requests as "Feels So Good", "Birdland", "God Bless the Child", and "Leapfrog". INDEX/SECTION A Business 14,16 Sports 18-20 Community Calendar 5 Obituaries 4 Church 11 So I Hear 10 This is a 2 Section, 44 Page newspaper © •RTHWEST nEWSPAPERS approves fulltime cop chief By Marion Olsen Plalndealer Herald News Service The Lakemoor village board July 11 approved the ap­ pointment of a full-time chief of police. Sgt. Christ Felde, a part time village police officer for about one year, took over the full-time position July 15. While the law enforcement position will take priority, Felde will also act as superintendent of Public Works. The position will release David Hall, Director of Public Works, from time- consuming clerical and supervisory duties, according to Village President Pat Morrison. The police chief will work 40 hours per week, but be on call 24 hours a day and weekends. The board approved funds for Felde to enroll in a police chief's law enforcement course in October. In other business, Developer Richard Schaff and his attorney discussed the Ports of Sullivan lake RV park's progress, and problems stemming from ef­ forts to start the Sullivan Lake Development shopping center on Route 120. The Island Lake Sanitary District offered last month to provide sewer service for 1,000 population equivalent which would service the shopping center and part of the planned unit development. The developers, however, expressed concern about the costs for additional sewer service over the 1,000 population mark. Village Attorney Michael Crimestoppers in WL A meeting to explain the county-wide Crime Stoppers program and help lay the groundwork to get Crime Stoppers going in Wonder Lake will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, July 18 at Christ The King Church, 5006 E. Wonder Lake Rd., Wonder Lake. Crime Stoppers is a program which involves the public the media, and the police iir-the fight against crime. It offers anonymity and cash rewards to persons who furnish information leading to the arrest and the filing of criminal charges against crime offenders and to the capture of fugitives. Anonymity overcomes fear of involvement and cash overcomes apathy. The Crime Stoppers Board of Directors is comprised of con­ cerned citizens of the local community who oversee the operation of the program. Crime Stoppers is a Nonprofit Organization and |s funded extirely through donations from the public. Contributions are tax-deductible. For more information, call Bill Fitzgerald, 728*0424. 'Noisy operations' cited Gravel pit critics voice concern By Angela Burden Pllnd--ler Herald News Service Lawyers for opponents to McHenry Sand and Gravel Company's extension will have a chance to cross-examine a land use consultant who testified Friday that the proposed mining operation would have a "negative impact on surroun­ ding property." Dozens of people were on hand, many of them objectors, for hearings on a conditional use permit petition filed by the gravel company. At the opening of the two-day hearing before the McHenry McHENRY County Zoning Board of Ap­ peals, Allen R. Miller, corporate secretary for McHenry Sand and Gravel, explained the need for extension of the firm's gravel mining operation to 65 acres of agricultural land bounded by Route 120 and the McHenry city limits. Objectors to the petition are concerned about the effects of the mining on nearby Valley View Elementary School and homes in adjacent subdivisions. Herbert Harrison, a real estate appraiser and land use consultant, testified Friday that the trend has shown an increase in the value of area homes and a decrease in the value of agricultural land. He said a lot in the subdivision near the present site increased in price by 5.62 percent between December of 1983 and December of 1984. Harrison explained the "obvious need for gravel in this particular area for roads and building projects. A fine quality gravel is mined here," he said. Jack Bowlin, who lives about three-fourths of a mile from the pit, testified that when he first moved to the area four vears ago there was no noisp problem. "But last year it was terrible, we could tell exactly when they started and stopped," he said. Bowlin said the noisy operation would wake him early in the morning. With cheers from the objectors, Bowlin changed his testimony that the nuisance sounded "like a freight train" to more like "a passenger train" when the petitioner's attorney objected. Bowlin said the pit operation noise was very objectionable on Saturday, July 6, when it "continued for several hours." The petitioners interjected at this point, saying the pit was not in operation on that day. But, the objectors indicated it was. GRAVEL-Page 3 AN EDITION OF THE NORTHWEST HERALD WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1985 City repairs storm damage Hie city's worst rainstorm in more than a decade hit the area Sunday night, leaving a trail of floods, power outages and frustrated residents. "It seemed to just stall over McHenry," said Paul Halvensleben, Superintendent of Public Works. Several streets were impassable and homes were flooded. An eight-man crew was sent to combat the storm's assault early Sunday evening and worked through to late Monday afternoon. Most of the work included removing accumulated debris from ditches and culverts, in­ stalling barricades on flooded streets and checking sewage lift stations for malfunctions. Lift stations are responsible for sewage transport. The superintendent said the accumulated 5 5.86 inches of rain t that fell on 16 square miles drained through the city to the Fox River. The rainfall however, caused "very little trouble" for Com­ monwealth Edison, said Ken Seaton, the company's district Poper indicated that additional service is available and profits from expansion would cover additional costs. He said an alternative, construction of a sewer plant in the development, is feasible only if state law is changed to allow a satellite plant to the Island Lake Sanitary District and the village is annexed into the district. Hie developers also informed the board that the Ports of Sullivan Lake RV park has sold about 75 lots and four RV's. Sales tax from the RV sales will go to the village, according to the developer. Schaff also stud a community well and water system is ready for inspection. The developers are also about to start the golf course and said they will construct a recreational building, swim­ ming pool and tennis courts this summer. In other business, the board awarded a contract to Charles Schmidt to re-roof the village hall and replace a stairway. Part time police officers, one cleric and a public works em­ ployee were all given 25 cents per hour pay increases. Morrison also appointed chairmen and members of standing committees. Chair­ men and their committees are: Shirley Abner, finance; Ronald Robinette, public property; Richard Frazier, ordinance; Daniel Ambrose, license; Ray Embrey, sewer and garbage; Walter Para, building and zoning and Ronald Robinette, special grant committee. -in reported McHenry Police investigated a break-in Monday morning that occurred during the severe thunderstorm Sunday night. According to police, the burglar(s) chopped a hole through the back wall to gain entry to the Coast-To-Coast store in the Market Place shopping center at 4400 W. Elm St., McHenry. Police said Monday some ammunition and a couple pair of field glasses were among the manager. Only about 200 to 300 McHenry residents were out of power, he said. High winds and lightening do more damage than heavy rainfall, he explained. Hie public works team is doing wliat they can to "correct and repair the storm's damages," Halvensleben said. However, it's now a waiting game because there is " no place to pump the water." As soon as the water recedes, workers will have a better perspective on what needs to be done, he said. But for the local residents with flooded homes, there is no waiting. Mike Mulhall, of West Grove Street, has been working to save what parts of his property he can. Tne water was more than an inch deep in his house. His belongings that were stored in the garage, such as stacks of books, were ruined along with the carpeting. 'We'll have to replace all of Wallgi 10 the carpeting throughout the house," Mulhall said7"I wish there'd been a fire. We're not covered for flood damai Mike Azzaro, who was About the only people who benefitted from this weekend's weather were the children. They didn't have to go to the beach as the culverts along Anne Street filled to overflowing. While their parents dried carpets in the sun and cleaned mud and water from basements and garages, Tony Nikic (left), Matt Joyce (right) and STORM -- Page 3 Eric McVicar (in the raft) took time out for a little sailing. items stolen. The burglars took no weapons from the store, police noted. Bridge lanes limited Motorists travelling across the Route 120 bridge Friday morning will be limited to using one east-bound lane. Con­ struction workers will be pouring concrete that day in the remaining two lanes on the south half of the bridge. The work is expected to be com­ pleted by Friday afternoon. High winds and heavy rainfall this past weekend caused many problems for McHenry area residents. For this Lakemoor home, the problems were "tree-mendous." Winds uprooted this tree and laid it atop a house, but the damage was apparently not too severe. Shores will remain in MPOA It was a three-vote decision that stopped the secession of a Wonder Lake subdivision from the Master Property Owners Association (MPOA). By a vote of 28-25, members of the Highland Shores Property Owners Association opted to remain members of the MPOA at an open meeting last Thur­ sday night. The decision to call for the vote stems from a belief among several Highland Shores property owners that the MPOA is controlled by a minority and does not really represent the residents of the Wonder Lake area. Craig Pfannkuche, secretary to both the Highland Shores association and MPOA, said although he supports a master group to clean up the lake, he has been frustrated by the way some directors are not representing their constituents. "There are directors in the MPOA with addresses on Lake Shore Drive who are acting in their own self interest. They are not representative of the people," Pfannkuche charged. Pfannkuche said some committees, like the lake and calendar committees, are working apart from the direc­ tors. He cited the lake com­ mittee's action in moving dirt around the bottom of the lake without directors' approval, and the inability to ootain funds from the calendar committee as areas where the committees operate independently of the directors. Paul Swetland, a Highland Shores board member, said the way MPOA voting is set up, a minority of. people have a majority of votes. "It takes 100 people to get one vote. That means we have to pay $1,250 in MPOA dues to get one vote. Is that an equitable system?" he asked. Cliff Mason, a resident of Highland shores, commented it would be unwise to secede because it would be harder to enact change from the outside. Pfannkuche said the Highland Shores association has been MPOA-Page 3 Committee formed to study roadways Residents of Highland Shores subdivision in Wonder Lake voted to form a committee to study the cost of paving sub­ division roads at a meeting last Thursday night. Giff Mason, a subdivision resident, said his preliminary research indicated a $50-per- year assessment for five years would cover the cost of paving the roads. Mason said the Highland Shores Property Owners Association would have to lay the gravel and do the road grading, but the assessment would cover the remainder. Mason proposed that a seven- member committee be formed to study the plan and report to residents at their next open meeting in November.