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Zonina Board To Render MSC Decision JAMES BISHOP BERNARD NARUSIS Material Service corporation James Bishop, attorney for (petitioners) and Bernard Narusis, attorney for the city of McHenry (objector) presented their closing statements after eight months of hearings finally came to a conclusion in the request for a Conditional Use permit for a gravel pit operation. PHOTO BY BARBARA GILPIN Eight months of hearings finally came to a conclusion last Thursday afternoon on a request for a Conditional Use permit which would allow the mining and processing of sand and gravel and other aggregates including the placement and operation of structures for conveying, washing, crushing, grading and loading equipment on Chapel Hill road about one mile north of Lincoln road. Following closing statements from James Bishop, attorney for Material Service cor­ poration (petitioners) and Bernard Narusis, attorney for the city of McHenry (objector), Mrs. June Girard who chaired the hearingvannounced that the Mp-Henry Couhty Zoning Board Appeals "will consider this petition at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the County Courthouse, 2200 Seminary avenue, Woodstock". She explained that the public is inyited to sit in and listen to the deliberations but no one may participate during the deliberations by the board. After the board reaches a decision on whether or not the Conditional Use permit should be granted, it will make its recommendation to the County Board which will render the final decision. In December of 1974, petitioners Leo and Evelyn Diedrich and Material Service corporation presented a request for a zoning change for 121 acres of land from "F" farming to a Conditional Use permit for a gravel pit operation. It wasn't until February, 1975, that the hearings began to take place over a period of eight months. Nine hearings were conducted on the petition. The original petition stated that Material Service cor­ poration (MSC) proposed to undertake an area rehabilitation plan which would involve the construction of lake areas, contouring and land­ scaping of perimeter land areas, dedication of certain portions to conservation for a natural wild life refuge and using the remaining land area for residential building sites. N u m e r o u s g r a p h i c illustrations were displayed at the hearings concerning proposed reclamation plans for the site. According to petitioners, a program of "simultaneous rehabilitation" would be undertaken during mining operations. Attorney Bishop was the first to present his closing statements. He reviewed briefly the evidence given by seven witnesses for the petitioners. They were as follows: George Durkis, executive director of the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers; Linden Dean, chief geologist for MSC; Arvid Tienson, director of Environmental Quality and Safety for MSC; Pope S c h o e n b e r g e r , g e n e r a l manager of MSC; Dick Jones, vice-president of Sales for M S C , ^ r s . J e a n ~ L a r s e n , geologist for Illinois State Geological Survey and Thomas Peters, real estate appraiser. Bishop stated that during the months of hearings, these various witnesses appeared on behalf of MSC. He said the petitioners had tried to present witnesses who are creditable, who are professional and who have knowledge of the par­ ticular subject matter of the zoning hearing. o"I believe we have met all of the requirements of the McHenry County Zoning Or­ dinance and without question, I X feel we have presented the m o s t c o m p r e h e n s i v e rehabilitation plans that have not only been presented to this county board but to any county in the State of Illinois," Bishop stressed. "We have agreed to stipulations which will be met by our company that have never been made anywhere to my knowledge in the State of Illinois," he pointed out. So there would be no Con­ fusion at a later date as to what was said or what was testified to. Bishop listed the various stipulations which were made during the course of the hearings. They were: 1. Operations would continue for •,only 15 years at a maximum. 2. Operating hours would be from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. 3. No operations whatsoever on Sundays. 4. Agree only to mine to a level above the water table that would be sufficient to support machinery and equipment that is necessary to mine. 5. Agree to set backs of 150 feet on Chapel Hill road and 100 feet on the perimeters of the property elsewhere. 6. Agree that no mining will be done by MSC on any con­ tiguous property without first coming to the zoning board. 7. Agree to post an ap­ propriate bond of up to $5,000 per acre in order to assure the county board and the people of McHenry county "that the rehabilitation plans which we have submitted to this board will be carried out." - 8 . Agree to fence the perimeter of the property with a fencing material suitable to the location. 9. Agree to put in appropriate landscaping once the operation is commenced. 10. Agree to treat entrance roads so the atmosphere will remain dust free. "11. Agree not only to build acceleration and de- acceleration lanes but also to maintain them for the duration of the use. 12. Agree not to use Illinois Route 120 west from Chapel Hill road through the city of McHenry. 13. Presented into evidence nine pages of extremely detailed documents referred to as rehabilitation plans. "Literally hundreds of hours have gone into those drawings ^ architects, engineers, geologists, hydrologists and many professional people in the hopes that this particular mining operation can serve as a model to this county and the State of Illinois," Bishop pointed out. Bishop closed his remarks by asking the zoning board to find that, "we have met the stan­ dards required by the McHenry County Zoning ordinance and recommend to the County Board that this Conditional Use permit be granted." "I would ask you to specifically show in your recommendation how we have met these various standards and ask you to submit to the County Board various restrictions which we have placed on this operation of the facility and to the extent we have gone to try and make this operation a model operation for the county and the state," Bishop concluded. (Continued On Page 16) THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" VOLUME 100 NUMBER 19 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1975 1 SUPPLEMENT 20 PAGES 15* Hurt In Weekend Crashes PREPARE FOR DINNER-Members of the McHenry Rotary club, Bob Blake, Bob Adams, Dennis Conway and Fred Meyer, are shown preparing for the annual ham dinner on Oct. 12 at the V.F.W. clubhouse from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD The Rotary Club of McHenry will hold its annual ham dinner, Sunday, Oct. 12 at the V.F.W. clubhouse east of McHenry on Route 120. Plans are now being completed to serve over 1,400 dinners from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. The dinner has proved to be a very popular annual event for the past 14 years. All food is served by Rotarians and helpers and is "all you can eat" family style. Arrangements have been made to keep waiting to a minimum ac­ cording to Rotary President, Don Howard. Proceeds from the dinner are used by the local Rotary Club for many civic and community functions carried on by the club. Among the projects are the picnic shelter in the city park, built by the Rotarians at a cost of nearly $5,000, the washroom and storage facilities at McCracken Field as well as many other projects. The latest project was the presentation of a check for $3,500 to the McHenry Area Rescue Squad for the purchase of a defibrillator. This piece of equipment was needed by the Rescue Squad so they could participate in the new mobile intensive care unit program, recently approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Tickets may be purchased from any of the forty-seven member Rotarians or at the many McHenry business locations. The members of the com­ mittee this year are Bob Adams, Bob Blake, Dennis Conway and Fred Meyer. Some who have watched and listened, by way of the media, to developments in the political hassle between our Governor and the Mayor of Chicago have found reason to chuckle. Others have aligned themselves solidly behind one or the other; and another group has just expressed a distaste for the long struggle for public favor. Then there are other people for whom that struggle has been of no interest chiefly because the characters and the location were far removed from their doorstep. For these folks we say, "Take heart. In our own back yard there is developing a feud so filled with color and confusion that it would take a Rum- pelstiltskin or his fair lady to unravel". Within McHenry county a script is being written in two of the county's most important offices so dramatic and with such potential impact on those of us in the "audience" that it might well become a pilot for one of those January replacement shows on TV. The plot was unfolding at an exciting pace as we left on vacation Friday morning. Our curiosity may bring us back to the desk before the end of the week, or at least prompt a visit to the office. And to think a friendly little community celebrating a nice early Fall festival gave rise to such a commotion. Tsk! tsk! K.A.F. Improve First Class Moil To Equal Air Service The U.S. Postal Service first- class mail service im­ provement program will go into effect at the McHenry Post Office on Oct. 11, Postmaster Leroy Smith announced. Under the program, first-class mail will receive service that is equal to or better than airmail. The major, new service step will extend to all first-class mail weighing 13 ounces or less. In practical terms, what this service improvement means is that domestic first-class postage now will purchase the level of service that previously only airmail could buy. Under the new program, there no longer will be an ad­ vantage in purchasing airmail postage for domestic delivery. Priority mail (now starting at weight in excess of 13 oun­ ces), which includes air parcel service, and international airmail are unaffected by the improvement program and continue in their present form. Airmail stamps will be sold for use on priority and in­ ternational airmail. They can also be used in various com­ bination with other stamps for first-class mail. Customers can exchange airmail stamps and stamped envelopes and cards at full postage value for ordinary stamps, stamped envelopes and cards beginning Oct. 11. Stationery bearing airmail indicia will be allowed to be mailed at the first-class rate. To aid postal customers, maps showing the cities and„ area targeted for next and (Continued On Page 16) Investigate *15,000 Fire At Lakeland Park Members of Company I of McHenry Township Fire Protection district were called Sunday afternoon at 3:32, Oct. 5, to the home of Harold Pat­ terson, 4607 Shore drive. Lakeland Park, where the house was engulfed in flames. No one was at home at the time. Damage was estimated at $15,000. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Company 2 of Johnsburg responded to a call from Margaret Popp, Oct. 6, for a car fire at 1821 N. River Terrace. No estimate of damage was given. On Oct. 5 a fire was reported at the home of Walter Henshall, 3204 Still Hill drive, McHenry Shores. Company I responded to the call but found no fire in progress. A McHenry woman was killed when the car she was driving hit two autos at the intersection of Route 31 and Drake road, 3/4 mile north of Route 176 north of Crystal Lake. Alice Lundquist, 76, of 607 Mineral Springs drive, McHenry, was killed in the collision and her passenger, Marcella Hickey of 912 S. Laguna drive, McHenry, was injured. Both were transported to McHenry hospital as were another driver, William F. Moore of 729 Strom drive, West Dundee, and his passenger, Robert Sell of Woodstock. Moore and Sell were treated and released but Ms. Hickey was admitted to the hospital and is reported in satisfactory condition. The Nunda and McHenry Area Rescue squads tran­ sported all to the hospital. According to State Police who handled the accident, Ms. Lundquist was south-bound on Route 31 when for some unknown reason, her car swerved into the north-bound lane where it sideswiped an auto driven by Robert H. Woods of 10204 Main street, Richmond, and continued on, colliding head-on with the Moore auto. Woods was not injured in the collision. Judith F. Goorsky of 3109 Waterview, McHenry, was admitted to McHenry hospital Sunday morning after the car she was driving ran through the brick wall of a building at 3513 S. Wright road, Burton's Bridge, McHenry. The Nunda Township Rescue Squad took her to McHenry hospital where authorities listed her in satisfactory condition Monday. The police report indicated Ms. Goorsky was east-bound on Route 176 and as she ap­ proached the intersection of List Locations For Lead Poison Testing Program Locations for the mobile van being used in the lead poisoning testing program were an­ nounced by Kathi George, chairman of this project, sponsored by the McHenry County Association For the Retarded. Testing is free screening for children, one to five years of age. Parents are urged to take advantage of this free program to check the lead poisoning level in youngsters. Mobile van schedule established to date is Wed­ nesday, Oct. 8 and 9, at 9 a.m. at Fantasy Farm, 4719 Crystal Lake road, McHenry; Oct. 8, 2:30 p.m. Fairy Tale house, Roberts road, Island Lake; Oct. 9, 10 a.m. at Headstart. First United Methodist church, Main and Center streets, McHenry; and Friday, Oct. 10, at 9 a.m. at First Baptist church pre-school. 509 N. Front street, McHenry. Burton's Bridge and Lilyrrfoor sites are to be announced later. Nish road, she attempted to slow down for a vehicle directly in front of her. However, she said that when she applied her brakes, they failed to operate properly. Her car crossed through the intersection and across Wright road where it crashed into a brick building. The car entered the building of E-Ton Machines and ^damaged four large machines. During impact it pushed ap­ proximately 14,000 lbs., of steel a distance of 20 feet, according to owners of E-Ton Machine company. Two Spring Grove brothers were admitted to McHenry hospital following a one-car accident Sunday afternoon on Ringwood road just east of Pioneer road near Ringwood. The Johnsburg Rescue squad transported Stanley and Scott Parfrey of 912 Main street. Spring Grove, to the hospital where they were listed in satisfactory condition Monday by hospital authorities. Deputies reported that Stanley Parfrey was driving east-bound on Ringwood road and lost control of his car as it negotiated a curve on Pioneer road. The car went into a skid and rolled over damaging 100 feet of fencing on the south side of the road. Joan I. O'Brien of 507 N. Santa Barbara, McHenry, was ticketed for failure to yield turning left following a collision at the intersection of Route 120 and River road last Saturday morning about 1 o'clock. Paul Eiszik of 2921 W. Virginia stri&et, McHenry, was waiting on River road for the light to change. As it did so, he proceeded north-bound across Route 120 but before he could t cross the west-bound lane, he was hit by the O'Brien auto. Ms. O'Brien said she didn't see the other car prior to im­ pact. A rear-end collision at the intersection of Route 31 and Barnard Mill road Saturday afternoon resulted in a ticket for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident being issued to Victor J. Taylor of 3002 Victoria, McHenry. According to county deputies, Paul M. Wallack of 4391 Camela street, Yorba Linda, Calif., was stopped on Route 31 waiting for the vehicle in front of him to make a left turn when his car was hit from behind. Taylor said he tried to stop (Continued On Page 16) BUYS FIRST CANDY - Mayor Joseph B. Stanek placet money in canister to purchase the first candy life savers sold by the local Lions club members, Richard Mercure, Kingsley Forbes, Dennis Swedo, Butch Moore and Bill Davidson on Candy Day for the Blind, Friday, Oct. 10. Area Religious Educators Honored By Bishop O'Neill At a ceremony held at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Rockford, Bishop Arthur J. O'Neill conferred awards on outstanding religious educators from McHenry county. The ceremony climaxed the ob­ servance of Catechetical Week, a week highlighting the work of religious educators all over the United States. Educators honored were Pat Wightman, St. Joseph, Rich­ mond, Beverly Schmitt, St. Peter, Spring Grove, Sister M. Andreella, St. Mary and Martin Koleno, Sr., St. Patrick both of McHenry, Elizabeth Selsdorf, Christ the King, Wonder Lake and Virginia Spengel, St. John the Baptist, Johnsburg. McHenry Area Students Vie For Homecoming Titles Several McHenry area students are among the contestants for king and queen who will be crowned at the Marian Central homecoming dance, Saturday, Oct. II. In front row, left to right, are Gere Ahrens, Woodstock; Chris Doherty, McHenry; Marianne May, Richmond; Peggy Shahoda, Woodstock and Kim Huemann, Johnsburg. In back row are Pat Cristy, Wonder Lake; John Conerty, Woodstock; Mike Tonyan, McHenry; Mark Saladin, Woodstock and Dan Knox, McHenry. PHOTO BY BARBARA GILPIN Marian Central Catholic high school, Woodstock, is holding its annual homecoming week. Plans for the week include switch roles day among students and faculty on Wed­ nesday; apple day on Thursday, and grub, button and hat day on Friday. ' On Saturday, Oct. 11, the Marian Central Hurricanes will take on the St Ed Green Waves football team, the junior varsity will play at 12 noon, while the varsity game starts at 2 p.m. Between games will be the annual homecoming parade. Leading the parade will be the queen candidates. Gere Ahrens, Chris Doherty, Kim Huemann. Marianne May and Peggy Shahoda. The (Continued On Page 16) Woman Killed; Several V