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A New Look At Local Taxes tiny can get to note® tint the • home to follow this practice. " md eacmptlon « valuation to Us 1917 BumrMgntbi the proportion SJ^SSi ia the first of a and the multiplier fay the r, Lloyd Berfer). TAXES brings the fine weather of spring and the fint instalment of property taxes. Moot people pay1 tumbling and some perception that the buTeec im last year but are not unduly concerned. An I of approximately is percent in the 1MB taxee does not make much of an impHnaiisL r, thoee who keep score wfB note that file total tax bill for fide area has increased almost 75 shout $12^90. la 1001 the 1J704 stats s taxable valuation of 034,000 ( percent since 1975, the last year that the state eppltsd a negative to local asseesments. This actual increaee has occurred in face of a slight decline in the total tax levy rate Cram 90.051 in 1975 to 00.900 in 1001 per $100 eeseooed.vsluattan. The almost invisible factor in the Is in the state fpp'H equalization not neceoeorily the villain. This the aeseesed valuation of the purpaeno fay 07.04 percent, mod sumptions of up to IS,000 where This means that if you valuation of at tax , thoughitie owner for tax > to most hones a hems with an 1.000. in 1975 the equaliser would have given you a taxable valuation of to fniileh eome protection Increase. But It part of the burden oft the home owner to who do not qualify for the exemption, and . It actually has very little effoct receive the exemption, he It Is ths local taxing district thst "has its foot iterator,"^Woioeki claims. He points out that the Taxpayers Federation at recent eenate revenue eaid what be adtheooed by legleletlon Is eech property owner psys. If ns mora money is requeeted, there wul be no more money collected regardleee of the seeeesment, even if it is doubled Barrow an that firom a practical etandpoint there is a coanection between the siss of the asseesment and taxee received in the cases where rate maximums had bean reached and the district wsnts mora money. Barrow notee that the Department of Revenue by law must issue annual multipliers fint faring each countyjs '""uS For market valus of the prq tuned on wha t ie called a three moet recent years (forest for the tress."Simply stated, hs notes, tin for ths tax rata Is fin amount of Hn levy, (fin by the taxiag body) divided by tin eaeooseu vsiuauon as aeterminea oy tne tocai and the various equalisers. Woioeki notee that i of the levde of seeeeement It Is tin amount requeeted by taxing agenclss baeed on its I for each fiscal year that determtnee the levy ."Tin levy la not changed by tin multiplier. ̂ ̂ Woioeki concedes there is s connection between increased taxes snd Increased vaknfionswbere there Is a maximum on the tax rate which a taxing district baa reached and the dtetrict will levy mere than its actual budget in order to take advantage of poeaibie inrreasee in * valuation. Some echooTdtetricts fint needsuths Wolotki: "Pooplo, whon talking about property toxos, %--m unoblo to poo tho forott for tho troot" •--For taxos it is tho local taxing district that "has its foot on tho accolorator". the ectuel spending. Taxing bodlee should not be allowed to increaee their leviee without being authorised by a referendum. Woioeki euggeets, "People must decide whet eervteee they want to retain and whet they can afford.'" Curt Barrow, deputy director of the Department of Revenue for Illinois, Property Tax Administration Bureau, agreee substantially with Woloski, that the smountof the taxee are eat fay the various levying offlcee. "The role of the asseesment is to equalise the tax burden, ill ultimate gopL" 1901 thie is 1970,79 and 00. Because of the spurt in price inflation during 70 and 79 there is s built-in leg effoct that retains the upward price trend that apparently dioappeared in 1001. Hia)explanation of the homeetoad exemption was the same ns that of Woioeki. Barrow said he believed the exemptiori is §. "sleight of band" in the tax proceee. If there were no exemption, the tax base would be larger and the rate lower. Barrow claimed a bo that the (ConMnved mm pm§m 10) THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" VOLUME 107 NUMBER 4 WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 11, 1982 1 SECTION 20 PAGES 25* Victim Of Friday Bicycle Mishap wn A 14-year-old Twin Lakee girl was injured Friday afternoon on Crystal Lake road, about a mile south of Bull Valley road, when the bicycle she was veered into the path of a pickup truck. ' The driver of the truck, Dons Id Fiecher, of 435 E. Kimball, Woodstock, told county police he was traveling at about 45 mph when the collision occurred. The truck then skidded into a ditch on the weet side of the pavement. The girl, Laurie Ostrander, of 047 Bay view, Twin Lakee, Wis., reportedly told a witnese that she loot control of the bicycle when it hit s rock. She was also riding north when the collision occurred. The McHenry Ares Reecue squad transported Miae Oetrander to the emergency room of McHenry hoepital. She wae reported in good condition Tueedey morning. A 15-year-old Woodstock youth was killed Aug. 0 when the motorcycle he was riding ran into the path of an oncoming vehicle on Sunset Bidge rood, near Route 14. Anthony M. Bresile, 15, of 004 Oak street, Woodstock, was pronounced (Cutinwe mm pm§m IS) Changes Recommended In Mental Health Organization USUI Meanderin' U memory servee us correctly we are somewhere beyond the mid-point in use of our five-year auto license plates. We're making dire predictions on this one. It is now our conclusion thst one thin piece of metsl csnnot possibly withstand the beetings of panting lots for another couple of years. This puts the whole plan in jeopardy. Our own front plate has so many crease marks that it is s perfect guide to our poeition in large lots when memory fails. Dark cars are plentiful, but we have Juet about memorised the direction of the folds in the metal which mark the car as our own. secretary of state is details of a new program to ' life of driver licences from to four years. While Mr. Edgar >apt eawy about the life of metal in these days of bumper-to-bumper travel, he realism the need to consider the man behind the wheel. He probably aieo is sware that it's silly to make us return every three years to tell him something that will be erased from memory in the near future - like the difference between a long steady yellow line, a broken yellow line and a white line. For 00 we know all the answers for the test, only mm p«e» 10) Because federel guidelinee no longer apply, members of the Plan­ ning and Management board, a component of the McHenry County Comprehensive Mental Health Ser­ vice system, have voted to recom­ mend organizational and functional changee. Theee will be acted on by the McHenry County Mental Health (700) board. Since the federal money ts now being distributed by the state from block grants, the board is no longer considered as receiving federal funding, and the requirements for structure and function formerly imposed with the grants are not now applicable, according to Dennie Smith, system director. Repreeentation on the PftM board was formerly set to be at least half of the citizens et large, Smith explained. Of the eight members, at least four had to be service consumers." With two members sppointed from the 700 board, this left two positions on the eight-member board to be rotated among the eeven or eight agenciee receiving Federal money from the board. The PftM board agreed to eetabUah membership ss four dtizene at large, three permanent memberships from the three largest sgenctee supported. snd one rotating membership, two members from fin TOO board ap­ pointed by the board preeident, and the director as an ex-offlcio member The terms would be two years except for the rotating member, which would be one year. Meeting date will etill be the first Wednssday of each month, and fin m losing of two consecutive regular meetings by a member would be cauee for review of bis or her ap­ pointment by the agency repreoented. the PftM board recommended.The board aleo voted to amend its "charge" or purpoee to conform with the provisions of the 700 mental health financing statute (Winota). Agenciee Indicated as permanent members of the PftM board were Family Servicee and Mental Health center. Pioneer center, and the Memorial hoepital at Woodstock (with established a newly eetaDUsnsd psychiatric in­ patient unit) Smith reported that the logielature had authorised the distribution of federal block grant fundi for mental health at 00 percent of rsqusete in stead of 75 percent as paessd earlier Smith noted that reprceentativeo of first the Peoria and then the Chicago MH had p-*--1 through measures that would remit In 100 Determined thet McHenry county would not be the only eyetem In the state thet would be funded at 75 percent, he contacted Rep. Richard Klemm, who introduced full funding legislation for this county. However, the compromise 90 percent for all organisations passed swells the governor's signature, Smith said. The county will receive 0215,000 more, Smith reported, end noted that the family servicee agency and the Youth Service Bureeu had "suffered the moot" in prooooed cute when faced with reduced funding. The 700 board administration recommended applying port of the additional money toe traneitionel living facility (TLF) and to "caee management" to provide eome consistency in sustaining care, which had suffered in the cuts. PftM board members recom­ mended applying 140,000 for sustaining care, $45,000 for case management, 030,000 for Kaleidescope (senior citizens), 950,000 for the TLF, up to 025,000 for an evaluater for the rehabilitation workshop, and one mora staffer for the Elgin protect. Smith eaid that an emergency pereon wae needed to transport people releaeed by the Elgin center night or day. "Otherwise how do we get them (CmmUktmrnd mm pe§m 10) Fair Honors Reward McHenry Area Entries McHenry area entries took their share of honors at the McHenry County Fair held for five days through Sunday, Aug. 0. These included several as State Fair delegatee. For their various talents, Lee Tomlinson, in Watercolors, Stitchery and Home Furnishings (5-year-plan), Jeenette May in Sketching, and Sue Malenius in Naturecraft won a place among the delegatee. Others were Msrk Freels for Electricity and Julie Dietrich, flower arranging. All were winners in the 4-H Home Economics classes. One of the important categories for judging is 4-H Beef, in which Mark Freels captured champion Hereford female honors. He is from the Lin­ coln Cloverleafs. The reserve champion Hereford female winner belonged to Doneld Young of Spring Grove, a member of the Community Clovers and Gophers. For his New Zealand rabbits, Donald Thennes of McHenry entered the reserve champion. Among small breeds,. Terri Steinmetx of Wonder Lake had Champion Rex end Reeerve Champion Rex In 4-H Poultry entriee, Philip Wolff emerged with the grand champion Bantam chicken. He also won the Poultry Showman class, and for standard chickens, owned the champion Mediterraneens and Orientals. * Other winnings were for champion Cochin and champion "all other Roee combed variety. on ducka, Philip had the champi ~ (dish In Cayuga, Orpington and Swe entries. In geese, his winning ribbons were for champion croesbred Among miscelleneous entriee, Doug Webel of McHenry had the champion ' 4-H in "all other poultry projects" it) Girls Save McHenry Man Their cries for help were heard on shore by the two Grayslake girls, who immediately began to swim to the capsized boat, pushing rubber life rts ahead of them. Ted Pitien of McHenry end Clarence Tonyen of Greyslake had a narrow escape from drowning last week. Both of them credit their livee to the quick reeponse to their cries for help by Paulette Carter, 15, end Linda Kardoff, 10. Their reecue put en abrupt halt to Oil Mtrw tliWWg wWcWtuw the men into the middle of Grayslske in sn aluminum row host. Pitien judged the water to be about 20 feet deep. Suddenly, both men moved to one side of the craft at the same time and the anchored boat nosedived, throwing both of them into the water ra One of the girls managed to keep the hood of the unconscious Tonyen above water while the other continued her swim to fhe'dthor sMs ofJhe lam for help. In the meentime, Mrs. Lauren Kardoff heard the commotion from shore and set out in a row boat to give assistance. She and her daughter managed to keep Tonyan's head and (C*ntl«»w«e on p«o* II) sd bystanders look en es members of the McHenry Aree Rescue sqead aid Laurie Ostrander, who wes Injured when her bicycle collided with e pickup truck on Crystal Lake road late lest Frldey afternoon. Miss Ostraader wae taken to McHeary hoepital emergency room for treatment of Injuries received la the accident STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD WIN BARREL COMPETITION - ElU Behrens. a member of the McHeary Beautlficetton committee, left, preeente award to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Steinsdorfcr. proprietors of Steiay's House of Prater, 3421 W. Elm street. McHenry, who topped all entries la the "beet decorated flower barrel" competition. The Beau tlf tea tien cemurittee, which Includes only a few women. Is responsible for tho placement aad planting of tho femillur block end white flower barrels throughout the city. Now la lie third year, the group has already started to make plana for next yeer's beaut Mention project. . STAFF PHOTO- WAYNE GAYLORD 4-Year License Program To Simplify Driving Procedures Page 17 Okay Industrial Bond Sale Village Of Sunnyslde Rage 4 Remembering When An Old Cop On The Beat Page 15