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Student Mike Thomas is VOLUME 107 NUMBER 85 4 SERVING THE CHAIN O LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 FRIDAY, MAY 20/ 1983 1 SECTION 20 PAGES 25* 1 C Olsen A 546-acre Planned Unit Development is being considered for annexation by the village of Lakemoor. The area involved, located north of the village and encompassing Sullivan lake, is 2% to 3 times the size of the Spring is here - of course it is. And how do we know? By the calendar and by the feel of the air as we step out the door. But if we threw away the calendar, and if we could insulate ourself to the temperature outside, would we know by less obvious signs? Most certainly we would. We would know by the fact that increasing numbers of bicycles are not wily keeping up with us, they are even getting ahead at the stop in­ tersections. We stop; they don't. We would know by the number of social commitments registered in our little black book. And we would know by the number of award banquets honoring (as they should) those in our society who have distinguished themselves in one way or another. A sure sign would be rough, gai worked hands that set them apart from hands at any other time of the year. We would be sure because of those cozy duos of ducks, and sometimes three's-a-crpwd gatherings all over McHenry. Music is in the air, too, as it is at no other time. Walk into any school gymnasium or auditorium, and the chances are good of finding a group either in practice or actually in concert The Spring spirit is evident by the number of our friends on diets. No longer do heavy coats cover the avoirdupois, resulting in firm decisions to once again enter into the battle of the, bulge. An occasional gnat in the air is another sure signal of the approach of insects by the thousands. And a particularly warm sunshine may even find a wasp hovering near a partially opened car window. Society page notices of "last meeting of the season" is another ve-away that Winter has really said ts goodbyes and meant than. We are also convinced by the long (Continued on pogo It) present village, according to Trustee Pat Morrison. A shopping center on Highway 120 east of the business district is included in the proposed development. Developer R. L. Krilich has met with the affected school boards, and a public hearing is planned for June 8 or 9, according to Village President Richard Hyatt. At their May 12 board meeting, the trustees set in motion two zoning amendments. One will reduce lot size requirements from a 75-foot frontage minimum to a 50 by 100 foot total lot size minimum. The second amend­ ment will lower single family residence size requirements from 1,400 square feet of living space to a lower area amount to be suggested by the Zoning commission. Both amendments will be reviewed at a public hearing. The zoning changes will conform with the request of the proposed an­ nexation [dan and will also allow another developer to transfer nine modular homes to sites in the village. The modular homes will be accepted under the usual building inspections plus a special inspection of interior wiring, etc. requiring the opening of panelled walls in two of the already completed homes. The homes will also be required to meet the amended single home ordinance. A report from Director of Public Works Mark Zeffery called attention to sewer and drainage problems. Trustee C. Ed Godt had obtained a Consultant To Advise On Landfill Concerns by Angela Burden SHAW MHMA NfWS SEXVICf * Because a landfill site application is imminent, selection and hiring of a professional consultant to advise the McHenry County board has been directed to a joint committee of the board. The ^odunty's Health and ral and Planning and Zoning committees, with the staff plat review committee, recommended the search for a professional consultant "capable in the fields of design and evaluations of various methods of management of waste materials." The county board approved the recommendation Tuesday. The proposal stemmed from recent meetings and discussion on the evaluation and need for a landfill in the county. The Health and Ag committee in­ dicated last month that an application was expected for a landfill operatfbn here and an ordinance and regulations on landfills were hurried through the board for approval. In addition to setting criteria for a landfill, the county's procedures for landfill application requires the petitioner to pay a $10,000 deposit to cover the county's administrative expenses in processing the ap­ plication. This fee probably will be used for the consultant's fee, although the board at its Tuesday meeting did not specify a limit on expenses and the current budget does not cover such an expense. J However, the county s~new or­ dinance states that should there be any additional costs incurred by the county over the amount paid as a deposit, the applicant shall bear any and all additional costs. A notice was filed early this month by Waste Management Inc., an Oak Brook-based firm, indicating the company will Hie a landfill ap- (Continued on pogo It) Albanese Suit Names Hospitals Relatives of the convicted murderer Charles Albanese have filed suit against McHenry and Northwest Community hospitals and 12 physicians for failing to diagnose the poisoning of family members. Tne suit was Hied Monday in Cook County Circuit court by Albanese's brother, Michael, and their mother, Clara, who is acting as administrator of the estate of her husband. Albanese was convicted in 1982 of the murders of his father, his wife's grandmother and his mother-in-law and the attempted murder by poisoning of his brpther, Michael. According to trial testimony, Albanese laced family members' food with arsenic ova* a period of months. Trial testimony also indicated that he killed the family members in order to gain more than fl million in inheritance and control of Allied Die Casting, a company founded by his father. Development price of $4,100 for a backhoe which would address these problem areas. Godt will obtain other prices, since, according to Hyatt, funds for pur­ chase will not be available until August or September. Zeffery was instructed to prepare a list of necessary drainage and sewer work and also obtain rental costs for equipment to improve the situation before that time. Hyatt said assistance for Zeffery would be forthcoming in the hiring of a CETA-sponsored employee because that is all the vill&ge can afford at this time. In other action, the board members voted to approve the request for a business license from Building Contractor Thomas Hamilton, 100 W. Rand road. They also instructed the village clerk to notify business people by letter 30 days prior to license renewal time and to request that all licensees submit their sales tax numbers and mailing addresses. Hyatt indicated that some sales tax revenues had gone to McHenry because Lakemoor has a McHenry post office. He recom­ mended that Lakemoor-McHenry be used in addresses. Trustee Godt was authorized to apply for Park and Recreation Area Development Grant Program funds. The funds may be used for land­ scaping, trees, shrubs and soil erosion on public property. Hyatt announced that one con­ demned house had been demolished and Zeffery said the debris will be cleared as soon as weather and soil conditions permit. Plans to demolish two other burned out buildings are in process. , In an open forum period, village residents demanded action on sewer and drainage problehas. Trustee Harry Brady responded, "Few people know what the revenue situation is. The village receives $47,000 in revenue, and necessary repair work would run $100,000 or more." Hyatt added, "We agreed with you three weeks ago and we are trying to solve these problems." One citizen offered to lend money to the village to buy a backhoe, but Hyatt said, legally, this could not be done. He also noted that funds from Motor Fuel taxes could be used to rent equipment, but could not be used for purchases. Another resident complained of problems in obtaining police service. He was told police service in Lakemoor is part time, and the Sheriff's office should be notified when the police cannot be reached at the local number. Several people volunteered to assist in improving the roads. Cold patching roads will probably provide an op­ portunity for volunteer help, ac­ cording to Hyatt. History In Quilt Mrs. Ingeborg Jacobsen of Ringwood is shown with the McHenry township block of an historic quilt which is being made in observance of the twentieth anniversary of the McHenry County Historical society,. Ms. Jacobsen followed an original picture of the old Hanly Brick Mill to make the block. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD As a twentieth year anniversary project, the McHenry County Historical society is putting togetheran historic quilt with significant historical representations from each of the 17 townships. The quilt will| be worked on at the museum throughout . the season and interested quilters are invited to take part in the quilting. McHenry township' will be represented by a beautiful em­ broidered picture of the A. H. Hanly Brick Mill erected in McHenry in 1870 and recently renovated by owner James Althoff. To complete the McHenry township quilt block, Ingeborg Jacobsen of Ringwood followed an original picture of the old mill done by artist, Dorothy Pytko, a former elementary teacher in McHenry District 15. • The entire quilt will be on display at the museum during McHenry day to be held June 5 (Sunday, from 1:30 to 4:30) and later in the season for Ringwood day on Sunday, Oct. 16. On those special days residents from the honored city will be admitted free to the museum in Union. The society hopes residents will bring local historical memorabilia in those days to share with old friends and neigh­ bors. "T" Recognize Scout Leader Silver Beaver Award I Page 17 aHBVLQuido in jayijlj JJUJoil -- . FREE rtlidl *s Edition Solar Dish Demonstration At Trades Open House Page 9 Program, For Enrichment by the difficulty experienced in working in leather craft Guiding the operation is Jan Klontz, instructor of the PTO-sponsored enrichment program at Edgebrook school. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Leather craft is just one of many classes offered in District 15 schools by volunteer teachers. They are part of the enrichment program instituted by concerned parents when lack of funds resulted in cutbacks of some programs in the schools. The PTO was able to place over 200 students who chose the class they wished to attend. , Besides leather craft, the offerings included poster art, baby sitting, Spanish, needlecraft, French, first aid, drawing, aerobics, poetry and story telling. The Planning and Management board members of the McHenry County Comprehensive Mental Health Service system are keeking to balance community needs against declining sources of funding as they amend and develop their three-year plan of priorities on which distribution of tax and privately raised funds is based. Ann Patla, assistant executive director for the Mental Health 708 board, has presented staff developed criteria and analyses of needs within and*outside of the various agencies supported by 708 funding and goals and unmet objectives established earlier by the board. All the material, which for a time threatened to become an "information overload" according to director Dennis Smith, was to guide P & M board members' discussion of the issues and to aid in making recommendations to the 708 board of the "system. - • - Ms. Patla emphasized that in assessing mental health needs the first step is to identify those needs considering competition for funds in a downtrend economy. This is along with mandates (strings) tied to some funding sources, people for which service is targeted, evaluation of the performance and cost effectivenss of programs, acceptability, accessibility and appropriateness of services, most impact on the community, in­ teragency connections, and the effect of politically aware residents. Ms. Patla added that by using a needs assessment framework that identified needs within the various mental health agencies and outside would increase the decision-making capacity for allotting the available funds. As a starting point, she said, they could sue the already established goals and update them. These include briefly: to promote the continued development of the multi-agency mental health service system for prevention or early intervention, emergency services, outpatient service, follow-up service, community residential services for the mentally ill (MI), substance abusers, and developmentally disabled (DD), and .screening assistance to the courts. Other goals are providing central administration, research and plan­ ning services for improvement of services to county residents; promoting further efforts of the state Department of Mental Health toward deinstitutionalizing and institutional reform; promoting advocacy or protective services for users of the (Continued on pogo 18) Go-Ahead For Valley Hi Expansion The PTO is looking forward to of­ fering similar classes again in the Fall. Those who would be interested in teaching a class are asked to contact Jill Olszewski at 385-0995. The PTO is flexible as to class size and numbers of times the class would meet. By Angela Burden SHAW MEDIA NfWS SERVICE Plans for a 50-bed addition to the county-run Valley Hi nursing home in Hartland came a step closer this week when the McHenry County board authorized "start-up" costs for the project. Valley Hi Administrator Bill Morefield and the nursing home committee were given the go-ahead signal from the board to proceed with necessary paperwork for a new ad­ dition and renovation to the existing facility. The board approved funds, not to exceed $45,000, which are needed to continue with tlfe project. The Public Building commission was also instructed by the board to proceed with investigation of funding for the planned addition. "The cost projections show we'll be in the neighborhood of $1.6 million," Morefield said Wednesday. The nursing home committee and Morefield will be interviewing ar­ chitects May 31 to determine which firm will handle the proposed project. With the planned 50-bed addition and remodeling of the existing facility, the current 90-bed nursing home will grow to about 125-beds. "With the remodeling we'll probably have to phase-out between 13 and 20 beds," Morefield explained. The administrator said he is really pleased with "the progress we're making" and the proposed plans. "The next major hurdle will be the certificate of need required from the Health Systems agency. It will probably take a few months," Morefield said, "although there's a possibility that in the next six weeks we'll have an indication from HSA on the feasibility of the project," he said. Taking care of the paperwork, making application for the certificate of need, interviewing prospective architects and steering through a new addition are not strange tasks for Morefield. He's done it all before. Morefield became administrator at Valley Hi in the late 1960s when the county board (Continued on page 18) Tackle Problem Of Meeting Area Mental Health Needs