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New bill focuses on handicapped drivers I'ACiK • - PLAINDRALER - WKDNK 1 OCTOBER I*. 1*3 A bill, proposed by Secretary of State Jim Edgar to mate driving and traveling easier for handicapped persons and their families, has been signed by the governor, who amendatorily vetoed a second bill, making a •light change. - "Being mobile is important in today's society. These bills will provide new and improved services to handicapped persons capable of driving, and to those who must rely on family and friends for transportation," Edgar said. SENATE BILL 1270, which was signed and goes into effect Region Two distributes funding The following agencies have been awarded funds for 1984 through Region Two Area Agency on Aging for s e r v i c e s i n McHenry County, it has been announced by Charles D. Johnson, executive director of the agency. The McHenry County Senior Citizens' Council received funds for its social service programs. They include: $34,500 for Information and Referral, $25,221 for OUtreach, $18,909 f o r C a s e Management- Assessments, $ 7 3 , 8 4 6 f o r Congregate Meals, $24,417 for Home Delivered Meals and $15,000 for Transportation. The Prairie State Legal Services, Inc., (McHenry County) received $5,000 for legal programs. Region Two Area Agency on Aging is the planning and coordination agency for social and nutrition service provided to persons over 60 residing in McHenry County and seven other r„ northern , Illinois counties. Funds provided for this award are channeled from the administration on aging at the federal level to the Illinois Department on Aging and then to Region Two. The primary focus of the services provided is to enable older persons to remain independent for as lone a as possible ana to prevent institutionalization. MCCD to meet ' The next regular meeting of the board of trustees of t h e M c H e n r y County Conservation District will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20, in the district office at 6512 Harts Road, Ringwood. Jan. 1,1984, makes the following change: ...Allows disabled persons to provide a signed affidavit indicating a specific handicap in lieu of the present requirement that they provide a physician's certificate to be eligible for waiver of the $4 fee for an Illinois identification card. This change simplifies the requirements and eliminates the need for an examination which could cost at least $40. SENATE BILL 1289, which was amendatorily vetoed and must be reconsidered by the legislature this fall, would make the following ...Broadens the definition of a disability to allow handicapped license plates to be issued to persons with cardiac and respiratory conditions and to those who cannot walk without braces or other prosthetic devices. The, plates mav also be purchased by family members who fequently transport blind persons, enabling them to use designated handicapped parking nlaces. ...Handicapped decals, rather than license plates, will be conveniently displayed on cars used to transport handicapped persons. Edgar said his office would make the handicapped decals available on a statewide basis. Some local governments do not provide specific identification for handicapped drivers, and some municipalities do not recognize the cards of other municipalities. Legislation creating handicapped license plates went into/effect in 1975. Currently •• --general News =2= Hunting license sales increase there are about 10,200 registered vehicles with handicapped plates and 2,800 with disabled veteran plates. Sales of Illinois hunting and fishing licenses were up in federal fiscal year 1982, resulting in a significant jump in revenues from license sales for the year, according to figures just released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The increase may translate into more dollars for fish and wildlife conservation efforts, not only from revenues generated directly from the sale of licenses, but also from an anticipated increase in federal r e i m b u r s e m e n t s f o r conservation projects, according to Conservation Director David Kenny. McHENRY PLAINDEALER The McHenry Plaindealer 3812 W Elm Streel McHenry ll 60050 • 3 YEARS • $40.00 • 2 YEARS • $28.50 • 1 YEAR $U 50 • 6 MONTHS $S. 50 • PAYMENT ENCLOSED Nam* Address City Prices good in ' McHenry County V) 1* m t § - </> aioS n m C 9 x X |2 o i 2 V)