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\ Ag area addresses farmland protection Concern about the conversion of farmland can be transferred into action through local initiative to establish Ag Areas. A new brochure to better inform the public about the Ag Areas Law is available from the McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). Declaring an Ag Area allows - landowners as well as local government to make a public statement that they are serious about protecting land for farm use. Additional advantages include provisions that (1) land is exempt from local nuisance v ordmances against normal farming operations; and (2) Ac Area land can't receive special tax assessments for public improvements that don't benefit the land: examples include water ana sewer lines; and (3) state agencies must consider Ag Areas when proposing state project alternatives. Establishment of an Ag Area is voluntary, it is initiated by landowners, is in effect for 10 years and is reviewed at that time and every eight years thereafter. A minimum of 500 acres of viable farmland, as compact and contiguous as possible is needed for an Ag Area. Steps to establish an Ag Area filing a petition with the boara which refers it to a formed Agriculture Areas' Committee. The committee holds a public hearing and prepares its recommendation to the county board. County or regional planning commissions, as well as municipalities within one and one half miles may comment on the Ag Area proposal. The county board must approve establishment of the Ag Area. Ag Areas Act is an abbreviated term for the A g r i c u l t u r a l A r e a s Conservation and Protection Act. The purpose of the law, in effect since July, 1980, is "to provide a means by which agricultural land may be protected and enhanced as a viable segment of the state's economy and as an economic and environmental resource of major importance". Seventeen Ag Areas, encompassing nearly 40,000 acres, now exist in 11 Ilinois counties. For a copy of the brochure and more informaiton, contact the McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation District's office at 338-0099. ffgeneral ^ news Guest day at Urbana U of 1 County agencies work for United Way campaign ,. United Way of McHenry - County's 15 member agencies « are providing essential support to the 1983 United W$y of McHenry County Annual „ campaign reported Ron Pratner, Crystal Lake, United < Way general campaign chiurman. „ to Prather, "Our ;r agencies do not sit back and let community volunteers bear the burden of raising charitable funds needed to support the 26 programs United Way helps support amongst our agencies. Xhe level of cooperation and support provided our annual campaign effort by our agencies is truly () unique and outstanding. We know of no other United Way ^ that enjoys the support our agencies give our United Way PUMPKIN SALE during the annual campaign. . •>. < 'The help we receive from our agencies during the campaign is significant ana widely varied. Every one of our member agencies sponsors a United Way campaign at the worksite for its own employees. Despite the fact that social services agencies do not pay high wages to their employees, six United Way "agencies rank amongst the top 25 employers in the county in terms of average employee giving to United Way in the 1982 campaign. The agencies are the Youth Service Bureau, with the highest average employee giving of all County employers, plus: Fajnily Service and Community Mental Health Center, Pioneer Center. Family Care Service, Friendship House Day Care Center, and McHenry County Senior Citizens Council. "Our small .» business solicitation effort is conducted entirely by our agencies. This year, agency volunteers will make personal calls on nearly 400 small businesses around the county to personally thank them for their past support of United Way and to seek tneir continued financial support during the 1983 campaign. Our direct mail campaign effort is an annual effort of the McHenry County Senior Citizens Council. Council volunteers at every Senior Citizens Center throughout the County will handle the compilation and of over 45,000 letters to lty residents." "Our agencies assist in the campaign in other important ways. They support other employers' worksite campaigns by conducting, tours of the agency for solicitors or by visiting companies to describe their programs to employees at campaign time. Additionally, two of our agencies, Pioneer Center and the Girl Scouts, have volunteered people to serve as Campaign. Consultants in our. Major Employers Campaign Division." Prather added: "Of our $225,000 for 1983, our agencies have assumed full responsibility for raising $41,000 of that amount, nearly 20 percent of our total goal. Our campaign effort is truly a partnership between our agencies and tjie comunity they serve. Our other volunteers from industry, government, commerce and schools are Eroud to work with and on ehalf of our agencies in our annual campaign." The University of Illinois College of Agriculture and the School of Human Resources and Family Studies will h6st their annual Student Guest Day Program on Saturday, Oct. 22, in Urbana. Illinois high-school students, parents, and other guests can participate in a broad range W educational and career- planning activities beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the University's mini Union. This year's program, "Education for Tomorrow's Careers," is designed to explore the many educational and career opportunities available through college and school programs. Highlights of the day's activities include coordinated career-exploration visits to departmental facilities; slide-sound presentations describing the College's many educational programs and careers in agriculture, home economics, and related fields; students presentations on campus life, and guided tour of the agriculture campus. Visiting^ Illinois high-school students kid other guests will enjoy exhibits by various student clubs and organizations, a campus walking tour, and a noon pork chop barbecue. A tour of campus housing facilities, including residence halls, fraternities and sororities, and independent houses, also is scheduled Illinois teachers, guidance c o u n s e l o r s , s c h o o l administrators,, and .others interested in educational and career planning also are invited to attend the all-day program on the UI Urbana-Champaign campus. No pre-registration is required. Park Dept. sets art courses This year the McHenry Parks Department is offering an Art Class for grades 6 through 8 and a Beginning Drawing Class for adults. These classes are as follows: Art-Grades 6-8, 8 week course beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 18 from 2:45-3:45 p.m. at McHenry Jr. High School. Art-Grades 6-8. 8 week course beginning on Thursday, Oct. 20 Jr. High School. Beginning Drawing For Adults, 8 week course beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Parkland Jr High School. For further information on this, call the Department of Parks and Recreation at 344- 3300. A pumpkin sale, sponsored by the Jaycee Women of McHenry, will continue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 22 and 23 in the parking lot of McHenry Marketplace^ \ O t ( W R h \ I A N AQl/ASftNTHY W A T E R C O N D I T I O N E R $ H I C K 5 G A 5 J •LOW MONTHLY RENTAL •NO STALLATION CHARGE •FREE WATER TEST •30 DAY FREE TRIAL •Save on Detergents. Soaps. 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