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*£& mmrn KU^ihm -» .-. .,%i..;•& Si™:. Page 7-PLAlNDfcALER-HERALD,FRIDAY,JANUARY 11.1985 Local man named chairman of cerebral palsy telethon Seedlings available Hitting the slopes Winter's snowfall may m£ai> trouble lor motorists and backaches for who snovnl driveways, but for kids it's a great tun* / Recent snows in McHenry meant that children, like the ones above who played behind West Campus one day, were able to try out new skis and sleds. State must act to help school budgets By Mark Baus PUtadealer Herald N ews Setvlce Before Illinois school district - can finance budgets without taking on excessive short-term debts, tbe state must improve its system of tax distribution and stabilize school district budgeting processes, according to Dr. Suzanne Langstrom. project chairman°foi the Illinois School Board Public School Financing Project Langston said thai the state must pick up its share of fechool funding and accelerate the billing method of property tax collection to heip stabilize cash flow to districts before any steps can be taken to prevent school districts from incurring cessive sho^t-t^rm deKb.. "We've placed iiie burden < -n • local school districts oc having a work out budgets bet'jre jhev know how rr mh they ha - c • work with." Langston-d ' W« eally don't have n : - 'school boards not t o Oorrow unii! the state makes some reforms." Langston said 25 percent of all short-term debt* in the U S is taken up by school districts in Illinois. • Currently, school districts receive tax money beginning in June, while the budgeting process usually begins in January. "School districts adopt budgets without having any idea of how much money they will be receiving. They are asked to be responsible in their budgeting p; aciiees without knowing how much they have to work with," Langston said. "Until we get that situation cleaned up, we're telling them to borrow against anything they can." The State Board of Education wili present- guidelines for comprehensive school finance reforms at public hearings in both Springfield and Chicago on Jaiv 9 arfd Ofte recorrv- ^ -.uaador vouid. allow school disty;t is ; ; establish levies using ihe previous year's Equalized Assessed Valuation (EAV) for property in the district. «*• Currently, the state uses ; n a EAV to determine general state aid for districts, while the calendar-year EAV is used to determine local revenue. In 1984-85, for example, the state is using 1982 EAV to determine general state aid for districts while "local' revenues are general cd according to the 1983 EAV . Use of the prior-year EAV to McHenry businessman Ted Stilling is the McHenry County chairman of the United Cerebral Palsy telethon. The nationally-televised seventh annual "Weekend With The Stars" telethon will begin on Jan. 12, and run for 20 and a half consecutive hours. -JThe county pledge center will be located at Realty World, 205 E. South St. in Woodstock. Phone pledges will be accepted locally at 338-3723. \ Last January the nationwide event raised more than $15 million to fund research and community services relating to the disabling condition that affects 700,000 Americans and some 10,000 newborn babies annually. Pledges in the 10-county Blackhawk Region totaled $72,848. UCP of Blackhawk will again be the local recipient of the funds raised in McHenry County. A total of 75 percent of the proceeds will remain in the region. The remaip- ing 25 percent is allocated to the national organization. Lynn Rehnberg serves as casemanager for McHenry Coun­ ty, assisting clients to be as in­ dependent as possible, assessing their needs and providing pro­ gram coordination and continuity. Other services includt a sitter training program, an equipment l o a n b a n k a n d r o u t i n e developmental follow-up for high risk infants. KING'S BIRTHDAY The City of Chicago will hold a celebration in observance of the 56th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday. The celebration is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 15, at the Medinah Temple, 600 N. Wabash from 9:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. It will be free to the public. Seedling trees and shrubs for ornahiental, landscaping, windbreads, Christmas tree production, wildlife areas and for the protection of soil erosion can be obtained from the McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). Pines, firs, spruces and deciduous species will be available through March 1. Order forms can be obtained by contacting the SWCD at (815) 338-0099. Prior to ordering any species, consider the soil conditions of the planting site. The order form describes in detail the variety of trees and general planting and soil guidelines. The SWCD can help individuals select the right species for their soil. Planning and assistance for windbreads and wildlife areas is also available from district personnel. 1 determine both state and local revenue for schools would prevent districts" from ex­ periencing windfalls of losses that occur because of changes in property values from year to year. Using the same year, a gain or loss in local revenue due to changes in the EAV would be balanced by a respective loss or gain in state funds, according to the Langston. Use of prior-year EAV would also remove un­ certainty in local budgeting that comes from basing budgets on estimated calendar-year EAV. Another recommendation would require all counties to use an accelerated billing method of property tax collection to help stabilize cash flow for districts. Initial collections would be made in the first quarter of the year, and distributions to districts would be made quar­ terly. 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