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>6L PAGE 17 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, APRIL 12,1974 FIVE SCHO( ELECTIONS ON SATURDAY (Continued from page 1) Johnsburg District 12 elementary school building and Harrison school, Wonder Lake. Voting precincts in District 15 will be located at the East campus boys' gym, the fire house in Lakemoor and the beach house in McCullom Lake. In Johnsburg, voting will take place at the elementary school, and in Wonder Lake at Harrison school. Voting for college candidates will be done in thirteen precincts throughout the county. Those affecting McHenry area voters are as follows: McHenry, cafeteria of East campus; Johnsburg, elementary school; Wonder Lake and Greenwood, Harrison school; Richmond-Burton, lobby of Richmond-Burton high school. HEALTH ORDINANCE DELAY MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR BUDGET (Continued from page 1) al, heard before the Zoning Board of Appeals Feb. 28, was granted on a request of Edward Buss that action not be held over until May, as scheduled. The r request for a station wagon for the Health department brought vigorous arguments in the matter of special features. The Purchasing and Insurance committee had recommended to the board approval of a policy in regard to county owned cars, namely that all vehicles except those of the Sheriff's department and department heads, should have included air conditioning but no radios. Buss asked that the portion excluding the radio be removed from the policy on the basis that some departments might have need of them. Highway Commissioner James Rakow noted that some of his cars do not have air conditioners and others are not equipped with radios. Pointing out that needs vary, he suggested that each committee state its particular needs rather than establish one policy for all. Member George Starr said he considered himself the "watch dog" of county expenses and voiced his opinion that if departments were allowed, they would have all vehicles fully equipped. After more discussion, it was decided that the Purchase and Insurance committee wgt^d meet with department heads to resolve the matter of specifications for the various type cars and trucks. After the board approved purchase of the Health department car on a low bid of Benoy Motors in the amount of $3,154.45, Member Marx Jones made a motion that a radio be installed. A vote denied that request with 13 "no's", including Thomas Huemann of McHenry, and 9 "yes" votes, favored by Buss, Charles "Chuck" Weingart and Willis Simms of McHenry. Approval was given to Paul Thomas and Larry Frederick of Liberty Asphalt and Jerome Millar of McHenry Sand and Gravel to install a temporary, portable bituminous concrete mixing plant in the Possum Run pit located east of McHenry. The permit extends for one year, with permission for renewal if necessary. In a discussion of the plant, several board members agreed that .some temporary permits extended indefinitely. It was decided to add to the motion a provision that spells out just what jobs are allowed under this one permit. Upon their completion, it will be necessary to apply again for a new permit. To carry out the functions of a Comprehensive Employment and Training act grant program, the board employed Jack Haffner, presently assistant to David Klasing of the Court Services department, as administrator. His salary will be $1,200 a month to develop a program plan. The program will be a Department of Labor function and any grant money involved would not be county money. The intent of the act is to go into industry and junior colleges, and for training outside of government for youths, offenders, persons of limited English-speaking ability, older workers, persons with particular disadvantages in the labor market, Indians and migrant and seasonal farm workers. Other favorable action calls for the expenditure of $900,000 for the needs of the McHenry County Highway department over a period of nine to twelve months. The expenditure of $58,430 has been allowed for resurfacing Ringwood road from Rt, 120 to McCullom Lake road. Other work in this area includes installation of traffic signals at the intersection of Rt. 120 and River road and action to prohibit parking on a portion of River road near Rt. 120. Other work in this area includes installation of traffic signals at the intersection of Rt. 120 and Rive* road and action to prohibit parking on a portion of River road near Rt. 120. Increasing expenses were noted in the price of liquid asphalt, which was $26 a ton last year and has risen to $63 at this time. Edward Buss announced that tax books have been received from all except Algonquin township, which are expected RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM OUTLINED AT TOWNSHIP MEET (Continued from page 1) available in two other funds. Regner asked that $10,000 be transferred from the General Assistance fund and $30,000 from the Township Treasurer fund into the General Road and Bridge fund. The money would be used for road improvements in the township. Dean noted that in order to authorize the transfer, a written resolution signed by electors must be presented at a special meeting. He will make the necessary arrangements to do this. Town Clerk Albert Adams introduced township officials to the twenty-five persons in attendance at the meeting. Officers present were Dean; Regner; Phil Mangold; Ronalda Margason; Tom Birmingham and Howard Snyder, auditors; and Sibre Whiting, assessor. Jack Kelsey was elected to serve as moderator for the meeting. Dean presented a report on the amount of public funds received and expended during the last fiscal year ending March 26, 1974. Balances carried forward to next fiscal year in the various funds were as follows: Township Treasurer fund, $34,790.01; General Assistance fund, $12,104.18; Permanent Hard Road fund, $9,227.92 and ' General Road and Bridge fund, $37,383.33. Electors at the meeting a p p r o v e d R e g n e r ' s recommendation to enroll all township employees who are not already covered, into the Illinois Municipal Retirement fund (IMRF). The Town board will also contact other townships in an effort to determine what type of hospitalization and sick pay benefits they afford their employees. A report will be made at the next meeting in order to determine what type program should be established for McHenry township employees. Dean reported that the township received $86,000 in by May 1. First installments # • reVenUe sharing funds last year this year are expected to be due for payment July 1. During the meeting, Fred Otto resigned as enforcing officer of the Zoning committee. Approval was given to a motion by Buss for a letter to be written to the Chicago and Northwestern Transportation company, informing of the very bad condition of the railroad bed on the spur north of Crystal Lake, running to Ringwood and Lake Geneva. Hie board would like the railroad officials to know that a danger exists, especially in view of the fact that chemicals are transported to Ringwood, as well as passengers traveling this route. They feel repairs should be made as soon as possible. Due to increased costs and overhead, the board acted to increase the monthly private pay rate for Valley Hi residents from $424 per month to $439. It was announced that open house would be held at the courthouse Sept. 15 of this year. TWO THEFTS INVESTIGATED (Continued from page 1) windows of various sizes in the home. The damage was apparently caused by die use of rocks. The vandalism occurred sometime since March 24. and will receive the same amount July 1 of this year. The Town board decided to use this money to solve problems for the people within the township. Twelve programs are now in operation for this purpose. If people have problems, they are asked to come to the township meetings and present them. The board will go out and review the problem and tell them what can be done. (V -• jt, Meetings are held the second Thursday of each month at 8 p.m. in Dean's office at 1257 N. Greeiratreet, McHenry, next to Bolger's Drug store. A lengthy discussion was held on damage done to trees and fences when motor vehicle accidents occur. Since the township is required to make repairs or remove fallen trees on township property, it was felt that the offending motorists' insurance company should be required to pay for these repairs or replacements. Regner was instructed to contact Sheriff Art Tyrrell, McHenry Police Chief Ken Espey and State Police headquarters in an effort to have accident reports sent to him so he will be aware of any property damage occurring in the township and will be able to obtain reimbursement for work done by the township. James Bixby of Wonder Lake addressed the board regarding actions being contemplated by the Chicago Northwestern railroad which would affect this county. He felt township and county residents should be made aware of the fact that if commuter service is discontinued in the county, not only would commuters suffer but also property owners. "Take away transportation and your property values are going to drop." Bixby emphasized. "Not only would the 15,000 commuters from the county be affected, but to some degree, so would every home owner, property owner and everyone who wants transportation," he said. According to Bixby. federal inspectors examined the tracks from McHenry to Lake Geneva and found the rails in such bad condition that a maximum speed limit of 10 m.p.h. was put into effect immediately. No repairs have been made on that stretch of track for many years, Bixby said. "It now takes 17 minutes to go from Ringwood to McHenry, it used to take 4 minutes", he pointed out. Bixby reported that the CNWRR has four alternatives: 1-Complete abandonment of the branch line; 2-Wait and see what RTA is going to do (Bixby didn't feel the RTA would be too concerned with 95 people who ride the train north of McHenry); 3-Terminate the tracks at McHenry and tie in with a shuttle bus service from Lake Geneva, Richmond and Ringwood to bring commuters to McHenry. This would mean more tracks would have to be constructed at McHenry to store the trains which would be left running all night; 4-Run a spur line from the Milwaukee-St. Paul railroad which travels through Richmond and Spring Grove. McHenry and northerly commuters would have to go to Spring Grove, Crystal Lake, Woodstock or Harvard for transportation. A member of the audience mentioned that the federal government is now forcing the ^railroads to change their bookkeeping system. In the past, the cost of repairs and maintenance have all been charged to commuter service. Freight cars are passing over those same tracks at absolutely no cost, the observer said. It is an established fact that freight lines make money for the railroads while commuter lines lose money. In this manner, the railroads could do away with inter-city and other small town stops by claiming they were losing propositions, according to members of ttos audience:-a i Dean expressed concern at . this news and said he will inform other county officials of these facts. POSTPONE ICC-NW HEARING FOLLOWING MUCH TESTIMONY (Continued from page¥) He emphasized the importance of service being maintained in safety in this growing community. Another local spokesman was County Board Chairman Walter Dean of McHenry, who pointed to the vigorous Opposition to the RTA in the outlying areas. He added that this was exactly the type of service local residents expected under the Regional Transportation Authority as it was set up. Bill Sills, representing the Walworth County Mass Transportation Planning board, disputed growth figures projected by the railroad. He said his Plan group had been very accurate to date in its projections, which included a 12 per cent population increase through migration from Chicago in the early 'seventies. The organization estimated a growth from 65,000 in 1970 to 92,100 in 1980 and 107,000 in the year 2000, mostly attributed to migration. Sills presented evidence of building plans to substantiate his claims. Commuters from Wisconsin and Illinois, as well as a spokesman for the Trainmen's union and a representative of the Wisconsin Public Service, voiced their views. R.B. Krehl, investigator for the railroad, said he had checked out a possibility of improving the situation, but added that it was not feasible. The plan was to provide bus transportation between either McHenry or Crystal Lake to Lake Geneva. He said no bus company seemed interested, and even if interest had been shown, the cost would be prohibitive. MUSIN" N' MEANDERIN" (Continued from page 1) Julie's no dodo, she knows that what Santa didn't bring, maybe the Easter Bunny will! One of the worst ways to start a week has to be the task of cleaning up a truck load of dumped garbage. That's exactly what McHenry firemen did early Monday morning. Just before 7 a.m.; it became necessary to dump one of the McHenry Disposal trucks at 2817 Riverside drive when it wps discovered that one of the recent pickups contained a burning item.,! The flames spread and the only way to save the truck was to dump its contents. Montini Superintendent Resigns; Pass Budget COLLEGE MEETING A special meeting of the McHenry County college board will be held at the interim offices of the college Thursday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. The agenda includes approving the With the first session of the charm course scheduled April 18, it is imperative that entries he made at once in the annual canvassing of votes, organization and sewer update. Superintendent Donald Ryniecki of Montini Middle school submitted his letter of resignation at the board meeting Monday night. He cited personal reasons for his decision. The board accepted his resignation by a vote of 8 to 3. President John Coughlin informed members that St. Mary's Parish council had requested an assessment reduction of $8,000 similar to the reduction asked by St. Patrick's Parish council last month. Last year each parish asked for a $10,000 reduction in their respective assessments. Based on these requests, the budget committee convened and drew up a proposed budget which was presented at the April meeting. Due to reduced assessments and increased costs, the Budget committee suggested that tuition be raised $5 a month for ten-month period or a total of $50. The Budget committee reported it had trimmed the proposed budget as much as possible and came up with a figure of $232,524. The board approved the budget as presented which also included a tuition raise of $50 per family. Tuition for families with one child in school will be $225 next year and $275 for families with two or more children. The board adopted a policy stating that tuition fees for children of non-parishioners a n d n o n - c o n t r i b u t i n g parishioners will be based upon the actual per pupil cost of educating the child plus parish building costs of the schools. Marine Festival queen contest. The competition will be open only to the first fifteen candidates so that ample time can be allowed for personal help in the course. The contest judging will be June 13. (A coupon appears on the society page of this issue.) The urge to dig up that plot of ground, regardless of size, and dip into the good earth, heightens with each new day. It's spring, and the inclination to plant which has been dormant for so many months begins to make a bid for attention. The high cost of vegetables is an added impetus. For this reason, one of our readers believes many amateur gardeners will be interested in a free booklet offered by the U. of I. as a service. It tells everything there is to know about planting the family garden. Just write for Circular 1091 to the University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign, College of Agriculture. The pamphlet is the Illinois Vegetable Garden Guide and promises to make an expert out of any amateur. K.A.F. Tony Knor, president of the Montini Parents Association, commented on reductions in assessments requested by both parish councils. In the past two years, the parish councils have requested a reduction of $18,000 each or a total of $36,000 from the school budget. With rising costs in all areas due to inflation, "it seems everyone is making an effort to keep the schools operating except the parish councils," Knor said. He felt each individual would have to raise his income 10 to 12 percent just to maintain the same level of living as last year. The parishes not only refuse to maintain their assessment levels of last year, they are reducing them, Knor commented. Father Petit replied that the parishes must work with the percentages given them from the Rockford diocesan directors on what can be spent for elementary education. Ryniecki reported he had been informed by Districts 15 and 156 that two proposed bus transportation plans were being considered for next year. Under Plan I, children in the Primary center would attend school from 8:55 to 3:25 and the Middle school from 7:50 to 2:35. Plan II, the Primary center and grades 4 and 5 would attend f r o m 8 : 5 5 t o 3 : 2 5 a n d g r a d e s 6 , 7 and 8 from 7:50 to 2:35. The changes are being considered because of numerous transportation problems encountered this year with the system. School scheduling would have to be adjusted when definite plans are adopted. The board approved a suspension and expulsion policy as submitted by member Tom Harrison, Jr., who had been instructed to research the matter for board consideration. It was announced that the terms of four board members expire in June. They are elected member, Barbara Gilpin, and appointed member, • • • that sound of ACTION! MOO MORE . . . FOR YOUR PRESENT CAR WHEN YOU TRADE FOR A 1974 BUICK OR OPEL! SALE. . ^ NEW DEMOS Babep Quick ^--W S Brand New ' 1974 BUICK APP0LL0 JUST REGISTER TO WIN! 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Hie pasters were notified to hold elections and u make appointments so that new members can take office at the ^ July meeting. Ryniecki commended Mrs. y Mary Steinsdoerfer, who has j served as librarian at the Middle school for many years. > Her outstanding work has > resulted in an efficiently > operated facility. The three 5 ladies who have volunteered to | assume that job next year are M Mrs. Dave (Karen) Kent, Mrs. > Alan (Fran) Freund and Mrs. 4 Robert (Rosemary) Blake. i _____ 4 1 ARREST DRIVER While on routine patrol Monday morning, deputies •'* observed an auto on Route 120 2 at Riverside drive without a -J rear bumper and no l^rake • lights When the vehicle w^s 2 stopped, officers discovered! * that the driver, Jack S. Ritter) * of 1205 N. Clover lane/ • McHenry, had been driving the J a u t o w h i l e h i s l i c e n s e w a s J revoked. He was arrested for * the offense as well as for no * rear bumper and no brake jj lights. Bond was set at $1,000 with court date scheduled for April 18. a HOW SECURE ARE YOU? Keys Mode Locks Changed or Repaired HUMMEL'S LOCKSMITH SHOP Phone 815-653-3988 CITIZENS FOR HURCKES • tjjypi *><•' • A Write-in-Candidate for the three year term will be seated as the second person on the McHenry High School Board after Saturday's School Board election, as only one person has tiled for one of the (two) three year positions open. Robert Hurckes is a Write-in-Candidate for this open position. QUALIFICATIONS: • Graduate of University of Illinois • 20 Year McHenry resident • 10 years experience on Johnsburg Grade School Board of Education 7 sons who have attended the Johnsburg Grade School and McHenry High School • Owned own business for 18 years The specimen ballot below shows how simple it is...just write in the name ROBERT HURCKES and place an "X" in the box. Your support will be appreciated. SPECIMEN BALLOT For Members of The Board of Education High School District No. 156 To Serve for Three Years (Vote For Two) • PHILLIP E. VBARTMANN ULVC-Vlt-S • To Serve For One Year (Vote for One) • R.G. NEWPORT • .HOWARD WEISS • McHenry Community High School District ' No. 156, McHenry County, Illinois ELECTION SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1974 Edward J . Neumann, J rr Secretary, Board of Education