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Mayor Stanek and three o,f McHenry's aldermen. in separate interviews with the Plaindealer. all agreed that the biggest problem facing the city is the manner in which it will grow Stanek. and Alderman Once upon a time, in the annals of modern story telling, there was a giant created by people living in the big city Others, who lived in the country, tried to stop them, but in spite of loud cries against it there were not enough of them and the giant came into being It was named Regional Transportation Authority, but its nickname was HTA RTA grew and he grew but unlike many giants he had fears He knew people in the country didn't like him so he spread his huge arms as far as they would stretch to gather his enemies around him A few of them became his friends, but most of them told him to go home to the city And they told him to take his big. old buses with him and give them back the money he had taken from them at the gasoline service stations But the giant was helped by a big army who drew pay to keep him puffed up He didn't want to go back to the city until he had charmed all those little people in the boondocks who couldn't stand the sight of his face And that 's as far as the story goes There isn't a finish because the giant and the people in the boondocks are still fighting George Harker of the second ward. Alderman Raymond Smith of the third ward, and Alderman William Bolger of Ward one. all expressed the same general concern, that the city must be careful when annexing new property Who will win"' who will win" Giant's Uncle Sam. knowing the young fellow is a bit green on the battlefield, decided to help When Great Uncle Carter signed into law the ap propriations bill for the U.S. Department of Transportation, dollar bills began coming out of the sky to help running KTA's all over the country "This should make people happy", the giant said with a smile But it didn't make everybody happy One little girl wants to go to college this fall and she is weeping because her parents want her to ride on the bus and there is no bus Well there is a bus but it will only take the young girl to MCC Then it goes to Woodstock and stops She has no way to get home Woe unto this little MCHS graduate The giant reached out his helpful arms to her and then took them away Other people are unhappy too They are people who heard the giant say with some satisfaction that he's "making it" in the country They can't make his figures and theirs come out even They say the H<>6 bus is making twelve round trips daily from Fox Lake to Crystal (Continued on page 16) Mayor Stanek said that pre annexation agreements will have controls built into them, before the city will be able to approve them "Growth is inevitable," said Stanek, "but there is no sense in annexing property unless there is a plus for the city Breaking even is no longer enough." Stanek continued by ex plaining that the problems £nd expenses of annexing property will no longer be borne by the city Smith explained that how a subdivision is allowed to come into the city, depends on finances "The facilities of the city must grow as the city grows," he explained, "and the fees and charges must go to the developer Smith added that this must be done carefully, and that the city must be fair in its demands Bolger echoed the same sentiments "We've got to be fair," he said, "yet we've got to slow down the pace of McHenry's growth Harker explained that he felt the general feeling of the Council is that there is a definite concern for limiting the size of McHenry ' I'm not against growth, he said "but. I am against unlimited. u n controlled growth Harker explained that recent objectors to proposed an nexations are part of the "locked door syndrome "Many people say. Now that I'm here, close the door.' and you cannot be like that and be fair," he explained Harker continued by saying that nothing can prohibit a farmer from selling his property and subdividing, it he determines that it is no longer profitable for him to farm People don't realize," Harker added, "that if the city doesn't annex it. it could still be developed under county jurisdiction Mayor Stanek expounded on the issue "Areas developed outside the city limits." he said, "still use city services and are actually a part of the community, but they don't pay city taxes They receive city services for nothing " All four of the city officials addressed themselves to the near capacity level of the city 's sewer plant "We have to increase the Capital Development fund." said Bolger. "because a higher capital development fee will protect the people that are already here " Bolger explained that the capital development fee has been a boon to the library, w hich he served as president of the board until his recent resignation "The library is in the best financial shape it has ever been in because of the Capital Development fund, fie said and there is no reason why the same can't l>e true for sewer and water Darker wants developers to pay for the city utilities the development will use Sower and water are the most expensive utilities of the city and the most vital, and if .1 development uses a third of the capacity of the utilities, then the developer should pay tor the third in capital develop merit fees," he said Alderman Smith agreed that the bulk of the money for an addition to the sewer plant must be paid for by people coming into the city However, we must !>e careful." he warned "If we charge the developers too much, they will raise the price of their homes, and the cost will lie too high and prohibit our children from buying a home here and staying in the area If this happens, we have defeated ourselves," Harker explained the need fnr the city to limit the number 0 buildings for all subdivisions oucording to their size "Bv limiting the rate of the growth of the subdivisions." he said, "it w i l l allow the city time to arrange for services and facilities to accommodate the increase in population This will prevent a panic situation Smith spoke of the necessity for controls, but indicated that that growth can f>e controlled automatically "If finances necessitate it I 'm in favor of placing a definite limit on growth." said Smith, who indicated at the time of the interview that he was speaking in generalities and not about any particular development "But if the right ground rules are laid down, the rate of growth will be controlled (Continued on page 16) Open Knrollment applications are now being taken by the Faster Seal Therapy center in Woodstock for their fall pre school program for children with speech and language problems, according to Chery l Van Zandt executive director The pre school meets two mornings a week for a two-hour period, beginning Sept 5 A speech or language evaluation is necessary prior to Musin" And Meaiiderin"1 THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 103 NUMBER 9 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1978 1 SECTION 22 PAGES 20' When McHenry public school students, grades kindergarten through high school, answered the familiar bell that started the fall term this week, they were welcomed by many new teachers. In picture at left are teachers new to Grade School District 15. from left sitting. Sharon Manka, Learning Disabilities at Junior high; Susan liohniann. Special Education at Hilltop; Sharon liammar. instrumental music at Parkland and Hilltop; Joanne March, kindergarten at Landmark; Tom Mitchell, third grade at Valley View and Kathleen Hughes, kindergarten at Landmark; standing, from left. Mary Lou Barry, Science at Junior high; Mary Jane Smolzer, sixth grade at Junior high; Maureen Pintozzi. first grade at Valley View; Jeff Ford, Physical Education at Junior high; W ILLI AM J. ROLGFK R \Y MOM) SMITH 'There is no sense in annexing property. Two Taken To Hospital New Faculty Members Join Public Schools Kevin O'Connor, fifth grade at Fdgebrook and Sherry Wedell, fifth grade at Valley \ iew. In photo at right are new District 158 high school teachers, sitting from left. Rex Hester. Learning Management instructor at Fast; Muriel Jannotta, Fast campus nurse; Betty llendrix. Fast Health instructor; Janet Naumann, Graphics at West: Jwl Smith, Math at Fast and Holly Walker, Art Truancy ning. both of the classroom variety and learning to im­ prove behavior At the Aug 15 board of education meeting. James Aul! was appointed teacher- coordinator of this program In addition to Aull. the program will employ two full- time certified aides who will assist students in their specialized learning en­ vironment Another aspect of the program will be fo provide students with counseling services which will allow them to receive professional help in improving their attendance and learning attitudes After Hit-Run Accident Two McHenry residents were injured after the car they were in was struck by a driver who fled the scene following the accident Donna .J McNish. 2326 Lincoln road, told police she was driving on Lincoln road, about to turn into her driveway, when her car was struck in the d"iver's side door by a passing a lto According to witnesses, the offending driver sped away and struck a utility pole slightly farther down the road Wit­ nesses told police that after the car struck the pole, the driver ran from the scene The witnesses also told police that just prior to the accident the offending vehicle had passed two other vehicles on Lincoln road at a high rate of speed Ms McNish, and a passenger in her car, John D Bierman, 711 S Cherry Valley road, were taken to McHenry hospital by the .Johnsburg Rescue squad for treatment of injuries they sustained in the collision Sheriff's police later learned the identity of the driver of the offending vehicle, and issued four traffic citations regarding the incident William L Broderick. 1902 River Terrace, was ticketed for reckless driving. tran sportation of alcoholic beverage leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury and failure to give aid or information A McHenry man escaped injury after the vehicle he was. driving left the roadway and flipped over late Friday night Robert A Frickson. 1102 vy Klder avenue, told police that he was enroute home, traveling on May avenue at Riverview drive, when he dozed off at the wheel When he woke up. he saw a guardrail, but it was too late to avoid it and he struck the metal rail, causing his jeep to vault across a creek When it came to rest it rolled over The jeep was completely destroyed in the mishap Iver R Johnson. Jr., 1417 W Sunnvside Beach drive was ticketed for failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident following a one-car crash early Saturday morning .Johnson told police he was northbound on F Wonder Lake road when he saw lights coming toward his vehicle He said he avoided the lights causing his car to skid across Barnard Mill road The vehicle went into a ditch and struck a telephone com­ pany junction box and a utility pole Johnson was not injured in the accident Jeffrey A Bottlemy, 11402 Burlington road. Richmond, was injured after he fell asleep at the wheel early Sunday morning Bottlemy told police he was westbound on Route 12, when he fell asleep and struck a guardrail His car reportedly went out of control, and down a ravine Bottlemy was taken to McHenry hospital by the Rich­ mond Rsscue squad No injuries were reported following a two-car collision on Eisenhower road in Wonder Lake Thursday afternoon at 5:0") p m Rita A Waldy, 5318 Marshall, Wonder Lake told Sheriff's police she was northbound on E Wonder Lake road, preparing to turn onto Eisenhower road Ms Waldy said that as she turned her car struck a car driven by Ronald K Pedretti, 7905 Widoff. Wonder Lake Pedretti told police he was snipped westbound on Fisenhower at E Wonder Lake road when the accident oc­ curred Five people were injured, (Continued on pa ye 16) Ballot Position To Be Decided Aug. 3 1 McHenry County Clerk Vernon V\ Kays w il l conduct a lottery Thursday. Aug 31. at 11 o'clock in the county clerk's office. Room 202, courthouse 22(H) North Seminary avenue Woodstock The purpose is to determine ballot position between the two established political parties in McHenry county for the general election to be held Nov The lottery is open to the public and anyone wishing to attend mav do so Easter Seal Pre-School enrollment Evaluations are made on an individual basis by the center's speech and language clinicians Students who have had evaluation testing done recently will not be required to duplicate those tests as the center can contact the evaluating agency Due to the relatively short attention span of pre school age children, various activities are presented during the two hour period All of the activities revolve around language development and language concepts The pre school provides group work as well as individual therapy for each child Parents are occasionally asked to observe pre school activities to better understand their child's problem and to learn the most constructive handling of that child outside the pre school setting The Faster Seal Therapy center is an affil iate of the national Faster Seal society the oldest and largest voluntary agency providing direct rehabilitation services to handicapped children and adults To enroll a child m the speech and language pre school or for more information, interested persons should call '138-1707 at West; second row. from left. James Blum, administrative intern, (aria Lutz, Gerald Schmelcher and Kim Hitchcock, Learning Management at Fast; Hugh Kirk. Industrial Arts temporary substitute at Fast; Kitty Reimann. Home Economics at Fast; and Ron Dale, Vocational director. Not pictured is Earl Burnidge, Learning Management at Fast. S I \ | I rim l os-WAYNE GAYLORD MCHS Program Receive Grant For \1 \YOR JOSEPH STXNFK The Illinois Law En­ f o r c e m e n t " c o m m i s s i o n recently notified McHenry high school that it has received final approval for a grant to fund its I n t e n s i v e I n t e r v e n t i o n program This is a program designed to deal with student truancy and potential dropouts The program will be dealing with early identification of potential problem students The program consists of three phases These are a contract agreement phase a long-term restriction. and a short-term in school suspen sion Each of the aspects of the program will deal with students who might otherwise be ex periencing difficulties and might have to be suspended from school McHenry East campus principal. D William Dodds. commented, "We are most pleased that the ill inois Law Enforcement commission has seen fit to accept our proposal for the Intensive Intervention program We strongly believe that this program will assist our students in providing them in school learning alternatives when their attendance or behavior is not acceptable The manner in which the program is structured will allow lear The Plaindealer recently interviewed Mayor Stanek and three aldermen, including George Harker, shown speaking above with Reporter Joe Dehn, concerning the growth problem being presently faced by the city. Harker. from the city's second ward. William Bolger, from Ward one, and Raymond Smith from the third ward, and Stanek all expressed their concern for the growth problem and their proposals and ideas to solve the problem. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD C/fy Leaders. unless there is a plus for the city. Breaking even is not enough. Mayor Stanek View Growth Of McHenry