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3toarb Winning ilrtospaprr 1978- Illinois Press Association N« »s|ia^* r < olitfst HE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER 'SERVING THE CHAiN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 03 NUMBER 24 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1978 2 SECTIONS 26 PAGES 20' Route 31 Bridge Repair Progresses Draper $45,000 Price Tag on and we're •to make room It discouraging |of year that U't the fact | although you !it> that you'll I deflated ego it along very you. And all the old .function jk at our |ile of items a purpose, reason, we jthat Monday, was> Bosses' [retaries were past spring on We can only who make employment Ipel important the Chamber calendar of evident that |>rganization is big events early planners, hristmas Walk 24 and the early in followed by |r Santa to be in note from the |of education rr as Reading il month in »s that reading llamental and it uproar among |readers to get on the right Cal Skinner. It adversary of 1 Transportation (notation that it IKTA, at least in Chicago Bears | Walter Payton that Payton of our hard lars to promote jation agency il appearances, I spots and TV |(>ne provision, is that the star Uto commute to personal ap pearances by RTA bus or train. He came to McHenry county via Limousine, we are told. Such is the news as we leave our desk for a few days. We must remember as we make short jaunts by car next week that Payton received the equivalent of almost 700,000 gallons worth of RTA gas tax. Maybe we should all have a good cry! KAF No Injuries In Area Accidents No injuries were reported in several accidents reported to City police this week A McHenry man was unhurt after the car he was driving struck a tree on McCullom Lake road early Wednesday morning Allen D Adams. 4821 Home avenue, told police he had just turned onte McCullom Lake road from Route 31. when a dog ran in front of his vehicle When he tried to drive to the right to avoid the dog. his car hit the gravel causing him to lose control The car left the road, striking the tree head-on Two Woodstock drivers were not injured in a two-car rear- end collision on Route 120 Tuesday morning Sandra M Bluemel. Wood­ stock. said she was westbound on Route 120 approaching the Ringwood road intersection, when a semi-trailer truck turning onto Ringwood road entered her lane of traffic She told police she applied her brakes to avoid the truck and was struck in the rear by a vehicle driven jby Kim A Kathan. also of Woodstock Ms Kathan said that she didn't have time to apply her brakes, causing her vehicle to strike the rear of the Bluemel auto Neither driver could identify the truck for police A McHenry man was ticketed for driving while under the influence of alcohol following an accident Monday Michael J Brown. 406 Shephard Hill drive, was cited after the car he was driving (Continued on page 9) Council Votes To Repair \ The McHenry City Council voted Monday night to authorize an Elgin firm to proceed with a traffic signal project for two intersections in the city. Hampton, Lenzini and Renwick, Inc., will engineer the project of installing traffic lights at Crystal Lake road and Route 120 and Draper road and Route 120. Above, Les Sweika of the Illinois Department of Transportation, tells the Council the approximate cost of the project. The entire package is estimated to cost $378,500. The city will pay 139,750, with federal and state funds paying for the remainder of the cost. STAFF PHOTO-JOE DEHN Commends School For Appearance, Attitude Members of the ad­ ministration were commended for the clean appearance of the 'high school building and the improved attitude of the students during the regular meeting of the Board of Education. District 156. Tuesday night The observation was made during a visit to the |e-TV Franchise Granted nincorporated Areas ular monthly Tuesday, the ounty Board inance granting blevision a non hise for a Cable in the unin- as of McHenry •ard'i ordinance .*ses of locsting sion in unin- Kirttons of the ing site clean up mg .usiness il was tittoners fortoal are jointly or pel led to pay for tn incurred if withdrawn prior .n of any special and planning committee presented an over all county development planning report Board member Beese objected to a paragraph that stated the house on a farm shall be used for the primary purpose of farming After a lengthy discussion the paragraph was voted out of the report Richard Wissell, ad­ ministrator of the McHenry County Health department, gave the twelfth annual report It was noted that 36.6 percent of requests for services were made by McHenry township The major zoonosis control activity of the veterinary division is rabies This disease is endemic in skunk and fox in this rural county It is essential therefore to maintain a high immunization barrier in the pet populations Through a program of public education and effective enforcement. McHenry county has close to 90 percent immunization level in the canine population which is more than enough to prevent an epidemic Illinois law does not require rabies vaccination of cats, but the department has provided for this requirement in the proposed animal control ordinance County Chairman Richard Klemm reported that the county immunization program was for families unable financially to provide shots for their children In some in­ stances people with higher incomes have taken advantage (Coniinued on page 9) school by Board President James Althoff In other business. Dan Mc Nulty was appointed delegate and David Benrud, alternate, to the 1978 IASB Delegate Assembly, to be held Nov 16 20 in Chicago Approval was given to the employment of Katharyn Shaw. Mary Watrous, Gail Blanchard. Lucille Kngmark. Ann Fleming. Judith Garde, John Holt. Antonio Marchese, Rick Martin and Judith Tracy Resignations were accepted from Dorothy Adams, Jayne Liptrot, Vera Makowski and Crystal Reed The Nov 7 instructional meeting was scheduled for East campus The topic for this meeting deals with the new career education program at West campus This program utilizes a new computer terminal that was recently installed at West as a result of the participation in a pilot CEJA project in McHenry county As a result, it was recom mended that the location of this meeting be changed from East campus to the West campus placement office-career in formation center, located in the same room as the study hall on the north end In addition, it was recom mended that the Board switch (Continued on page 9) The McHenry City Council voted Monday night to pay a maximum of $45.<HHI to repair Draper road from Route 120 to Curran road The widening and coring of the road will be done by Curran Contracting of Crystal Lake and is scheduled to begin in two . to three weeks * A five-inch core will be placed on each side of the road. Widening it from 21 feet to _'4 fee! The overlay on the road will be [daced tn the spring, and was -not included «n the price (footed Monday night Alderman Edward Datz asked if the City was premature in fixing the road with the heavy construction scheduled to continue in the area as the land along Draper road continues to develop Mayor Stanek indicated that if the road wasn't fixed now. a complete rebuilding "I it would l>e necessary, because it has rapidly deteriorated Alderman George Marker explained that traffic on the road during the winter aUfc'r i t has been parti^llv repaired may show soft spots winch can t>e f ixed in the spring before the final overlay is placed Soft spots have been a problem on Draper road for several years The engineering firm of Hampton. Lenzini and Ken wick. Inc. was authorized to proceed with a traffic signals project m the city The entire package was es t imated to cost the city $39,750 with the state and federal government picking up the remainder of the cost of the $378.500 project The program will include the installation of traffic l ights at Crystal Lake road and Route 120 and traffic l ights and channelization at I >i aper road and Route 120 Mayor Stanek lold Herb Renwick of the firm, that the Crystal Lake blacktop in­ tersection was the lop priority on the list The Council voted to accept a $2.ooo donation from Ed kvetco of Kingston subdivision The donation can be used at the city 's discretion Kvetco made the donation after discussion with the city concerning road improvements and sewer improvements along Dale avenue where Kingston subdivision is located It contains five lots on the west side <>f Dale avenue, south of High street Mavor Stanek was authorized to sign the final plat of the subdivision after the Sli <MH» was paid and the subdivision ap proved The Kaufman Glosson request for annexation of 14.5 acres was approved Three motions were passed concerning the land located on the northeast corner of Ringwood road and Route 120 A pre annexation agreement was executed and an an nexation ordinance w as passed The property was zoned Business-1. with a variance Road allowing six Business uses granted Alderman Rogers voted against the zoning and preannexat ion agreement, indicating that lie did not want apartments to be allowed above business places' The motions all passed however, with Roger casting the lone dissenting opinion The final plat of Boone Valley Unit 14 was approved The 72 units on the 10 86 acres will increase the size of the Planned I 'nit Development to 1.294 (Continued on page 9) Area In Year 2000 Topic At Chamber Luncheon The emphasis will be on McHenry and the northwest suburban corridor of the Chicago metropolitan area in the year 2000, at the fourth informative luncheon of the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce. Wed Oct 25 Urban Affairs reporter Stanley Ziemba of the Chicago Tribune will be the guest speaker at the luncheon, sponsored by the industrial committee of the Chamber Chairman of the committee will be Kevin Flannery of Gearmaster and Richard W Doherty of ERA-RDG Realty The luncheon will be held at Crescent Bay Landing. 3309 N. Chapel Hill road, at noon Ziemba has been with the Tribune since 1969 and his speciality since 1972 has been urban affairs His "beat" in­ cludes city and suburban (Continued on page 9) City Sludge Disposal Discussed The City of McHenry program for disposing of sludge on agricultural land was one of four conservation practices examined at the recent McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation district annual meeting. Superintendent of Public Works Fred Meyer (far left) and McHenry laboratory technician (second from left) explained the program, which has been approved by the Illinois The city's program to dispose of sludge on agricultural land w'as inspected at the annual Environmental Protection Agency. The city displayed its sludge removal truck, which is especially equipped to knife the sludge into the soil, to add fertility to the farmland. The meeting included a unir of four conservation sites south of McHenry. DON PEASLEY PHOTOGRAPHY McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation district meeting recently Superintendent of Public Works Fred Meyer and Gene Hester, McHenry laboratory technician, explained the municipal sludge disposal program to the participants in the annual meeting, which included a tour of four con­ servation sites south of McHenry They pointed out how the city is able to dispose of sludge under Ill inois Environmental Protection agency approval The program adds to the fer­ ti l i ty of farmland and cuts down on city costs of sludge disposal The on-site inspection at the four conservation locations launched an innovative effort to inform the public about con servation practices, reported Mrs Betty Hegner. chairman of the Soil and Water Con­ servation district About *100 people took ad vantage of the tour opportunity last weekend, with con­ servation specialists located at the four stops McHenry county soil con servationist , Ed Weilbacher discussed pond construction, m a i n t e n a n c e a n d management He explained that the Soil Conservation service, through the Soil and Water Conservation district will provide engineering ser- (Continued on page 9) Construction on the bridge over Dutch Creek on Route 31 just north of McHenry is progressing ahead of schedule by a few days, according to Superintendent Bob Kilday of Lakeland Construction. Kilday explains that no problems have been experienced with weather or the acquisition of materials, allowing the construction to stay ahead of the state timetable. Work began to correct the dangerous, narrow bridge in August and was scheduled to be completed about Dec. 15. Kilday says construction may be completed by Dec. 1, although the shaping of guardrails and other work near the end of the project will take time. Just this week, the one lane traffic was switched from the southbound lane to the northbound lane as work begins on the other side of the bridge. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD