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PAGE 22 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, JULY 23.1980 NO END TO BUS STRIKE (Continued from page 1) residents were not affected. The Waukegan-North Chicago Transit company, which was in business before formation of the RTA, received the right to operate in Lake county by the Illinois Commerce Commission and was the "logical carrier" for the 806 bus, according to Mrs. Woodard. Van Sells, director for the RTA in McHenry county, said this is the only company with union drivers serving McHenry county. From Fox Lake, the 806 bus travels to Sunnyside, then to Johnsburg, down Chapel Hill road to Rt. 120, then goes West to Green street and stops at the city hall, where there is a Wonder I^ake transfer. The bus continues to Crystal Lake In June alone, there were 4,462 users of the bus. Mrs. Sells saia tne ridership topped 1,000 each week in McHenry county. The RTA headquarters in Crystal Lake has been bombarded with phone calls of inquiry The top two days produced 70 calls. The RTA is forbidden through provisions of the act under which it was formed, to interfere in any way where union disputes arise. The bus strike continues at press time. And McHenry would-be riders are com­ plaining about paying for a service they aren't getting. KNOX PARK BIDDING (Continued from page 1) would rather work out their own terms with the tran­ sportation company. Also in the downtown Main street area, the Council voted to repave Main street and replace the sidewalks on the south side of the street -- similar to the project completed last year on the north side. The sidewalk project is estimated to cost $11,364 and will be funded 50 percent by the Cty. The property owners will be asked to pay for 50 percent of the footage on their property. According to Alderman Ernest Schooley, chairman of the streets and sidewalks committee, the road repaving will cost an estimated $12,000. The McHenry 1980 sum­ mer road program contract was awarded to the Curran Contracting company, of Crystal Lake. The company turned in a low bid of $145,129. Mayor Stanek reported that the Village of McHenry Shores has applied for a $32,000 grant for planning the sewer treatment needs of the McHenry-McHenry Shores area. According to Stanek, neither municipality can build a sewage treatment plant without the study and once completed, the study would be applicable to either municipality. According to past testimony, the Illinois En­ vironmental Protection Agency (IEPA) would favor a "regional" facility rather than a plant tied to a single municipality. The crux of the problem lies in definitions. According to Stanek, the City of McHenry has been con­ sidered and recognized as the planning agency for the area. The question remains, however, if McHenry Shores receives the grant, does that make the Village the planning agency, or, will the City of McHenry be giving up any authority by not participating in the study, i.e. co-signing or providing money? The EPA has not answered these questions. The City presently holds title to a 27-acre tract which was donated in a recent annexation and which is planned as the site for a south sewer plant. Payment number eight, in the amount of $79,231.50 was made to Keno and Sons construction for work completed on the $1.5 million sewer plant expansion project. The payment was okayed by Baxter and Woodman, the engineering firm retained by the City. The Council voted unanimously to approve a zoning board recom mendation to allow the second and third floors of a building above a first floor commercial use to be used for apartments. The building, located at 1301 N. Richmond road, McHenry, is owned by Leon and Judy Schmitt, Dennis and Verna Schmitt and Gerald and Ruth Hogan. In other Council action, police insurance was renewed at a lower premium of $8,372 a year. A stop sign was authorized on Lillian street at the in­ tersection with Sioux lane at the request of Alderman Michael Wieser. Mayor Stanek read a letter of resignation from Barbara Williams, who has served on the Library board. Alderman George Harker reported that the IEPA is requiring documentation that no "heavy metals" are deposited in the effluent from the sewer plant. The documentation will include full laboratory analysis, Harker said. VERBAL ROW OVER 420 (Continued from page 1) saying they wanted their names removed from the petition. In response to these allegations, Masters said he resented the "challenge to the legitimacy of the petition" and accused Stanek of political "arm- twisting" after the petition had been circulated. The petition was designed to counter a resolution en­ dorsing the project which was passed by the 26- member McHenry County Municipal association. The public meeting had been sponsored by the McHenry County Defenders, an environmental group, in order to present the possible environmental impacts of FAP 420 to interested people. Ronald Marks, a geologist and Crystal Lake high school teacher, spoke to the assemblage of about 75 people concerning the effect the construction of the high­ way, along the present alignment (route), would have on the delta kames of COMPLETE LIQUIDATION McHENRY Office Supplies SELLING AT "MINIMUM" OF 50% OFF RESULAR PRICES Complete Stock of OFFICE, DRAWING A ARTIST SUPPLIES HAVE TO COIII ALL FIXTURES FOR SALE •(2) Glass 5 ft. lighted showcases •(2) Formica Checkouts •(27) Sec. of island shelving •(28) Sec. of wall shelving •Trakliting •Executive desk & chairs •3 Door lat. file cab. •Refrigerator, fire extinguisher, etc. •'78 International Scout (4 Wheel Drive) SALE CONDUCTED BY: NAT. AUTNMEERS, INC. LNHIKMKMS/APPfiAISERS INFO: (312)939-0732 Glacier Ridge park, north of McHenry. When a glacier melts, Marks explained, the delta­ like deposits of glacial till (sand and gravel) at the leading edge of the ice mass collapse, forming conical hills known as kames. Two such kames stand side-by-side in the Glacial park off Harts road, near Richmond. The proposed route of the highway passes between the two kames and would require the partial destruction of the smaller of the two. Marks also said the park would be damaged from the noise and disruption associated with a major thoroughfare passing so near. "Glaciers provided much of the beauty and natural resources of the county," Marks said. "Preserving a little of this heritage is very important. Once it's damaged, it's gone." Mayor Stanek pointed out that the McHenry County Conservation district had said it would be satisfied if the larger of the two kames were saved. r> William Howenstine, moderator of the proceedings, said that agreement had been made in 1972 and that he, for one, had changed his mind since then. "We need new agreements, not lock-step adherence to previous ones," he said. Dr. William Beecher, a naturalist from Chicago, addressed the possible impacts of the highway construction on the Volo bog area, east of the City of McHenry. Beecher outlined and explained how bogs are formed and how they grow, to be replaced eventually by forests. He pointed out that the bog area was set aside by a recent Illinois Department of Conservation index of unique lands within the state. The bog is referred to as an "acid bog" and leads to the growth of tamarac forests and other unique plants. These acid bogs are relatively rare in Illinois. "The very best we have is threatened by a road which, as far as I can see, we don't need," Beecher said. The last person to address the audience was Judith Stockdale, a land planner and executive director of the Open Lands project. Open Lands is a group dedicated to preserving as much open land as is possible, in the metropolitan arel ground Chicago. Ms. Stockdale voiced concerns related to the actual need for a new high­ way and possible alter­ natives to the construct: nof a new road. She said the slowdown in the birthrate has vime doubt as to the need for a new road. 1 "A lot of the people who were projected to use the highway have not been born yet," she pointed out. While not going far enough to say that no traffic problem exists, Ms. Stock- dale did question the need for the road based on present trip figures. The numbers she quoted indicated that while there were 30,000 vehicle trips per day on Route 12 to the south, there were only 10,000 vehicle trips per day on Route 12 at the Wisconsin state line. She added that with the shortage of gasoline, the impetus nowadays is to take shorter vacations closer to home. Ms. Stockdale said, more and more, people are traveling to nearby recreation areas in the collar counties and Indiana, rather than driving to Wisconsin. Ms. Stockdale advocated using existing roads, parts of Routes 12; 120 and 31, linked by various new extensions where necessary as an alternative to building one entirely new road. This, she said, would probably not cost any more than the con­ struction of a nevfrt;oad. Regarding the right-of- way that has already been purchased along the existing alignment, she suggested that the state would easily be able to recoup its investment ~ particularly at today's prices ~ by selling the land. "Instead of turning to a new page of the book, rather like a child does when im­ patient, let's try to improve the existing pages and leave the new ones alone," she said. Mayor Stanek, an ardent supporter of the FAP 420 project, disagreed with Ms. Stockdale's contention that the costs of upgrading and using existing roadways would not be more expensive than the new road. To use existing roads, he said, would require ad­ ditional costs in the form of more right-of-way purchase, frontage roads on either side of the highway (the highway is intended to have limited points of access), and the cost of litigation resulting f r o m c o n d e m n a t i o n p r o c e e d i n g s , w h e r e necessary. The mayor said, "I do believe this highway would safely transport people, food and fiber," Stanek said. "We can design a road that will not destroy the bog area." Richard John, of 2211 Woodlawn, McHenry, voiced his concerns that McHenry county would become "another suburb of Cook county" if the road were built. "I can understand the businessmen wanting this, but I don't think the people do." MUSICAL EVENINGS IN PARK (Continued from page 1) finds its way to McHenry residents Thursday, July 24, in a band concert at the Pearl Street park, with the city stage band, under the direction of William Toalson. Music lovers are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs and enjoy an evening of melodious nostalgia, pop hits, and a selection of some of the great standards. From 8 to 10:30 p.m. one can sit back under a canopy of treetops and stars as local musicians give a deft touch to the songs America has lived and loved by for many years. In a hilarious change of pace, the glamourous "Andrews Sisters", will be the guest celebrities for the evening's entertainment. The chic trio brings its particular brand of music and humor to the home town after many successful ap­ pearances and will appear in stunning new outfits for this occasion. Played by Don Weingart, Don Howard and Bob Ad­ ams, the "Sisters" will have lots of new songs, too, and be aided by their personal M.C., Dennis Conway. Ken Bruce handles the technical end of the extravaganza that leaves audiences immersed in gales of laughter. The band will conclude the evening with another line-up of favorites and its signature tune, "I Remember Basie". Director Toalson also expressed praise for his musicians, and for the audiences that have helped to make this one of the best seasons ever for the band. Miss McHenry, Lisa Grimmonpre, will be present at all of the events, and Miss Peanut, Tonya Dodge^ will be at the outdoor roller skating party, also Thur­ sday, July 24, at Petersen park. Since the skating party begins at 6 p.m. and ends at dusk, residents can enjoy both the skating and the band concert. Refreshments at the Pearl street park that night will include a complete concessions wagon and a beer wagon. LOOK TOWARD WONDER LAKE UNIFICATION (Continued from page 1) nexing these areas, the community could lose control of the lake, Rachel said. „ . Rachel noted also a con- centration of lawn en­ forcement problems in the area which he believed could be controlled better with a local police department. Presently, the sheriff's department patrols the area. In a five-month period from January to May of this year 336 written reports of criminal activity were prepared for Wonder Lake with only 9 of those being for Sunrise Ridge, which par­ tially polices its own com­ munity. Although he regrets the bad publicity the crime figures begets for Wonder Lake, mitigated by the fact of a high population con­ centration in a small area, Rachel asserts that it points Ofe a problem that they can better handle with local control. In his presentations, Rachel says he is trying to make people realize they should control their own destiny. Rachel notes also that any incorporation into a village government would leave untouched the master's organization, composed of representatives of all the p r o p e r t y o w n e r s ' associations which control the lake. Their goal is to continue the privacy of the lake for the benefit of the residents. Rachel said this thinking carried over into their move to change the village name to Wonder Lake which was done to separate the identity of the Sunrise Ridge Property Owners association from that of the village and to protect the rights of the membership. Rachel and building c o m m i s s i o n e r J a c k Crawford of Sunrise Ridge explained that by annexing to the renamed village of Wonder Lake the other communities will have a v a i l a b l e m u n i c i p a l facilities already in place: a village government with president and six trustees which can be converted to aldermanic wards when a 3,000 pouplation is reached, a department of public works for road maintenance, a building department to control quality of new housing, a police com­ missioner and an embryo police department, a zoning board of appeals, and a planning commission par­ tially formed. Three vacancies are coming up on the board of trustees which could be filled from newly annexed areas. Rachel said that Art Tyrrell, former county sheriff who lives in the area, hasx volunteered to help organize the Wonder Lake police department which Tyrrell had estimated should consist of eight patrolmen with three cars and radio com­ munication within a budget of $200,000. Rachel notes that the existing fire protection district would not be disturbed and that water service is from private wells or in many subdivisions from a privately community water system. Sewage is handled presently through septic systems, but village officials foresee a time when the area will have to go to a municipal system, at which time federal grants win be available to them as a village. Sunrise Ridge village officials have projected possible income for the village, assuming a population of 10,500, of $745,210. Principal sources would be $175,000 from the state income tax, $126,735 from motor fuel tax, $106,000 for building permits (now going to the county) and $103,105 from a municipal levy as property tax. Rachel said they plan to upgrade all streets to a "good country road" quality. He also pointed out that as a municipality they could accept franchising fees and control Installations of utilities. Sunrise Ridge already is receiving fees from cable TV installations, the only area community with this service. He estimated that if half of the population in Wonder Lake would lake this service, the , new village could receive up (o $14,000 in franchise fees. Rachel also announced that as a result of the original developers of the lake (Wonder Lake Syn­ dicate) annexing a 147-acre area to Sunrise Ridge, a future park consisting of 29^ acres lying north of Nip- persink was donated to the village. Also included in the annexation is 5 acres for commercial and Industrial use. ; ^ Rachel, said surveys in­ dicate that to percent of the land in the area is zoned residential, and although this reduces the tax base available from com­ mercially used land, he wouldn't want to change that. He considers it a phis for the area. Rachel noted also that a few objectors to annexation had claimed that Sunrise Ridge was having fiscal problems. The most recent report by outside auditors show that the village is solvent and is in the black, Rachel claimed. In fact, if they paid off all their debts they would still have enough assets to continue to operate, he asserted. Rachel said the com­ munity had another [_ which requires united and this is to save the He reported that silting action by the Nippersink creek over the 50 years of the lake's life is slowly reducing the water depth. Dredging will be required, which should be supported by all residents. The lake is the only reason for most of them living there. As a municipality they would also be able to get federal help for this program, to preserve the lake. le com- problem ed effort.^ the lak^ McHenry Driver Improves From Accident Injuries A McHenry woman was injured in a one-car traffic accident Monday morning and is listed in satisfactory condition at McHenry hospital. Gretchen Y. Heidler, of 5709 Woodland, McHenry, was hospitalized after her car went off Ringwood road at 6:50 a.m. and struck a tree. According to the police report, Ms. Heidler lost control of the vehicle on the wet pavement. Ms. Heidler was taken to the hospital by the John­ sburg Rescue squad. A car-pedestrian accident at 4 a.m. Sunday left Wesley H. May, of 726 Southside, McHenry, in satisfactory condition at McHenry hospital. The police report said May was either walking or lying on Santa Barbara road when he was hit by a car. The driver of the auto left the scene. The car was described as a dark-colored, Camaro-sized auto with round tail lights. May, who was unable to remember any part of the accident, was described as intoxicated and in pain. He was taken to McHenry hospital by the McHenry Rescue squad. Thomas M. Halstead, of Antioch, was injured last Friday evening when he was struck by a car while jogging on Route 173 near Spring Grove. Witnesses said the car, driven by James H. Avery, of 10416 Clark, Spring Grove, was driving erratically on Route 173 when it swerved onto the shoulder and hit Halstead. Avery told police he was looking for a cigarette lighter that pops out of the ashtray, when the collision occurred. Halstead was ticketed for leaving the scene of an in­ jury, failure to give aid or information, driving with a suspended license and im­ proper lane usage. Halstead was taken to McHenry hospital by the Richmond Rescue squad. He was treated and released. Daniel M. McArdle, of Carpentersville, was taken to McHenry hospital following a motorcycle-car accident on Elm street, near the A&P. The driver of the car, Diane L. Weese, of 4506 Garden Quarter, McHenry, told police she was driving west on Elm street when a motorcycle crossed the center line at about 7:45 p.m.. Sunday. McArdle said all he could remember about the ac­ cident was passing a car making a left turn and changing lanes. The motorcyclist was treated and released from McHenry hospital. McArdle was cited for improper lane usage. Thomas E. Brefeld, of 4010 Maple, McHenry, was released from McHenry hospital following a one-car accident July 16 at 2 a.m. Brefeld told Sheriff's police he was driving south on Keystone road and could not stop in time to make the intersection. The car slid through the intersection of Keystone and Tryon Grove road and into a ditch. The Richmond Rescue squad look Brefeld to McHenry hospital. Larry F. Kendall, of 1113 Violet, McHenry, was stopped at the intersection of Vaupell and River road at 12:30 Monday morning when his car was struck by another auto. The other auto turned into Villa Vaupell. A short while later, Ihe other auto left Villa Vaupell and Kendall told the driver about the collision. According lo Kendall's statement to the police, the other driver said "I did not" and left. Donald R. Cox, Jr., of 902 Third street, McHenry, told police he swerved to avoid an oncoming auto. The Cox vehicle left the roadway and became stuck in a ditch along Keystone road. No one was ticketed following a two-car collision that occurred as both cars were leaving the McHenry drive-in theater. The drivers, David J. Cermak, II, of 2514 Clara, McHenry, and Lance D. Carr, of Lake Villa, both said they were not paying at­ tention to the cars on either side when the collision oc­ curred. MEET FOR RETARDED The board of directors of M c H e n r y C o u n t y Association for the Retarded will hold its regular meeting July 24, at 8 p.m. at 4001 Dayton street, McHenry. FREE IMMUNIZATIONS Free immunizations for children in high school and under will be given Wed­ nesday morning, July 30, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. in Room 102 of the new McHenry county courthouse located on Route 47 north of Woodstock. The shots are offered by the McHenry County board of Health with the endorsement of the McHenry County Medical society. Effective July 23-Setvrdey Avf. 9th MOORWOOO- EXTERIOR STAINS lor shakes, shingles w o o d s i d i n g , d e c k s . . . . . lurnituie & lencing Uw l u r * . 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