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Illinois Department of Agriculture representative Norman concerned McHenry residents embarked on a program of 8eaborg graphically points to two Gypsy moth egg masses smashing, trapping and bacterial warfare against the winged that were found in McHenry last summer. The little insect pest. JEN*«D - STAFF PHOTOWTHONY OLIVER several months has been a center of controversy bet­ ween a group of parents and the board of education. Park development and expansion in the City of McHenry appear to be moving ahead. At the last Council meeting City Parte Director Peter Merkel reported that red tape at the federal level had stalled the development plans for Knox park. The City had sub­ mitted plans for develop­ ment of the park in hopes of receiving a $200,000 grant. Merkel said federal cuts had halted grant monies tem­ porarily and the City's grant request had not been ap­ proved in time to receive funds. At the May meeting of the McHenry County board, the memberahip unanimously voted approval of an or­ dinance to legalize the numbering system in McHenry county. The program will result in no changes in the City of- McHenry, which has had the system in effect since the early 1960's. In the first step of com­ prehensive plan approval, the McHenry Plan com­ mission held a public 'hearing but most of the discussion concerned a small stretch of Route 31 south of McHenry. The sketch plan showed both sides of Route 31 south from the City limits to near the Tonyan Industrial park as office land use. The plan proposes office uses associated with the major traffic arteries of McHenry - Routes 120 and 31. The Route 31 office area includes property belonging to Ed­ ward Buss. Buss' plans for an automobile dealership on the property met with strong opposition and a lawsuit from the Concerned Citizens of McHenry, opposing business zoning along Route 31. Mayor Joseph Stanek fervently pleaded in favor of "Waukegan Expressway" (FAP 420) at a hearing on the Year 2000 Transportation System Development plan of the Chicago Area Tran­ sportation study. Stanek insisted that the FAP 420 element is the most im­ portant element (for McHenry county) of the study and it has been planned for and provided for by the county and cities. He said people have been dislocated to make room for it and there have been 30 years of study and input on the proposal. The helicopter heard early Thursday morning over parts of Whispering Oaks and a small portion of Lakeland Park was spraying a bacteria, Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT), in an effort to combat the gypsy moth population. Facing a vocal crowd of up to 70 residents jammed into the small Civic center, the village board of McHenry Shores approved a 5 percent municipal tax on private utilities and argued the merits of four alternative programs to rebuild or upgrade the poor roads in the residential areas. JUNE Dedication ceremonies for the 20,000 square-foot vocational rehabilitation training center and ad­ ministrative headquarters of the McHenry County Association for the Retar­ ded, located off Rt. 31 south, were held June 2. The trial of 44-veraold John L. Ellis, formerly of 2439 S. River road, McHenry, ended with a "guilty" verdict from the jury on the charge of mur­ der. Ellis had been charged with three counts of murder, one count of voluntary manslaughter and one count of involuntary manslaughter following the death of Joseph W. Miller last November. The charges stemmed from the Aug. 10,1979, shooting of Miller following an argument at the River road residence. Miller was first treated at Victory Memorial hospital in Waukegan and later transferred to Oak Forest hospital, where he died three months later, Nov. 11, 1979. McHenry Shores village and the city of McHenry will have to work together in planning for a new sewage disposal facility, it was learned at a village board meeting. McHenry's Mayor Joe Stanek said that such cooperation would be up to the McHenry City Council but personally he would agree to a cautious ac­ ceptance of that policy. Mark Mass, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mass of 4525 Lake Shore drive, McHenry, was salutatorian of his class at Marian high school commencement. ~~ PAGE* - PLAINDEALER - sought and a survey prepared. Police say tonne generous drivers continue to "feed" the meters in spite of the signs. Calling completion of the 20,000 square foot vocational rehabilitation training center "a dream come true", Dixie Meyer, president of the McHenry County Association for the Retarded, set the theme for dedication ceremonies. Meyer said the key to the realization of the dream is the community's willingness to support developmental^ disabled programs* and revealed the new facility at McHenry Shores now serves 175 clients daily, five days a week. x The Fiesta day committee of the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce this week announced the adoption of a logo for the 1960 International Folk Fest theme. Designed by local artist, Mike Cajthaml, the logo features highlights of Fiesta days old and new. Chances for a new $70 million freeway from the Wisconsin border to the border of Lake county, near Grayslake, (FAP 420) as originally planned dimmed with announcement of a TODAY, JANUARY ». 1911 compromise called for by a committee of the Nor­ theastern Illinois Planning commission. NIPC proposes studying the alternatives of improving existing Rt. SI with a freeway bypass around the Village of Rich­ mond and a new bridge across the Fox river above the city of McHenry. NIPC also proposes consideration of a revised route which bypasses an important nature preserve area in eastern McHenry county. The McHenry Zoning Board of Appeals recom­ mended approval of a petition for rezoning from a restricted B-2 Business use to a restricted B-l Business classification for an acre- plus site on Route 31 near the Kane avenue intersection. A happy 7-year-old Kathryn Strohman was declared the first place prize winner in the Plaindealer Father's Day "My Dad's the Greatest" contest. Because of her winning the top award, Kathryn has a new tent and two sleeping bags. The family resides at 2507 W. Shepherd, McHenry. Second (dace went to Mara Blum, 7, and third place to Simon Sullivan, "8. They received tickets to Great America. Irate residents of the Brittany Park subdivision concerned for the safety of their children presented the McHenry City Council with a petition requesting stop signs at the three-way in­ tersection of W. Shore drive and Sherman. The petition said the stop signs were needed to protect the children from drivers who come through the sub­ division at speeds of 60 m.p.h. The matter was referred to the Streets and Sidwalks committee for study and recommendation. McHenry hospital's board of directors has submitted to the State of Illinois Health Facilities Planning board a master plan for building a new 210-bed hospital, with comprehensive emergency, diagnostic and ambulatory- care services, to replace its present plant. The site of the new facility is the 100-acre tract owned by the hospital, on Route 31 and Bull Valley road. The County board failed to change its opinion sup­ porting the decision to discontinue passenger service on the Chicago 4 North Western Railway tracks to Richmond. The vote was 14 to 8. William Beese, who represents that area on the board, argued that the discontinuance of passenger train service indicates support for tract abandonment. He felt that the* board's action could result in the Regional Transportation Authority failing to enforce the In­ terstate Commerce com­ mission's mandate that the CANW repair the tracks between McHenry and Rich­ mond. City of McHenry Police Chief George R. Pasenelli was elected president of the Northern Illinois Crime laboratory by the board of trustee and the executive board of the institution. The negotiation of an annexation agreement between the City and Faestel Investments, Inc., of Crystal Lake, concerning the proposed Valleybrook subdivision continued as a unified McHenry City Council demanded percent participation in the cost of road and bridge con­ struction. The development in question is a 209-acre tract of land at the southwest corner of the Bull Valley road and the Crystal Lake blacktop intersection. In its last meeting, Dr. asked if an exception could be made for one of her At the City Council meeting a discussion was held on salaries for lifeguards returning to work for the City this summer. Alderman Elizabeth Nolan Gypsy Moths Versus McHenry constituents, a lifeguard who has worked for the City for the last two years. Last year the man worked at a salary of $3.85 an hour. At an earlier meeting the City Council reduced the wages of lifeguards to $3.20 an hour. The Council voted to rein­ state the former salary. John Moehling was chosen valedictorian and Rebecca Schaller salutatorian of the Johnsburg high school graduating class. The village board of McHenry Shores opted for a temporary upgrading of the community's roads at a projected cost of $28,000 during their ** continued meeting. After lengthy discussion, which included many statements from another full house of residents, trustee Martin Koleno moved to adopt Alternative 4 of the four choices outlined by road commissioner Ray Rigsby. This alternative was described as scarifying, shaping and grading of existing roads, spot repairing where needed, oiling for dust control and to repeat if needed. Koleno argued that this action could get them ridable roads within five or six weeks. Two men from the cable television company in McHenry appeared before the City Council to answer questions from the aldermen r e g a r d i n g s e r v i c e , restoration and outages. Alderman Ed Datz asked Robert Vanderhagen when construction would be completed in the Whispering Oaks> subdivision. Van­ derhagen explained that the company had started aerial and underground con­ struction in both Brittany Park and Whispering Oaks subdivisions but was forced to go to other parts of the City. The moratorium on parking meter use went into effect June 1 for a trial period, after customer reaction will