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. M Sight Search... For Annie STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Wednesday, Aug. 15, will beati important day for three-year old Annie Mart* Haydam qf McHenry At T:36 that morning, under the skillful hands of Dr. Richard Perritt, she will have a coagonital cataract removed from hor lofl ejre This unusual and complice tod operation will take ptscs at Bethany Methodist hospital. 5685 N. Pauline street, Chicago. Two years ago, Leon and Selene Haydam had little hope that Annie's vision could be improved. They had visited several eye surgeons who said that nothing could be done. Finally, the Haydems hap pened to meet a Wisconsin far­ mer who recommended a visit to Dr. Perritt's office in Chicago. Dr. Perritt, the first op hthalmologist in the world to systematically practice microeurgery of the aye, has a patient list mat includes former presidents of two countries, top athletes, a former Miss America, and a year-old racehorse. But none of these patients were more important than young Annie. After an extensive examination in March, he planned an operation to remove the cataract, place a contact lens on the weakened eye and put a petch on her good eye to stimulate the other. The Haydam*. who run a 80- acre dairy farm and a large dog kennel north of McHenry, were forced to delay the eurgsry because the rmssisn had hurt their businessss Fortunately, the Richmond Lion's club generously agreed to provide financial assistance for Annie's operation. The family is anxious for the surgery so tnat Annie can enjoy some of the pleasures other children know. An oxsmpio of her limited visual capacity was dsmonstratad last week when she was taken to the movie Bambi. 'Her eyes just don't focus weO her mother said, "so she couldn't see the film". But the inability to see like other children haen't kept the cheerful, lively little girl from enjoying other pleasures. One of theee Is the family calf, which will have to get along without Annie's special care until her return from the hospital. Selene Haydam deecribee Annie ss a lively, country girt who's "quite a trooper and both And that's why today, Aug. 26, little Annie will be an important petient et Bethany Methodist hospital, as efforts sre made to preserve her important gift of sight. THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" VOLUME 107 NUMBER 8 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1982 1 SECTION 24 PAGES 25' Second Installment Taxes Due Sept. 3 Schools Open Aug, 30 All McHenry area schools have. , dtnurtct announced opening days in the*week visitation v aheed, and all of them are planning some changes in the intereet of keeping abreast with modern educational trends. District 15 elementary schools will open their doors Monday, Aug. 30, with shortened schedules. Kin- Musin' and Meanderin' _ Next to the subject of weather, the topic of government probebly ranks second in popularity for discussion purposes. Both come in for their share of critical review, which is not all bad since John Q. Public must have his whipping boy. But John Q. had an opportunity recently to prove just how good he'd be if someone let him inside the capitol building as head man. Anyone who thought he had what it takee to deal with the issues in the game of oovernment wes invited to stop by the Illinois Department of Revenue display at the Illinois State Fair and run fpr governor. A computer game in the deportment's display in the governor's tent gave visitors an opportunity to show just how attuned they are to the sentiments of Illinois voters. Two players competed, trying to advance around the electronic game board and into the executive mansion. On the outside, small business continues to call for the need to simplify, reduce, or eliminate state required paper work and asks that consideration be given to the economic impact of varioue regulations But once in swhile government doee something that gets the nod. It isn't often, but when it happens the applause button goes on. "Hello sir, I'm from the government", are sufficient to send some businessmen into a rage. But the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs has a program thst has made business across the state want to throw bouquets instead of brickbats There is s staff of 11 industrial safety expert* and five hygienists who provide free, confidential heelth and safety consultations to the busineee community. And they have a bulging notebook full of glowing prees clippings to show for their work. These will hava a with their perents that day and will attend classee the following dey. Because of the opening of s kin­ dergarten at Montini for the first time, enrollment in District IS will be reduced by about 90. A total of about 3,000 students is anticipated. Major emphasis this yeer will be the introduction of a new Math program from kindergarten through eighth grade. Curriculums are updated every few years, and for the 1982 term, the district is taking advantage of a free text book loan program for moot students. In McHenry High School District 156, educators will embark on a two- year focus of inservice evaluation of the system. By bringing in representatives of business, industry and higher education, they hope to learn of particular curriculum needs thst may provide students with skills needed to follow today's career choices About l ,600 students are expected to be enrolled on the two cam pus ss this year. A mini-schedule will be followed for Regular echool hoars, from 7:30 a.m. to2:30p.m., will be followad Tuesday In Johneburg District IS, which consists of grade and high sshool enrollments, shout 2,150 students sre expected. The number of studsnts in junior high snd high schools has been somewhst increased, wherees elementary enrollment has druppped. Dr. Duane Andreas, superin­ tendent, ssid results of s (tomographic study, snd s larger kindergarten registration, indicate elementary enrollment will begin to increase next yeer. Besides the focus on computer education at all levels, the dbtrict will reassess the high school arts curriculum, placing emphasis on writing skills and grammar. Classee at Johnsburg begin Aug. 30, In the Montini schools, about 530 students sre expected, including the new kindergarten st ths Primary center The schools open Aug. 30 for a shortened day of clsssss. Ths rsgular schedule will be followed At*. 31. Kindergarten students will not attend until Tueeday Feldt Death Is Ruled Stabbing Authoritftss have osadndsd that +ftt*Ven Feldt of Woods teak <wae stabbed to death, Woodstock Police Chisf William Patrick has snnounced. Chief Pstrick declined to reveal where the body was stabbsd or whether the wounds could heve been ' self-inflicted ' beceuse of the continuing iAvseLigation, but he ssid poMus are (resting ths matter as a homicide. Feldt, 29, was found in ths living room of his homo st 521 Burbank avenue on Aug. 17. He worked as an mi to mechanic for a Crystal ul" County Treasurer Audrey R. Walgenbech has issued a reminder to sll taxpayers that sscond installment tax payment will ha due Sept. 3. The first installment wae due June 4, and is drawing intereet at 14 percent par month or 44 at this time. After Sept. 3 the sscond Installment will draw penaltiee of interest of 14 percent per month. Advertising coat of $2.25 will be edded after Sept. 21 The annual tax sale will take place Oct. 86. tax by the twenty-eixth of October, the penalty after tnot date could be as nigh ae 19 percent every six months. Fstlure to receive s tax bill doss not exempt a taxpayer of the obligation of paying the tax and penaltiee. Out of a charge of 978,419,730 for the year, 943,732,177 has been collected and distributed to the tax districts. Ths School Systems in the county receive 70.4 percent or 963,117,221; Citieesnd Villages receive 4.8 percent or 88,898,188; the County recelvee 6.8 percent or 98,217,601; Township 6.1 psrcsnt or 64,961,222; Fire districts U psrsent arJLT50,8tt: Park and Qinsannus* Dtsfrtcts 16 psrssnt or 81164,861. All is rest, including Library, Hospital, Sanitary and Cemetery districts receive 1.4 percent or 1,094,336. Time Capsule Ceremony Set Reports from the state crime and toxicology labs will be complete in ebout two weeks, st which time Patrick said he expects more information to be eveilable. All mementos for the 100-yeer time cepsulemust best the Chember office Wedneeday, Aug. 25. The deto for the sealing of this wealth of community pride is Thursdsy, Aug. 26. Everyone is invitod to Psarl street psrk st 7 p.m. thst evening to witnees the ceremony of the seeling snd launching of the cepeule which holds history in suspension for the residents of McHenry in 2082. The McHenry Aree Chember of Commerce, snd sspecially the Time Capsule "Future Perfect" committee, this week will recognise sll of the people snd organisations thst con­ tributed in sny wsy to the Time Cepsule. A copy of the contents of the Time Cepeule will be svallsble at ths Chamber office upon rwiueet. A New Look At Local Taxes Village Dissolution Vote Off Fall Ballot consultant* ere help companies identify hazards that need correction. Besides becoming safer. |t allows e company to avoid fines for violetions of federal regulation. And it's all voluntary and Strictly (C»iittwM»< m Ml* 22) Shaw Media News Service The Municipel Officers Electoral board voted unanimously Friday to disallow, petitions celling for the dissolution of the Village of Wonder Lake and keep the matter off the Novemberugeneral ballot Following two hours of teetimony and attorney debetcs et McHenry county courthouee, the issue wes reeolved for the moment. The board decided that the petition lacked the appropriate number of signatures required by Illinois law. Ap proximately 30 people attended the Friday meeting. The boerd is composed of Village of Wonder Lake officials: Mrs. Duane Zeman, clerk; Williem Andree, president; and Anita Vanderwiel, trustee. At issue is whether the dissolution petition submitted to the clerk on Aug. 13 is s viable document, end therefore, e directive for e public referendum in November on disbending the village government. The dissolution forces, spearheaded by former Village President James Rachel, ex-village Plan commiesion member Ken Majewski and Sunrise Ridge subdivision Presidsnt Hugh Glsves, planned their strategy from the back of the room. Lawyer W. Rendel Baudin of Crystal Lake argued that becauae of "gamesmanship" on the part of village officials, a grave injustice was being committed. His chsrgee stemmed from e scheduled Aug. 6 meeting with Mrs. (TMs is the third of s three-pert seriee on taxee. eaeeeements snd the multiplier by the Plaindealer staff wrilsr, Lloyd Berger). THE MULTIPLIER Is ths eeeeeement equalizer or multiplier the villain in the constantly increeslng property tax bill, or is it ths hungsr for mors funds by local taxing districts? One official eays "Inflation is the problem , and notce that i more taxee he has that estate. The multiplier could be s political Issue thst Dsmocratic challengers seek to use in the coming sisction. Adlai Stevenson, Democratic candidate for incumbent Gov. Jamee Thompeon, official eays "Inflation is the pro although the property owner peys much mora value in his reel eeta i to officially file the petition. At that time the document had 186 signaturee. But the clerk was not prsssnt at the agreed time. Under onth, Mrs. Zeman told the sudience e family caused her to leeve declined to indlcsto the neturc of the emergency. Baudin contended thet Mrs. Zeman "made no sttempt at all to take can of her official dutiee," and that he and Rachel did "everythii* humanly poseibie" to file the petition that day. It is an Important issus, since during the next three days prior to the Aug. 13 filing, 97 of the original sup porters signsd sffids vits witixh swing their support from the petition. On Sunday, Aug. 18, all 37 filed objectione at the clerk's office within a two-hour period. The petition than had 128 signaturee. 10 leee than the number required by law. The law requirse that 51 percent of thoee who voted in the last election must sign. Baudin asked the beard to poetdsto ths pstition to ths would-be Ning deto. The board refussd. Village Attorney Michael C said **•«««**" im dssolutio escorted in a recent press conference, "The multiplier hns been abused by the state as a means of increasing property taxee. This should bs ths function of locnl taxing bodee. The multiplier is obey the mandatee of the law (on vaiuoe) aad consequently the level of sssessment has (hifted down from 50 percent of fair market value at the time of the Conetitutional Convention late 1680's) to sbout 16 or 80 psrcsnt presently. Local sseeeeors could, but srs not getting ths ssssssmsnt up to ths 88 1-3 psrcsnt mandated in H.B. 880 effective ebout 1976. Skinner says that although he is not familiar with the original legislation, he has been told thet e law ordering equelisation at 100 percent has been on the stats books since 1900. But up until the 60's ths squallssr was always Gt out ss "one" for sll countiee. He recslls thst In ths 60's s McHenry county supsrvisor of ssssssmsnts ordered all township sseeeeors to set the ssssssmsnt of newly constructed housss st 60 psrcsnt of market value, which was dons only In Algonquin .township, and a lawsuit resulted. At thet time the county overage level of t of market value. ts wss st 43 psrcsnt an equalising noted thet Gov. Richard Ogllvle would not equalise Skinner: Ths slots multiplier makes the state the bod buy. But local officials (assessing) will not obey the mandates of tho law (on values) and consequently the level of assessment has drifted down from 50 percent of fair market value at the time of the Constitutional Convention to about IS or 20 percent presently.) function, not a tax increasing function. Property tax sssssiniUs keep going up dsspite ths fact that property ualuss hava stabtsasd in the last ysnr end have declined in soma parts of the state." Gal Wnner, Jr.. former member of the state legislature, former McHenry county treeeursr, and salasshslj involved in legislation snd court ectione to implement equelisation of property esseeement, ttssgrsse. Skinner says thst if ths state muitiplisr were abeashod ss Stevenson proposes, ths result would bs Immedists lswsuits by scnool districts and csrtain other afpdss beceuse ssssssmsnts snd squshssr are lnvoivsd in many state akl formulss. Some dstricts would fscs en inequitable distribution of that aid He added thet this would also 0 bstwosn countiee and there were variations of between 31 to 96 percent of market value. Ogilvie In affect, frose the eeeeeement levels and with them the inequitiee, Skinner ssid. 8kinnsr points out thst ths purposs of ths state squsllssr between counties is twofold: to make the dollar value of the ssssssment mean the same statewide, which is neceeeery to state aid to district formulae, and to provide comparable vakiss between countiee for taxing dstribution I also transfer ths hsat about levels back to the county where soms people think it belongs representatives in the leglslsturs srs ig ths tncreosos in locnl piousrly taxes the state Income tax, and predicts a move by the Dems for this in the fsU. flkhmsr, who ie currently smployed se a consultant for Georgs Ryan, speaker of the house in minds, says ths problsiu is si thrss levels in the sis--mint system, between countiee, within countiee, aad the rotation with the lax districts, the state muitiplisr mskes the stato ths ) will not ea pane 22) bad guy. But, ha added, locel officials ( for overlapping tux dstricts. Houss Bill 860 set the oqa> third of fair market value as ths mandatory level for ssssssmsnts. Ths three-year period for comparative oalgs ratio etudiee to determine levele, which ie now causing s dsleyed reaction with the salee records of the explosive inflationary years of 1678 and I860, reeulted. Skinner raiotoo. from the Inslstsnrs of Tom Johnson, now director of the Depsrtment of Revenue, In oetting this period ,1a truly reprsssnt ths veins of fsrmlsnd which was being eold in Increments to developers at prieee that wdn changing rapidly. Since that time* farmland ie being handtod under a different cetegory aad the three-year period Is no longer reievsnt. 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