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Low Tar to host Halloween festivities y saving measures foi acility," Cunat said, audit made it stif Imi time to cpll for an appointment • Morning DAHarnoon DEvsning • » PAOK »r PLAINPEALER. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 21,1183 general Slate $50,000 for courthouse energy saving By Joanne Springman Shaw Free Press Media McHenry County is set aside $50,000 in the proposed fiscal 1983-S4 The Board has ;A Halloween costume _ end Jack-O-Lantern contest The Lambs' Ha&owasn Festival to be held llk.ni. to 4 p.m. $undi " 'at theJunction of 1 _ and m. Rt. 178. t east of UbertyviUe iU be awarded to wearing the most _T ifltumes in various aft groups during the costume contest. AD entrants will be Judged during a costume parade "* The Lambs' 51-acre To be included in the tants are asked , Lambs before % p.m. There is no age limit or "* fee for this contest and a prize will be awarded to all contestants. Also planned is a Jack-O- Lantera contest with prises awarded for the funniest, scariest and most creative hand- carved pumpkins. Entries will be accepted until 1:30 p.m. and winners announced at 3 p.m. The Lambs is a private non­ profit organization that offers. 150 mentally retarded adults <-& full range of residential, vocational and social services. AB proceeds sales made in the businesses 'HZ nols v'Fok! . Lambs or its Halloween Festival, call 302-4636. Q75 7 permo. , •NQ irvsteifotfon charge " * •NEW fully automatic softeners •TWO year option to buy with ^ •FULL rental fee deducted •ONE phone call can answer $ny questions 312-259-3393 • AtUNCTONSOPTWA budget for energy-saving improvements at the McHenry County Cour­ thouse. Dean Cunat, the cot board's representative on Northeastern Illino] Planning Commission, said the sum was {irofrosed following an energy audit by NIPC about four months ago. The budget is to be ap­ proved by Dec. 1, and Cunat said the majority of the energy funds will so for converting make-up air from electric heating to a gas-fired unit and for aouble glazing all the courthouse windows. Funding for additional work recommended in the study, received two months ago, probably will be in­ cluded in future budgeta, Cunat said. "On behalf of the McHenry County Board, courthouse operations committee, I want to thank NIPC for providing a clear and concise outline ox enerj our "The ficiently clear to Our non­ technical members that they immediately placed $50,000 in the 1984 budget to begin remedial measures." - According to NIPC, even the moat, optimistic analysts predict that costs will continue to crease more than the rate of inflation, ci hardships for local government. But there la a way to control energy con- sumption and costs - through effective improvements to buildings and operational procedures - and the bast way to find out what changes would be effective is to have an eneray audit conducted. For the third year, NIPC la offering low-cost energy audits to local governments in northeastern Illinois. These are conducted by Margaret Sachs, a certified energy auditor and lt-y6at member of the NIPC staff. She said these audits can be conducted in moat any public building, excluding schools and certain other, exceptions. The addits consist of a latk in years, audits US plans, walk-through oi and interviews maintenance people. wing the on-site' wor! Workbook and prewired and subtn about a month, upon the facility. In the past two almost ISO - energy have been conducted, Sachs said this may be Anal yea* tor the program if federal funding a& ministered through the stall, is not renewed. t The program, initiated three years age under the auspices of the V.8. oMt of a»*ddit. In addition, fcovernmehtal units who are NIPC contributors receive a 50 percent discount (picked up by NIPC) on the remaining cost^u^ ^ The cost of ftlPC energy audita is relatively small. For example, for a building of SO,000 square feet or less" the cost Is Just $300, and for a tyiilding of 90,000 square feet to 10M00 equate feet, ithe cest is $110. Additional buildings are audited at half* cost for ttoo of the courthouse was $150 and that projected savings are ftf.ooo to $20,0000. "The extreme low cost coupled with the technical report made this one of the beet buys offered," a fine buys the county has been " "Cunatsaid. "Thisu example of inter- agenpy-intergovernmental cooperation to aave the taxpayer ajgn.fl| money." Additional information about the NIPC audit program can be obtained by calling Sachs at the NIPC Sffices at (S1SMS4-0400. lecause the number ofc audits that can be performed is limited, reservations wilt betaken on a first come, first served basis. : Men's 'Rap' group meets to the governmental body. It includes a description of the findinga and suggestions for i m p r o v e m e n i s a n d operational changea which would reduce e: sumption in the Where improvements require pore than minimal co£ts are indicated, estimates of the amount of energy that can be aaved are &> two. day§* and the development of a report Men G or that I'm as their career, work roles. rand relationships, will mwfc fueidays, from now .\+from 6:30-8:30 room Ms filled out at the recent Men's Day at MCG indicate that men want mom opportunities to meet with other men to discuss issues of concern to thorn. 1 found that most of the L. . . reassuring said one ret "I would like to aee groupe men gather together mot£ often,'rvolunteered another. - |ICC Counselor Jim May Is taking steps to meet that expressed need for an environment in which men can feel comfortable about participating in free and open aiscusstoo. 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