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^2EiJiMi£lS^=Sfc^2{2A2LMlAS£SU^2Sl News and Views sstion to ease the bridge dilemma Public hearings on human services plan Public hearings on the 1985 Human Services Plan of the Illinois Department of Public Health, will be conducted March 15, from 3 until 7 p.m., in Chicago and Springfield. The plan contains information on programs of the Illinois Department of Public Health, including a description of the ne$d for each program, an assessment of program ef­ fectiveness, objectives, descriptions 'of proposed ac- tivities and legal mandates. The Human Services Plan are available for public viewing and copying at depository libraries throughout the state and at the state health department's regional offices located in Rock- ford and Chicago. Persons interested in more information, or handicapped persons who need special arrangements or ac­ commodations in order to attend the hearings, should contact the Office of Health Planning, 525 West Jefferson, Springfield, 111. 62761; telephone (217 ) 785-2040. The local hearing will take place in the twentieth-floor press room of the State of Illinois Building, 160 North LaSalle, Chicago. McHenry will have a new bridge in the near future. Let­ ting of bids is due for March 23, which suggests to motorists who use the birdge that the future is almost now. Immediately they conjure up mental pictures to torment the peaceful driver whose chief goal in life at 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. is a carefree ride to and from work, unencumbered by one-way traffic or detours. The fact that the timetable on completion is well over a year only adds to the nightmares motorists will probably an­ ticipate in the months ahead. / No mere newspaper editor can solve the problem, but a suggestion here and there might prompt the powers-to-be to learn from the ingenuity of others. If they do, there are going to be some mighty grateful McHenry motorists who might just cast a vote in the right direction at the next election. Imagine driving in rush hour traffic over one of the nation's us in' &, anderin BY KAF busiest bridges and having a 10- foot square chunk of roadway just ahead of you fall into the river. Scarey? Of course. Just like the recent morning when wear, aggravated by a quick frost- thaw condition, resulted in a big hole in the Rt. 120 bridge. Now we knew it was true - the old bridge does need to be replaced. Real estate scholarships available Scholarship applications for college students in real estate studies are available from the office of the McHenry County Board of Realtors, according to board president, Robert E. May. As many as eight or more scholarships will be awarded by the Foundation this spring for use of students when school convenes in fall. Applications must be completed and returned to the Foundation's Springfield office by May 1, with supportive materials (academic tran­ scripts and letters of recom­ mendation) due by June 15. Applications may be obtained locally from the McHenry County Board of Realtors, 1065 Lake Avenue, Woodstock, or by writing to the Foundation in care of the Illinois Association of Realtors, Room 400, 3180 Adloff Lane, Springfield, 111., 62703." CLEAN UP ̂ ON PORTABLES! RCA XL-100 NOW $319,s NOW *339" H|ij| IV diagonal ItCili diagonal ItC/li 19 diagonal iMM&i INTERIOR ACCENTS RT. 31 at BULL VALLEY RD. (Enter on Bull Valloy) McHENRY •CCNTRAl VACUUM SVSTEMSHIGHTING FIXTURi$*lAMK*WHOlf HOUSE STEREO * BURGLAR « FIRE DCTECTION'MTERCOM «' ITEMS* 24 HOUR ALARM MONITORING I • MASTER TV ANTENNA SVSTEMS*TELEVISIONS*VCR*CAMERAS*RADIOS*GIFT$ • ACCESSORIES SIGNS OF SPRING f :-T' GLENN MONDALE n « McHenry « vsmceis?: laindealer McHenry Herald (USPS 335 200) Established 1875 3812 West Elm Street Phone 815-385 0170 McHenry, Illinois 60050 Published Every Wednesday & Friday at McHenry, Illinois Second Class Postage PAID at McHenry, Illinois by McHENRY PUBLISHING COMPANY POSTMASTER Send address changes to McHenry Plaindealer 3812 W Elm St. McHenry, Illinois 60050 ' V * ! • Subscribers are requested to provide immediate notice of change of address to the McHenry Plaindeoler, 3812 W. Elm St.. McHenry, III. 60050. A deduction of one month from the expiration of a subscription will be made where a change of address is provided through the Post Office department. Thomas C. Miller-Publisher Adele Froehlich-Editor 3toarb ©inning ihtoSpaptr MEMBER NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION 1 Year SUBSCRIPTION RATES $19.00 1 Year $27.00 In McHenry County Outside McHenry County JUST IN TIME FOR EASTER... SPRING EAR PIERCING spurgeons SPECIAL! for only Ear Piercing Includes: HAIR STYLI\( MchENRY MARKET PLACE PHONE 385-4520 24 KT Gold 5tuds (choice of 19 different studs) Ear Core Instructions Work done by our Professional Staff •5 oz. Ear Care Antiseptic Getting your ears pierced is safe ond simple using the Inverness method A Qualified start member will do the job for you. Ages 5 thru 1 7 must be accompanied by a parent We use and sell Heiene Curtis products MEET THE STAFF • John Kranz * Advertising Sales Representative to pay the firm up to $1.5 million in bonuses, or $9,200 a day for every day over the deadline that the company completed the project. On the other hand, the com­ pany agreed to pay the govern­ ment $8,200 a day, up to a maximum of $1.5 million, for every day over the deadline should completion be delayed. Working around the clock, the firm was able to complete the bridge in only 11 months, more than 230 days ahead of schedule. And they did it without ever interrupting rush hour traffic, which was in itself considered a miracle. There were other details that made this story special but it is enough to know that sometimes the impossible can be made possible. It just takes a little head work. State of Illinois Tran­ sportation Department, take note! The busy bridge that lost a 10- foot chunk every now and then was the Woodraw Wilson Bridge in Washington D.C. The 130,000 drivers who use it daily watched it fall, piece by piece, into the Potomac River below. For nearly five years the federal government and the State of Maryland grappled with the problem of fixing it without disrupting traffic. It was one of those "can't be done" situations. Finally, out of the dilemma came an innovative idea that set in motion an incentive- disincentive program and the impossible was made possible. After much study of the bridge, the federal government authorized $65 milion for repairs and set a time limit of 19 months for completion of the proect. In a radical innovation, the government imposed an unique incentive program on the firm that won the contract. If the company could finish the project before the scheduled compl^ion date, the government promised An editorial ~ Reducing federal deficit A group of business executives President Reagan asked to study the federal government, its operation and spending, issued its final report in mid-January. The conclusion was what close observers of the governmental scene had expected. The federal government could reduce its spending by a whopping $424 billion in three years, Peter Grace, chairman of the Survey of Cost Control, stated as the main finding after 18 months of study. Such a reduction in spending would make it unnecessary to raise the average American's taxes and would reduce current high deficits. Is any such reduction possible? The answer is obviously no. Why is that? It's because Congress won't cut spending and because there isn't enough control over the federal bureaucracy to force major spending slashes. The key recommendations of the Grace panel are: Reducing overly lush government pension plans, upgrading government computers, requiring the military to buy on a competitive bids basis, repealing present law which requires the federal government to pay wages on a set national scale on construction projects which exceed the bids of local firms, collecting back taxes owed Uncle Sam, weening out fraudulent recipients of social security checks and other federal payments, economy in mailings, closure of some unneeded military bases, closure of some post offices serving less than 100 citizens, economies in the General Services Administration, which employs too many people to do its job, better collection and administration by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. State balance above 'warning zone' Comptroller Roland W. Burris has reported the state's General Funds balance at the end of February was $294 million, the third consecutive month the balance was above the $200 million fiscal "warning zone". Burris noted, however, that the appearance of fiscal health (when compared to the balance of only $15 million a year ago) will be partially offset by the upcoming repayment of $200 million in short-term loans, $50 million of which is scheduled for this month and the remaining $150 million to be repaid in April and May. Total General Funds revenues after eight months of fiscal 1984 were $6,101 billion, $716 million or 13.3 percent above total revalues in eight months of fiscal 1983. Revenues from state sources were $5,209 billion, up $819 million, or 18.7 perdfent from the prior fiscal1 year. The $819 million increase included a $508 million jump in individual income taxes, $116 million in­ crease in state sales taxes, $96 million increase in transfers from the Lottery Fund, and an additional $59 million in cor­ porate income taxes. Revenues from federal sources were $892 million after eight months, a decrease of $103 million or 10.4 percent from the prior fiscal year. General Funds expenditues in eight months of fiscal 1984 were $5,917 billion, $360 million or 6.5 percent above total expenditues for the same period a year ago. Advertising keeps the business community going and sales keens the McHenry Plaindealer growing. Put the two together and you have the job of ad­ vertising sales representative. As an ad salesman, John Kranz helps local businessmen fulfill their advertising needs. A four-year veteran of the sales staff, John is also responsible for advertising design and the set up of the advertising budget. 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