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by Marion Olten Plaindealer news service . The Village of Lakemoor board of trustees recently ap­ proved the concept of a per­ manent recreational Vehicle park as part of a 134-acre ad­ ditional annexation to the 530- acre Sullivan Lake Develop­ ment. Robert L. Krilich, Sullivan Lake developer, initiated the zoning change and additional annexation request at the Lakemoor village board meeting. Based on the board's tentative approval, Krilich said he will purchase the property northwest of the development and present an annexation agreement for official board -------- ' i approval and following legal requirements. Krilich said he has been ap­ proached by an unnamed hotel chain to build a resort hotel at the development. The chain favored a heavier population density than planned at the northwest part of the Sullivan Lake Development. In order to achieve this, Krilich said he studied various plans and arrived at incorporating an originally planned single-family area and a temporary RV park area into a permanent RV park, privately maintained with security gates and guards. The RV park would be adjacent to an already planned golf course on the west side of Sullivan Lake, he said. , The original agreement with Lakemoor called for a smaller, temporary RV park to be discontinued in 10 years. Krilich now wants permanent zoning. Additionally, he has access to 134 more acres to be part of the RV area. He and his consultant on RV parks in­ dicated 1,036 RV sites are planned. One area of marshland would be turned into a 25-acre lake stocked with fish, he said. He noted the project would have no permanent residents so schools would not be affected by an influx of children, yet school districts would enjoy the tax benefits. Other advantages noted were real estae taxes, sales tax on trailer sales and sales taxes on consumer sales. Parachutist falls into power lines By Donna Bertolis Plaindealer news editor A Chicago woman is listed in good condition, following a Saturday parachute jump at a Hebron airport. According to a hospital spokesman, Jamie C. In- dovina, 25, sustained third degree burns to her face, left arm and right leg, after landing upon a 7,200 volt power line in a parachute jump at Sky Sports, Inc., 10510 Thayer Road, Woodstock. An electrical line was reportedly downed in the incident, which cut power to approximately 30 to 40 residents of the rural area. Ms. Indovina was tran­ sported to Northern Illinois Medical Center by the Hebron Rescue Squad and later flown by Lifeline helicopter to the burn unit of Evanston Hospital." A witness at the scene of the accident said the parachutist appeared to be directing her fall away from some obstructions in the airport, when the wind caught her chute and carried her into the power lines. Computer in-service program Based on the unofficial ap­ proval, Krilich said he would continue with thfe purchase of the 134-ace tract. Krilich further informed the board that he would not be purchasing sewer service from the village, but would build his own plant at the development because it was more economical. He said he planned to proceed May 29 with the new plant. In other business, President Richard Hyatt reported a petition had been received requesting an amendment of an ordinance against using alcoholic beverages on^ the village's beaches. He said, "We respect the fact they are petitioning but they must follow the legal procedures." The signed petition did not contain addresses. Such petitions must be signed by voters and residents of the village, he said. After some discussion favoring strict limitations on its use, the board voted 5 to 1 to purchase a $150 radar unit for monitoring speeders through the village. Trustee Walter Para voted against it. In addition, Hyatt accepted the resignation of Trustee Harry Brady, who is moving out of the village. Brady, he said, has served the village in some capacity for 34 years and "We will be losing a good trustee and representative of the people on this board." A new trustee will be apointed to serve out Brady's term. The inevitable Plaindealer photos by Donna Bertulit Wednesday was the last day of school for McIIenry public school children. Perhaps the best sign of that long summer vacation ahead is the inevitable event of distributing test results and report cards. In the top photo, an Edgebrook School fifth grader shows oftvious confusion over the interpretation of his SRA scores. In the lower photo, two students share their report cards while waiting for that final bus trip home. set By Carol A. Stevens Plaindealer new Increased computer awareness through teacher inservice training was the suktfect of a lengthy discussion held at the last Johnsburg School District 12 board meeting. Formulation of inservice training began with a needs assessment conducted by Jocelyn Booth, Junior High dean of students. Booth explained the results of a survey of teachers. Of the approximately 90 teachers who replied to the survey, 46 had never had any computer training, while 30 others have received only basic training through local sources. Many teachers expressed in­ terest in inservice training to be held throughout the summer as well as during the school year. Booth concluded that, basically, there is a need for staff members to feel com­ fortable with Computers, and continual development in computer proficiency is necessary. Based on this information, Booth and Mike Heger, com­ puter coordinator working with Harry May, district ad­ ministrative assistant in charge of curriculum, have devised a comprehensive training program to meet the needs of most of the staff, including basic beginning courses as well as more advanced training. • In other business, Steve Pollock, director of vocational education, reported to the board that many requests have been received by subdivisions in the area for road grading. Hie high school Vocational Department has road grading equipment that is used to teach such skills to interested students, but currently students have only used the equipment in a practice area behind the high school. Board Member James Preston expressed concern over insurance liability if students were injured while tackling subdivisions' road grading projects. Another board member, Ken Lund, felt Oust it would be hard to be equitable to all subdivisions because of the limit on the amount of time available to do such projects. The board concluded, and Pollock agreed, that grading of subdivisions' roads will not be* done by the school vocational students at this time. Also discussed by Pollock was the Early Leavers Program, a state-funded program which helps former students who dropped out of school continue their education and enter the job market. He indicated that the program has been very suc­ cessful, with 26 students currently involved. Of those 21 have already found jobs. He further stated that the program can be funded another year beginning July 1 and asked board approval to continue. The board voted unanimously to allow Pollock to apply for funds to continue the program. A survey of high school seniors in the district iiMflcatfd that more students are following the trend of »*irfng "cote" electives (i.e. baric courses such as English, math, sciences, typing) and a higher percentage of students are planning to wwiHn^ their education. Of the 1984 graduates, 09 percent are planning to attend a full-time educational program in . the fall, compared with 65 percent last year.v Of the remainder, 26 percent plan on beginning a full-time job and five percent will be enticing the military. •wmim ->-• <&* A report from Susan Maiorca, a board member who is also on the high school citizens advisory council, brought to the board the concern of the council regarding the current grading system. Rob Gough, high school principal, further explained that the students on the extreme ends of the grading system (honor students and students who consistently fail) are most likely to be graded fairly. It is the middle area which needs to be "cleaned up," he said. Some students take very easy courses where mostly A's and B's are given, while others take courses which are more difficult and often result in C's being given. The council feels it is necessary to weight the grades to indicate the level of difficulty of courses. This is especially important when it comes to ranking students, a process which colleges rely on as an indicator of the student's ability to succeed in higher education. By weighting courses, those students who get a grade in courses of a higher degree of difficulty will end up ranked higher than those students who got the same grade in courses of lesser difficulty. The subject will be looked at more closely in the future by the council. Area youths hurt in accidents Several area youths were injured Wednesday in two separate accidents involving automobiles. A 12-year-old McHenry youth was injured Wednesday night, when the bicycle he was riding was struck by an automobile. According to the McHenry County Sheriffs Department, Dennis Brown sustained iitfuries in a 6:20 p.m. accident, which occurred on Wilmot Road in Johnsburg, 175 feet south of May Avenue. The driver of the automobile was reported as Richard Zenda of Owosso, Mich. There were no tickets issued. The boy was transported by rescue squad to Northern Illinois Medical Center, where he was treated and released. In a second accident Wed­ nesday, 15 persons and four vehicles were involved in a collision at the intersection of Elm and Front Streets in McHenry. Two cars, including a station wagon carrying several youths, collided head-on at ap­ proximately 5 p.m. Several people were tran­ sported by rescue squad to Northern Illinois Medical Center, but their identification was not available at press time. Further details will be in­ cluded in Wednesday's issue. McHenry m since 18? 5 aindealer # 2 Sections 34 Pages 25' <*--> Friday Juno 1, 1984 Number 86 Volume 108 Lakemoor plans RV park ZBA denies Meadow Lane zoning variation By Anthony Oliver Plaindealer staff writer A zoning petition requesting a variation to allow development of "Meadow Lane" subdivision met with unanimous opposition from the city Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) at a recent meeting. The variation sought to in­ crease the density of the property. The property Is located on the west side of Route 31, between Kane and Lillian Streets. The 18 lots are presently zoned R-4 multi-family. Petitioner's Attorney Daniel Curran said the request was simply, "to put the property back to where it was before the adoption of the ordinance." The ordinance, MC-83-284, effectively decreased the allowable density in the multi- family zoning districts. Petitioner Carl Johnson said that the lots had been subject to the prior density requirement for about 20 years and noted that all lots were vacant. According to testimony at the hearing, the old ordinance would have allowed 57 units to be built upon the 18-lot tract. The present ordinance limits the density to 33 units. Johnson argued that if held to the new density requirements, he would not be able to build anything but single family residences* "I am not asking for a change In square footage or frontage," Johnson said. He added that the new density decreased the value of the property. "I am proposing a series of several buildings and I would agree to landscaping or screening to protect the homes on Lillian Street," Johnson said. ZBA member Annie Cuda asked why there had been no developmetf of the property. Johnson said that when the first group (Kane Street) was" built, there was little need for rental units and now there was a heavy demand. "Could y.u develop now?" Cuda asked. 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