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Pace 2- PLAINDEALER-HERALD. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10,1985 Opinion/Politics Public pulse Landfill moratorium urged Dear Editor: The McHenry County Waste Advisory Committee has thoroughly studied solid waste management and wisely recommended county ownership of waste management facilities. Many county officials are also aware of the need to assess the hydrological • structure of the county before proposing a permanent site. The county planning com­ mission, the U.S. and Illinois Geological Survey can provide the necessary reports and maps needed to determine the safest site. The only recommendation by the committee not adopted by the county board is county ownership. The county would select a site and then review bid proposals from qualified companies to run en- vironmentally sound county operations. The inclusion of necessary pollution controls and post closure bonds are a must. Ite combine McHenry County League of Women Voters port a moratorium on srs sup- landfill applications until the issue of ownership is resolved. Cook County, the N.W. municipal conference and studies state and nationwide are considering McHenry's solid waste management plan as a model. The plan is acclaimed for a realistic yet flexible and innovative approach to solving waste handling problems. The citizens of McHenry County are well organised and care strongly about their en­ vironment. The feeling is nc compromise when important issues like water quality are involved. The people ol Algonquin and Lake-In-The* Hills are searing up to fight the expected Laidlaw application. A lawyer has been retained, xittons ordered and meetings scheduled. To submit an ap­ plication in McHenry County would be economically ana diplomatically unwise. Donna Schafer and Doris Pfeiffer, , Combined McHenry County LWV Reader asks which is the greater evil Dear Editor: I would like to say a few words about which is more humane- trapping or natural causes. Enough said on trapping, but what are natural causes? Natural causes are disease, starvation or killed by predators. Mange is one of the most common. If you have ever seen a fox with little hair, its eyes crusted shut and its body covered with sores, you'll never forget it. Wild animals cannot by stock­ piled like steel. Without trap­ ping, the surplus animals would still die; an area can only handle so many. So which is more humane, trapping or natural causes? Remember, wildlife doesn't have any doctors like Pete Adams P.O. Box 568 Pell Lake, Wis., 53157 Editor's Note: The author's address was printed at his request. THE ->v •..«% \ S *- v... ;• • Pi UKc THE AIR- WILL IT WAIT TILL H-̂ HES House votes to approve partial committee budget Here's how area House members were recorded on major roll There were no Senate votes during the Outrage is expressed at high pay for obsolete offices process at the annual township calls votes March 22-27. period. - HOUSE COMMTTTEES-By a vote of 254 for and 158 against ^approved a partial budget of $48.01 million for its co calendar 1985. Later, it will take up a companion measure that will the House committee in push total 1985 spending for the 25 committees well above $80 million. The 148.01 million represents an comparable 1984 expenditures, inclu a pay raise for committee staffers. Mosl committee spending is for staff salaries, with travel and communications also claiming large outlays. Supporter Joseph Gaydos, D-Pa., said the budget measure is "fiscally responsible and fair and equitable" and that the House "through its committee system will be able to effectively and adequately discharge its constitutional obligations:" Opponent William Dannemeyer, R-Calif., said he was "sad- that House members were increasing spending on them­ selves while preparing cuts in programs for their constituents. He said this recalls the adage that "the king can do no wrong." avored the committee funding resolution, voted no. of^l9^fo^and 213 against, the^House kept the MX proval of the outlay, handing PresidentTteagan a major victory. ^ Congress now has funded 42 copies of the 96-ton, 10-warheaa MX, which is to .replace the Minuteman m as the nation's land-base missile. Soon it will take up Reagan's request for $4 billion in fiscal 1986 MX money, enough to build 4) wants 100 Dear Editor: I'm angry. I would have liked a shot at the good life via the ballot box, but missed it due to a well-kept secret. According to a political ad in the March 29 issue, McHenry Township of­ ficials voted themselves generous increases in pay for the coming term, an item which, in spite of the PR releases by the supervisor, apparently was not made generally known to the public. But $38,000 for a low- intensity, part-time job would have suitedbyi perfectly. Now, of course, it is too late for voters to express their feelings about the hand in their pocket , as Democratic trustee candidate Donna Schaefer so well own by retirement status bile preparing cu recalls the adage Members voting yes favore Illinois-Philip Crane, R-12, MX-By a vote of 219 for ani missile alive by auth old-boy n< beeh hard to. beat anyway. - At one time, when farming dominated the county scene, townships seemed to be useful. This government conducted elections, kept up rural roads, controlled noxious weeds, helped indigent persons and even fielded constables and magistrates for a primitive justice system. Township supervisors formed the County Board of Supervisors which supported and controlled county government with its courts, sheriffs office and jail. And, townships held annual town meetings where electors set the budget and levy. The board of auditors, now known as trustees, met occasionally to review expenditures. The Illinois Con-Con (con­ stitutional convention) helped to je all that. According to a lection story by Howard fttt in the Maroh 31 "Chicago Tribune": '̂ ..township officials don't have much to do beyond supervising general assistance payments to the indigent and distributing federal revenue sharing money." And the allocation of hard-pressed funds to townships is a criminal waste when the Republican ad­ ministration is turning over copies. 48 more missiles. Reagan ultimately negotiators walk around GenOva leading poodle on a leash. I prefer a Doberman pinscher, and a hungry Doberman pinscher. It's called incentive/' Opponent Les AuCoin, DOre., said the MX "is the Pearl Harbor of our missile fleet" because the Pentagon is unable to securely base it. "It is a dead, fat sitting duck, vulnerable. It teUs the Soviet high command, 'Here is my glass me out.' " • Members voting yes supported the MX' missile. Illinois-Philip Crane, R-12, voted yes. jaw. Come, hit it. Come, knock 2 MILE TAX FREE FUN RUN! SUNDAY APRIL 14,1985 AT PEARL STREET PARK •REGISTER AT 7:30 A.M. •RUN STARTS AT 8 A.M. SPONSORED BY: McH. CO DEMOCRATIC WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION McHEflft*DRAPERY CONTINUES TO RUN ITS SPRINGTIME, SEMI-ANNUAL, CUSTOM DRAPERY AND BED SPREAD SALE! We are also offering Special Sales on all types of window treatments including FREE In-home consultation FEATURING URKOV THROUGHOUT APRIL McHENRY DRAPERY 1253 N.GREEN ST.. 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McHENRY ejFt I every rock looking for ways to cut the budget. But federal revenue sharing is perpetuated by the intimate connection between township officials and major political parties. Trie subject of township ob­ solescence seems to draw deep yawns from most voters who seem to think the few bucks involved are not worth the effort to phase it out And seemingly sucn action would affect people close to us who are all nice guys whom we have known most of our lives. It would also destroy the last vestige of pure democracy. A quick bit of history. Several years ago, probably in the late Sixties, groups of rebellious citizens in attempts to head off excesses in township spending tried to control the budgeting meeting. Frantic township < ficials, through their associations, appealed to the state legislature and in record time the statutes were changed to limit the budgeting process to the elected board. Real democracy. 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