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Good Morning Local report McHENRY FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1985 INDEX/SECTION A Gravel controversy continues Today's Weather By Angela Burden The petitioner is seeking a condi-Northwest News Service tional use permit in order to extract WOODSTOCK - An appeal from gravel from the 65-acre site, located area educator Farol Martin Tomlin- on Illinois 120 at the west edge of son of McHenry, who is concerned McHenry City limits. about the detrimental affect on The firm estimates it will conduct young children's education by a gravel ^mining on the site for an gravel mining operation near { a approximate 20-year period and res- school, was heard Wednesday by \idents of a nearby exclusive subdj- the county's Zoning Board of vision are strong objectors to the Appeals. "proposal, claiming their real estate Testimony and statements were value will depreciate and the ex- presented Wednesday during the panded mining will create noise, aik* fourth day of ZBA hearings on the and health problems. McHenry Sand and Graved Compa- Additional objectors testified that ny's controversial petition for ex- the operation of a gravel pit wifi) pension of gravel mining on 65 also cause discomfort to student^ acres adjacent to the company's attending Valley View School; present 200-acre pit operation. which is located on property that The hearings closed Wednesday will be surrounded by the proposed evening and the ZBA set a meeting gravel mining. \ for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, to However, neither the School cast its votes on the issue. Board or the City of McHenry have quality. Sue Ehardt, senior planner for the McHenry County Planning Depart­ ment, testified Wednesday on the county's land use goals and objectives. She explained that one of the Ob­ jectives includes "promoting opti­ mum use of mineral resources." Attorney Robert Boyle, represent­ ing many of the objectors, told the ZBA panel that he anticipated seri­ ous problems if the petition is approved. If, however, the petition is al­ lowed, "it is clear that certain con­ ditions should be imposed by the zoning board," Boyle said. He said the conditions should in­ clude that the gravel mining opera­ tion must not lower or affect the water table and that setbacks on the proposed mining site be imposed. opposed the expansion plan. An un­ official letter of objection to the mining expansion from the Village of Bull Valley was officially with­ drawn last week at the request of Village President Jean Dooley. Although the McHenry Area Eco­ nomic Development Commission supports the mining expansion, Mrs. James Erickson, representing a McHenry citizens watchdog group, submitted petitions contain­ ing about 1,800 signatures in opposi­ tion to the expanded pit operation. Most of the testimony presented by expert witnesses during the four days of hearings was technical and scientific. According-to testimony, it ap­ pears that McHenry County has one of the largest gravel deposits in the state and the gravel minefffere is considered-to be of the highest Mostly sunny and pleasant Friday. Highs in the low 80s, except low or mid 70s near the lake. North to northeast winds 8 to 15 mph. Fair Friday night. Lows around 60. * Lottery Daily game: 676 Pick Four: 8058 LOTTO grand prize: $6 million Dollar donation explained The Fiesta Days committee explained Wednesday why the $1 donation at Food Fiesta and Banjo Beer Night is needed. It's to bring the drum and bugle corp show or a substitute extravaganza to McHenry Fiesta Days 486 as part of the sesquincentennial celebration, the committee said. AN EDITION OF THE NORTHWEST HERALD Cubs' trip Is planned Worker killed in accident MCC ensemble to perform The McHenry County College Chamber Ensemble is giving a free concert on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 1 p.m. in Rm. 254 of the College's Main Hall Building. In addition to the Ensemble, woodwind, string and piano duets will be performed. The MCC Chamber Ensemble most recently performed for the Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner held at Hob Nob II. Hie group is directed by Michael Bazan of Wonder Lake. No parking on Green St. trucks and vehicles of any sort cannot be parked on Green Street, Riverside Drive or Main Street after 1 p.m. McHenry Police will have any parked vehicles towed after that time in order to have the route clear for the 2 p.m. parade. The driving public's cooperation is appreciated. Church.... Neighbors. Musin'.... Obituaries STOP.. .STOP.. .STOP! Council puts brakes on signs Sense the aa to m ** Mutter jp voting members Lucky button! \ Harriet Snyder was Just one of the lucky people spotted wear­ ing the Plaindealer's "Bright i and Early' button this week by 1 our Button Baron. Her name 1 wlU now be entered into a draw- •niMft^a lift prise and a grand j prize of a Las Vegas trip. Tuesday will be the 122nd an­ niversary of Henry Ford's bir­ thday. A salute to the great au tomaker appears in "Wheels". "Painting Churches," which will open next Wednesday at the Woodstock Opera House, and promises to paint a portrait of the American family that everyone can appreciate. as leaving the lot on his intersection of Richmond Road reyele when the brakes and Fear} Street last Saturday., d and the vehicle struck a Hie driver of the other vehicle post. Blucher was blocked was Chris Lyft Feibrache. SEC. C, PAGE 1