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HUNTLEY, ILLINOIS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1993 - VOLUME 33, NUMBER 27
USPS 580-360
Last Saturday, December 11, Realtor Tom Jurs handed over the keys to the old Wabash-DataTech building to Huntley Village President Jim Dhamer while village trustees Jack Todd and Dennis Shamhart, and Huntley Police Chief Rick Rossi look on. The building will house a new Huntley police station and village board meeting room.
I Huntley Singers Perform At Winter Concert
The Huntley Singers participated in the Winter Concert held at the Huntley Grade School Gymnasium on Monday, Dec. 13, at 7:30pm. The Huntley Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble, Junior High Band and Chorus, and the High School Band and Chorus performed many seasonal favorites and also introduced new selections. The traditional finale of the evening's enter¬ tainment was the singing of the Hallelujah Chorus by the High School Chorus. The audience was welcomed to join in the performance.
Village Expands To New Facilities
By Cathy DeQuaker & Tracey Schwartz
The Village of Huntley will be expanding its working quarters with its recent $175,000 purchase of the old Wabash-DataTech building on east Main Street in Huntley. The village acquired the property by auction through local realtor Tom Jurs with RE/MAX Tri-County Realtors.
The 4,500 square foot building will house the Huntley Police Department, a new board meeting room and additional office space for either the Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry or possible future use of the village's administrative department.
According to Huntley Police
Chief Rick Rossi, the new police station will feature three temporary holding rooms, a shift commander's room, squad room for the officers and handicapped-accessible
washrooms. Rossi emphasized the taxpayer benefits from the purchase including the reduced purchase-price from the original listing of $269,000 and the larger, ground-level board meeting room for easier public attendance.
The new board room in which all village meetings will be held, will now meet the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) requirements for public access. The current village board room does not meet the ADA requirements.
Huntley Village President Jim Dhamer emphatically stated the village has no intention of abandoning the existing village hall located on the town square. The village's administration and building inspection departments will remain in the current village hall building. Building
Commissioner Butch Ehrke's
Jurs and Dhamer ceremoniously knockfd down the For Sale sign at the building on east Main purchased by the village of Huntley.
department will move into the existing police department's quarters.
The move is expected to be complete by March or April of
1994. In addition, increasing parking along Coral Street is under consideration at this time.
SHARE Pickup Brings Many Goodies
Here is a list of what you would have received in your December SHARE basket for only $13 and 2 hours of community service. The basket has turkey breast, chicken nuggets, pork sausage, ground turkey, summer sausage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, romaine lettuce, onions, potatoes, apples, oranges, oatmeal, cornbread stuffing mix, raisins and brownie mix. A similar list of items will be included in the January basket.
If you would like to order a SHARE basket for January, you can come to the Huntley Grade School cafeteria this Saturday, Dec. 18, from 9:30-Ham; or call Irene Freund, 669-5451 or Carol VonBosse, 669-5395 (evenings or weekends, or anytime during the Christmas break from school) by Friday, Jan. 7.