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THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1992 - VOLIH^E 32, NtJTMBER 9
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"Da Bulls" fans on Ronald Street in Huntley, proudly display this testament of their loyalty to the Chicago Repeata Bulls who took the NBA Championship Sunday night for the second consecutive year. Congratulations Bulls!
Park Board Hears Prime Group Development Update
The regular meeting of the Huntley Park District was called to order at 7pni on Wednesday, May 27, 1992, with Conunissioners Knott, Tures, Yerke, Wright and Borchart. Also in attendance were Attorney Cowlin, Paul Ostrander and Bohdan Hirniak.
A motion to approve the minutes of the regular and the annual meetings held April 22, 1992 was made by Mrs. Wright, seconded by Mr. Tures. All Commissioners voted aye and the motion carried.
The board thanked the Treasurer, Lois Parisek, for all the extra information and reports. Then Mr. Knott made a motion to accept the Treasurer's report, seconded by Mr. Borchart. All ayes and the motion carried.
The bills for the month were distributed. Mr. Borchart moved to pay all the bills, seconded by Mr. Yerke. All voted aye and motion carried.
The requests for reserving park facilities were presented and all but two were approved.
President Knott introduced Bohdan Hirniak, a represent¬ ative from the Prime Group, who presented an update of the "Huntley Development Area" project, plus the new impact
study for the TIF (Tax Incre¬ mental Financing) District. He was surprised that the Huntley Park District had not received a copy of the proposed Annexation Agreements, in which Exhibit "J" contained the proposed impact fee of $200 per residential building permit. He stated that 30 copies had been given to the Village for circulation.
After a lengthy discussion, it was the consensus that the Huntley Park Board would continue to support the current Huntley Village ordinance relating to the Park District, especially in view of the increased density proposed by the Prime project, having requested a reduced residential lot size from 8,400sq. ft. to 6,5008q. ft.
Table Twenty-one indicated "mini parks with a size of 1/4 to 1/2 acre." It was discussed that this type of Park raises a number of impractical issues. Maintenance and Liability are disproportionate to the benefits. Additionally, many people like the idea as long as it is not next to their property.
It was also stated in the TIF impact study that the commercial area of some 980
acres with the estimated employment of 23,600 people would have sero impact on the Park District; therefore no provision was being considered. The board took exception to this evaluation and questioned the logic of this statement. Mr. Hirniak stated that the employers would be responsible for the recreational needs of the employees. The question was asked, if such a requirement for potential commercial developers was in writing? The impact of the 23,600 potential employees would most certainly be felt by the Park District. Many companies support Softball, volleyball and other health related activities (especially in our current fitness and health conscious age).
It was strongly recommended that Prime Group re-evaluate their position in this regard, and that the Huntley Village Board consider the serious impact on the entire Village by 23,600 of which a high percentage will be non-residents of Huntley.
Paul Ostrander gave his maintenance report which included chloride for the
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LANDFILL FACTS
By Sue Hansen
I am personally urging all residents of Huntley and the surrouding communities to attend Thursday night's landfill information meeting. The Landfill Emergency Action committee has been studying the affects that this siting would have on our community, and has prepared an evening to share this information with you. There will be a variety of interesting speakers, including John W. Thompson from Champaign, who represents the Central States Education Center, Jerry Paulson from the McHenry County Defenders, and Dr. Louis Marchi, PhD, who has attended all landfill hearings in McHenry County, and is an expert in this field.
This is one of the most serious problems in McHenry County today, and the manner that the Lake-In-The-Hills Board has gone about annexing this property to site this landfill has left people feeling powerless, including many Lake-In-The-Hills residents. Many people that I have talked to feel that this is a problem that can't be fought. This is not true! Even if the Lake-In-The-Hills Board does finish it'« hearing and sites the landfill, it can be taken to court. The battle may take time, but we are encouraged that right is on our side. Remember the people who fought this siting back in 1984? It took 3 years until the issue was settled, but the first LEAC committee did not give in. They knew what was right, and they saved our community from certain pollution.
Please come to Thursday night's meeting - 7:30pm at the elementary school gym. Come with your kids if you need to, come after the ballgames at Deicke Park, come after the Vacation Bible School playl We need to show the Lake-In-The-Hills Board and the Veugelers that we will not just give up and accept this newest attempt at a landfill siting.
Please read the reprinted editorial in the Letters To The Editor Section, by Olive C. Staadt who helped fight the landfill last time. Although some of the details of this editorial are no longer appropriate to our fight, the message remains the same: "please seek a sensible solution to this problem of waste disposal, and do not let anybody pose a threat to our natural supply of drinking water."
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