Prospect Heights Town Bulletin 1973 July, August

              .AS THINGS STAND NOW
This seems a good time to give a status report on incorporation matters. The growth of the northwest suburbs and the great increase of multifamily dwellings have brought attendant problems, which should concern Prospect Heights residents.
As unincorporated Cook County, Prospect Heights has little ability to deal with the growth in neighboring communities, although that growth has a great impact on the local community in its schools, flood problems, traffic conditions and general aesthetics. There are different opinions as. how best to meet the problem. Basically, it's a question of whether residents will act as a part of unincorporated Cook County, incorporate, or become annexed to neighboring communities.
Unfortunately, some ambiguities in present state laws make it impossible for residents to express their wishes in this matter by a vote at the polls. As the present laws are written, neighboring communities may object to a petition for incorporation, without having to give any reason for doing so. Indeed, they have done just that.
Two bills have been passed by the General Assembly of Illinois and now await the signature of the Governor which may change this inequity. House Bill #458 and Senate Bill #195 permit unincorporated areas with a population of 7,500 or more to hold a referendum to see if residents wish to incorporate. Each of these bills has an amendment which allows a neighboring community to object in court if it "feels the proposed incorporation adversely affects the governmental services they provide." Such communities "shall have the burden of proving the allegations."
PHIA has been active in discussions with our neighboring communities, in an attempt to prove our good will and our feeling that the whole area should work together to keep it a good place to live. Some of these meetings have been rewarding. Some have been disappointing. Most of the problems have concerned the boundaries of a proposed city of Prospect Heights.
Some surveys have been taken in an effort to find out what residents feel about possible incorporation. The Citizens for Better Zoning conducted one such survey. The area included. Waterman Avenue, Camp McDonald Road, Palatine Road and east to Schoenbeck Road. This survey showed that 80% of the residents favored incorporation, as opposed to annexation to Arlington Heights, which was the question posed.
At the request of Mt. Prospect Mayor Robert Teichart, another survey was made in the Prospect Heights Manor subdivision, an area bounded by Camp McDonald Road, Wheeling Road, Euclid Avenue and Illinois Route #83 (Elmhurst Road). According to this poll, 76% of the residents favored incorporation. 16% favored remaining unincorporated. 6% favored annexation to Mt. Prospect and 2% were undecided.
Paddock Publication conducted another survey of 200 homes in Prospect Heights, in areas other than those already surveyed. They discovered that a whopping 95% of the residents would really like to remain unincorporated, but they realized the problems which are proliferating daily, and they fear being annexed to neighboring communities. In view of these concerns, and faced with the decision, 75% chose incorporation, 20% preferred annexation and 5% were undecided.
Many residents said they see incorporation as a means of retaining independence and a means of preserving the rural atmosphere which drew them to the area in the first place. PHIA officially notified Mt. Prospect that it plans to re-petition for incorporation, and if the petition is approved, hold a referendum to determine the decision of the residents at the polls. It will give complete information to residents to enable them to make an
educated choice.	
Nancy S. Olds
NEW FALL PARK DISTRICT FOOTBALL PROGRAM
Prospect Heights Park District has announced a Junior Tackle Football League program, which will be open to boys who will be entering the seventh and eighth grades this fall.
A registration fee of $15.00 per person will go towards covering some of the costs of officials, game jerseys and insurance.
Each player is asked to purchase his own helmet, shoulder pads, football pants and mouth guards. Shoes are not to have screw-on cleats. Soccer-type shoes or tennis shoes are acceptable.
REGISTER NOW — Games start the middle of September. Games will be played Saturday mornings at Heritage Park in Wheeling.
The Park District office, 4 N. Elmhurst Road, is open for registration Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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PROSPECT HEIGHTS JULY 4,1973 PARADE HIGHLIGHTS
First chance for residents to see the new Fire Department Medicruiser, our very own well-equipped first aid vehicle, was as it appeared in the vanguard of the Independence Day parade. We hope you noticed its appearance in a recent article in the Herald in actual operation, assisting a police officer with a broken elbow.
IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE
Members of the Prospect Chapter of the Izaak Walton League are steadfast in their determination to raise $7,000 to build a nature study museum in the slough area of Prospect Heights.
The slough, which is one of the few remaining natural wetlands in Cook County, has value for preservation of ducks and small animals inhabiting the area. Surveys of the area indicated that the southern portion of the slough should remain as it is, unhampered by human activity, other than nature study observation. It was determined, however, that an aerator in this portion of the slough would increase the oxygen content of the water, thus aiding the fish population.
Two car washes and a Flea Market were held in June and July by members of the IWL to raise money for such an aerator.
In its efforts to raise money for the museum and the aerator, the League has sent letters to organizations and businesses in the Prospects Heights and Mount Prospect areas, soliciting donations. The response, thus far, has been favorable, with contributions amounting to approximately $700.
Although a variety of building structures for the museum has been considered, no final decision has been made.
Residents of the community are urged to attend IWL meetings on the third Wednesday of every month at the Prospect Heights Library, 7:30 p.m. to express their viewpoints. The next meeting is scheduled for September 19, when winners of the art poster contest and their parents will be honored at an IWL tea.
Pat Kerwin


One of the attractive floats in the annual parade celebrating the Fourth was that of the E-Hart Girls, which was an award winner in its category. Other winners, as chosen by the Lions Club of Prospect Heights, included the Campfire Girls, the 4-H Club and the Prospect Heights Swim Team. The Twins, of the major league in the baseball league, the Greyhounds in the minor league, and the Astros in the intermediate league also received awards. A special award was given to Mr. Steve Carsuno for his antique 1929 Pontiac, as well as one for the miniature antique car, driven by two youngsters.
The Prospect Heights Town Bulletin is issued monthly by the Prospect Heights Improvement Association.
General news and signed letters are welcomed, and will be published free of charge. Copy is due the 10th of the month. Send to:
Editor: PHIA Town Bulletin - Nancy Olds 910 W. Wildwood Dr. 537-8614
Bulletin Ads: Mrs. Chris Carlson, 394-5942
Board of Managers of the Prospect Heights Improvement Association are:
President: Jack Gilligan, 537-1316 Vice President: Richard Wolf, 392-6146 Secretary: Mrs. Chris Carlson, 394-5942 Treasurer: Roger Wingert, 394-3305 Financial Secretary: Ken Borg, 541-4391 Past President: Robert A. Poltzer, 259-4852
Area Representatives:
Craig Brown, 255-3851 John Cornille, 394-0873 Fred Darmstadt, 255-8930 John Fedyski, 537-1912 Nancy Lambert, 541-0036 William Masloske, 259-2577 Joe Massarelli, 297-4931 Betty Ann Opels, 255-4423 Donald Steffens, 253-8716
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PARK DISTRICT BUSY, BUSY
In addition to all the summer recreational activities sponsored by the Prospect Heights Park District, the Commissioners have been active in other areas. (The Board is now at full strength, since Mrs. Patricia Kerwin was sworn in as a member June 14, 1973 by attorney John Haas. The Board now consists of Joe Lesniak, Bill Kuhns, Wendell Sampson, Max Lyle and Pat Kerwin.)
The plans for a new Park District Service-Administration building on land the District owns adjacent to the Prospect Heights Public Library, were approved by the Library Board of Trustees. The building was planned to complement the area and the Library structure by architect Gerald Page.
Announcements requesting bids from contractors and sub-contractors resulted in fourteen bids, which were opened and discussed July 16. Costs, services, and types of equipment proposed, were thoroughly investigated, and the contract was a-warded to Frontier Construction Company, Prospect Heights, for its bid of $27,760.
The Park District Commissioners said, "A-mounts of these proposals from general contractors, as well as for various other phases of the construction, including exceptions as noted, are available from the Prospect Heights Park District office."
At the July 9 meeting, Superintendent Ron Greenberg reported that he had met with representatives from Des Plaines, Wheeling, Arlington Heights, Mt. Prospect, Palatine, Salt Creek Park Districts, the Wheeling Township Highway Department, NIPC, and the Council of Local Governments, to discuss establishing a bike trail, to connect all of the towns in one continuous network.
The group is investigating the possibility of forming a joint commission or board to see if state or federal money would be available for such a project.
IZAAK WALTON ART WINNERS
Last spring a number of District #23 school students participated in a poster contest sponsored by the Izaak Walton League of Prospect Heights. The winners of this contest and their parents will be honored at 7:30 p.m. September 19 at the local library.
Kurt Sowatske, from Eisenhower School, was first place winner in the poster contest; David Todarello, John Muir School, took second place; and Donna Johnson, Eisenhower, won third place.
In a diorama contest depicting the slough scene, Marie Johnson won first place, while Irene Eavey, John Muir School, was awarded second place position.
White honorable mention ribbons will be given to the following students: Ranee Fedor, Eisenhower; Carolyn Herdegan, Eisenhower; Alison Golemo, Betsy Ross School; Ron Pryor, and Susan Sansone, both from John Muir; Karen Johnston, Chris Stengele, Kathy Achs, Cindy Carter, Angelo Cangialosi, Lisa Horn and Doug Lyle, all Eisenhower students.
First place winner will receive a blue ribbon and $25 U.S. Government bond, while second place winner of the contest will receive ecology books and red and gold ribbon.
During September the winning posters will tour the various District #23 schools where they can be enjoyed by the entire student bodies.
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SANITARY DISTRICTS JOIN FORCES
A new organization, the Cook County Association of Sanitary Districts, has been formed. There are presently nine member districts, including the four Prospect Heights districts, Old Town, Prospect Heights, Wolf-Mandel, and Country Gardens. By-laws state the objects as:
A.	To disseminate information.
B.	To promote a better understanding concerning the collection and treatment of sewage and flood control.
C.	To further the goals of the Cook County Sanitary Districts.
E. To have effective Sanitary District legislation throughout the State.
At the May 14 meeting the following officers were elected: Pres., Richard Schuld (Prospect Heights Old Town); 1st Vice Pres., Willard Beaserderfer (Oak Meadows); 2nd Vice Pres., Myron Heimerle (Country Gardens); Secy., Ken Bodle (Glenbrook); Treas., Harold Hodge (Pinegate).
It is hoped that all Sanitary Districts in Cook County will join, and associate membership is also available. "Associate members shall be an engineer, attorney for a Sanitary District or any other person actively interested in the Association and its goals.", who must be approved by a majority vote of members.
Other Prospect Heights residents who represent the area in the organization are Ed Hetlinger
(Country Gardens), John Fedyski (Prospect Heights), Ray Smith (Old Town), and Rudy Umlauf and Bob Denley (both of Wolf-Mendel).
NO SCHOOL REFERENDUM PLANNED
Prospect Heights District #23 School Board announced July 11 that there is no need at this time to hold a referendum to pay for a sixth school or for additions to John Muir School. Carl Poch reported that his committee will continue to monitor the growth in the number of children being added to the district every six months, but current projections indicate that only about a 6 - 8% increase is expected, and the district has the capacity to handle such an increase. "In fact," he said, "Many districts may envy us our stability. We have a 2300 - 2400 capacity, and we have a good cushion."
The fact that Larwin Corporation has abandoned plans to build Tara Village, a 1200-unit apartment complex in Wheeling, may have eased the situation. This, however, left the problem of drainage problems between Pleasant Run development and John Muir School an unknown quantity. The district #23 board hopes the developers will consider putting in the drainage system agreed on in April when the board, and the developers of Tara Village and Pleasant Run had reached a solution.
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SUNSET OVER PROSPECT HEIGHTS
Fifteen years ago, enchanted by the peaceful country atmosphere of Prospect Heights, we bought a home near Camp McDonald Road and Route #83. After years of city living and its accompanying noise, air and sight; pollution, we found it idyllic to look out at wide lawns, shrubs and trees, and to be able to hear the birds, to see an occasional raccoon or pheasant from the nearby woods instead of bill boards, storage tanks, neon signs, electric towers, etc. For the privilege of living in this atmosphere we pay confiscatory property taxes and drive thirty miles each day to work.
In this short span of time we have experienced many changes, all in the name of progress. A large shopping center has taken the place of the farm fields to the south of us. The "super" food mart at the south end of our street carried a blatant sign, "Open 7 days a week to midnight", for the edification of the homeowners near Euclid. It was necessary to widen both Euclid Ave. and Route #83 to permit shoppers' cars to approach this "super" center, bringing more and more noise and gasoline fumes to blight the area and leaving the corpses of small animals from the woods strewn on the road.
The sky to the east has been decorated with a grove of electrical high rise towers, silhouetted against the sunrise, and now the crowning touch, a multimillion gallon water tank erected by the City of Mt. Prospect at the west end of our street, in complete disregard for the homeowners of Prospect Heights. This ugliness dominates the entire area, completely dwarfing everything around it and looming above the pleasant homes like a symbol of the technological future. We now see the sunset behind the glowing sides of this behemoth instead of through a grove of trees, and even the merciful darkness does not entirely cut it off from view as the lights across Rt. #83 reflect off its metal plates to give us the romantic night-time view. THIS IS PROGRESS)?)
Carolyn W. Pfandner
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Arlington Heights Village Board tabled a request from Harper College to designate land at the northwest corner of Palatine and Schoenbeck Roads for educational purposes. The Village indicated that it wished the college to have approval from the Illinois Junior College Board and the Illinois Board of Higher Education to purchase a site before it gave approval.
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PROTECT YOUR POSSESSIONS
Through the cooperation of the Sheriff's Police and the Prospect Heights Public Library, local residents now have a program available to them to protect their personal belongings from theft.
Officer Manfred Braun delivered two electric engraving pens to the library for residents to use to permanently identify their possessions. Any valuable, hard-surface possession which might be attractive to a thief can be marked by the pen, using the owner's social security number or driver's license number. Television sets, bicycles, etc., are the sorts of things which can be protected.
Officer Braun also delivered information as to how to use the pen and stickers which may be placed near the doors of homes indicating that the owners have engraved their valuables. These pens may be checked out in the same manner as books are from the library.
This program was initiated in 1963 in California and has proved its worth. In Monterey Park, California only 20 burglaries have occurred in more than 5,000 participating homes. More than 2,000 burglaries have been committed in 6,000 non-participating homes in the same period, according to a study.
The notice that valuables are identified discourages a potential thief in the first place, and the identifying number helps police recover any
item which might by stolen, in the second place. It surely seems a worthwhile precaution for all residents to use.
HERSEY BAND DOES IT AGAIN - AND AGAIN
The Hersey High School Marching Band received two first place awards in parade competition June 2 in the Annual Harvard Milk Festival in Harvard, ILL. The band, under the leadership of Donald Caneva and assistant director Bob Rogers, received the Admiral Corporation "Outstanding ^ Band of the Day" award and the first place award in class AA competition. Illinois and Wisconsin bands competed.
The Hersey band also received a first place a-ward for senior high school bands in the 13th Annual Seaway Festival in Muskegon, Michigan June 30. This festival was started the year the St. Lawrence Seaway opened and now includes a full week of festive events. Bands from Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana participated. Four years ago Hersey participated and won the first place award at that time. A habit? More likely work and dedication, with proficiency as a result. Congratulations!
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BRIEF NOTES
The Prospect Heights Park District asks the cooperation of the community in not dumping rubbish on the Commonwealth Edison property between Glenbrook and Stonegate Drives. This area is to be developed as a recreational area by the district through an agreement with the utility. It is now being patrolled by representatives of the Park District, and violators will be dealt with harshly. (Ed. Note: That's a pretty shabby thing to do, isn't it — dump rubbish on our nice community?) Residents are also reminded that minibikes are illegal if they are operated anywhere except on private property.
While we're scolding, we have received many, many complaints about cats and dogs running loose in the community, overturning trash cans and generally not being very good citizens. The animals certainly can't be blamed for being animals, but owners are asked to restrain them.
Also, drivers watch those children in the streets. Also, parents, teach those children safety rules. It really is a two-way street. Let's keep it a safe one.
On a happier note, members of the PHIA Beautification Committee planted a variety of annual flowers at Lions' Park recently. The commit-
tee also plans to purchase a variety of bulbs for fall planting that will enhance the Park. Money for these projects was obtained by conducting an Art Fair last fall and a garage sale at the home of Mrs. Robert Poltzer.
Three Area Representatives of PHIA have found it necessary to resign — Jim Christy, Dave Bryant and Bruce Wallace. Only one new representative has been appointed — Joe Massarelli, 10 N. Mandel, 297-4931. If you're interested in serving, call any member of the Board of Trustees, or the editor of Town Bulletin.
STATE FLOOD CONTROL
Governor Walker cut appropriations in Senate Bill 1175, the omnibus flood control bill, from $41.2 million to $11.2 million. This bill included only $60,000, as finally approved, for channel improvements to McDonald Creek downstream from the Soo Line railroad tracks near Euclid Rd. It had previously been estimated that the minimum amount needed to remedy the situation would be $124,000.
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DUMB DOG!
Hector, the helpful hound, is missing! At any rate, the Editor hasn't seen him for some time. He obviously didn't follow the PHIA president out of town.
Although this remarkable animal is missing, this Town Bulletin is more or less on time. Rather more 'less' than 'more' unfortunately. Regrettably, there will be no President's Message, at this point in time.
Oh, Heck, where are you?
Despite the deplorable timing, may the Editor ask you to consider sending a contribution to PHIA, and thus to yourself, to help cover costs of efforts in your behalf? Much has been done. Much is contemplated. Much requires legal advice. For example, the Cook County wheel tax has been fought, and apparently successfully. Additionally, a lawyer spoke in your behalf in Springfield to allow you to consider incorporation. There are future plans. Send money, if you can. SEND-A-$ is the new slogan . It's very IN. It's honest and necessary. SEND-A-$.
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