Southern Illinoisan from Carbondale, Illinois • Page 3

SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN, TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1977 Page Three Carbendale-Herrin-Murphysboro-Marien Apartments planned for 35 acres i 4 In other action at its infor- including the police meeting Monday, the coun- mpnt's Dronosed $1.04 million I Carbondale asked to annex, rezone area southeast of city cil conducted a public hearing Jftr'o nronncoH C9n iu million 1977-78 budget. The bud get will come back before the council for formal approval Monday. Council members took a item -by-item look at more than 100 accounts in the budget. Proposed expenditures in the city's general fund for $3.37 million, up from an estimated $2.97 "million in the current 1976-77 budget. The general fund includes ex- apartments are in demand near Carbondale, rents are expected to be around $300 a month.

City sanitary sewer facilities are not yet available at the site. The annexation agreement the land. However, the rezoning is contingent upon an annexa- tion agreement between the city and Stotlar Lumber. If the land is annexed into Carbondale, the council will re- zone the site to R-3 high den- sity residential zoning, which would allow the firm to proceed with its apartment plan. Sisulak has told the planning commission that the apartments would be developed in a country setting not "high density" allowing plenty of stipulates that as those facili- ties are completed, the deve- lopment would tie into the city water and sewer lines.

A tern- porary sewage lagoon is plan ned in the meantime. No estimates have been made as to when construction could begin if the annexation penses of the city council, city how you 'sojve the personnel near the city hall complex, manager's office and general problem." He said adding offi- Council members had no ob-eovernment, fire and police, cers would mean budget cuts iections to another proposal to open space and rural flavor, and rezoning requests are ap-Because the firm thinks such proved by the council Herrin i. jt -v. 4 I A By Robert Grupp Of The Southern Ulinoisan A new apartment complex is planned for 35 acres southeast of Carbondale if the city council votes next Monday to annex the tract and rezone it for high density development. The Stotlar Lumber Co.

owns the land of the west side of East Park Street about a half-mile south of the. intersection of East Park and South Lewis Lane. Stotlar President Steve told Carbondale Planning Commission members earlier that the company wants to begin developing the land with eight, two-story apartment buildings, with four units each. The planning commission already has voted to recommend 4hat the city council rezone By Barbara Schechter Of The Southern Ulinoisan Four contests make up Her- jin's April 19 city council elec- tions, with a total of 13 candi- jdates vying for the four-year "posts: The largest field exists in -the heavily Italian Ward 2, four political newcomers campaigning to succeed in- Tcumbent Mario "Moochie" Ot- Itolini, who is running for Her- iTin mayor. Ward 3 and 4 incumbents iFlnvH "nnrfp" TTiriv-c anH Jnhn Steh, both veteran aldermen, rare running on the People's rParty ticket headed by incumbent Mayor John McVey.

WTard Alderman Tony Magnotti is rot seeking re-election. Battling to replace Magnotti are People's Party candidate Rick Lynn, Non-Partisan Party candidate Albert "Fruitcake" Marlow and Economy Labor Party candidate Adrian Cham- aess. Lynn said the council must encourage growth of Herrin through annexation and strict code enforcement. He also said he wants to examine parking problems around Herrin Schools. A former Herrin policeman, Lynn said Herrin should parti- All four city wards have contests in April 19 election -v 1 I 1 1 A I ft rl- 1 1 I 4 I 4 4 The only change in the bud get was a recommendation by council member Hans Fischtr fn inrrppsp Frv's annual sal- to increase Fry's annual sal ary by 5V2 per cent during next fiscal year from $29,322 to $39,934.

The average pay increase for all city employes in the new budget is about 5V2 per cent. In other business, a majority of the council indicated they were opposed to a pay parking plan for the city hall complex on East College Street. The city staff was proposing that parking meters be installed move the public works admin- istration and engineering ot- ices from East Main Street to the city hall complex. The city should also encour- age construction of low and middle income housing, Isaacs said. Stricter zoning enforcement is also needed, he said.

Isaacs said he supports annexation of areas east of town since they do not require sewer lifts. Kirk said traffic congestion from Ward 4 factories is a problem. He proposed a new street be built east of 5th street providing access from Herrin Street to 7th Street south of Maple Street. The road also will give Ward 4 residents improved access to the city park and highway, Kirk said. Kirk estimated construction cost at about The street can help to encourage construction of an industrial park east of the city, he said.

He also favors regular ditch cleaning, a year-by-year approach to covering the 17th Street ditch and construction bicycle routes. Steh said he wants Herrin to annex east to 1-57 and to construct a four-lane highway on the Johnston City blacktop. He said he also favors granting senior citizens a 10 r.er cent discount on their water bills. Street and sewer improvements also are part of his platform. All three candidates want Herrin to try for federal grants.

Both Steh and Kirk said there is no source of water the city can turn to if it leaves the Rend Lake water system. Isaacs said he does not place top priority on reviving the city's old water plant. Th3 McCamish horns engulfed 9 i i possessions community development and some public works. Council members questioned several proposed expenditures slower rate so that services can be provided to those already living in the city. He said zoning laws should be flexible to meet the needs of a small town.

"I'm going to try to discourage stagnation wherever I see it," Garavalia said. Stearns also wants to see sewers extended to all Herrin residents before the city undertakes further annexation attempts. He said he wants a perman- ent street paving program for every street in Herrin, a regu- lar ditch-cleaning schedule and improved sewer lines. Stearns favors appointment of a new police chief and establishment of a youth committee to submit ideas to the council. He also said he wants established office hours for aldermen.

He wants to cease patronage appointments by the mayor and to place all city employes under the. merit board system. Drainage problems must be solved in Ward 2, Quaglia said. He also said building and zoning codes are not being enforced equally. Quaglia called for upgrading the police department and appointing a new police chief.

"We don't have law enforcement officers who want" to come into Herrin to help out. With a different chief, we can change that." Greater cooperation between the city and existing yuth organizations is needed, he said. Stone said he supports annexation of land east to Interstate 57 and construction of sewer and water lines out to land available for additional hous-ng. Sewer problems on South 26th and 27th streets need to be corrected and drainage ditches need to be cleaned, he said. Stone said the police department muust be "more attentive to how it treats people." Additional recreational facilities, including indoor tennis courts, a covered swimming pool and a major recreation complex are favored by stone.

Both Stearns and Garavalia said the city must cover and clean the 17th Street ditch. Stearns said the ditch on 18th street also needs to be covered. Both Quaglia and Stearns bud the first lice exceeding a million dollars. Council member Joseph Dakin a former police chief, asked if that figure includes increased manpower. City Manager Carroll Fry said additional police officers are not planned in the budget "It's up to the city manager and police administration to see to it that officers are used fcr police work, civilians for other work," Fry said.

"That's in other areas of the city. The city fiscal year ends April 30. The budget is expect- ed to be approved Monday. said they don't believe the city can afford to leave the Rend Lake water system. Garavalia said Herrin should start its own water system if it is financially feasible.

All four candidates said they favor seeking additional federal funds. Stearns and Quaglia want to see all city meetings open to the public. Garavalia said he supports the closed caucuses. In Ward 3, incumbent Floyd "Dude Hicks is being challenged by Economy Labor Party candidate Charles McEvers and Ncn-Partisan Party candidate Carl Miller. Hicks said he has secured sewer, light and garbage col- lection improvements in Ward 3.

Annexation south to the county airport is preferable to eastward expansion toward 1-57, he said. He also called for stric- ter enforcement of the zoning code. Hicks said he is satisfied with the police department and current chief. McEvers said he will not be a "yes man" on the council. He said he wants to set up a steering committee of Ward 3 residents to advise the ward alderman.

McEvers said the Herrin Police Dept. needs new leadership. Miller, a former Williamson County sheriff, said the city should participate in the county detective unit. He favors increased annexation and additional culvert work in the ward. Both Miller and McEvers want the council to hold more open meetings.

Hicks said council caucuses are needed, but that they are "pretty much open door." All three men want the city to aggressively seek federal grants. Miller and McEvers said they don't know where the city can get the money to cover the 17th Street ditch. Hicks said the Illinois 148 widening project may improve Herrin's chances for winning state funds for the ditch. Withdrawing from the Rend Lake water system and starting up Herrin's old water plant is "foolish," Hicks said. Both Miller and McEvers favor the idea.

In WTard 4, Economy Labor Party candidate Cecil Isaacs and Non-Partisan Party candidate James C. Kirk are trying to oust incumbent John Steh of the People's Party. Isaacs said a planned, detailed streets program should be prepared along with a snow clearing program. The chamber executive secretary or president will be named to one year terms and other appointees to three year terms the future. Appoint- ments are by the mayor with the consent of the council.

Butler, said the commission's purpose is to encourage and promote the establishment of various light industries at the 50-acre industrial park now be- ing developed between Newf and Old Illinois 13 west of the city. The commission ill negotiate the sale or lease of land. For the industrial park, the council set the minimum sales figure for five acres at $6,000 an acre. After $175,000 in sales, 15 per Lynn Stone Stearns Evers Marlow Quaglia aaWs si mii IXiJ Hicks Garavalia Isaacs Kirk Chamness Miller 1 1 Here are backgrounds 1 cipate in the Williamson Coun- ty Detective Unit. The police department also must work to eliminate a gap between it and the city's youth, he said, Lynn, 25, said his youth would be an asset on the coun- cil.

If elected, he said he will set up office hours and canvass the ward regularly to hear peo- pie's complaints. His top campaign priority is to "keep people informed and to keep the council informed of people's wants." Marlow said he is concerned about the ward's drainage problems and will push for regular ditch-cleaning schedules. He said the city, needs snow- clearing equipment and a stockpile of cinders and salt in the event of another harsh winter. Marlow said he wants more policemen hired and officers on patrol all the time. Chamness, a mailman, said he can help WTard 1 residents "by being around them most of the time." He said Ward 1 is plagued by bad streets, flooding and stray dogs.

He wants to see changes in parking regulations designed to attract shoppers, elimination of the landfill charge and steps George Stearns, 34, of 1200 N. 16th is a graduate of Herrin High School. He is a mine construction worker and a safety committeeman for United Mine Workers of America iical 2117. Stearns is running as an independent. Edward Quaglia, 36, of 708 W.

Monroe is a graduate of Herrin High School. He is employed as a carpenter. Quaglia is a candidate with the Economy Labor Party. Herman "Babes" Garavalia, 64, of 301 N. 18th is a graduate of Herrin High School and attended Georgetown University.

He operates a grocery store in Herrin. Garavalia is running as an independent. Ward 3 Incumbent Floyd "Dude" Hicks, 53, of 1312 W. Maple is a graduate of Herrin High School. He works as a security guard at the Norge Co.

Hicks was a member of the Herrin Planning Commission and has served on the council since 1981. He is running for reelection on the People's Par ty ticket. Charles McEvers, 59, of 416 S. 19th has worked for the Herrin Coca Cola Bottling Co. since 1937.

He is a candidate on the Economy Labor Party ticket. Carl Miller, 66, of 820 S. 16th street is semi-retired. He was Williamson County Sheriff for lerrin council vores, I raise aw ci taken to attract more business to Herrin. Chamness also said he wants a new chief named to head the police department.

All three candidates favor greater efforts to obtain fed- eral grants for the city. They said they do not think the city has the money to with- draw from the Rend Lake In- tercity water system and set up its own water system. Lynn said the issue should be studied to see if Herrin can establish a back-up system. Running in Ward 2 are In- dependents Herman "Babes" Garavalia and George Stearns, Economy Labor Party candi- date Edward Quaglia and Peo- pie's Party candidate John Stone. All are seeking their first elective office.

Garavalia favors further Herrin annexation but at a Steh eight years and county treasurer for four years. Miller is candidate on the Non-Partisan Party ticket. Ward 4 Incumbent John Steh, 67, of 1120 S. Park attended Johnston City schools. He is a former mine examiner and amember of the Benton mine rescue team.

Steh was first elected to council in 1961. He is a candidate on the People's Party ticket. James C. Kirk, 50, of 600 S. 12th is a graduate of errin High School.

He is a truck driver and construction worker. Kirk, a former Ward 4 alderman, is running on the Non-Partisan Party ticket. Cecil J. Isaacs, 44, of 653 Indian Hill is a graduate of St. Johns' Hospital School of Anesthesia in Springfield and attended SIU-C.

He is a certified nurse anesthetist and supervisor of the anesthesia department at Herrin Hospital. Isaacs has lived in Herrin since 1960. He is cn an educational committee at John A. Lcgan College and a special educational advisory council at Herrin High School. Isaacs is a candidate on the Economy Labor party ticket.

Barbara Schechter SJ? 4l in flames at 4:30 a.m. today (Photo by Joseph Arimonci) Chief Brent Humphreys said. The McCamishes reportedly lost everything in the house. Humphreys said McCamish was planning to open a barber shop at his home, and was in the process of adding a room for that purpose. The fire apparently started in the garage on the southeast side of the house, he said.

The cause is not known. No damage estimate was available. The fire chief said Mrs. McCamish was awakened by an explosion, which probably was a window being "blown out by the heat. They barely managed to escape." The McCamishes are staying with their son, P.

D. McCamish at fi05 Pennsylvania Carterville. to I -mm Alderman Mario "Moochie" Ottolini in voting against the pay increase, which was approved, 5 to 2. Ward 4 Alderman Lindsey Lawwill, who proposed the salary increase said he was disappointed the council did not increase salaries of other elected officials. The city clerk is considered the only full-time elective posi tion.

Challenging incumbent city clerk Bernita Hopkins in next week's election are Josephine Fox and Shirley Snyder. received seven inches of rain in a day. Jeter said copper sulphate, alum, lime and a deodorant have been used so far. Workers also are cleaning out the holding cells. Engineer Glenn Clarida said that by July, part of the sewerage can be diverted from the lagoon to the new $5.2 million sewerage treatment plant under construction.

A contract already has been let by the council to fill in the lagoon after it is no longer needed. The council also approved installation of 23 new "street lights. 19 at intersections and of Herrin candidates 44, Fire early today destroyed the home of Mr. and Irs. Paul "Buck" McCamish at 5 06 Pcnrxsylvania Ave.

in Carter-ville. McCamish was reported overcome by smoke when he apparently tried to re-enter the. house to save some possessions. He was treated and released at Herrin Hospital. Mrs.

McCsmish was reported not injured. Carterville firemen, who received the call about 3:39 a.m., said they were hampered by a false ceilings in the which is located a block north of the A Cadillac. automobile in the garage was destroyed, and another car was damaged, Fire had to approve the ordinance Monday or postpone the clerk's raise icr anotner tour years. Ward 3 alderman William Meneese branded the timing of the pay increase "very poor" and urged it be tabled until after the city elections. Meneese said the council considered the raise after the election filing deadline, too late to attract additional candidates into the clerk's race.

"Had thev known the raise to be effective, it midit have encouraged some people to run," Meneese said, He was joined by Ward 2 srn ways survey made four years ago. According to Butler, the office will make "an independent study" if necessary. An Army Corps of Engineers representative is to visit the ii'jouiiig prouiem ai uie request of U.S. Rep. Paul Simon, D-Carbondale.

Butler said, "I believe we have even more interest in solving our floodwater situation than we had four years ago," when Gov. Daniel Walker authorized the state survey. The solution recommended then was to build an elongated holding pond on Liberty Street. City council names 7-man board Childers heads Marion indu By Barbara Schechter Of The Southern Ulinoisan Herrin's next city clerk will receive a $2,000 a year salary boost but not without protests from two Herrin aldermen. The council Monday increased the clerk's annual salary from $10,000 to $12,000, effective immediately after April 19 general election.

The clerk also receives money from th sale of hunting and fishing licenses. A city ordinance bars elected officials from receiving mid- term raises; thus, the council The city received a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration for the industrial park. The chamber loaned 000 which the city will repay. Contracts totaling $359,543 bv the council and were let completion of the park is expected in late July.

The industrial park development includes a 5C0.0C0 gallon water storage tower which will serve new industries and other industrial developments expected in the west. In other business, ButVr said an aide to Gov. James Thomp son has responded to Butler's letter outlining need for long range plans to eliminate flood- Here is a look at the -grounds of 13 candidates seek- jng four seats on the Herrin City Council. WARD 1 Rick Lynn, 25, of 400 E. Van Euren is a grduate of Her-rin High School and Southern -Illinois University-Carbondale.

rHe was a Herrin policeman Jn 1974-75 and is now employed an insurance claims adjus- -ter. 1 Lynn is running on the People's Party ticket. Albert "Fruitcake" Marlow, :55, of 412 N. 13th is a graduate of Herrin High School. He is a coal miner rat the Orient 4 mine at Johns-rton City.

Marlow is a candidate on -the Non-Partisan Party ticket. Adrian Chamness, 42, of 800 rN. 12th is a graduate of "the Elkville public schools and -has lived in Herrin since 1959. "Chamness is a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and fformer president oMhe Herrin of the National Letter Carriers.

I Chamness is running on the -Economy Labor Party ticket. WARD 2 John W7. Stone, 24, is a graduate of Herrin High School and attended SIU-C. He is a sales for Cherry Realty Inc. Stone lists his legal address 220 N.

27th but. acknowledged that he is living in an apartment in Ward 3. He is a candidate on the People's Party ticket. By O. R.

Walley Of The Southern Ulinoisan A commission to manage a new industrial park and to guide Marion's economic de- velopment was named Monday by the City Council. Jesse W. Childers of the Central Illinois Public Service Co. was named chairman of the industrial park commission by Mayor Robert Butler. Other commission members are Finis Holmes, construction contractor; O.

L. Musgrave of the Bank of Marion; Ben Bruce, electrical contractor; Loren Carter of the General Telephone William Kibler, coal broker; and Milton Witt, executive secretary of the Greater Marion Area Chamber of Commerce. The terms are Witt and Holmes, one year; Bruce and Musgrave, two years, Carter, Kibler and Childers three years. Commissioner E. E.

Jeter the others at the Brooking sub-said the sewer department is division at the Illinois 37 en- cent of the future sales receiots ing of the south section of the trymg to eliminate odors from trance to the state highway will be placed in a seoarate city in heavy rains, as oc- a sewage treatment lagoon in department maintenance Wild-industrial development fund curred March 27 and 28. the northwest. Problems were ing and at the west and east account to be administered bj The governor's office will stu- caused by the heavy rains du- curves at Red Row on the the commission. dy a state division of water- ring the flood days. Marion North State Street road..