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March 1981 Vol. 1 No. 4
APRIL 7th IS ELECTION DAY
You will be voting for Village, Library, Township and Park officials.... the elected officials
who will have the greatest impact on YOU for the next four or six years. You may be surprised
to learn that the total number of votes cast in a similar election in 1979 was a mere 1,113!!
Even worse, in 1977, only 557 of our residents bothered to vote. As the saying goes: "That's
incredible!!"
Here is a list of the candidates for the various positions, in the order in which they will
appear on the ballot:
VILLAGE - For Mayor (4 years): Bernard For.rest
Bradford Deal
For Trustee
(4 years):
Vernon
E. Swanson
(Vote for
three)
Jerold
L. Heisler
Marvin
W. Ehlers
Robert
L.-Brown
LIBRARY - Trustee (6
years):
Thomas
Parfitt
(Vote for
three)
Jack Anderson
Arthur
Wolter
TOWNSHIP - Supervisor (4 years):
Clerk (4 years):
Assessor (4 years):
Trustee (4 years):
(Vote for three)
Marilyn Craig
Mary Lee Coan
William R. Brown
Rudolph E. Hornacek
James C. Mitchell, Jr.
Elliott Shapiro
Elaine M. Wulf
PARK DISTRICT - Commissioner (4 years; vote for three)
H. Joseph Plack.
Michael F. Faulkner
Robert J. Rubin
Michael E. Delaney
David A. Fox
Patricia A. Stryker
POLLING PLACES
Precinct
VOTE AT
4C, 8A
Walden School
5A, 5B
Zion Lutheran Church
5C, lOA
and 10B
Kipling School
6A, 6B
Wilmot Junior High
7A, 7B
Woodland Park School
8B
Library
9A
Maplewood School.
9B
Alan Shepard Jr. High
11A, 11B
Wilmot.3School
12A, 12B
Cadwel`1 School
Check your
registration card for
your precinct
number.
The portion of the Village lying
in Deerfield Township is not in-
cluded above. That precinct is
12C - and
votes at West Ridge
Center in
Highland Park.
You must be registered in order to vote. Having accomplished that, you may vote either in
person or by absentee ballot .... but DO vote!
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•HIS IS THE TORNADO SEASON - from March through June. And if you think you're safe, read a
little further:
- Lake County is at the northeastern edge of the most tornado -prone region in the world
- Since 1950, southeastern Lake County has been hit by at least one tornado annually
- Illinois ranks first. in tornado deaths and second in tornado property damage
You would be wise to formulate a preparedness plan for your family - just in case!! Informa-
tion from our Emergency Services and Disaster Agency (ESDA) is available at the Village Hall.
POLICE PENSION BOARD
There are five members on the Police Pension
Board, two of whom are appointed by the Mayor
(with the advice and consent of the Board of
Trustees); two are elected by and from the
regular Police force; and one is elected from
the beneficiaries of the pension. The term is
for two years.
The Pension Board meets quarterly (the second
Tuesday of January, April, July and October)
and when necessary to consider a new appli-
cant.
Members of the Police Pension Board are:
John Cooper, Chairman
Paul Glick Robert Charles
Glenn Webb
(There is a vacancy due to the recent death
of Mrs. Helen McLaughlin).
ABOUT YOUR WATER SUPPLY ...
The Safe Drinking Water Act and the Illinois
Pollution Control Board require that the owner
or operator of a public water supply notify
the consumers that the potable water supply is
sampled and tested, in accordance with manda-
tory procedures. Here is our report to you
for 1980:
338 potable water samples were tested
and all were found to be safe. Four
(. of these were questionable but were
resampled and found safe; 36 had to
be resampled because they were dam-
aged in transit.
"Safe" means that the water contains no sub-
stance or organisms which are or may be in-
jurious to a person.in normal health who in-
gests the water.
As you are probably aware, we get our water
from Highland Park (it's Lake Michigan water)_
and it is chlorinated, fluoridated and treated
by Highland Park at their filtration plant.
We are often asked about the hardness of the
water,.so here's that answer for you: the
hardness is 7.5 grains per gallon, or 130
ppm-
Water costs you 98t per 750 gallons - or, to
put it in perspective - it"s 32t a ton.
FASCINATING FACT:
At the intersection of Deerfield and Wauke-
gan Roads, the longitude is 87' 51' and the
latitude is 42' 10' 311.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY — MAY 6th
None of us remembers how long we've had a •
Student Government Day, but our files go
back to 1965. So this year is at least the
17th such occasion.
The eighth grade students of both Junior High
Schools will hold an election for various
Village offices. Those elected will spend the
morning of May 6th with their counterparts in
the Village Hall, Fire Department, Park and
School Districts. Tours will be conducted
through the Village Hall, Police Department,
Fire Department, Community Center, Public
Works building and Deerfield High School.
The elected officials will be treated to
lunch at McDonald's and will then return to
school.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
The Annual Town Meeting for West Deerfield
Township will be held on Tuesday, April 14th,
at 8:00 P.M. in the Village Hall. The Town
Meeting is designed for the electors to hear
the reports of Township Officers and to ask
any questions they may have about the Townsbip.
DEERFIELD, I L L I N 0 1 S
11p 850 WAa RRDAN ROAD DEERFIELD, IItINOIR RCDIR
March 31, 1981
Dear Parents and Concerned Citizens:
The Deerfield Youth Council, the PTO's of the Junior and Senior High Schools, and many
parents are becoming Increasingly alarmed by the number of In -home parties and social
events at which alcoholic beverages are being served to students. All too often, al-
coholic beverages are be ing served to young people with the knowledge and approval of
parents in whose homes the parties are being given.
Teens, with virtually no exception, drive automobiles to and from their social functions.
The accident statistics for this age group are alarming enough without contributing, to
this "mix", the aggravating effects which alcohol has on teenagers. The legal exposure
for one who either sells or gives alcohol to a youngster who then causes injury to some-
one else (or to himself) is well known. Any person who is Injured by any Intoxicated
person has a right of action against any person who caused his intoxication by selling
or giving alcohol to such person..... but the legal liability may cause less anguish than
the responsibility the adult will feel for so unnecessarily contributing to the death or
disability of an accident victim.
On January 1, 1980, as you know, the State of Illinois restored to 21 years the legal
age of persons to whom alcoholic beverages may lawfully be sold. Parents who either fur-
nish, or permit their homes to be used to dispense, alcoholic beverages to young people
_ create the same dangerous effects that the Legislature sought to allay In raising the
drinking age.
Parties and social events are as much a part of growing up as football and algebra, but
alcohol in the teen years is not. We urgently request your cooperation and support in
assuring that alcoholic beverages are not available at these home parties. With the
help of every parent, perhaps we can eliminate - or greatly reduce - the chances of these
young people suffering or Inf"ctI ng Injury.
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HELPING HAND FOR SENIOR CITIZENS ...
D rfield offers a housing subsidy to those
>� ors who meet these qualifications:
- Maintaining an independent household
- 62 years of age or older
Resident of Deerfield at least one year
- Total annual household income from all
sources not to exceed $9,00/single per-
son or $10,000/two or more persons
Applications are available at the Village Hall.
Last day to apply is April loth.
This subsidy is applied either to rent or to
taxes.
There are several other assistance programs
for Seniors. For information, call our
Human Relations Chairman Rose Mary Stavro-
poulos at 945-8144.
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YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS!
Theta Systems wants to remind you of the
following:
They start at 6:30 A.M.
Containers must be outside your garage
Construction debris requires a special
pickup at an extra charge
- ALL complaints should be directed to
Theta, at 945-5558 -- not to us
ADVANCE NOTICE ABOUT THE FOURTH OF JULY...
Since July 4th falls on Saturday this year,
we have had several inquiries as to what the
plans are. The latest information is that the
Drum and Bugle Corps Competition and the fire-
works will be at the High School on the 3rd.
The parade and everything will be the 4th.
SCAVENGER SERVICE UPDATE
Currently,.the Village provides two types of scavenger service through a private contractor,
Theta Systems, Inc.:
- Twice -a -week back door service is offered at a rate of $11.48 per unit, per month
P- Once -a -week back door service, for families of three or less, is $7.45 per unit per month
ortion of these costs is covered through real estate taxes, with the rest billed quarterly
as part of the water and sewer bill ($22.14 for twice -a -week and $10.05 for once -a -week). All
rates are adjusted annually, based on a percentage change in the Consumer Price Index.
In negotiating with Theta last October, the Village Board decided to include a provision for
optional curb service as part of the new contract. At that time, we received comments, both
pro and con, regarding this optional service. Therefore, a final decision was deferred until
mid-1981. Since that time is quickly approaching,.we decided to use this issue of D-TALES to
solicit more public reaction to the idea of curb service.
According to our contract, Theta would charge $7.14 per unit per month for twice -a -week curb
service. Again, a portion of this charge would be covered through real estate taxes ... and
the rate will change as this is the 1980 figure. The obvious benefit over the back door ser-
vice (using the 1980 figures) is the $4.34 per month, or $52.08 per year, savings. The major
drawback is one of aesthetics.
Given this basic information, we -would appreciate your taking time to respond to a brief ques-
tionnaire. Incidentally, there are those who doubt that we will get a good response to this
questionnaire since that has been the experience of most communities. We think YOU are dif-
ferent ..... could you prove it by responding? We'd 1•ike a 90% or better return - and on a
question as important as this one, you should have a voice in the discussion!
If you prefer, you may register your opinion by calling us at 945-5000. We do wish to empha-
size that no decision will be reached on optional curb service until after the next issue of
D-TALES and that more information will -be available in that issue.
• CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICE: Twice -a -week Once -a -week
NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN FAMILY AREA IN DEERFIELD
WOULD YOU CHOOSE TWICE -A -WEEK CURB SERVICE IF AVAILABLE? Yes No
COMMENTS:
NEWS FROM OUR BRANCH- OFFICE ...
TO THE JOGGERS OF THE WORLD... SORRY!!!
We are in the process of
1981 Parkway Tree _,,%
interested in /fy"g
your parkway,Hall and put,;
list! Early in .�
the information �a
that 1100 ± i:rees I� jltt,
the last ten years u
Trees are planted in the
anteed for a year. We s
you - we plant them, you
funds are limited, so it
served!
GARAGE SALES
taking bids for the
rogram. If you are
having a tree for
cal'1 the: V i 1 l age
your name on ti-:,-
Flay, we'll send all
to you. We figure
ave been planted in
der this program.
Fall and are guor-
are the cost with
care for them. But
s first come, First.
Hope you didn't believe it when we told yo
to jog on the right si.de of the road, wi..the
traffic! Chief Brandt wasn't too happy with
that piece of advice! He would really pre-
fer that you obey the law and run on the left
side, facing traffic. At least we know for -
sure that somebody reads D-TALES, because we
had several calls about this.
ALSO, there are still some of you dangerous
livers who are out there at night in dark
clothing. You are risking your life if you
do this .... and besides, it hurts to get hit
by a car! Get your light colored outfit on!
ACCORDING TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE ANDIOR ZONING ORDINANCE
Permits ARE required for garage, home and
yard sales! The fee is $5.00, which en-
titles you to two such sales in a calendar
year. The permit and all
necessary information can 1.5ALE
GRRa�E
be obtained from Barbara
Rails or Tom Glees at the
Village Hall Annex, or call
945-5000.
POSTING SIGNS
On that same subject, the Municipal Code
prohibits posting "notices, posters or
other paper or device ... ro a lamp post,
public utility pole or shade tree..." So
don't post your garage sale signs in any
of those places!
VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
850 Waukegan Road
i Deerfield, Illinois 60015
Fire Department .....................945-2121
Police Department ...................945-2131
Village Hall.........................945-5000
BERNARD FORREST, Mayor
Mare)+a E►1�5 TRUSTEES
Edwin Seidman
Jerold Heisler Vernon Swanson
Cynthia Marty J. Robert York
SOLICITORS
All solicitors must register with the Police
Department; but residents themselves make the
determination as to whether or not solicitors
shall be invited to their homes. There are
two signs available at the Village Hall (15C
each). One states "NO SOLICITORS INVITED" --
the other "ONLY SOLICITORS REGISTERED IN D
FIELD INVITED". If a resident displays neair
sign, solicitation is permitted.
PEDDLERS
Peddlers must be licensed, also. The defini-
tion of a peddler is one who "offers for sale.
goods, wares and merchandise....." whereas a
solicitor seeks to obtain orders,subscriptions
or contributions, and the like.
Bulk Rate
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
Permit No. 1
Deerfield, Illinois
CARIPRE-SORT
POSTAL CUSTOMER
DEERFIELD, ILLINOIS 60015
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