Vol. 7, No. 6 - Dec 1986�tl
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December,1986 Vol. 7 No. 6
•U'RE PROBABLY WONDERING
How are the sticker sales going this year? Admittedly, there isn't a whole lot of interest
in that subject (outside the Village Hall, that is), but bear with us - this is the last time
you'll hear about it until early 1988.
We've had a lot of questions asked. Here are the answers (if you have additional questions,
give us a call):
Q.
For how long is the new sticker valid?
A.
January 1, 1987 to June 30, 1988.
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•Q.
What's the cost of this eighteen month sticker?
A.
Before January 1, 1987 - $37.50; after January 1, 1987 - $50.00.
Q.
When's the deadline for my motorcycle and recreational vehicle license?
A.
ALL stickers must be purchased prior to January 1, 1987.
Q.
I don't have my state plates. Can I still get my sticker?
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A.
But of course! You can call and give us the plate number when you get
it.
Q.
Will I get a rebate if I move before July, 1988?
A.
No. That would be an accounting nightmare. Remember, however, that most
communities
(like Deerfield) honor valid stickers from other communities.
Q.
If I get a new car after July, 1987, how much will the sticker be?
A.
$25 for the year July '87 to July '88. After January, 1988, if you get
a new car, it'll
be $12.50 for the remaining six months.
Q.
Where does this money. go?
A.
65% to street maintenance; 35% toward law enforcement.
Q.
What if someone moves here from another community and has a valid sticker
from there?
A.
We'll honor it until it expires.
Q.
Why don't you have a record of my dog's rabies shot? 1 showed you that
last year!
A.
We don't keep that information... we note it on the application as being
valid and we
return your records to you. Dogs must have a current rabies shot - and
we have to see
it each and every year.
All in all, the changeover has worked pretty well. Change is never easy, but almost everyone
seems to agree that this was a necessary one. The prospect of putting stickers on when the
•weather is warm apparently makes good sense to you - and we're glad you're pleased!
The proof of rabies requirement seems to cause the most trouble. We've had to return many
applications because that proof was not submitted. State Statutes require that every dog
4 months old and over must have a rabies inoculation. Our Municipal Code requires that we
see a certificate from a licensed veterinarian before we issue our license. That's why we
insist on your complying with the law. Remember, it's for your protection!
FIRE INSURANCE RATING
Here's one example of a lower class being more
desirable! Because of the combined efforts of
the Fire Department and the Village, our fire
insurance rating has gone from Class 5 to a
Class 4. To determine whether this affects you
personally, we suggest you contact your agent.
Our information is that there is no overall
answer but that each individual and/or commer-
cial establishment should check with his own
insurance company.
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SPEAKING OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT... ,
Chief Gagne and his personnel extend to you
their warmest wishes (no pun intended) for a
happy AND SAFE holiday season. Here's a few
suggestions:
If the tree is fresh, keep it watered ... and
keep it in a cool place away from registers,
radiators or the fireplace.
Make sure the lights are UL approved - never
use more than 3 strings of lights on a circuit.
Turn the lights out when you leave the house or
go to bed.
DO NOT BURN WRAPPING PAPER IN THE FIREPLACE.
Check your smoke detectors!
Both the Fire Department and the Village Hall
are displaying wreaths with red lights. If a
fire occurs involving holiday decorations, a
red bulb will be replaced by a white one. KEEP
THE WREATH RED!
Remember - fire prevention should be practiced
all year. The most important gift we have to
share is each other!
POOR, LONELY, COLD HYDRANTS!!!
How would you like to sit on somebody's parkway
all year and never have a kind word spoken to
you? Worse yet, how would you like to have
snow and ice covering you all winter? Or
bushes growing over you? AND, after all that,
how would you react when some strangers in
boots and heavy coats took.a wrench to you
so you could fill their hoses with water to
fight a fire?
Well, that's a look at the hydrant's side of
outdoor living. Won't you take pity on yours
and keep the snow brushed off? Heaven forbid
that you would ever need help from the hydrant
but if you should, you'd want it to be ready
to shoot that water out immediately. Take a
few minutes to clean the hydrant ... it could
pay great dividends!
SNOW ON THE ROOF
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Besides serving as Jack Frost's decorating
media and as a base for cross country and
downhill skiing, snow is useful in providing
an easy means of determining the extent to
which your house is insulated.
Observe the snow pattern on your roof and com-
pare it to your neighbors'. If their roofs
are all white and yours is bare (or bare in
spots), then a shortage of insulation exists
where the heat from the house melted the snow
on the roof. Judgment must be used so you're
not misled by roof areas on which snow never
fell because of the sheltering effect of trees
or because winds have swept an area clean.
Comparison should be made with houses with
similar heating on the upper floor.
Remember, a clear roof means wasted heat!!!
LET'S TALK
UT SCAVENGER SERVICE
Nothing has a worse effect on blood pressure
than to be missed on garbage day. We've re-
cently had a meeting with Laidlaw Waste Sys- •
tems to exchange ideas on how to improve the
service. This is the result:
1. Papers and magazines have to be taken to
the curb. This is not to say that the evening
paper can't be put in the garbage can ... this
does mean that an accumulation of papers or
magazines are too heavy and must be placed at
the curb if you want them removed.
2. You do not have to cart the household
waste to the curb. If you choose to do so, be
consistent. Your route men get used to picking
it up'in the same place and they might miss you
if you change your routine without telling them.
3. They are going to try leaving you a notice
explaining why your cans weren't emptied ... i.e.
too heavy, not household waste... whatever.
And, last but certainly not least, to make
lffe easier for all of us:
4. DON'T CALL US ... call the service directly
at 945-5558. This eliminates one call for you
and enables them to check with the driver im-
mediately. In some cases where you've been
missed, the driver will still be in your neigh-
borhood and can return right away. If you call
us, it delays the whole process and the driver •
might be on the other side of the Village by
the time the problem is discussed.
If you have questions, we have an information
sheet available at the Village Hall which ex-
plains the service.
OUR UNSUNG, UNPAID, UNHERALDED ADVISORY BOARDS, COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES!!!
While the herald angels are singing, we decided to add our voices to thank the residents who serve the Village so
efficiently. Here's a tribute to all of them ...
PLAN. COMMISSION
Mike Swartz, Ch.
Mary Ehlers
Larry Hearn
Joe Koss,
Dave Marks
Edna Schade
Herb Sundmacher
BOARD OF BUILDING APPEALS
Ed Zarek, Ch.
Ted Galvani
Maury Lipowich
Pat McBride
Dick Osman
Bob Rubin
Randolph Thomas
HUMAN RELATIONS
COMMISSION
Cathy Curtis, Ch.
Marlene Goldberger
Shirley Horton °
ave Kornfeld .7
nibal Merino o
Carl Sabath
Lydia Scott o v
Coralee Schwartz °
CABLE ADVISORY BOARD
Jesse Rotman, Ch.
Lou Adler
Herb Kessel
Doris Roethlisberger
John Sanner
Mike Stickney
Dave Savner
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
John Willman, Ch.
Bill Hoyerman
George Marty
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
Bob Speckmann, Ch.
Alan Garfield
Henry Hollander
Mike Lewitz
Aftaura Keller
IlWob Schlossberg
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Howard Sterenstein
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MANPOWER COMMISSION
Bill Brown, Ch.
Russ Ferris
Julie Morrison
Tom Needham
Jean Reuther
SAFETY COUNCIL
Sheila Stanger, Ch.
Howard Foote
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Bill Luke
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Herb Nicholson
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Jeff Picklin
Jeff Rabin
Daniel Garramone
FLOOD ADVISORY BOARD
Alan Schultz, Ch.
Roy Ray
Wally Hanson
Harlan Johnson
Phil Maxey
Dick Miller
Lee Rose
VILLAGE CENTER
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Tom Whaley, Ch.
Bob Ducharme
Fred Goldberger
Ed Josephson
Joanne Leslie
Ron May
Melliney Saltarelli
Jan Zobus 1*,*r*
POLICE COMMISSION
Art Rollin, Ch.
Steve Jackson
Arnie Silberman
YOUTH COUNCIL
Al Silvian, Ch.
Thelma Leveaux
Dick Rurey
Lynne Samuels;
Rosemary Sazonoff N.
Ellyn Shepard
Donna Small -4!t-
Patty Stryker)VAt
Dick Wallace
Ida Greenfield
ENERGY ADVISORY COUNCIL
Charles Scott, Ch.
Steve Freedman ..
Joe Furco
Milan Weber
Chris Strong
ELECTRICAL COMMISSION
Jim Brown
Jack Gagne
Ted Galvani
Jack Liske
Dick Osman
SISTER CITY COMMITTEE
Bill Sause, Ch.
Guenther Kolb
Ruth Schiffels
Charlotte Wolf
EMERGENCY SERVICES AND
DISASTER AGENCY
Stan Rundell, Director
Dave Arnold
Kai Kahn
Bob Salmen
APPEARANCE REVIEW
COMMISSION
Tom Bergseth, Ch.
Gerry Grethen
Mike Tarnow
Ed Zarek
POLICE PENSION BOARD
Jack Cooper, Ch.
Harry Morgan
Joyce Charles
Mike Soler
Bob Hamilton
NORTRAN TRUSTEE
Bob Benton
HELP! vut,
The Manpower Commission is in dire need of volunteers who would like to serve on one of
the many advisory.Boards and Commissions. If you're interested and can spare some of •
your valuable time to attend meetings, just give us a call and we'll send you the neces-
sary form to fill out. The Manpower Commission will then contact you to arrange an inter-
view with you.
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HERE'S YOUR CHANCE!!
We're going to give you some homework ... and we hope you'll turn it in! Here's the problem:
No matter how we structure the leaf pick-up schedule, we end up with too many unhappy people.
We'll give you the facts - you give us the solution.
Fact #1: We have to pick up the most leaves possible, in four quadrants of the Village.
Fact #2: We have two vacuum machines only.
Fact #3: We have to guess at weather conditions and when the leaves will fall.
Fact #4: The season is short but it ends when the snow falls.
Fact #5: Everyone wants their leaves picked up the day the last leaf falls.
Fact #6: Two of the quadrants have more trees than the other two quadrants.
Fact #7: Because of time constraints, we can only go down each street once.
Now, how would YOU solve this problem so that the southwest and southeast quadrants don't
feel like orphans but you still get the maximum truckloads of leaves removed from the north-
east and northwest quadrants where there are more trees and, consequently, more leaves?
Don't suggest eliminating the program ... we tried that and it caused near pandemonium. And
don't suggest bagging ... we tried that and it's only marginally successful. Don't suggest
more equipment ... we only have so much manpower and two crews, full time, for a month is the
limit.
°° •HERE'S MY GUARANTEED SOLUTION:
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VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
850 Waukegan Road
Deerfield, Illinois 60015
Fire Department .....................945-2121
Fire Department Non -Emergency .......945-4066
Police Department ...................945-2131
Police Department Non -Emergency .....945-8636
Village Hall.........................94.5-5000
BERNARD FORREST, Mayor
TRUSTEES
James L. Marovitz Edwin B. Seidman
Cynthia J. Marty Vernon E. Swanson
Harriet Rosenthal J. Robert York
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