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Vol. 17, No. 3 - Jul 1995• KISSING Its l�UJ �� 20NE July 1995 Vol.17 No. 3 1995 DEERFIELD FAMILY DAYS You are cordially invited to join your neighbors and friends - Monday, July 3rd and Tuesday, July 4th!! Monday, July 3rd - Deerfield High School 4:00 P.M. GATES OPEN FOR PICNICS, FOOD CONCESSIONS 4:30 P.M. Entertainment for Children 5:30 P.M. Keith Eric & Waterhouse (exotic, colorful sounds of Jamaica) 7:30 P.M. J P and the Cats (50's and 60's music) 9:30 P.M. FIREWORKS \'1IwT"!_ Tickets: $4.00 for Adults; $2.00 for Children (13 and under) and Seniors L���ti� Advance Sale: $3.50 for Adults; $1.50 for Children and Seniors Tuesday, July 4th - Jewett Park Building and Grounds 7:00 to 10:00 A.M. Pancake Breakfast in the Park 8:00 A.M. Mini Marathon (6K walk, 10K run), Walden School 8:00 to 9:00 A.M. Bike Decorating Contest and Parade, Rosemary Terr. & Deerfield Road 8:00 to 9:30 A.M. Flower/Garden Show entries accepted at Community Center 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Arts and Crafts Sales, Park Grounds 8:45 to 10:00 A.M. Dog Show, Field House Patio 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. Jazzercize with Paula Kooperman 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Rides, Games and Concessions, Park Grounds 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Voter Registration, Park Grounds 10:30 A.M. to Noon Deerfield Community Concert Band, Village Plaza 11:00 A.M. Water Bill Drawing 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Flower/Garden Show, Community Center NOON PARADE 1:00 to 5:00 P.M. Free swimming at Deerspring Pool{ 1:30 to 2:15 P.M. Children's Magic Show on Stage 2:00 to 6:00 P.M. Free swimming at Mitchell Pool 2:15 to 2:30 P.M. Lions Club Drawing 2:30 to 3:30 P.M. TIR Theatre in Revue • For July 3rd and 4th Food and Rides: $.50 per ticket - Books of $10.00 Discounted tickets for all events on sale at Commons Jewel, Deerfield Federal Savings, FIRSTAR Bank, Ford Pharmacy, and Lindemann Pharmacy Entry blanks for the Mini Marathon are available at FIRSTAR Bank. WE KNEW YOU'D SAY THAT!!! VILLAGE CENTER SIDEWALK SALE In answer to your questions before .you ask them, here are the same old answers: Yes, July first is really the deadline for sticking that new sticker on your car! If you don't do that, it will cost you lots more. Also, because of the holiday, scavenger service will be on Wednesday and Saturday (July 5th and July Sth). Don't you feel superior when you see your neighbor's stuff out on the wrong day? How about a tree for your parkway this year? Call the Village Hall - 945-5000 - and we'll connect you to our branch office. Trees will be planted in the Fall. Having a block party which will require temporary street closings? You'll need a permit .... no charge, of course, but we need you to fill out the application so that we can deliver the barricades and notify the police and fire departments. Call 945-5000 and we'll connect you to the party office .... or the block head, if you prefer! GIVE YOUR LAWN A BREAK Mow the grass, leaving it long enough to protect the tender shoots from the broiling sun ... and then leave the clippings where they fall. Those clippings are so good for the lawn! They shade your grass, help to hold the moisture where it can do the most good, and they enable you to get the job done quicker because you don't have to stop and bag all that stuff! On that same subject, your neighbors appreciate your cooperation in having your lawn service hold off (especially on week -ends) in cutting your grass. By ordinance, 7:30 A.M. is the earliest this can be done .... but if you delay that until later, you'll be a hero? +++ DID WE SEE YOU AT THE FARMER'S MARKET? If you missed the opening Saturday of the Farmer's Market, do plan on the following Saturdays... July 22, August 26, September 23 and October 21! From 7:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M., you can find fresh fruit and vegetables for sale at the parking lot at the northwest corner of Deerfield Road and Robert York Avenue (and you can park along Park Avenue for free while you shop). This year's sidewalk sale will be held in the Village Center on Thursday, July 20th, Friday, July 21st and • Saturday, July 22nd. Shop early and often! ABOUT THE NEW METRA STATION Usually, people are waiting AT the station .... but now we're waiting FOR the station!!! You probably think we're kidding you along, but would we do that? There will be a new station, and it will be south of Lake -Cook Road and it should open later this year. This will be operated by METRA, not the Village and parking there will be on a daily fee basis - no permits. JEFFERY WERNER AWARD WINNERS For 26 years the Deerfield Youth Council has named outstanding high school seniors who exemplify Jeff Werner's dedication to service to the community. This year's winners are: MANDE ADAMS CHRISTIAN FELIX JULIE FELIX KAREN FINCUTTER MEG GRAMINS GRETCHEN GUNTHER We congratulate these six seniors, whose names will be inscribed on the plaque in the Village Hall. FREE SWIMMING The Deerfield Park District Foundation will once again provide Deerfield residents with free swimming at Deerfield Park District pools on the Fourth of July. Public swimming hours at Deerspring Pool are 1:00-5:00 P.M. and at Mitchell Pool are 2:00-6:00 P.M. +++ ABOUT YOUR DOG Most people put a leash on their dogs when they go out for a stroll. That's great (and also complies with the dog ordinance). For those of you who just open the door and let the dog run loose .... think this over: you are breaking the law and, which may even be worse, you are tempting fate and playing with your dog's safety. If that dog tangles with a car, you can guess what the result could easily be. PUT THAT LEASH ON YOUR PET. And take your pooper scooper along. Nobody wants your dog's deposits clean up after your pet. 0 is MOSQUITO HOTLINE DEERFIELD ROTARY CLUB Most of the Village is included in the Southlake •Mosquito Abatement District which contracts with Clarke Environmental Mosquito Management for spraying services. Maybe you already know about that BUT do you know that Clarke now has a toll free Hotline number (1-800-942-2555) for comments, complaints or questions? All calls will be logged and complaints will be handled within 24 hours. If the call is in regard to stagnant water in your yard or to a standing water situation, this will be referred immediately to a field inspector for appropriate action. Take advantage of this service if you need help with those pesky critters. Hmmm - wonder if the field inspectors are known as the Swat Team? . +++ NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL If all goes as scheduled, by the time you are reading this a new traffic signal will be operating at the intersection of Deerfield Road and Carlisle Avenue/Heather Road. It will include pedestrian crosswalk signals as well. We wish to alert you that, ,Jos a result of this improvement, there will no longer be a summer crossing guard on Deerfield Road in the area of Deerspring Pool. Mid -block crossings are never ideal, so this signal will be a safer means of crossing Deerfield Road. The police department will phase in this change to make sure everyone is aware of it. You can help by advising your children to cross at the intersection and not at mid -block. TENNIS ANYONE? At their first meeting in June, the Mayor and Board of Trustees proclaimed the week of June 5th to be Deerfield High School Boys Tennis Team Week in honor of their 1995 State Championship. Our Congratulations to: RYAN DAUBE, BRIAN ELLIOTT, NEBOJSA KIRIGIN, BRIAN PANEK, KENTON JOHANSSON AND DAN SANCHEZ. +++ GARAGESALE •Mark your calendar for August 27th. That's the second annual Chamber of Commerce Garage Sale at the Tollway NortOHyatt Complex on Wilmot Road. More details will be available later this summer. If you are interested in reserving a spot to sell your wares, call Jack Nelson at the Chamber (945-4660). This year's Family Day Parade Theme is "Honoring Deerfield Community Service Groups". We thought that we would pick up on that idea and feature a local organization in this and subsequent newsletters. The Deerfield Rotary Club, which meets each Thursday at lunch and currently has 45 members, is a part of an international organization whose principal objective is to promote good will and understanding throughout the world. Locally, the membership undertakes several community projects each year. This past year, the club made financial contributions to several local causes, collected on tag days for both the Salvation Army and Smiles For Little City, provided academic and vocational scholarships and sponsored a youth exchange program at Deerfield High School. Next Tuesday, Rotary members will conduct the Family Day Mini - Marathon, a project they have run for several years. Anyone with questions about the club should call its President, Roy Olson at 945-6389. HOME IMPROVEMENTS This time of year brings a flurry of home improvements, most of which require a building permit from the Village. They are required to assure that work will be completed safely and in compliance with all Village codes. Remodeling and construction projects such as: room additions, electrical and plumbing work, fences, fireplaces, patios and decks, roofing, siding, sewer repairs, pools and driveways all require a permit. Play it safe and call the Building Division at 945-5000 before you begin work. And, please remember that contractors are not allowed to put their business signs in your front yard while doing work on your property. INFO CHANNEL Don't forget to look in on Cable Channel 3 for updates on Village activities and community events. Give this new innovative feature a try! +++ SHOP DEERFIELD FIRST! Residents are encouraged to support our local businesses. In doing so, we help Deerfield merchants and keep the sales tax within our community. ILLINOIS HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION PROGRAM Illinois law currently provides taxpayers with FOUR homestead exemptions, the use of which will lower the • amount of property tax owed to the County Treasurer. The amounts and criteria for the exemptions are listed here for your convenience: Homestead Limited Exemption - This exemption will lower the equalized value of the property by $3,500. To qualify, you must own the property and must have lived on the property prior to January 1st of the tax year. Senior Homestead Exemption - If you are the owner of a residential property, occupied it prior to January 1st of the tax year, and turned 65 any time during the tax year, your equalized value will be lowered by $2,000. Applications for this exemption must be made at the West Deerfield Township Assessor's Office. A copy of the deed will be required. Homestead Improvement Exemption - If you make an improvement or put on an addition to the home, the assessment increase due to that alteration is kept off the tax rolls for four years. There is a maximum of $10,000 of assessed value which can be kept off the tax rolls for that period. The Assessor's office will initiate this exemption automatically. Senior Citizens Tax Freeze Homestead Exemption - This exemption freezes the assessment on your property, but does not freeze the tax rate. This exemption may be claimed in addition to those described above. You need to know that the actual taxes which you pay may continue to increase based upon the amounts levied by the taxing bodies where you reside (school districts, park districts, village, township, and so on). The filing deadline for this exemption is July 1st of each year. To receive this exemption, you must: Own the property. Have lived on the property on or before January 1st of the tax year. Be age 65 or older. Have a maximum household income of $35,000. This household income includes that of all persons using the property as their principal dwelling place on January 1st of the tax year. Obtain an application for the exemption at the Township Assessor's office. Your completed application must be notarized and returned to: Supervisor of Assessments 18 North County Street * Please note that this exemption must be renewed annually. ********** VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD 850 Waukegan Road Deerfield, Illinois 60015 Fire Department..............................911 Fire Department Non -Emergency ............945-4066 Police Department ............................911 Police Department Non -Emergency ..........945-8636 Village Hall..............................945-5000 BERNARD FORREST, Mayor TRUSTEES Marvin W. Ehlers Edwin B. Seidman John H. Heuberger Vernon E. Swanson Harriet Rosenthal Michael Swartz Robert D. Franz, Village Manager Marjorie Emery, D-Tales Editor _1� Printed on Recycled Paper Printed at SPS, The Printing Company, Inc. (708) 498-6126 Waukegan, Illinois 60085 Bulk Rate U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 1 Deerfield, Illinois CAR/PRE-SORT POSTAL CUSTOMER DEERFIELD, ILLINOIS 60015 a OEERFIELp i V J ' S �JJL„11`��LLLL Police Beat POLICE School is out -watch for children on bicycles July 1995 Emergency Preparedeness and Notifications The key to emergency prepared- ness is advanced planning. In the next several pages we will dis- cuss a number of potential disas- ters that require preplanning and communication. With everyone working together we can mini- mize property damage and injury. Tornadoes In Illinois, we usually average over 20 tornadoes a year. Al- though most tornadoes occur dur- ing the mid afternoon or early evening (3 P.M. - 7 P.M.), they can occur at any time, often with little or no warning. Tornadoes travel at an average speed of 30 M.P.H., but speeds ranging from stationary to 70 M.P.H. have been reported. Every tornado is a potential killer and many are capable of great de- struction. Tornadoes can topple buildings, roll mobile homes, up- root trees, hurl people and ani- mals through the air for hundreds of yards, and fill the air with lethal, windborne debris. Sticks, glass, roofing material and lawn furniture all become deadly mis- siles when driven by a tornado's winds. Opening a window, once thought to be a way to minimize damage by allowing inside and outside pressure to equalize, is not rec- ommended. Most structures have sufficient venting to allow for the sudden drop in atmo- spheric pressure. In fact, if a tor- nado gets close enough to a structure for the pressure drop to be experienced, the strong winds probably already will have caused the most significant dam- age. A Tornado Watch means that conditions are favorable for the occurrence of a tornado in the Watch area. Tornado Warnings are issued when a tornado is indicated by radar or reported by reliable sources. In the event of a tornado or when the warning sirens are activated, do you know the safest areas of your home? Basements offer the greatest pro- tection from tornadoes. Avoid windows and chimneys, if possi- ble hide under furniture or stair- wells. If your home is without a base- ment go to the lowest level. Small rooms, such as closets or bathrooms, in the center of a home offer the greatest protec- tion from flying objects. Such rooms are less likely to experi- ence roof collapse. Many times tornadoes appear with little to no advance warning, so every second counts. If you believe that a tornado has been sighted or the sirens have been activated, stay away from win- dows and exterior doors. In apartment buildings and office buildings it may not be practical for everyone to reach the lower floors, but the occupants should move as far down as possible and take shelter in interior, small rooms or stairwells. Thunderstorms and Lightning A more common occurrence dur- ing warm months is thunder- storms and lightning. It's esti- mated at any given moment nearly 2,000 thunderstorms are in progress over the earth's surface and lightning strikes the earth 100 times each second. Because thunderstorms can be such a common experience in our part of the country we want to remind you of these lightning safety rules. When a thunderstorm threatens, Page 2 Police Beat get inside a home or an automo- bile, (not a convertible). Do not use the telephone except for emergencies. If you are caught outside, do not stand underneath a tall isolated tree or a telephone pole. Avoid projecting above the surrounding landscape, go to a low place, such as a valley or ravine. Get off or away from open water and small metal vehi- cles, such as motorcycles, bicy- cles, golf carts, etc. Remember, lightning may strike some miles from the parent cloud. Another possible hazard associ- ated with thunderstorms is fallen electrical power lines. Please re- member to never venture outside in complete darkness to investi- gate storm damage. If power lines have fallen, dial 911 so we can provide an appropriate re- sponse to the situation. Power outages due to storms, accidents and mechanical fail- ures do occur occasionally. When we experience a power failure we ask for your patience and understanding during these times. When the power is out we often are not aware of the cause or the duration of the outage. We ask that you do not call the Po- lice Department to notify us that the power is out or to ask when it will be back on. Instead call 1- 800-EDISON-1 to report the power outage. When we lose power in sections of the community a number of traffic lights can be affected. We receive dozens of alarms to resi- dences and businesses and we suddenly become inundated with calls for service. For these rea- sons we ask that any inquiries about electricity be made to Commonwealth Edison. Notifications The Outdoor Warning Siren Alert Tone (a steady signal) is used during natural or technolog- ical disasters. The public upon hearing the alert tone, should turn on their television or radio to an Emergency Broadcast Station. (These alarms are tested the 1st Tuesday of each month at 10:00 A.M.) Radio station WMAQ AM - 670 has been designated as the pri- mary Emergency Broadcast Sta- tion for Lake County. Radio sta- tion WKRS AM - 1220 and WXLC FM - 102.3 are the back- up Emergency Broadcast Sta- tions. It should be noted that there is no signal for an all clear. The Emergency Broadcast Sta- tion will also inform the public that a hazardous situation is no longer present and the suggested course of action. Some other ways that you can obtain information in an emer- gency are: • Cable television channel 3 • A voice announcement can be broadcast on all cable channels • Other radio stations such as WGN and WBBM • Local television news • Notes may be sent home with school children. • Police cars may make an- nouncements over the Public Address speakers. As we mentioned before, the key to everyone's safety is advanced planning. Spend a few moments with everyone in your household and come up with a course of ac- tion if... • A tornado warning exists • The power goes out in the summer • The power goes out in the winter • Thunderstorms catch you outside We suggest that you put together a small "survival kit" and put it somewhere in your home that is accessible to everyone. In the event of an emergency you will not have to scramble to find things. The kit should contain: 1. A battery operated radio. 2. One or more flashlights. 3. Sufficient supply of batteries for the radio and flashlight. 4. Blankets. 5. A small first aid kit 6. A supply of water which should be able to last your family for twenty-four hours.