HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 05/29/1985 - City CouncilRECESSED SPECIAL MEETING
MAY 29, 1985
The Special Meeting of the McHenry City Council which was
recessed from May 23 to Wednesday May 29, 1985 was reconvened and called
to order by Mayor Busse at 7:30 P.M. at the McHenry Community High School
West Campus Auditorium. At roll call the following Aldermen were
present:: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella,
Teta. Absent: None. City Clerk Gilpin was in attendance.
Attorney Narusis was absent due to a death in his family. Approximately
400 people were in the audience.
Mayor Busse announced that the purpose of the meeting was to
consider information helpful in assisting the City Council in reaching a
decision concerning a petition which was filed before the McHenry County
Zoning Board of Appeals by McHenry Sand & Gravel for expansion of their
present. gravel pit operation. Mayor Busse informed the audience that
this meeting tonight was not a debate, but merely a forum by the City
Council for the consideration of facts and statements presented by
interested parties"affected by the proposed gravel pit expansion. Mayor
Busse outlined the format that would be used during this meeting and
asked all parties to adhere to it as requested.
The petitioners, McHenry Sand & Gravel, were represented by
Attorneys James R. Green and Thomas Rausch of the law firm of Holmstrom &
Green. Four witnesses were called to testify on the behalf of the
petitioners. They were Bob Grossman, Planner with Associated Planners of
Woodstock, Brian Johnson of Barton -Ashman Associates Inc., Alan L. Jurek
of ETA Engineering Inc. of Westmont, and Alan Miller Corporate Secretary
of McHenry Sand & Gravel. Grossman spoke on the present operation of the
Sand & Gravel Pit and of the reclamation plan that will be put into
effect„ Brian Johnson explained the noise assessment of the proposed
expansion of the pit, Alan Jurek explained the air quality effects of
the proposed gravel extraction operation and Alan Miller presented a
histor%t of the Company operations and pointed out the revenue that is
received to the City of McHenry from operation of the gravel pit. Miller
also presented two petitions. One petition contained the signatures of
110 employees of Sand & Gravel and the other contained the signatures of
315 friends and business associates of McHenry Sand & Gravel. These
petitions were in support of the gravel pit expansion.
Mayor Busse called for a recess at 9:24 p.m. The meeting recon-
vened at 9:33 p.m. with everyone still in attendance.
The following people addressed the petitioner's witnesses and
asked questions of the testimony. They were Richard Wheelock, Jackie
Stokes, Pat Paul, Tom Rupp, Feral Tomlinson, Jack Bowlin, Max Eltman,
Ronald Belpedio, and Charlotte Lunt.
Following the question and answer period, Mayor Busse called for
a recess at 10:25 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 10:28 p.m. with every-
one still in attendance.
At this time, Mayor Busse asked that comments and statements be
presented by members of the audience who had signed up to address the
Council. Twenty-nine people signed the register to speak. The following
persons made statements and comments: Richard Doherty Jr. of Fox Ridge,
Tom Rupp, president of Woodcreek Association, Richard Wheelock of Glacier
Ridge, Tom Burke of Edgebrook Subdivision, Fero] Martin Tomlinson of
Martin Road, Jim Althoff of 508 Green Street, Anne Wheelock of Glacier
Ridge, Ed Stokes of Glacier Ridge, Joe Gausden of 905 Allen Avenue,
Philip Wheelock of Glacier Ridge, Steve Linn of Glacier Ridge, Bob
Carroll of Richmond, Max Eltman of Woodcreek, George Spyrnal of Glacier
Ridge, Sharon Ellicson of Martin Woods and Louis Marchi of 7319 Trey
Road.
Mr. Doherty presented a letter to the Council in support of the
gravel pit. Mrs. Ellicson presented a petition containing 800 names of
people from the school district in opposition to the petition along with
McHenry Community Consolidated School Board Report No. 10 and newspaper
articles from the Plaindealer, all in opposition to expansion of the
gravel pit. Mrs. Wheelock presented photographs of the Valley View
School berm and fence area and of children in and around the fence berm.
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At 11:30 Mayor Busse explained that since the hour was late, no
further comments and statements would be heard at this time. Discussion
took place between Council members as to what procedure to take.
:oun. Mtg. Motion by Snell, seconded by Serritel la, to recess this meeting
Special & to a date and time which would occur before the June 12th & 13th County
HcH. Sand & Zoning Board of Appeals hearing that would be convenient to the City
gravel Council and mutually agreeable with petitioners and objectors and at a
time when the City Attorney would be able to be present.
Voting Aye: Bolger, McClatchey, Smith, Snell, Serritella.
Voting Nay: Nolan, Teta, Lieder.
Absent: None.
It was a consensus of opinion that the meeting be recessed to the next
Regular Meeting of the City Council which was Monday, June 3, 1985 at
8:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers.
Meeting was recessed at 11:53 p.m.
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