Alton Telegraph (Newspaper) - January 26, 1984, Alton, Illinois W It Serving Greene and Calhoun Counties 1 Sect Proliferation of fleeting cant be ignored Hartigan Telegraph Features Editor Illinois Attorney General Neil Hartigan says the Army Corps of Engineers can no longer ig nore the proliferation of barge fleeting in Alton Lake and the cumulative impact it could have on the many uses of the Mississippi River pool above the Alton In a lengthy comment filed with the corps In response to a new application for a barge fleet ing permit sought by National Marine Hartigan said the devotion of large portions of the shoreline to temporary barge and fleeting is likely to cause several The new application is for a permit to con struct a barge fleeting facility between Mason Island and Island 526 in Charles at the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois It would have the capacity to fleet up to 150 A public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for today in Francis Church Hall in Portage des Hartigan said barge fleeting and the traffic of barges and towboats in and out of these is likely to narrow the This will hinder other barges and commercial traffic and recre Proliferating barge fleeting also may the character of the Alton Hartl gan It he shift the balance be tween industrial uses and the historical and aesthetic use to entirely Among the impacts that must be Hartigan are the precise number of barges expected to be fleeted at the the kind of car got s that will be the fact that the two in question are zoned for wildlife man what will be done with the material ex from the site and whether propeller WE sh from towboats can be considered dredging unier corps Hartigan said the corps should prepare an environmental impact statement for the and added a case by case appraisal of barge fleeting areas in the pool is no longer ap because of their proliferation An evaluation by the in cooperation with con state and federal agencies and private of the impacts of barge should be conducted prior to issuance of any more rge fleeting Other governmental agencies object to the new permit and have filed statements with the corps Louis district They include both the Missouri and Illinois conservation de Larry director of the Missouri de pointed out that both islands are pub lic lands dedicated to wildlife He said a number of duck blinds are located in the chute between the and that no study has ever been made to assess the impact of barge fleeting on such aquatic David director of the Illinois De of shared the Missouri departments While the proposed site is outside the borders of he protec tion of the rivers fish and wildlife resources are matters of mutual Fred director of the Missouri De of Natural said both of the islands are dedicated to wildlife Locating barges he would destroy their use for hunters in the duck Missouri John Danforth enclosed co pies of letters he had received from constituents regarding the and said As you I am very concerned about the health of our nations waterway my concern does not abrogate the bal ance that must be struck between the competing uses of our Please give appropriate weight to the environmental and safety con cerns expressed In these Michael vice commander of HideAWay Yacht Club in Charles said many boaters beach in the Mason and Is land 526 where the water is 25 feet It he require considerable excavation and maintenance to maintain a sufficient depth of nine feet for Two petitions also were filed with the objecting to the new fleeting from members of Sherwood Harbor and Sherwood also in Charles One had 88 signers and the other Timothy president of Lake Center and Harry president of Four Season Boat Club in wrote that the club strenuously objects to the applica Moored barges and fleeting maneuvers are a menace to the lives of recreational the groups letter The club pointed out that the Missouri Water Patrol claims there are more recreational boaters on Alton Lake than on any other impoundment in the United and consequently there are more taxpayers boating on the Alton commissioner of the Mis souri State Water Patrol in Jefferson said the Islands are popular places for sun by recreational He said the patrol was concerned about water Since barges and recreational boats are not the commercial traffic at this loca tion could create a boating he Another objection was from Earl a property owner of the Sherwood Forest area adjacent to the fleeting He wrote the site is the only place where the great Mississippi and Illinois rivers and the starting point of the beautiful bluffs on the Illinois We all know what an eyesore one barge tied up looks like usually all rusted damaged or I can imagine what 150 will look Donna 120 said the site is quite for She said that since Graftons sole opportun ity to survive in these hard economic times is through I feel this location will surely put us She said the area will be totally dominated by tows and She said she can enjoy blue herons and other wildlife from her and this will surely due to air and noise DEFENDANT SUSAN DAVIDSON photographed at the lunchroom Wednesday in the Madison County Courthouse in Tel Photo by Russ Smith Susan Davidson to i remain free He saic the bond By TERRY HILLIG of the def i Telegraph Staff Writer A judge denied a prosecution motion Wednesday to increase the bail bond for Susan though Gi charged with murder in the 1979 death of her D will remain free but on a cash and recog bond set in 1982 by Circuit Judge William The bond required her to post cash with the Assistant Attorney General Rotert asked Associate Judge Charles Romani to restore the bond to the set when Davidson was arrested in The bond was subsequently reduced to then to its present sta Rotert had originally sought to have bail revoked and Davidson He but amended his motion to ask distance only for a bail Once a de fendant has been admitted to Il linois law allows revocation only if the defendant commits a forcible fel he Arguing for an he told the judge Davidsons conduct has not comported with the intent of and said he fears she may run away with her alleged William before she can be Letters between Gill and Davidson show they have long planned to run away Ro tert told the Rotert said the defendant and her daughter are living svith GUI in Missouri with the outward appearance of a man and al though her bond requires that she not leave He said authorities are o seeking to determine if the two are tried twi Gill was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the A trial slaying of Stephen shot and beaten in his Godfrey Gill served about 32 months of a seven year sentence before being released last rule whi Davidson is charged with conspiracy to commit mur der and solicitation to commit mur Defens Rotert said he considers it nant and appalling that David sons daughter is required to share a house with the man who killed her in Moun natural He said he also is concerned be cause Gill and the daughter may be called to testify in Davidsons Defense attorney Edward Moor man told the judge the prosecution and Mr must show a change in the likelihood appearing in in order t support a bond He said Davidson has continued to appear in court when al 1 has been free for about a vidson spends time in Mis continues to maintain an address in Moorman He said Johnson gave Davidson approval jo travel to Moorman said it has been custom ary to persons admitted to bail in Madison County to travel to Mis said he has tried cases in many of the states border coun but has never heard of such a Any such leave to go out of state was granted without his knowl he the house and car have been Moorman aid she wanted to put some Between her daughter and the amount of public ity the case has That pub lic attention is threatening and ter to the said Rotert sought to increase to an oppressive amount that cant be ruled the prosecution failed tq meet statutory require ments foi increasing a Im not saying I agree with but its been Jury selection for Davidsons trial was to have begun Monday in but was delayed be cause of i defense appeal of a ruling by Roma li last Davidsons attorneys moved to dismiss the charges on the ground that a nef trial would constitute a vi her constitutional protec tion double jeopardy being e for the same Ro mani denied the in was de clared a mistrial to allow the prose appeal rulings by Johnson j certain prosecution evi The Illinois Supreme Court allows such appeals pro vides that a subsequent trial does not double e attorney Donald Gro shong says the defense believes the IB Court rule is The Fifth District Appellate Court Vernon is expected to rule by Tuesday on a prosecution motion of the Follow ing the hearing both and Moorman de to comment when asked if Gill Davidson were living lo to bond issue is proposed by Mayor Lenz By ALLEN KLOPE Telegraph Staff Writer A general obligation bond issue of has been proposed by Alton Mayor Paul Lenz to finance a number of proposed capital expenditures mainly vehicle Lenz estimates the bond issue would mean a tax rate increase for the next ten The mayors report was referred to the council as a which will meet in special ses sion next Wednesday to discuss the pro with the mayor and department Under the Illinois Constitution home rule cities such as Alton may issue gen eral obligation bonds without public ref Replacement of existing vehicles and equipment totals and in the requests are justified to the point that services could be severely impaired if the replacements are not the mayor In the process of preparing the 1984 fiscal we are confronted with a problem of major significance and seek the assistance of the city he He said the fire department is operat ing with one which needs to be The cost is The city has two street one a 1972 model and the other a 1975 Purchase of a new one will be A to keep the sides of streets and sidewalks will cost he The parks and recreation depart ments have 10 most hand and the newest is a 1973 New vehicles for the two depart ments total there are not suffi cient revenues to purchase these and other items and maintain a balanced Lenz much less even consider any salary and wage conces No misdeeds in doughnut deal Smith Allegations of wrongdoing against Ewin of the Madison County Sheriffs Department have proven to be without according to Assistant States Attorney Marshall Zeke Its what Ive been saying all said Knezevich in response to Smiths Smith said Wednesday there is noth ing illegal about Knezevich selling doughnuts to the Knezev ich is director of administration for the sheriffs department and owns two doughnut In his administrative he approved purchase of the for consumption by jail pris Its not against the Hes not the person who decides to purchase the said He said the final authority for purchases rests with the county both Knezevich and Sheriff Emil have agreed the depart ment will purchase no more according to Knezevich had said he supplied the doughnuts at less cost than pastries supplied by a previous and would not have supplied them other He discontinued the sales when they were An unidentified person or persons complained that Knezevich used a de vehicle to deliver and used a department snowplow to clear snow from a doughnut shop Knezevich said department policy clearly allows him to use his assigned vehicle for personal He denied ever using the snowplow to clear his shops parking Smith said he has no evi dence to the In even without this salary and wage increases will be we will present a budget with some increases if this proposal is ac The mayor asked for immediate con sideration of the proposed bond I cannot finalize the 1984 fiscal budget without the councils and the respective departments cannot function properly without the vehicles and The purchases proposed under the bond issue includes A new car for the mayors office to re place a model replacement of fire a new a cam refrigerators and cooking training breathing a new chiefs and the new fire all for the fire department Air conditioning for the animal pound mikes and speakers for the mu band a variety of mow for the parks and recrea tion department engine ampere winch for the central garage color negative radar units and five automobiles for the police de Pickup truck and tar pot for the street department completion of sanitation two lockers and insu lation for refuse collection and street tractor for and a brush hog for street The mayors report was given to all aldermen Wednesday There were no comments on his pro other than to set the special meet ing next week with the citys depart and Educators vow to fight for higher taxes AP tive leaders generally approve of Gov ernor Thompsons decision not to ask lawmakers to extend the temporary In come tax increase due to expire June saying he avoided a fight he couldnt But some educators vow to fight for higher taxes saying a budget without a continued tax increase would not provide enough money for And the skeptical head of a nonpar tisan taxpayers organization said Thompsons decision marked only a shortterm reprieve from higher who last year asked for a permanent tax said Wednesday the state could now live within its means without He pledged to offer a decent budget with no extra money from the governor said the deci sion would mean there can be no costof living increase for hundreds of thou sands of welfare recipients who have gone without such a boost in cash grants Advocates for the poor criticized the governors they would push for the allowances in the spring legislative The Republican governor said his decision was based on signs of an economic recovery and leg opposition to his proposal last Lawmakers were reflecting the mood of the people when they rejected he The people of Illinois have spoken about taxes and I want everyone to know I was listening to what they had to Thompson said at a news confer He denied that politics played a part in his he had said last week that lawmakers would be skittish about voting to raise taxes with an election Most legislative leaders had coun seled Thompson that un effort to raise taxes this year would be From our it was obvious that the extension could not pass and would not said House Republican Leader Lee Daniels of a key architect of the tempo rary FAMILY GLORIOUS FOOD is the lopic of discussion when this class meets at Johnson Career Development Center in The course prepares students for careers in the food service and restau rant Telegraph Staff Writer Dave Miles reports on the pro gram on FAMILY REAL ESTATE WHEELS FORD INTRODUCES diesel version of the Tempo Editorial A4 Fleeting report A5 Harris survey Reagan A 2 talk Sports Cl Oilers beat 7558 CLOUDY fARM CLASSES IN PRICE FORECASTING and sales management will begin 3 at the farm bureau building in Car FEATURES PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY draws large GACC crowd Cloudy sunny Amusements Fun Obituaries Home B7 A8 B6 C6
