Richton Park Police Plan Commuter Parking Survey
The Richton Park police department with cadet help will distribute commuter parking lot questionnaires at the Illinois Central Gulf station tomorrow morning. Questions cover facility use, car pooling, interest in more daily parking, motorcycle parking, and comments. Cadets will collect between 4 and 6 pm, with questionnaires also due in a box at village hall by Thursday.
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Richton Park
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Village Hall
Park Forest South committee backs Genstar plant in vote
The ad hoc Park Forest South committee voted 7 to 4 to recommend approval for Genstar Ltd. to build a toxic waste treatment plant. Trustees will discuss the issue at the November 24 village board meeting and may hold public hearings. The secret ballot drew boos from nearly 300 attendees, with four members declining to state reasons.
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Park Forest South Committee
Genstar
Michele Horane
Genstar, Ltd
Park Forest South
John Bergemann
Deer Creek Junior High School
Chester Licking
Ronald Brubaker
Larry Murphy
Bruce Sceiman
William Harvey
William Casey
Alan Hamilton
Barbara Bagdon
Jay Lubinsky
Governors State University
Laverne Zeleznak
Marya Yates School
Financial steps to offset District 162 deficit
Matteson School District 162 faces a 1981-82 deficit of $500,000. A financial committee will meet weekly to explore revenue options including a voter referendum to raise taxes, fundraisers, and enrollment growth, while considering cost cuts such as school closures or larger class sizes. The board reviewed November election results and reappointed officers.
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Financial Committee
Matteson
Board of Education
Huth
Pam Dangola
Karen Piggott
Muriel Dawson
James Massey, Jr
Richard Levenson
Donald Sicks
Luke H. Helm
New bus garage opens to support SafeWay fleet in suburb
The Regional Transportation Authority opened its first bus garage in South Holland to service SafeWay lines. The facility stores and lightly maintains buses, freeing Harvey’s garage for heavy maintenance. RTA plans increased suburban service including Route 347 between Harvey and Calumet City starting November 23.
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SafeWay
Mike O’neal
Regional Transportation Authority
RTA
South Holland
Taft Drive
SafeWay Lines
RTA Grumman
General Motors
Chicago South Suburban
Harvey City
Lewis W. Hill
Phoenix
Cook County
Gene Leonard
Oak Forest
New South Holland
Harvey
Dan Bresca
South Suburban
Calumet City
Sibley Boulevard
Dolton
Robert Truscott
Truscott
Chicago South
Fran Myers Named Dist 159 President
Fran Myers was elected president of Elementary School District 159 for 1981-83 with unanimous board votes. James Madorma named secretary. Gerald Moton joined as board member. Keith McRae relinquished the presidency, praising past support and inviting new leadership.
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Board of Education
Fran Myers
James Madorma
Keith McRae
Gerald Moton
Yvonne Mullins
Gerald C. Moton
Alyce Baysore
Charles Seputis
Carol Dolan
Jerry Hampton
Cliff Eagleton
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Women's Resource Center
Rialto
Rialto Square
Joliet
Inside Magazine
Anne Neeneeneneee
Bruce Salter
Dena Lewis
Sauk School
Timothy Brown
Kelly Krapil
Star Publications
al Seib
Jan Housinger
Dist
Donald J. Tesmond
National Academy of School Executives
Sieden Prairie School
Fox & Fox Architectural Firm
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