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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1995
Page
1
A look at the technical and support staff who keep performances running plus reviews. An advocate promotes positive thinking for Lupus sufferers amid internal health battles. A feature on upcoming home repairs and common scams appears in It Pays. A 1996 car model preview highlights one stop shopping. Main 755-6161 Circulation 755-3344 Classified 755-3993.
Matteson District 159 will honor three long serving school board members at the Board of Education meeting. Frances Myers Keith McRae and Henry Swan will retire next month after 19, 19 and 6 years on the board respectively. While bidding farewell they praise district growth and stress the need for new blood and greater parental involvement.
Cook County Board of Commissioners plans a vote on a proposed used car lot on unincorporated land between Harlem and Ridgeland avenues north of Lincoln Highway. Matteson officials oppose. Zoning Board favored a five year sunset to allow a transition to a possible commercial auto service district before reverting to residential in five years.
Richton Park trustees set Halloween hours from 2 p m to 8 p m for children and plan a free party at Glaeser Park from 6 30 p m to 8 30 p m for youngsters 13 and under. The party will feature story telling a magic show a haunted alley a costume parade and a ghost walk. The board also approved a United Way month proclamation and moved forward on zoning and redevelopment actions including an industrial park on the west side of Cicero at Sauk Trail a Bohrman farm office industrial plan redevelopment with Midwest Sintered Products and related plat and variance requests as well as a $1 5 million bond issue for park infrastructure and a special-use permit for the library.
Olympia residents protested a proposed 2 percent tax on utilities including electricity natural gas interstate calls and cable TV at a Village Board meeting. About six residents spoke against the measure and vowed to rally neighbors. the board had not planned action that night.
Jim Pecora promotes a new counseling program to reduce density of Section 8 households in the South Suburbs and two key areas. Joseph M. Martin of the Housing Coalition notes 70 percent of subsidized families reside in the South Suburbs, with 40 percent in ZIP 60411 Chicago Heights and Harvey. The plan mirrors the Gatreaux Program and stems from concerns over resegregation voiced by Chicago area officials.
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