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Southside Group Hears About Shoreline Plans By Linda Winkleman Journal Times Staff How effective will it be? What's the total cost? What's the effect on neighboring shorelines? Those are some of 1 the questions about the city's proposed plan for shoreline protection against erosion on city owned shores, discussed by Southside Revitalization Corporation and City of Racine officials Wednesday. The session came about as a result of Southside writing a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers asking questions about the plan. Before it issues permits for improvements in federal waterways, the corp will accept comments from interested persons. A deadline of May 12 was set for public response to the city's proposal and Southside's was the only one. The Wednesday meeting was intended to resolve Southside's questions.

The city wanted Southside to withdraw its letter to the corp, arguing the urgency of the erosion situation. If questions are asked of the corp about the project, than a corp schedules a hearing and both corp officials in Chicago and Washington, D.C., consider the arguments before a decision is reached on a permit. Otherwise, with no objections, City Engineer Lester Hoganson said, it appears that a permit would be issued and work could begin about 10 weeks from now. At the end of Wednesday's meeting, which included a trek along Racine's south lakefront, Lee Bearsch, a planner for Southside, indicated to Hoganson 1 that Southside officials will write to the corp saying they have no objections to the project. Bearsch commented later about Southside's.

questioning, "It seems to be a tremendous expense $350,000 and it's a question of whether they're (the city) doing the right Both he and the Rev. Lawrence Hunt, Southside Revitalization director, indicated they felt the city, being anxious to proceed quickly, may not have considered all the impact of the project. The proposal calls for protection at four areas off Roosevelt and Shoop Parks, at the Zoo and from 14th to 17th Streets. The plan, Hoganson said, calls for piling limestone along shorelines, with it to be backfilled with gravel and topsoil at most areas. The plan originally called for concrete slabs, but Hoganson said that's not now available.

The $350,000 budgeted for this year would not complete the four projects, but would basically provide for the rocks the limestone, Hoganson said. It's anticipated, however, that the projects will be completed as proposed in the application for a permit within the next three years the length of the permit. He said it was not expected that the $350,000 would complete the project, but because of continuing erosion less can be done than was originally hoped. He said only critical parts at each place will get protection. For instance, plans had called for protection from just north of 14th Street south to below 17th Street, but all of that will not get it, he said.

He pointed to the washing away of land at the foot of the 14th Street steps to a former beach as a critical area. Hoganson also said Roosevelt Park has highest priority, estimating that some $250,000 of the money would go for protection there. The area, north of 21st Street and east of Main Street, has lost some 30 to 40 feet, he said, also noting that cans and other rubbish from old landfill there is being washed into the lake. What's proposed to be done within the existing breakwater from about 12th Street to DeKoven Avenue, except for an 800 foot break at about 15th Street is minimal, Hoganson said, and explained why. He said the Corps of Engineers has been asked to study a possible construction, project for the ancouth keshore area based on the assumption that shore damage is attributable to a federal navigation work the Racine harbor.

If that comes through, shore protection would be paid for and maintained by the federal government and would protect either private or public propertv. "Why should we spend $1 million for protection if the federal government will do it?" "Hoganson asked. Both Hunt and Bearsch questioned what effect the proposed shoreline bulkheads would have on adjacent areas, and said they could cite instances where erosion had been caused, but Hoganson said he thought the effect would be "negligible." He said the areas that might be affected were protected the city's wastewater treatment plant now has steel sheeting and a temporary dike is being built around it, and the J.I. Case Co. Clausen plant further south already has shoreline bulkheads.

Bearsch also had asked how long the bulkhead would last. Hoganson said, 'Nobody can guarantee anything on Lake Michigan for 2 20 years. The corps (of engineers) can't. why should we?" Ald. Helen Patton, who also attended the meeting said such a bulkhead had worked for the Clausen plant and for a private landowner, Merrill Jones, 1801 Main St.

When 1 Hoganson said he was puzzled as to Southside's questioning the project, Hunt replied, "We aren't saying whether it should or should not be done, but given the fact an application has been made. we want to find out what it will mean, the impact it will have." He said citizen concern is about how long the project will take and if the "city will do what it says it's going to do." Mother Dies Jo Anne Kaminski, 16, of 1031 Fairway Drive, left her home Friday after leaving her mother a note saying she would not return. Tuesday, Mrs. Orlea Kaminski, Jo Anne's mother, died. Surviving family members have issued a plea to Jo Anne, or anyone knowing her whereabouts, to contact them or police.

Police reports indicate the missing girl may be with two other females and possibly three males. Jo Anne is described as 5 feet 6, weighing 135 pounds, with longs hair and wearing a navy blue jacket and jeans. Power Firm Balks at Environment Statement MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wis- mission's position was, and if revamping of staff would be experts on earthworms." Eich the petition in 30 days. consin Electric Power Co.

objected Tuesday to an unprecedented attempt to attach a postincrease environmental impact statement to a rate increase granted by the state Public Service Commission. John Siefert of Franksville told a commission hearing that lower rates for users of large amounts of power, and uncontrolled expansion of facilities invites a waste of power. Studies have shown that use of electric power decreases as rates increase, Siefert said in support of the impact statement proposal. Robert Gorske, attorney for the utility, argued the issue was one of economics rather than ecology. Environmentalists, he said, had "plenty of time" to present solid evidence prior to the rate increase.

They have spoken only in generalities, he added. "They knew what the com- the Journal Times, Wednesday, May 30, 1973 3A Seven orphaned puppies found a temporary and three cats, the Olsons said they will seek home, at least, when Dean Olson, 4401 Sheridan new homes for the latest additions. Abandoned Road, picked them out of a mud puddle in a animals are common, particularly in the Orphans No Longer cluding wooded area near his home. The Olsons, in- according to Racine County Humane Society spring, daughters Renee, left, and Leslie, have manager Tom Fink. Fink estimated that the fed the pups a special formula every three hours Humane Society probably handles over 1,000 around the clock since the pups were found abandoned animals a year.

three weeks ago. Already a family with two dogs Journal Times Photo by William Lizdas they wanted to present evidence, they had plenty of time to do so," Gorske said. Peter Anderson of Wisconsin Environmental Decade said a motion by environmentalists to adjourn the rate increase hearing for seven days to allow time to assemble witnesses was denied by the PSC." Arthur Padrutt, a commission member, said he thought the state's environmental protection act was vague in its requirements for impact statements. Even if a detrimental environmental situation were found to exist, the law does not dictate that an application be denied, Padrutt said. Commissioner Richard Cudahy questioned how the PSC would be able to arrive at a fair decision on impact statements.

Commission Chairman William Eich said if the PSC were to rule in favor of a statement, a Police Investigating Armed Robberies Police currently are investigating two armed robberies. A robbery at Michelson's Grocery, 1907 Lathrop was reported Sunday, with two unidentified males reportedly Ever Racine but the hasn't had much sun Park bathing weather front-end loader leveling soggy sand. lately, ever-optimistic and Recrea- Temperatures today were expected to soar into tion Department had its men out this morning the mid 60's, not exactly suntan weather, but a Optimistic grass whipping is Mike North Paar, Beach while into Robert shape. Meddy Mowing mans the a step in Journal the right Times direction. Photo by R.N.

D'Acquisto necessary. said. The rate increase is to doubt most of our staff are He said the PSC would rule on duce $12.7 million a year. taking $66 from the cash register at gunpoint. Also, Danny Grow, 1634 Grand told police an unidentified man with a pistol robbed him on the corner of 18th and Mead Streets late Monday night.

Police also are still investigating the reported robbery of Elmer Clark, 953 State who told him three unidentified men robbed him of his wallet on May 17 while he was walking in the 1300 block of Milwaukee Avenue. He said one of the men was armed with a club. Leslie Nelsen, Grocer, Dies Funeral services will be conducted here Thursday afternoon for grocer Leslie C. Nelsen, 716 Grove who died Sunday at St. Luke's Hospital.

A lifelong Racine resident, Nelsen, 61, had owned and operated Nelsen's Superette, 712 UW-Parkside Photo Instant Trees Forty-foot trees have sprouted in places on the UW-Parkside campus where before there weren't even little saplings. About 70. trees are being moved as part of a landscaping project: A motorized tree spade being used to transplant mature trees from Parkside's wooded areas to open spaces around buildings, parking lots and roads, can scoop out a 40-foot tree with a 7-foot diameter root ball, carry it across campus and replant it. Transplanting larger stock provides instant shade and costs about one-third as much as buying and planting saplings from private nurseries, according to Parkside officials. Grove, since 1946.

Sturtevant Driver Is Injured Robert R. Lau, 9009 Boys Drive, Sturtevant, is listed in satisfactory condition at St. Luke's Hospital today following an auto accident about 9 p.m. Tuesday. Sheriff's reports said Lau, while driving in the 2500 block of N.

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Optometrist 517 Main St. Phone 634-2508 ATTENTION RESIDENTS OF MT. PLEASANT There has been published a notice relating to a Special Town Meeting to be held at 8:00 P.M. on May 31, 1973, at the Town Hall, which meeting is to consider a certain Resolution asking that the former Superintendent of Police be rehired. This Notice was placed without knowledge on the part of the members of the Town Board.

On advice of counsel, the Town Board of Mt. Pleasant will not be present at such meeting for the reason that the stated purpose of the meeting is unauthorized, no valid vote can be taken and any action will not be binding on the Town Board. PLEASANT TOWN BOARD.