A I ^1 1 Port of an Ordinance for All Westfield Resi- Dents
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Bring out the brooms Giving movie viewers One of town's most dramatic Westfield's sports teams enjoy something different fires was at the Westfield Club sweeping success in county play In this week's 80 years ago. See Sports, page B-l See story and photos on page A-9 The^festfield Record Vol. 2, No. 46 Thursday, November 14,1991 A Forbes Newspaper 15 cents Colonial chefs Residents voice antipathy toward jet airplane noise Mr. Bagger said the firm has issued a: report of its recommendations to thfit •y DONAID PIZH JR Scotch Plains township council. Scotch: THE RECORD Plains has not told the public or the West-1 field Council the results of the report, re-I garding it as part of attorney-client privi-t Frustration over jet noise has begun to lege. take off in Westfield. The meeting, scheduled for 8 p.m. in the; About 30 residents attended last week's administrative conference room of the Mu- Town Council meeting to voice their con- nicipal Building, is open to the public. It is cerns over the increase in airplane noise : since the Expanded East Coast Plan not a public hearing, however, and resi- (EECP) went into effect five years ago. donts cannot join in on the discussion. Residents were allowed to speak last; Jerome Peder, president of Westfield 1 Citizens Against Aircraft Noise (WCAAN), Wednesday, however, and several took ad- read a statement to the council chronicling vantage of the opportunity. the history of the increased jet noise in Richard Schaei'cr of Floral Court stated' town. Mr. Feder then asked the council to that it was not only a noise and pollution' DAHYL STONE/THE RECORD join in with Scotch Plains in hiring a issue, but one that affected the quality of Rain postponed artillery man's parformanca at Milter-Cory Houaa Muaaum Sunday but this undaunted quintet Washington law firm which is representing life in town. demonstrated open hearth cooking. The cooks Include, from left, Carla Lewandowskl, Joan Barna, Angela the neighboring town in a lawsuit against "It's ultimately going to affect the resale- Lewandowskl, Suzanne Barna and Roaemarle Lewandowakl. Can Thanksgiving be far ahead? the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). value of our homes," he said. Prior to Mr. Feder's comments, Mayor Frederick Miller said that many West- Richard Bagger that representatives from field residents don't sec air noise as a the law firm, Cutler and Stanficld, will at- problem but stated that given the 10-year tend a special council meeting next week expansion plan of Newark Airport, they Upgrading of Mindowaskin Park to answer questions about what the firm will eventually "probably when it is too will be doing for Scotch Plains. Mr. Bagger late. I think the whole noise problem is posed with multiple improvements described it as "strictly informational." (Please turn to page A-5) phase of work down into two portions. The mended that the corporation undergo a first would include roadway repairs at a two-year fund raising drive with a goal of Bagger gauges his By DOKALD FttH JR. cost of $65,000 and drainage improve- $250,000. THE RECORD ments at a cost of $75,000. The two The second phase would include dredg- projects are recommended to be done in ing the pond, reshaping and filling of the The Mindowaskin Park Committee has 1992 and 1993, to be funded by the town. (Please turn to page A-5) hats as legislator, unveiled a two-phase plan for improve* The second portion of phase one would ments to the East Broad Street park, with consist of improvements to lighting, land- the first phase estimated to cost $399,000. scaping, street furniture, playground The committee has recommended that equipment, signs and pathways. Bike helmets mayor and lawyer funding for the projects come from fund Along with soliciting state and federal raising, state and federal sources and from funding, the committee proposes the for- whether his added responsibilities will the town. mation of Friends of Mindowaskin Park, a might be allow him to continue his duties as mayor The plan was included in a report re- non-profit corporation that would apply for By DONALD PtZZI JR. of Westfield. He is finishing the first year leased Tuesday to the Town Council. tax exempt status and pearhead a fund THE RECORD of a two-year term. The committee has broken the first raising drive. The committee recom- In the meantime, he is gearing up for mandatory what he perceives as the tough job the The Town Council will move to intro- Now that the elation of his victory in the new Assembly faces: tackling state prob- duce a mandatory bike helmet ordinance 22d district last week has subsided, West- lems while reducing government spending Gottko: leaf pickups are for children ages 14 and under next week. field Mayor and State Assemblyman-elect and putting the Republican platform into The council decided to put the measure Richard Bagger has to decide how many action. on the agenda for their official public hats to wear. "It's going to be a difficult task, but one proceeding on schedule meeting Tuesday after it was endorsed I'm anxiously looking forward to," he said. unanimously by the council's public safe- In order to make up for the amount of Expectations of the voters who gave Re- By DONALD PIZZI JR. week, Mr. Gottko expects that areas three, ty committee. The governing body voted time he will spend in Trenton come Janu- publicans control in the state are high, he THE RECORD four and five will be completed. 9-0 in a straw poll to introduce the mea- ary, Mr. Bagger will become a part-time said. Crews will pass through each of the 10 sure, attorney, reducing his work load with the "Clearly the voters were sending a mes- Leaf pick-up in town is proceeding on Upon its introduction, the ordinance law firm McCarter and English. In the sage to the governor and to the Democrats schedule, according to Town Engineer Ed- areas twice, collecting the bulk of the coming weeks, he will also determine ward Gottko. leaves. A final pass has been described as would be the subject of a public hearing (Please turn to page A-5) a clean sweep operation, when the remain- at the council's Dec. 3 official public Pick-up began on Nov. 5. Mr. Gottko der of the leaves will be collected. The meeting. Mayor Richard Bagger Initially said that public works crews finished areas entire operation is expected to take six suggested that the measure be introduced 'Our Town' at WHS one and two on the leaf collection map, weeks, running into mid-December at that meeting, but Councilman James and entered area three last week. This (Please turn to page A-5) Hely, who chairs the committee, urged that it be introduced next week. If approved, the ordinance would be the Winners all first of its kind in the state, according to Mr. Hely. The ordinance would allow police to issue as many warnings to offenders as they deemed appropriate and impose a fine of up to $10. Prior to its passage, the ordinance would have to be approved by the com- missioner of the state Department of Transportation, Mr. Hely said. Mr. Hely and other council members have said that they expect the ordinance to be one that many residents comply EOHPH with voluntarily, likening it to the local "pooper scooper" law. The example of Howard County in Maryland has been re- ••tii peatedly cited, where one out of every ten children wore a helmet prior to an ordi- nance and 19 out of 20 wore one after the measure was passed. The committee held a public hearing on a possible ordinance on Oct. 24. Four resi- dents turned out, three of them in sup- A i ^1 1 port of an ordinance for all Westfield resi- dents. There are about 1,000 bicycle related GEORGE PACCIELLOHXE RECORD deaths each year, according to the Na- 'Our Town' production ofWie^wesMIela^lgriScnoolDrama Department Blue Devil boys and girls soccer teams both won Union County champi- tional Safety Council. Mr. Hely has said debuts next Thursday under direction of Joseph Nierle. Performers In onships Saturday. Girls Including striker Oenlse Sallola above won 1-0 that about 85 percent of those deaths rehearsal Include Eric Jones, Mike Doyle, Sean Mulvaney and Stephen shoot out over Gov. Livingston for title. See page B-1. (Please turn to page A-5) Holt. Tickets are available from cast members, at WHS and at the door. Business B-5 Rotary Club honors the late Frank Ketchum Entrepreneurs Bill and Ginny Larson own Calendar A-3 Inside Club news A-8 with the Bailey Humanitarian Award A-2 three diverse enterprises, two in town A-12 Community Life A-8 Fire log A-2 The Record Police log A-2 Grand Master Michael Rohde took first place Mayor Bagger and Westfield Education Assn. Obituaries A-U this week in U.S. Open Chess championship A-2 aides mark American Education Week A-3 Opinion A-4 Religion A-ll Sharing , A-ll Spoils B-l.2,3 A-2 News November 14,1991 Rotary Club to honor Men's Club Christmas tree sale set at Elm Street Field the late Mr. Ketcham The Vs Men's Club annual pital, Contact-W-Care and the • The Rotary dub of Wertfleld will Christmas tree sale at the ElmWestfield Y. fconor the late Frank A. Ketcham, Street Field, corner of Orchard and The 25-mcmber club is a fellow- <lub president from 1961-62, when Elm streets, Westfield, will begin ship of persons interested in ser- ft present! the 1991 Charles P.