Hero: Ferraro ^ Exodus: ‘Gold Coast’ costs too much /.page 2 lifts Whalers over .500 level / page 11 Rockettes: Black dancers in question / page 8 iHaurbrslrrManchfister A Cily ol Villa()f! Charm Hrralb Monday, Jan. 25, 1988 30 Cents ‘Secretive’ r *? i t '•if .. % y mall talks ' ■■ miff some By Andrew Yurkovsky O’Brien, who represents the town’s Manchester Herald Economic Development Commission. Several directors say they were Naab said he then discussed the not kept informed of talks between proposal with his fellow Republican other town officials and a developer board members, Osella and Theu- who is seeking a $9.5 miilion tax nis “ Terry” Werkhoven, on Thurs­ break to build the $70 million Mall day morning. Osella and Werk­ at Bucklp^ Hills. hoven, the minority leader, Director Ronald Osella said confirmed that the Republicans today that he and the two other discussed the proposal on Republicans on the Board of Thursday. Directors were not toid until last Weiss said that the administra­ week about the proposalannounced tion was brought in at the "tail end" Friday by the deveioper, the of negotiations with Homart, be­ Homart Development Co. of tween 10 days and two weeks ago. Chicago. " I believe the mayor has been " I would have preferred to hear involved in general. I think he from someone that, yes, we’re encouraged (Homart) to come up conducting negotiations.” Osella with a proposal that the town would said. consider,” Weiss said.” Meanwhile. Homart officials are Among Democratic directors David Kool/Minchatlar Harald to meet with the directors before reached this morning. Mary Ann their meeting Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. to Handley and James F "Dutch" HIDDEN .TALENT — Tom Majors, a runner for the unheated home was condemned by town officials in discuss the latest proposal, Town Fogarty said that they had not Nadeau Auction Galley in Colchester, holds aloft a November, collected about $67,000 worth of antiques. Manager Robert B. Weiss said learned of the new Homart proposal painting by Alfred Grezel of Manchester. Grezel, whose They were auctioned off Sunday. today. A public hearing on the until last Friday. proposal will be scheduled to Efforts this morning to reach precede the second meeting of the DiRosa were unsuccessful. month, on Feb. 9. Both Naab and Werkhoven In a letter to the Manchester agreed that the Board of Directors Condemned house antiques sold Herald dated Saturday, Oselia should have been told about the wrote. " I only became aware of the negotiations. new Homart proposal late last “ I have to agree with Mr. By Nancy Concelmon taxes, according to town officials. figure to $800 for two oriental porcelain Imari week. I am extremely disturbed Osella,” Naab said. "O f course all Manchester Herald Edwin Nadeau, who owns the auction water bottles. that negotiations between the town of the members of the Board of gallery, had offered the estate $35,000 for “They always go for a lot over the and Homart apparently have been Directors should be kept informed In a large barn off Old Hartford Road in Grezel's collection. Malcolm Barlow, conser­ estimate." said a collector from New London going on for some time without the of what’s going on." Colchester, the story of a Manchester man vator of Grezel's property, said 65 percent of who didn't want his name used. knowledge of Republican directors, Said Werkhoven, " I f I'm going to who lived without heat, electricity or the $66,915 made on Grezel's collection will go He said Grezel's collection was "nice," but the pubiic and the press. It is represent the people, I want to be in plumbing among almost $67,000 in antiques to the estate with the remaining funds going to not exceptionally large. exactly this type of secretive the discussions.” was laid out Sunday for 500 eager auction- the auctioneer. But Ellen Cipolla of Manchester, who wheeling and dealing and an­ Osella said that he is In favor of goers to see. At Nadeau's Auction Gallery, hundreds of collects porcelain, said she thought the nouncement of plans at the last calling a referendum on the new The antique furniture, paintings and people milled around, examining oriental collection was large. Cipolla called Gre^ql's minute that got us off on the wrong financing arrangement, but he oriental porcelain featured at Sunday's vases, porcelain dogs, lamps, dishes and the collection "fair." foot last year.” added that he doubts the idea would auction were just some of the items Alfred nearly 50 paintings Grezel possessed. “ A lot of his pieces are damaged." she said. Osella was referring to the Board be supported by the Democratic Grezel collected before his unheated Bisseli People squeezed between Chippendale- Damaged pieces were Indicated in the guide of Directors’ approval lastyearofa majority. Werkhoven also said Street home in Manchester was condemned in style chairs and tables made of mahogany that listed the items. Barlow said that items $13 million bond issue to pay for today that he was leaning toward a November and he was hospitalized. and teakwood, looking at everything from were removed from Grezel’s house Dec. 28 road and utilities improvements in referendum, but Naab said he does The auction, held at Nadeau's Auction small, carved ivory figures to Grezel's and 29 and taken to Nadeau's gallery, where the area around the mall. That not think it would be a good idea. Gallery, featured more than 290 items, 85 collection of about 20 paperweights and an Nadeau had to clean all of them and repair financing plan was turned down by percent of which came from the Grezel home. unassembled, four-poster mahogany bed. many. voters in the November referen­ Under the plan announced Fri­ Grezel, 65, lived in his house at 72 Bisseli St. By the time the auction was ready to start at Barlow said that two nieces, a nephew and dum, which was called after a day, Homart would agree to build for at least two years without heat, electricity noon, the 280 chairs were full, and between 200 Grezel had gone to Nadeau’s to choose what Hartford Superior Court judge the mall if the town were to agree to and plumbing, according to town officials. and 300 people were standing. Nadeau said. Grezel wanted to keep. Barlow said Grezel, determined that the bonding plan a $9.5 million tax freeze to help pay who is currently being treated at the required the approval of the voters. for the Improvements. Of the Judge of Probate William FitzGerald had The auction moved quickly as Nadeau's Cedarcrest Regional Hospital in Newington, Republican Director Geoffrey remaining cost of improvements, Grezel taken from his home forhealth reasons "runners" held up the items and participants may eventuaily be able to live independently, Naab said today that he learned of $3 million would be paid by the in November because Grezel posed a health flashed their yellow number cards to indicate and may move back to Manchester. Homart’s latest proposal last Mon­ developer of adjacent property, risk to himself and others. FitzGerald said. theirbids. most of which were more than $100. day afternoon, during a meeting Manchester 1-84 Associates, and Grezel also owed the town more than $8,000 in Bids ranged from $25 for a damaged ivory Please turn to page 10 with Mayor Peter P. DiRosa Jr., a $2.5 million would be paid for by Democrat, and attorney Revin Homart. Reagan plans upbeat talk, but no major proposals By Susanne M. Schafer will stick to tried-and-true themes where so many great presidents and exotic” policy proposals in his quality of our schools,” Reagan about staunching the flow of federal The Associated Press from his seven-year tenure. He’ll have stood ... never goes away.” final year. said. "But I will remind Congress red ink. "And I may have a challenge Congress to drop parti­ One White House official familiar "You’re completing an agenda that the most important thing is not surprise, too, a way right now for WASHINGTON ^ President san bickering and address what he with the speech said it reflects that spans eight years. You’re to throw quantities of money at Congress to show it’s serious about Reagan is heading to Capitol Hill considers the unfinished business of Reagan's approach to his final year trying to put it in place, ” the official education but to tie funding to putting the government’s house in for his last State of the Union his administration. at the nation’s helm, calling it said. results and to have a commitment order,” Reagan said without speech, attempting to set an upbeat But there will be no mention of the "upbeat, but realistic.” The official In his Saturday remarks, Reagan to quality and to state and local elaborating. tone but offering no sweeping Iran-Contra affair that rocked spoke on condition of not being said he wants to make sure the control of schools.” .On foreign policy, Reagan will proposals for his remaining months Reagan's administration in 1987 identified by name. nation preserves "the economic Last year, Reagan proposed push for Senate ratification of the In office. and threatened his legacy. "It's not conciliatory, but it’s not growth of the past five years.” slashing school spending and tar­ U.S.-Soviet treaty banning Inter­ '' Reagan appears before a joint Offering a taste of his remarks in drawing a line in the sand, either,” Reagan will challenge Congress geted anti-drug programs for mediate range weapons and will session (H the House and Senate for his Saturday radio address, Rea­ the official said.