Joint Meeting Seeks Jewel Drive Solution
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*"'<,,% 'll°(Sif,:,*' '% 'Or °J ''//, "Q, %»"< 0,i / (Krar (Tftukfiluinj - fflilminqtpN COPVHIGM! I9B3 WHMINOTON «*WbCO <Nf 28TH YEAR. NO 6 All H>CHIS wsfflviD WILMINGTON. MASS . FEBRUARY 9. 1983 PUB NO 635 340 6582346 28 PAGES Joint meeting seeks Jewel Drive solution A Wilmington Planning Board derground wiring lor the street would take too much time to and Redevelopment Authority in Jewel Drive, which, he said, install. (WKA) meeting with other has been one of the big Al Reidy. new member of the officials Tuesday afternoon problems. He hopes that the planning board had a different decided there are about a dozen Wilmington Planning Board can opinion. There are firms that things that have to be done with be convinced that it should specialize in this sort of thing, he reference to the Jewel Drive rescind its present rules and said. Give one of those firms the Park in South Wilmington. That regulations to this effect. contract and it can be done they have to be done as soon as Planning Board member quickly. They have the possible was a part of that Arnold Blake is also of the necessary equipment on hand decision. opinion that the underground He seemed to be in favor of "The toughest thing," Koeco wiring is not necessary. A underground wiring. DePasquale, chairman of the petition to the planning board is Carl Backman, chairman of Board of Selectmen said, "is to needed, he said, so that board the WRA, discussed the problem admit we made a mistake." can act "Kveryone has been of who should do the developing DePasquale seeks to get the sitting on this for three years." of Jewel Park now that the town work done at Jewel Drive Nicki Johnson. WRA member, has foreclosed over the previous Rocco is against any un- felt that underground wiring developer. Marteg. Should the WRA do the work, or should it be let out to a private contractor, or New water mains should the WRA seek another developer'' Town Counsel Alan Altman for three streets thought the WRA might take an ad in the Boston Sunday Globe, to see if there would be any There will be some new water Arthur Smith expressed hope developers who might be in- mains this summer in three that some time the Water and terested. streets in North Wilmington. Sewer Commissioners can put in •'At the present time," said Gowing Road, Oakridge Circle another treatment plant, such as Backman "we are beating them and Marcus Road have been in the one installed off Butters Row (developers; Ed.) back with,a The Show of Shows by the Wilmington Spotlighters was well-attended. Sund;i> afternoon existence for over 40 years. a few years ago. stick." Half a dozen or so firms SpotlighterS ,he Shriners' Auditorium. Performing in 'Its Today" from "Maine" were, from left. Deb- When they were developed a two Among the places in which the are interested, Backman said, in . " by Roy. Don Kaillargeon. Paul Karwell. Mike Polenia. Tom Freeman and (ath> Kinlav. perform The performance was to raise funds for the theater group, which lost its equipment in a fire inch pipe was put into the rusty water has been appearing becoming the new developer of at the Mildred Rogers School. ground for a water main. About are the Gowing Road, Marcus Jewel Park. 78 families, on the three streets, Road and Oakridge Circle area. Should the lots still un- depend on that water main for Last Thursday about 15 developed be developed by the their homes. householders from that area WRA was another item Last summer there was an appeared at the meeting of the discussed by Altman and Back- opportunity to get some state Water and Sewer Com- man. Altman felt it might be Democratic funds for the purpose of missioners. Many were bearing best to sell the land as developed replacing old water mains. The jars of water drawn from the lots. Backman was not certain April 7 hearing delegates Wilmington Water and Sewer kitchen taucet. They had rusty Chester Bruce, chairman" of chosen Commissioners took note and water to exhibit. the Wilmington Conservation applied for $350,000 The money- They also had a petition, Commission (concomi warned on Rte. 129 design Wilmington Democrats met in was granted ' signed by about 75 that the state rules regarding caucus Saturday afternoon and During the past year there are householdelrs. wetlands are changing, on April Ttrtr-plodding progress of final plans, and that no changes elected delegates to the state several places in North The commissioners were 1. No one knows what they be, he reconstructing Route 129 in would take place, with the Democratic convention, to be Wilmington where rust has been read> told the group, His point was Wilmington will move one step possible exception of the median held in Springfield. appearing in the water coming There will be new water pipes, that there could be some "real" closer to a construction start strip near the Mobil station on This year's delegates are: out of the faucet in various in those three streets this problems having to do with the when final design plans are Route 129 near Route 93. Elaine Hachey, Barbara Lar- homes Water Commissioner summer, the visitors were told. wetlands of the area. presented in a public hearing The fact that the plans have son, Anna Visconti, Anne-Marie There is a ditch, from Jewel April 7. t been completed, though, does Kelly-Olson, Elizabeth Drive toward the old branch of The hearing has been not mean that the bulldozers will McLaughlin. Jay Donovan, the Boston & Maine Railroad, scheduled by the state Depart- be arriving soon. Rep. Miceli Michael Nash, George Hooper, dug in conformity with concom ment of Public Works, and will said that state would still have to and Rocco DePasquale rulings. be held in the Wilmington wait for funding for the project. Arnold Blake called that ditch Memorial Library. ■■ The projecf^ias been in the the "Panama Canal." The plans to be presented talking stages for many years. That brought up the question cover phase I of tho rebuilding At one time the proposal was Town of Wilmington of the drainage under the old project, and will cover work nearly complete to build a road railroad, and the drainage canal between Route 93 and Avco. from the Route 129 bridge by that was planned to be put Phase II of the project would McNamara Tire to Route 93. across land of Olin, on the other involve rebuilding the in- That proposal died with enact- side of the railroad. terchange al Wilmington ment of environmental Mike Integlia, the developer Center, but this part of the protection legislation. Since who worked as "Marteg" had project is not addressed in the then, the costs have escalated spent $2200 to clear out the April 7 hearing. from a S400.000 road to a multi- Board of Selectmen drainage under the railroad. Rep James Miceli said that million dollar road. Town Meeting The town engineer told the the plans to be presented will be Warrant Articles meeting it was not satisfactory. That brought up the second Notice is hereby given that ditch, across the Olin land. Articles for inclusion in the Domenic Beninanli of Oakridge Circle was one of many Blake called it the "hand dug Clipper Barber Shop Warrant for the Annual Town RUSty P*0P'f "*° brought jars of rusty water to the meeting of the ditch to California." It was Meeting to be held in April . *_ Wilmington Water and Sewer Commissioners last Thursday. never dug because of legal Wilmington Plaza 658-8165 1983, must be submitted to Water The commissioners said that plans were already in the works complications being discussed Open six days a week to install new mains in the Gowing Road area. the Board of Selectmen, by the Olin firm. Wilmington Town Hall, no Bruce said that no one can tell Mon ■ Fri 8-6 later than 4:30 p.m.. BURGLAR & FIRE whether or not the drainage will February 14. 1983 work until that ditch has been Saturday 8-5 Oh zconb s> coV. DePasqauale. ALARMS dug. The town engineer agreed. Two full time barbers Mon - Fri Chairman, I'll provide you wilh ihe best equipment and , Chance "It's a Catch 22 situation" said workmanship available al the best price sard of Selectmen Backman. 1J( t Saturday three barbers References supplied upon request . 'alon J12.26.F9 For your peace of mind call Great nan care (Continued on page 10) for Men & Women PBg» mm Hg» ami "rtM mm mm TH HB» HOT I warn HB nlaiaviinmaim Him ' 'Uttli al atlordable prices 658-7926 100 Gallons of Heating Oil EBEEi Dave Maison 364 R Middlesex Ave Come In today and Register in the North Wilmington No Purchase Necessary ' 658-8139 anyrnne Railraod Station Corona Heaters 1 LowelrSt. A Wilmington KER0S6NE Jt II ' Htm SAVE I 658-7666 ENERGY Please call for Current Prices CENTER 657-8156 98®a? 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