Board Looking at High School Improvements Sion Plan, Introduced Last Month, Tentative Plan Tuesday

OF MILLBURN AND SHORT HILLS Founded in 1888 Volume 108, Number 23 Thursday, June 9, 1994 40 Cents Board looking at high school improvements sion plan, introduced last month, tentative plan Tuesday. Th,e 2,000 square foot weight room. October bond issue. to make a decision on that date. By Tony J. Forder centered around “the potential athletic facilities would include a The total cost of the athletic Indeed, time constraints are The board’s final meeting for the number of students at the 2-station gym (i.e. to fit two bas facilities would be $4.75 million. making themselves felt as it is. If year is scheduled for June 27. While the suggested improve In response to public input, the secondary level and the suggested ketball courts) of 10,000 square The music facilities would the board is to hold to the October ments at the high school would Board of Education is looking at short and long range facility needs feet; an auxiliary gym of 3,000 include two new 1,000-square-foot date, it needs to make a decision incorporating an upgrade of high in the areas of athletics, music and rooms and 1,000 square feet of on the plan before, or as close as it raise th® cos* of ‘he M 1 tc ,i . i icciiPissue, tnpthe boardnoarH alsohlcn ntcnicspildiscussed school athletics and music facilities academic classrooms.” The Board of Education’s storage space at a total cost of $1.2 can, to the end of the school year Monday night an alternative into an October bond issue He said the cost o f such addi expansion plan will be the sub million. Although Monday night’s meeting which could cut approximately $4 designed to finance expansion of tions and alterations in these areas ject of a public meeting Ms. Steinberg said estimates for began with the announcement to million from the expansion price the district’s elementary schools. would add between $10 million sponsored by the League of additional classroom space would hold a special meeting June 20 Women Voters Wednesday at tag. That alternative would involve Property committee chairman and $12 million to the bond issue, 8 not be available until academic with the intent to take action on p.m. in the Education Center building larger additions to exist Bennett Wasserman said at Mon which is already tagged at $26.7 needs had been assessed. She the plan, it was clear by the end of ing facilities, particularly at Glen- day night’s meeting of the Board million. square feet, to be used for sports doubted that such information the- meeting that some, if not all, wood and Deerfield Schools, and of Education that many of the pub Board president Vivian Steinberg such as fencing or for dance or art would be available in time for an board members would not be ready lic concerns regarding the expan provided additipnal details on the projects;/ two locker rooms; and a foregoing construction of a new, fifth, elementary school. Mr. Wasserman also presented a breakdown of class sizes in the Schools to improve elementary schools five years from now if the board and the com munity opted to do nothing to handicap access mitigate the situation. “The intent is not to "scare,” he standards have been set up to cover said, “But there appears to be a By Eveline Speedie individual situations for com number of people out there who pliance by political or private don’t believe the numbers." If the Board o f Education is suc entities. The idea is simply to The breakdown showed class cessful in securing a bond issue for make existing buildings more room sizes growing into the 30’s its expansion plans, a portion of accessible to the general public and in about 15 cases. the funds will go toward improv a series of steps are built in for the The largest growth rate would ing handicap accessibility in the implementation o f regulations,” he occur at Glenwood School, barring township’s schools. The required said. The standards apply to park redistricting or the addition of a alterations have the potential to ing spaces, accessible entrances, new school. Growth at Wyoming cost “meganumbers,” said Ronald rooms, doorways and lavatories, School world be offset by the Brennan, assistant superintendent right down to the types of reopening of South Mountain for business. doorknobs that are used through School in 1998 which would The board is still in the process out the buildings. siphon off nearly 200 students. of studying its options following First, there has to be an assess Board member William Rosen completion of a 2-volume facilities ment, which the board has already blatt said that while the'individual survey in January and is not done. Then an action plan has to classroom sizes could be mitigated expected to have a final tally on be devised to determine whether to by redistricting, the point was the extensiveness of alterations that upgrade certain facilities or modify proven that “no matter how you will be needed until the end of the them. Mr. Shive cited the example divide the population,” it will not summer, he said. The biggest of changing the height of drinking fit into existing space. hurdle it faces is determining the fountains to comply with the ADA Board member Abby Kalan, Staff Photo by Jim Connelly extent to which renovations will be standards. “That one is easy,” he however, said the figures proved EXULTING IN VICTORY—Steve Sarpi (left) and Danny Oruber celebrate with necessary to comply with the law, said. “You simply hang a cup dis to her even more that we can which is not devoid of their Millburn teammates and coach Ed Tirone (at far left) by hoisting aloft penser on the w all.” “accommodate students in addi ambiguities. Many issues can be resolved rel the Tournament of Champions trophy following the Millers' 3-2 win over tions with the occasional portable The Americans with Disabilities atively simply and inexpensively, classrooms.” previously unbeaten Cherry Hill East in the T of C final June 2. Act (ADA) was signed into law said Mr. Shive. There is also an The board’s architectural consul July 26, 1990 by President George economic hardship element built tant, Richard Shive, said he had Bush. It is sweeping legislation into the act and this is where some revisited the elementary school intended to provide civil rights of the interpretive complications sites to determine where larger , protection for individuals with all M illers win T o f C crown may arise. additions could be accommodated. forms of disabilities and as such is the T of C final June 2. of Stuart Chizzik and Ted “Title III of ADA requires pub- Continued on Page 4 enforced by the U.S. Attorney lic accommodations to. provide, By Jim Connelly Scott McLellan, who had pro McGrath erased a 3-5 first set llllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll General’s office. - goods and services to people with vided Millburn with the decisive deficit en route to a 7-5, 6-4 win Richard Shive', the'board’s They did it the hard way. point in its Essex County Tourna over Matt Karasick and Josh architect, explained that “the ADA Continued on Page 4 Inside story Nonetheless, the Millburn High ment final win over Livingston last Cohen. School boys’ tennis team is the month, again did the honors Cherry Hill East (26-1) drew John Kennedy, Jean New Jersey State Interscholastic against top-seeded Cherry Hill even at 1-1 when its first doubles Gutsche win 4-Miler East with a hard fought 6-2, 4-6, Recycling, alarms Athletic Association Tournament team of David Lee and Robby titles. Story, Page 9. of Champions titlist for 1994. 6-3 triumph at third singles against Richman downed Danny Gruber Millburn avenged its only two Vic Panda. and Jon Weinbach o f Millburn 6- losses of the season with two pul McLellan’s victory, which gave Arts and movies ......... 12 2, 6-4. on town agenda C la s s ifie d .................13-15 sating victories en route to the T of Millburn an insurmountable 3-1 Miller second singles Chip advantage, came at a time when Coming events..:............4 C title in last week’s competition M oldenhauer, who registered the The Township Committee will the engineering department to both he and Miller first, singles at Mercer County Park in West decisive point in the previous consider ordinances on recycling, address the problem. Editorial.............................4 Windsor. Steve Sarpi were involved in tight day’s 3-2 semifinal-round win emergency alarms and residential Monday night’s meeting will O bituaries..................... 11 The Millers, who have relied on ly contested matches. over Ramapo, put Millburn on the parking at its scheduled meeting also see a hearing on an objection Religious new s ...... 6, 11 clutch performances by everyone M illburn, which concluded the a the renewal of an ABC license at doorstep of the title when his 6-3, next Tuesday night. S o c ia l ------- 7 in their lineup at one point or season with a 31-2 record and a the. Parsonage Hill Club located at 7-5 defeat of Cherry Hill East’s The proposed ordinance change , S p o rts......................... 8-10 another this season, needed more string of 21 consecutive victories, concerning recycling would allow East Orange Golf Course on Par of the same to edge previously drew first blood in the title match Continued on; Page 8 residents to put out at the curbside sonage Hill Road.

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