Poole to Challenge Kent ^Ar Ward 1 Council Seat
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Serving Sununit Siik ' VOIiM, . U.S.P.S. 525-700 THURSDAY, nTORUABY 28, 1980 > -:EAR Primary Contest Assured Poole to Challenge Kent ^ar Ward 1 Council Seat A Republican Primary conteit for a 1 f&jfaa Primary contort for a __,—^lfSummit'«s taxetanss should not gBoO uUpD iin Born in New York Citycitv , PoolI*»I«e Ii..«>s a' u»L»u .__„. • . Ward 1 Common CouneU seat wai Witt Citicorp Services "lockstep with Inflation." Poole said his lifelong resident of Summit and a considered an expert tennis player Matthews of Montclair, are the parents assured Ms week when Richard W. Poole is currently an assistant vice- "many years of political activity" would graduated Summit High School, having won several championships of three children, Celia, Thomas, jr. and Poole of 8 Edgar street, annouoced he provide him with "contacts that can aim Mr. and Mrs. Kent, the former Ann would challenge incunbent Councilman assist Summit in the intergovernmental TfconMD. Kant of 81 Woodland avenie, relations so critical in a time of federal, to toe June Selections. , he has served since 1977, Poole is a test . he was manager of systems i state and county involvement in local member of the Rent Commission andtt* Kent wai appointed to CouneU last issues." He added the community "must jmng for Bhie Cross-Blue feniem Advisory Commission on Rental • greater New York and, before that, v™, January 32 to fill the Mat left vacant by be involvedia the decisions that concern Housing. He was the 1976-77 United Way <*en»WUon of James E. Lovett who It". Poole said such issues would include ':* Senior Systems Programmer with Apartment Division chairman. A Beneficial Finance, Morristown. was installed as the dry's new Mayor. senior citizen housing, railroad station member of the Summit Republican He began his career as a management improvements, the parking garage and Committee since 1973, he has served as school conversions. chatanan since 1W7. Over the years,. - trainee with Chubb ft Son, Short Hills. On Mowtay, Kent said he would also be Poole has served as a campaign aide to He holds a B.S. in mathematics and Kent, who was born in Summit, said he physics from Bates College, Lewiston, a candUate In the GOP Primary, adding believed "our community has been farmer Assemblyman Hugo M. Kate, tatbehMla "conjmttmetitto the people Couneflwoman Naomi Faison, Con? > . Maine, and has done graduate study fortunate to enjoy a good local govern- •• toward his M.B.A, Si quantitative ment and I think lean h«5 maintain that cUmMrWatson Smith, Councilman Alfred E. Schretter and Councilman analysis at Falrleigh Dickinson Winner of the June Primary would no good standard." He added that Council University, Madison. win be faced with many decisions in the Thomas Button. Most recently he was. doubt face a Democratic opponent in campaign manager for Councilman-at- November and the victor in Sit race near future mat win affect the com- The 50-year old Councilman Kent is a munity for yean to come. "I fed," Kent Urge Edward Otocka and Assem- •member dt the American Bar would, take Ms or bar seat on CouneU blyman Robert Franks. next January i for a three-year term. said, "that my background, my Association, the Association of Cor- knowledge of the community and my (In 'Want », rfrwHrnnn Alfred E. Born close to where he and Us family porate Counsel of New Jersey and is a- understanding of governmental Uve today, Kant attended Summit HigH tonner chairman of the Government Schrettor announced two weeks ago that operations are important credentials he would not be a candidate for School and Is a graduate of Williams Affairs Committee, Synthetic Organic that wiU benefit our town." College and Columbia Law School where Chemical Manufacturers Association. reelecnoB to a third term. As yet, no one An Attorney has declared for the teat) he finished In the top third of his class. He is also the author of "Civil and Kent, an attorney, is presently Before he was appointed to CouncuV .Criminal Liability - of Engineering TwoTbemet ' associate general counsel and managing Kent served as vice-chairman of the Executives" published in Chemical attorney lor Allied Chemical Corp., Substandard Housing Board He is also a Engineering Progress, March, 1978. MfgWwm. On Council, be serves as MMWW of the board of directors of the fVom 1961 until iSBS Kent served on <*eiri»an of the-Welfare Committee, a UnttedWay of Summit tfod New active duty with the United States Navy, iamb* of the Local Assistance board Provio^nceandapMt^resWentHel a atoo served as president of ttar? *-- toteed, he hojdsfbe rank of lieutenant. "1M a member of the committee on RUfcarOV.! aehooVr""*- • .... Items* b.qa»» and {Qtors tare of tfaeponiC w^dcii *s not floM wife tte lots but remained in have no adVenm mterliifrtt, and rip- Mrs. RuoV Horowitz's name. rap provided at the bMApairSn of toe vlt have) custom- Planning Board Chairman Richard pond. The county, In a latter to me Meal -3 . _ _ ... r.f . --^P *^* ^^'••^^P'S^^W O*#S^w Bottelli agreed the property was "a low- Board, noted the proposed snbdivision jtflutgtasj-upward u price, according to land area subject to flooding" and that was located in a flood-prone area. ifHionFlerner, developer from South be had received 20 letters expressing Lower the pond lOHogft "The nouses will conform to the concern about drainage. The sub- Raymond Fox, professional engineer lotItself and wiU be built as the buyers division, to be located off HUlcrest and land planner, said water would be want, each one different," he said after avenue and Woodmere drive, would retained nowhere else on the 15H acres but the pond. "There's a notch in the New Tree Bill in Works by Lucy Meyer She explained that the proposed ordi- The tree ordinance, which will be nance doesn't involve private owners on introduced by Common Council Tuesday lots already built on. night, will define non-city and city trees, "But all trees and shrubs in the right- landmark trees, the duties connected of-way are still the property owner's MARATHON READERS — ' the activities which met la the library) was Foreign Language beperimeni chairman Fred Moore who hailed the event noting, "There was some lovely with the care of trees and rules for responsibility," she noted celebrated Foreign Uwgeage Week at I developers. _ MwMcl took reading of lovely lines. I had an advantage mere for I heard the New in the ordinance is the section last week was the marathon reading of Virgil's A What trees a homeowner may cut which deals with landmark trees. These Shows. Craig Bnndage and BanMene^aied tat keek «n a whole thing roU off. The MMdlneu reminds us we are Romans; down on his property won't be covered in will be identified and designated. If the lectern hi the school library at • aM. they were MtoweJ by It the beanty and grandeur underscores mat aspect of our heritage, the ordinance. owner consents, the city will place a faculty members, IS students, two Beard of Education members too." Pictured as they lined np to read were: Anne Grimes, Brian "Basically, this ordinance doesn't Janet Whitman, who has been revising and one former teacher. On hand thraagboat the day (Ms classes O'ConneU, Turn McCowatt, Sue Bottdtt and Moore. speak to removal of trees on private "suitable marker" on the landmark property, tt does speak to removing tree. All so designated will be shown on a non-city trees where a building permit is city map for ready reference. required. Developers can't remove trees Landmark trees will be those which Starts Next Week prior to construction, unless the city are a rare species, more than 100 years wester approves, or a building permit of age or exceptional in some way. won't be issued," said Councilwoman the tree ordinance as a member of the Herald to Begin New Series on Law Committee. ' NOMINATED—Mm. Marilyn M. Pfalti of Prospect street, is one of three new ! ISenior Housing on Agenda persons who have been nominated to serve on the board ol directors of Public 'Energy and the Way We live' Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSEftG). Site is Topic of Meeting The company's annual meeting and pexticipsting Instructors. The course on national public radio. In addition, election of officers will be held on April Union College, Cranfcrd, will Join 15 In Newark. Mrs. Pfalti is a partner In forces with the Summit Herald to offer a can be taken with or without college selected community colleges will start thinking about their recom- credit. At .tonight's special meeting Common the public relations and publicity firm of Course-by-Newspaper on "Energy and sponsor forums on the subject of energy Council frill discuss the site, or sites, mendation on a Bite, or sites, we should "Energy and the Way We Uve" U across the nation. P and R Associates of Summit. She Is the WavWe liver wfefch have been recommended by the be considering and why," said Dr. also co-author of several books and The Course-by-Newspaper combines aimed at setting the Mage for informed Bousing Authority and the Planning Murray Ross, president of Common dbikg on energy problems. In The package, known as the National articles and is a freelance photographer the reading of weekly articles in the Issues rorom, la being coordinated by Beard for senior citizen housing. The CouneU. and lecturer. She also serves on the Herald with once-a-week classroom the American Association of Community meeting is dosed to the public.