Decision to Keep Gormley Protested
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PAGE E IG H T -B - MANCHESTER EVENING HERALD. Manchester. Conn., Tues., June 28, 1977 New library gets council’s okay Area bulletin board The weather Inelde today Area news . .1—2-B Family 3-B, 2—3-C told the council the smaller structure the Town Hall site was best because Variable cloudinesa, hazy, warm, South Windsor Town Manager Paul Talbot will goals and policies will be discussed Business...........9-A People ................1-C submit the library application by (10,000 square feet) would not be in it was the natural geographic center Bolton humid with showers and South Windsor library officials left by Capitol Region officials and then thundershowers today. High In 80s. Qasslfled .. .6-8-B Second Thought 2-C July 12. He said he sees no reason the best interests of the town, of the town. Monday night's special Town Council The Republican Town Committee the meeting will be open to questions Showers ending tonight followed by C om ics.............9-B Senior Citizens ^A why the use of the funds for the because it would be outgrown in five “This is where things will be meeting elated and one step closer to will meet tonight at 8 at the Com from the public. All members of clearing with low In 60s. Thursday part Dear Abby___ 9-B Sports............4-5-B library would be turned down. to ten years. happening In the future,” Massey Editorial ..........4-A Obituaries . 10-A the long-awaited move from their munity Hall. Robert Thornton, chair boards and commissions in the four ly sunny, breezy, less humid. High In Councilman Len Sorosiak, who led "In a matter of years, building said. “Plus it has access from the cramped quarters on Sullivan Ave. man of the Board of Education, will towns.have been invited to attend. 80s. National weather forecast map on the move to use the money for the costs will be higher and it will cost highway to all points in town.” The Town Council unanimously be the guest speaker. The public is in Page 6-B. library, told more than 40 persons at more to then add the additional 5,000 Also suggested was a site on Sand agreed to apply $436,000 in public vited. the meeting, “I'm elated over what's square feet,” Massey said. Hill Rd. and one near Wapping works funds to the construction of a The mobile office of First District South Windsor been happening tonight. I can't The estimated cost of the library Elementary School, which Is to be new library. All that is left to do is Congressman William R. Cotter will believe we are this close.” does not include furnishing it. closed after the next school year. The Connecticut Mathematics the formal approval by the federal visit the Community Hall Wednesday The council also unanimously Massey said the present furnishings Some council members, assuming Team, with Bob Joy of South Windsor government. from noon to 2 p.m. District agreed to the larger of two sets of would fill about 80 per cent of the new at least part of the school will even High ^hbol as adviser, placed fourth The other project being considered residents are invited to discuss their plans suggested by Talbot — a 15,000- structure and the South Windsor tually be used as a community in the recent competition of the for use of the federal funds was the concerns with Cotter’s staff. Decision to keep square foot structure, which will cost Friends of the Library would center, felt construction of a library new fire headquarters on Ellington Atlantic Regional Mathematics about $831,500. at the school would make an ac League at the University of Hartford. Rd, Officials found, however, that probably take care of the additional tivities center for the town. Paul Cottle and Mike Dziezynskl of the firehouse was not eligible for the The library is now operating in 5,- needs. Coventry 000 square feet of space in the Three sites were discussed, but the The library plans will be discussed South Windsor High School were grant because it was already under The Coventry Parks and Recrea Sullivan Ave. Shopping Plaza. council agreed on building the lib ra^ by the Planning and Zoning Commis members of the team. More than 400 construction. tion Commission will sponsor a Library Director W. Clayton Massey close to the Town Hall. Massey said sion tonight at 7:30. students participated. Each 15- summer acrobatics program for Gormley protested member team earned points by com town children. Registrations will be peting in several events. Joy’s team taken July 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the' eariiSl'lsrpoi'nts HARTFORD (UPI) - Officials of a legislative investigation, but she procedure in the appointment of the Coventry High School tennis courts. Coventry balances the books The South Windsor Jaycees have all three branches of state govern-, refused to say whether she agreed senior law enforcement officer?” ^ . Tabs #knr The program will be free and will be 'qr. money is $600 for Robrtson School Less than a dozen voters attended elected the following officers for the ment Want a review of the law gover with Gormley’s reappointment. Abate said. Approaching the end of the 1976-77 registrars of voters, town hall open to children aged 4 to 14. Classes library books, $10,500 for Town the short meeting, which approved coming year: Robert Malin, presi ning appointment of the state’s top Abate said he would welcome a fiscal year, the Coventry Town Coun maintenance, town clerk and will be conducted Tuesday and “Two respected jurists have Hall alterations, $2,000 for a box spending $14,760 on general govern dent; Dudley Morrell, Internal vice- prosecutor and Gov. Ella t . Grasso change in the law to allow a panel of cil made several decisions Monday treasurer, surety, tax sale, and Thursday nights for four weeks. expressed strong differences on the culvert on South St., and $1,000 for ment items and $28,406 on school today said she thought the office judges to appoint the chief state’s at night to balance the town’s books. charter revision. Deficits were seen Richard Risley will be the instructor. president; Richard Putinas, external reappointment of Mr. Gormley. it is heating alterations at the Town Hall. items. The appropriations were dis itself needed to be studied. torney. A number of budget transfers in accounts for the assessor, police, vice-president; George Sartwell, obvious there must be a review of the In other business Monday night, cussed at a public hearing May IS. The issue came to a head because Speziale presided over Reilly’s 1974 recommended by Town Manager maintenance garage, engineering, in The Coventry Paddle, Prop and secretary; Dan Tarullo, treasurer; office by the General Assembly,” she the council established a special ac The general government items in of the decision Monday by Supreme trial and in March 1976 granted him a Frank Connolly were approved by the surance, legal fees and dog damage. Sail Club will meet tonight at 7:30 on Bruce Braithwaite, Mike Hale, said. count to receive and spend about $9,- cluded new equinment for the Court Chief Justice Charles House to new trial. He said on the basis of the council. The council also established The capital projects fund, the sub the raft, weather permitting. Those David Piela, John Woodcock, board Mrs. Grasso said today she wants 000 in state and federal funds for new Board of Health, |»rks and of directors. reappoint Joseph T. Gormley as grand juror’s report alone, ”It’s ob a special capital projects fund to take ject of much discussion before it was attending should meet at the lakeside the legislature’s Judiciary Com approved, was suggested by Connolly street signs. recreation, the Police department, The Avery Street Christian Connecticut’s chief state’s attorney. vious that Mr. Gormley has lost his care of expenses which will run over parking lot. Plans for the picnic and mittee to examine the entire office of and other town offices. Spending was Associate Supreme Court Justice effectiveness to head the judicial into the next fiscal yea. to handle special appropriations Fund uses okayed boat races will be discussed. The Reformed Church has announced its chief state’s attorney. She said a from which payments would be made also okayed for street numbering, summer worship schedule. Services John A. Speziale Tuesday was the department’s criminal justice The budget transfers, totaling $4,- In a Special Town Meeting before meeting is open to anyone interested. review by the committee of in more than one fiscal year. Dial-A-Ride and the town report. first to speak out, strongly criticizing division.” 393, involved taking surpluses from the Town Council meeting, voters ap will be held Sundays at 9;30 a.m. and Gormley’s conduct of the Reilly case The school items were a variety of Gormley’s reappointment. "T his action by Chief Justice some town accounts and putting The council unanimously es proved allocation of $43,166 in federal 7 p.m. The public is invited. would be “inevitable” during such a tablished the fund and unanimously maintenance and equipment expen Recipients of Sunday School atten 7 / Gormley’s handling of the Peter House does nothing to address the them into areas where deficits are revenue-sharing funds. Hebron study. put a total of $11,400 into it. The ditures. dance awards for 1976-77 are: Reilly case has been criticized by a problems referred to in the grand expected.