Second School Closing Could Be in 1982-83
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1 ^aple St Serving Summit Since 1889 VOL. 92, NO. 30, COPYRIGHT, 1980, SUMMIT HERALD U.S.P.S. 525-700 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1980 273-4000 $10 A YEAR 25* Concern Over Drainage Board Pulls Another Surprise Housing Worries Second School Residents by Lucy Meyer Closing Could Residents concerned about drainage, silting and too many houses "jammed in" the subdivision proposal of 29 homes for "Pond View Park" appeared before the Planning Board Monday night. Gale Sciorilli, 309 Summit avenue, questioned the engineer for the Be in 1982-83 developer, Raymond Fox, about raising By Anne Cooper "We are not in a hurry to shut another the elevation of the lots and changing the In another surprise move in Summit's school but we are in a hurry to decide drainage. Fox said the fill would be lengthly deliberations over declining what's right." about 65-feet from her property line, and enrollment, an estimated 50 persons Meanwhile by a split 3-2 vote, the the existing grade at the lot lines would present at last Thursday's Board of Board at Thursday's meeting officially be kept. Education meeting were told that 1982-83 . adopted the alternatives. Board Walter Ulicny, 144 Hillcrest avenue, might be the first viable date for closing President Cox, who presided at the adjacent to the proposed subdivision, a second elementary school. Up until regular monthly meeting, voted for spoke about maintenance problems in Thursday, the Board's discussions had them with members Frank Kendall and the future with the pond, particularly centered around a possible closing for Jean Lifland while Susan Chase and Dr. silting. When Fox said the silting had next year. David Wood cast opposing vote. D. Anne come from the highway construction and Board member Frank Kendall later Atherton and James B. Clark were , now that it was completed, that would be told the Herald that he had mentioned on absent. the end, Ulicny disagreed, saying it was several occasions, at the Board's Back- The reaction from Franklin parents continuing. "I notiee it when I walk my To-School-Night presentations for was almost immediate. An emergency dog. There will be a silting problem." example, that "I did not think we'd be meeting was called Friday night by PTO Ovid Lewis, 30O Summit avenue, spoke SITTIIVPRETTY IN THE PUMK1N PATCH—With eludes Christmas, Hannukah and ends with New Year's Day on ready to close a school as early as next president Margaret Taylor and an about the water now going over Summit Thanksgiving upon us and turkey and pumpkin pie high on the January 1. The Herald wishes all its readers a most happy year." He added that the Board might estimated 75 parents attended. Frank avenue. menu. Laurel Mackind Anne McGuiness choose their very own holiday season beginning with today, Thanksgiving. Let us be not even be able to implement some of Kendall gave a presentation similar to William R. Gilson, OK BOW lane, was pumpkins from a wide variety at a nearby "patch." most thankful for the things we have. the school closing alternatives which the one he'd already given the Board and concerned about silting and too many Thanksgiving Day begins (he late year Holiday Season (hat in- (Jonna Mackin photo) include Wilson, Washington and then fielded questions in an atmosphere houses to the subdivision. "Deafy Lee Franklin) as early as 1982. They may one parent described as "hostile." By pond has silted up from time to time, and have to wait, he said, until the late 1980's week's end, parents had formed a the silt has to be removed. How often will when sixth grades will be absorbed into Franklin Area Action Committee with it be removed now?" He lives on the 7 Wish I May, I Wish I Might. .. Summit's projected Middle School. the goal of fact-finding and spreading fringe of the proposed subdivision and As for a specific closing date and long information to the school's families. suggested eliminating one lot from the By Anne Cooper Also present at the pre-budget of a mini-computor, 30 calculators for range planning, Kendall said, "I am plans. Representatives of every Summit planning session (familiarly known as . use by 6th grade students, a study of the intentionally holding them off the table DR. WOOD EXPLAINS "It is jamming Sn oni; more house than school «©ef t jfeffer&farand the Junior "Wish Night") were Summit Education possibility of an all-day Kindergarten, until there is a complete discussion of In voting against the Thursday night should be there." That property would High School met with the Board of Association president Rich Thomasey systematic replacement of windows for alternatives. There is only one way to go resolution adopting the alternatives, Dr. encroach on the rear of his land. Gilson Education last week to present requests and residents interested in overall energy conservation and a maintence and that is to continue the discussions Wood explained that he thought the noted he had spent four terms as - for inclusion in the 1931-82 school budget. school planning. program to upgrade field conditions. and come to a decision on the basis of Board should wait until .all Board Councilmaii-at-large on Common Lincoln School PTO president Jim Nick Curtiss, Summit High School evaluation, using the list of criteria." members were present, especially since Council and been a member of the Allen introduced Betsy Crosby of the PTA president, expressed concern over Kendall is chairman of the Board's both he and Kendall agreed that some of Planning Board, "and we eliminated lots "Vest-Pocket" Lincoln School Playground Committee varsity schedules, inadequate scale of Subcommittee on Declining Enrollment the boundary lines cited in the resolution for better development." who reported on a number of. conditions teachers' salaries especially at the entry which was in charge of formulating both should be restudied. Mrs. Chase pointed Richard Olive, attorney for the Park to Honor that parents and teachers believe to be level, keeping teaching staff at its the 11 criteria and the list of four closing out that the Board's Desegregation- developer, Soul Werner from South "unsightly and unsafe." She presented present strength in numbners in spite of alternatives. Reorganization Plan, published a year Orange, pointed out all the zoning the Board with a four page report made declining enrollment and keeping class ANXIOUS FOR DECISION ago, publicly said that Washington and requirements had been met with respect Late Ed Kaus after an evaluation by five parents sizes as small as possible. Specific Board President Winston H. Cox told Wilson were the schools being con- to the lot Gilson protested, and if the A vest pocket park, to be dedicated to (George Ross, Tom Getzendanner, requests were for a computer terminal the Herald that the Board is anxious to sidered for closing, without mentioning pond needed to be dredged, the owners of the late Edward H. Kaus, one of the Jeanne Aherns, Katherine Martucci and for use in the math and science depart- make a decision "as quickly as we Franklin or any of the three other the three proposed lots next to the water founders of the Summit Area Mrs. Crosby). They visited other ments of the High School as well as in the prudently can because we know it leaves Summit elementary schools. playgrounds and spoke . with Guidance Department and a study for would have to take care of the main- Development Corporation, will be built the community in turmoil." He added, (Continuedon Page2J tenance problems. by that group next to 446 Springfield representatives from the Police, the better utilization of the library and However, the adjoining property avenue. Summit Junior Baseball and Summit student study center. owners would have no rights to the use of The area, which for many years serv- Lacrosse (which also use the As a result of conversations with the pond, as Mrs. Horowitz would keep ed as a path to the Cullis and Lewis playground), and Board of Recreation Wilson parents, teachers and the school Four Hurt in Auto Mishaps sold possession of the body of water. parking lot, now the tiered parking as well as Lincoln principal Dave principal, PTA president Carol Gardner Boating on the Pond garage, will remain as a walkway, and a Davidson and gym teacher Ken Kuebler. prefaced her requests by saying they Four persons, including a bicyclist, An 18-year old bicyclist, Gennaro Alan Drummond, attorney for Canoe permanent garden will be planned with Commended for its thoroughness by were "a way in which we should be were injured in road accidents here last Zendt of Pearl Street, was treated at Brook Country Club, suggested that Mrs. benches and bicycle racks included in Board President Winston Cox, the report looking if not things to add right away." week and taken to Overlook Hospital for Overlook last Tuesday when he crashed Horowitz's keeping the pond as she the design. specifically recommended, in order of She asked to direction from the school treatment. into the side of a car driven by Rose L. wanted to use her rowboat on it, might ! According to Mrs. Pat Rew, SADC priority, spot lights at three locations, adnministgration on computers. The On Thursday, two persons were in- Gentile, 59, of Springfield at Summit interfere with its use as a detention chairman, Robert Cueman, of Convery, two metal trash receptacles chained in PTA has been planning to buy a small jured in a four-car crash at River and Avenue and Broad Street. basin.Fox denied that her keeping it Cueman, Balsamel and Longo of New place, leveling the playing field with one for some time but has been told to Iris roads.