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Town's Voters to Decide Fate of $7.6 Million School Burnt Referendum —HOW TO GET THE LEADER — // in the Form i Page 16 eturn It to Us! — Serving the Town Since 1890 — usrsttut OUR 105th YEAR Sxoad Otm Ptalar PJd «l WollMd, N J. Thursday, December 8,1994 Evtry Tfcunday 4407 FORTY CENTS ELECTION POLLS WILL BE OPEN THIS TUESDAY. DECEMBER 13. Fi{ 9 P.M. Town's Voters to Decide Fate of $7.6 Million School burnt Referendum Proposing Construction of 22 Classrooms at Four Elementary Schools Project Would Include Adding Classrooms to the Franklin, Me Kin ley, Jefferson and Wilson Schools; A Total of $1.6 Million Is Provided in the Bond Total for Capital Improvements at Five Schools beused for capital improvements. By PAUL J. PEYTON Sweeney and Mrs. Darielle Walsh. Roosevelt Intermediate School, voted against that proposal. value of $173,724 with a market Specially Written for Tnt Westfield Leader The town has 17,803 registered Those who did not support the window replacement and a new Dr. Mark C. Smith, Superinten- value of $257,026. Westfield voters will go to the voters. bond were Mrs. Melba S. Nixon, • roof at Edison, window replace- dent of Schools, stated in Septem- School officials have stated Ihe polls this Tuesday, December 13, The school board authorized the Thomas Madaras and Robert H. ment, lavatory renovation and re- ber the $6 million bond would school bond is necessary lo "main- to decide the fate of a proposed bond referendum by a 6-3 tally at Flast, whoresignedfromtheboard placement and steps at Westfield cost residents between $39.61 to tain a class policy of between 18 $7.6 million bond referendum by the board's November 3 meeting. last month. High School. $50.03 each year on their prop- and 25 students." Dr. Smith has the town's school district for the Supportingthe motion wereBoard The breakdown of where the Both the bond referendum and erty taxes. When the capital im- said the district has witnessed a construction of 22 additional President, Mrs. Susan H. Pepper; $6.05 mi I lion bond would be spent the capital improvements will be provements were added in the cost rise in enrollment of 300 elemen- classrooms at four of the town's Vice President, Mrs. Susan is as follows: included in one question on the rose to between $46.91 to $62.54 tary students since 1988. He lias six elementary schools. A total of Jacobson; Dr. B. Carol Molnar, • Franklin School, seven class- ballot. The board had considered in annual property taxes. These predicted classes sizes could reach $ 1.6 million of that amount would Mrs. Eileen Satkin, William J. rooms, $2.2 million. having two separate questions but were based on an average assessed • McKinley School, fourclass- rooms, $1.3 million. Council Condemns Bias • Jefferson School, four class- Board Attorney: School Funds Weren't rooms, $750,000. • Wilson School, six class- Incident at High School rooms, $1.8 million. Misused in Bond Referendum Fliers Thedistrict has proposed a num- Two Board Members Criticize Agreement with Prosecutor and Police Six Volunteer Firemen Commended for Longtime Service ber of capital improvements in By PAUL J. PEVTON the proposed $1.6 million capital By ELLEN RADIN cedures regardingpolicy-making, while the remaining paving would • Alfred Linden, 39 years. Specially Written for The Westfteld Leader Speilally Written far The Wnifirl.l Leader • William Nolan, 27 years. improvement bond which is in- objective setting and performance be completed for $48,000. Board of Education Attorney In response to a racial and anti- • Gregory Ryan, 20 years. cluded in the $7.6 million figure: measurement. The asbestos ti le at Washington semi tic act at Westfield High School William D. Peek denied Tuesday Mr. Brennan, who serves as the • Westfield High School, Superintendent of Schools, Dr. School would be removed and last month, the Town Council ap- town's tax assessor, and Mr. Linden that the board misused school $450,000. Mark C. Smith, said the expected replaced with new vinyl tile fora proved a resolution on December 6 have been inactive in the fire depart- funds by disseminating informa- condemning the act. • Edison Intermediate School, overcrowding in the district could total of $19,000, said Mrs. Walsh. ment since January 1. tion as to the December 13 bond "The Mayor and Town Council of According to the proclamation, $300,000. not be eased by either redistrict- At Edison Intermediate School referendum. Westfield find this act of hate speech "Fire and other emergencies can oc- • Roosevelt Intermediate ing the elementary schools or windows at the back of the school to be divisive to our ethnically, reli- cur at any time and volunteer firemen School, $400,000. Mr. Peek stated his office had moving the fifth grade to the in- giously and racially diverse commu- stand ready to assist whenever they including the cafeteria and food • TamaquesSchool,$175,000. reviewed most election materials termediate schools. service area would be replaced nity, and we condemn such acts in the are needed." The proclamation also with the board prior to their pub- strongest possible terms," according refers to the firemen's efforts as "un- • Washington School, The bulk of the board meeting for $99,600. Three areas of the to the resolution which was written selfish" and "important" to the town. $150,000. lication. He also stated that a 1953 was devoted to a presentation on roof would be replaced with a by Fourth Ward Councilman James The Mayor said the volunteer fire- An additional $125,000 would case involving the Parsippany- special education law. Attorney modified built up roof for Hely. men provide an important supple- be paid to the architect and the f roy Hills School District had dis- Councilman Hely attended the ment to the paid fire department. He Peter P. Kalac, of the Middletown $199,500. engineer for the project. tinguished between informing the firmof Kalac, Newman, Lavenda, All windows at the Roosevelt "Conference on Unity" sponsored by said the volunteers help the town public of the facts, which a board students on Tuesday at the high keep its personnel costs down, since The capital improvements in- and Campbell, was applauded for Intermediate School on the origi- school. The conference was attended without them additional paid clude window replacement and may do with school funds, and his extensive explanation of a nal building, would be replaced by members of the community, Union firefighters would be needed. blacktop resurfacing at the urging passage or defeat of a par- schooldistrict'sobligation to iden- for $250,992. Two bathrooms on County Prosecutor Andrew K. First Ward Councilman Norman Tamaques School, floor tile re- ticular referendum which a board tify, evaluate and appropriately the first floor would be completed Routolo, Jr., Superintendent of N. Greco joked that Mr. Linden has may not do with school funds. Schools, Dr. Mark C. Smith, and placement at the Washington educate its special needs children. for $150,000. been a volunteer fireman almost us School, window replacement and Board President, Mrs. Susan H. Board of Education members and long as he has been alive. Mr. Kalac emphasized that cost At the high school about half of teachers. lavatory renovation at the Pepper, defended the board's pro- C0HVHU100HPAGEH could not be a factor in consider- the remaining 60,000 square feet "If I came away with anything, it ing which educational services to was that there really must be an end to of the roof would be completed. this kind of activity. We can make it provide although a less expensive All windows on the front of the clear that it is socially unacceptable Westfield Education Coalition Responds provider could be chosen if the original building would be re- and that is what we must continue to services were in fact identical. placed for $ 100,000 with two bath- do as we go about our lives," said A school district that violated rooms completed for $140,000. Councilman Hely. To Allegations in Anonymous Packet the requirements could be ordered CONTINUED OHPA0C IS He commended the school offi- cials and staff for their "calm and Material Was Given to the Union County Prosecutor, The Westfield Leader topay the legal fees of the student's parents and to provide compensa- Calendars Available thorough" response to the incident And the Union County Board of Elections Two Weeks Ago which occurred on November 17. He tory education forthe student past To New Subscribers called the high school a "valuable Editor's Note: In last week's comment on the merits of the allega- Muldoon, "is why the unfounded al- the age of 21, he said. asset" to the community. Westfield Leader, a front page article tions made. legations of anonymous source were Mr. Kalac indicated the total Or for Purchase Third Ward Councilman Kenneth was featured which outlined ques- Oneof the organizations mentioned dignified in a banner headline on the cost to the district of losing a Calendars for next year of many L. MacRitchie said, when such inci- tions raised by an anonymous source in the article was the Westfield Edu- front page of The Leader. Westfield historic buildings now dents occur in a town, the community over whether any school districtfunds cation Coalition. The group is re- special education law suit could existing, gone or modified are still tends to turn to the governing body "I am surprised and disappointed therefore easily be hundreds of were used to help publish or distrib- sponding to this article. at The Westfield Leader," said Mrs. available free to new subscribers to for leadership which the resolution ute papers supportive of the $7.6 thousands of dollars.
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