Roposed Chemical^.U Draws Strong Opposition

Linden Leader “Your Community Leader’ lL 088# 0#B2 VO L. 28 NO. 38 LIN D E N , N .J.. TH UR S DA Y, M ay 6,1982 Published by Suburban Publishing Corp* 218 Nor Ih Wood Ave . Linden. N J 0/036 Second Class Postage Paio roposed chemical^.u III draws strong opposition By M AR IAN N E AST AM IS tIlatWnrk', Two Democrats and two Gregorio also said no one else recalled necessary as a legislative aide, he add A petition with more than 1.000 Repdhlicans who did our best out of the legislation, including those in the ed ’ signatures of residents opposing loca love for the City of Linden, you are the eodfity and the city John Italia' questioned council on the tion of a chemical plant in their w ard . one who should be criticized. You are BBatrice Bernzott, who has filed for $447,056 award made to Saturn Con was presented to the Linden City Coun either ignorant of your actions as a the Republican nomination for mayor, struction Company by arbitrators. cil Tuesday night. senator or have been less than honest questioned the approximately 4,500. ex When he asked if there is any chance Councilman George Milkosky of the with us ” Buniak said redistricting tra hours reported by one of Gregorio’s for an appeal, John Ziemian, city 8th Ward expressed dismay over the should not be a political issue. secretaries. She asked him to engineer, explained that the contract application of Allen White Chemical to Gregorio said he had believed the bill substantiate the overtime has a clause stipulating any problem — ■ ..... — • ■ -j occupy the vacant Allen Packi pertained only to those municipalities Gregorio replied his secretary would would be settled by arbitration. building on the Elizabeth-Linden line. by the Faulkner Act, which be happy to substantiate the extra Jerome Krueger, city attorney, said: According to Milkosky, the Elizatx ______ i is not He said he was embar hours'. He said the additional hours are "Legally, there is not much you can do Planning Board has already begun a rassed at the error but said he handles not “ overtim e” and she is not being about it unless you can prove fraud,” hearing on the plant. 3,000 pieces of legislation a year and paid for them by the city. She does ac artf that Linden would probably have to ___ r ___________ .hat the parking lot cannot recall each one all the time. company him to Trenton when goTiy the findings of the arbitrators. will be on the Elizabeth side and the plant itself will bfW»* the Linden side. - Milkosky said he is upset because, ac cording to a report from the Central Saturn to get $447,056 Jersey Regional Air Pollution Agency, the_plant will store and produce a wide Linden will have to pay the Saturn city's attorneys Tuesday to see if pick up the cost.” Hudak said there rarige of chloride and bromide Construction Company of White Plains anything could be done were no delays caused b^ the city and materials. The chemicals must be pro $447,056, according to a decision reach George Hudak, council president, that any delays were caused by the con tected from water, alcohol and humiu ed April 30 by an arbitration commit said: “ It is totally outrageous that a struction company. atmosphere, a » violent decomposition tee. Panel would have us pay $400,000, which “ Someone goofed and I feel someone is possible, he said. The construction company was in could go to as much as a half million has to answer to this. As fa r as I ’m con The report further states: “The charge of renovating the Linden City dollars when all the fees are included. It cerned, it’s trot over and we’ll have to storage and use of a variety of flam Hall, a project which was begun about is not fair to the taxpayer to have to explore every avenue,” he concluded. mable solvents combined with the flam three years ago. mable finished product possess a fire Saturn, the lowest bidder, claimed potential to be dealt with by the Linden tha’Pthe city caused the company to lose Fire Department.” File deadline passes work time, owed the company money Milkosky asked that interested from the original contract and owed ad By M AR IAN N E ASTALOS residents come to the Elizabeth Plann Hudak line. ditional money for unanticipated work ing Board meeting tonight. He re The filing deadline for the June 8 William J. Rooney is unopposed for The three claims, when Saturn added primary has passed with Linden voters quested the city clerk to send copies of the Republican nomination. them up, came to $938,000. getting a choice of candidafes for the the petitions to the Elizabeth City Coun There are also several races for com The counterclaim, which was handl top nominations. cil, M ayor Thomas Dunn and the mittee posts. ed by Carella Bain Gilfillan and Rhodes Incumbent M ayor John T. Gregorio, Elizabeth Planning Board. In the 7th Ward, 1st District, Diana C, of Newark, stated that the city did not Democrat running on the organization . All members of the Linden .City Coun Rodriguez is seeking the Democratic feel SaturrTwdS due any compensation. line, is being challenged by George cil agreed that the. plant would be nomination for committeewoman on The construction company said it had to Hudak, Democrat running on the hazardous, especially since it is near a the organization line. She iS challenged work 31 extrr. months because of delays Hudak line. - residential section. George Hudak, by Anna Woytovich on the Hudak line. cause by the city. Republican Beatrice Berhzott is run council president, said: “ We don’ t need . Henry E. Kopchinski, on the Hudak According to John Ziemian, city ning unopposed for her party’s nomina that here," and requested a note from line, is pinning unopposed for the engineer, both sides met and arbitra tion. councilbe sent to the Elizabeth Plann district’s Democratic committeeman tion began in the fall of 1980. Each side Myles J. Hergert, 3rd Ward coun ing Board. He also asked the city position. named one arbitrator and the two chose cilman, is seeking the nomination for engineer to look into having the area In the same ward, 3rd District, a third as chairman. The third was the council president on the organization rezoned from heavy to light industrial, Harold E Wheeler, on the organization neutral party. line. He is being challenged by Gregory “ so thi^never happens again.” line, is being challenged by Joseph The first hearing was held in July Martucci, president of the 9th Ward Suliga, on the Hudak line, for the M ayor John T. Gregorio said-he met 1981 in the Newark offices and all, the Democratic Club, who is running with Democrat committeeman position. with the manager of White Chemical to others w ere held in the Linden City Hall Hudak. Donald Colgan is seeking the Tessie Chabak, running on the CREATION SENSATION—Kim Taylor models a dress by Linden designer, Mike ask that the application before the bonference, room. The meetings were Republican nomination for the post. organization line, is opposed by Ruth P. Kilgour. It Is a white moire tafetla bubble design from Kilgour's 1982 spring- Linden Planning Board be dropped. completed during February of this year The seat of council president is now Lucas, on the Hudak line, for the summer line, and features a signature-pieced bodice effect and dramatic silk Gregorio said he believes the meeting and the arbitrators went to work on held by Hudak. Because he has chosen nomination for the district’s com mit flowers. Hair and make-up by Celia Sweet. Photo by Harold Mayner Jr. was productive and is confident that the their decision. to run for the mayoral seat, the council teewoman seat. application will be withdrawn. Ziemian said the city received the president’s job IS up for grabs. Shirley G. Stires is running on the decision April 30 and it stated: “ After There is no primary competition in During the public portion, Ed Buniak Hudak line against Dolores C. Leithner having heard all the testimony, proofs the race for councilman of the 1st Ward. expressed his shock that the redistric- on the organization line for the 9th Horne new 'partner' and allegations, and in after considera Counclman Malvin M. Eckel, a ing committee’s work was declared il Ward, District, 1,. committeewoman tion of the counterclaims from Linden,' ’ Republican, is seeking his - party's legal by the council. At the conference position. Jam ft Iozzi, dti the organiza the award would be $447,056 in complete nomination. Anthony P. Lordi is seek meeting, Gregorio had explained that a tion line, is running unopposed. settlement of the claims. ing the Democratic nomination in the state bill requires all redistricting for fashion designer Jerry Krueger, city attorney, said he ward. Lordi is not on-the Democratic issues to be settled by the city clerk and In the l(&h Ward, 3rd District, Victor believes the money must be paid within organizatii# line. Cardoso-, on the organization line, faces By M A R IA N N E ASTALOS Taylor, Charlotte and Scheri Jennings,,, the county Board of Elections 90 days. There is a different story in the 9th a challenge from Joseph Wisniewski on Lena Home and Celia Sweet may not Debra Riley and Shelly Eato, all of On the bill signed into law Jan. 12, “ I’m very disappointed,” Gregorio Ward.

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