-Wilson Superstar/ 8a -Newark spikers win BHC/1b -Chapel Street Players llc CARAT. U.S. POSTAGE ,AID PERMITII31 I~EWARK, DE 11711 New rk PostBRAA UNIVERSITY OF Of! AWARe 78th year No. 24 November 10, 1988 Newark, Del. P.IOV 141988 NEWARK,D~WARE ~ County amends map, protects NewarK tracts :I New Castle County Council has Road. intensity use it would gain the force of even then an amendment will limit sitivity to natural resource areas and allayed fears that two .large Newark The map will be ame~ded to law, cause de fa cto rezoning and development only to that which is compatibility with adjacent land use. area tracts will be left open to heavy designate the bulk of both parcels as leave open the possibility of retail compatible with adjacent land use. Under the state's "quality of life" retail development under the propos­ low in~ensity residential 013e, a development on a greater scale than County Council also agreed to inser­ legislation, the county must have a ed comprehensive plan. downgr,de from the previous that at Christiana Mall. tion of a paragraph in the map text new comprehensive plan by Dec. 31. Council 11greed last week to two designation of medium intensity mix­ Now, much of the land in those stating that land use designations and The proposed plan, and accompany­ changes in the plan's land use concept ed use. tracts will be designated low intensity accompanying data are informational ing map, is still under review and will map which will afford some protec­ Newark area residents, led by the residential use, which is more in keep­ and do not constitute entitlement for come before County Council during its tion to the 170-acre Acierno/Stopyra Citizen Advocacy Possum Park Area ing with actual use in surrounding developers or land owners to develop. Tuesday, Nov. 29 meeting. tract at Kirkwood Highway and (CAPPA) civic organization, balked areas. Rather, development can only be CAPPA cited the work of Coun­ Possum Park Road and the 300-acre at medium intensity. Only those portions of land fronting undertaken in consideration of a cilman Michael Purzycki and Council University of Delaware Judge Morris They feared that if County Council Kirkwood Highway will be designated variety of factors including in­ President Karen Peterson in bringing Estate tract on Polly Drummond Hill approved · the map showing medium medium intensity mixed use, 'and frastructure, highway capacity, sen- about the amendments last week. Greenhouse Martin tops Justice., leads Forshey • IS new exec Count hits snag Incumbent Democratic State WILMINGTON- New Castle Democrats Tuesday night, "I Senator Roger Martin apparent­ County voters split their tickets am overwhelmed with the great ly will retain his 11th District Tuesday, electing Democrat faith you have shown in me, and seat after a hard-fought victory Dennis Greenhouse as county I will do everything in my power over Republican challenger Lin­ executive and Republican Phil to justify that faith." da Forshey. Cloutier as county council,presi­ He said he faces the next four However, that result was not dent. years with "mixed emotions. absolutely certain as of Wednes­ Greenhouse unseated incum­ These four years will be a day afternoon because of a snag bent Republican Rita Justice in challenge to me personally, a in the tabulation of votes from a landslide. With 230 of the coun­ challenge to everyone who several Newark area precincts. ty's 244 elections districts repor­ wants better county govern­ The race most affected by the ting, Greenhouse had amassed ment. It's a challenge we're all siow returns was that in the 27th 107,291 votes, or 73 percent of the equalto." Representative District, where total cast, to 36,338, or 27 per­ Justice conceded defeat, say­ the contest between incumbent cent, for Justice. ing "We made a difference ... ! Democrat Katherine Jester of Cloutier defeated Democratic am proud to have had a chance Middletown and Republican candidate Susan C. Holmes and to serve. Maybe there will be Vipcent Lofink of Caravel Libert~r.ian candidate Vernon L. another day, but it's been fun." Farms was too close to call. Etzel. Cloutier had 82,590 votes, Justice said she would " con­ County elections officials were or 57 percent, to 57,264, or 42 per­ tinue to support the Republican huddled in meetings much of the cent, for Holmes. Etzel had 830 Party and its philosophy.'' day Wednesday to sort out the votes, for 1 percent of the ballots Her campaign suffered results, and refused comment to cast. several severe jolts along the either the press or state election The margin of the Greenhouse way, including a serious officials in Dover. victory stunned many, but said automobile crash involving her John G. Davis Jr., state elec­ one Democratic official, "It son and revelations that her tion commissioner, said the lack wasn't a surprise that resume misstated her age, birth of cooperation between state Greenhouse won so big, but it place and education. and county is unprecedented. was a surprise that he didn't pull Throughout the campaign, "We have never had this kind of Holmes with him." S.B. and Katy Woo concede defeat Tuesday night at Democratic headquarters. Woo, of problem before," he said. '.'They Greenhouse told cheering See COUNTY/ 3a Newark, was unable to unseat Republican U.S. Senator William Roth. (New Castle County) for some reason of their own aren't going along with established pro­ cedures." GOP's Castle, Wolf celebrate joint victory Those procedures call for county election agencies to WILMINGTON - Republican closer race over Democrat Gary the Delaware GOP has "faced Republicans gathered at Wolf will replace current Lt. telephone the state office with Gov. Michael N. Castle got his Hindes to win the state's number the problems, solved the pro­ Padua Academy presented Cas­ Gov. S.B. Woo, who decided to individual precinct returns wish Tuesday. He was returned two spot. Wolf captured 118,227 blems and helped the people of tle a "Top Gun" ball cap in give up that position to when those precincts, for to office by a huge majority, and votes, or 53 percent, to 101,608, the state of Delaware." honor of his victory. challenge U.S. Senator William whatever reason, fail to notify voters gave him a Republican 47 percent, for Hindes. " We know how important jobs Kreshtool maintained his Roth. the state of results. lieutenant governor, his running Castle, formerly lieutenant are to you and your loved ones," sense of humor despite the land­ Wolf served as director of the Wednesday, the county would mate Dale Wolf. governor under fellow Castle added. " We know we slide, conceding defeat with the Delaware Development Office not do that, leaving one and Castle crushed Democrat Republican Pierre S. "Pete" du­ have people in lower income cir­ quip, "I said in June that I for one year before joining the perhaps two races in doubt. Jacob Kreshtool. With more Pont, won his second term han­ cumstances. We need to reach wanted to win the governship in Castle campaign. He is well Davis refused comment when than 300 of the state's 339 elec­ dily. out and help those individuals, the worst way, and it looks like I known to Newarkers, having asked whether or not the tabula­ tion districts reporting, Castle He ran on a strong record, the and we are doing that ... We have have." headed the Girls Clubs of tion would affect the Martin­ had 156,845 votes, 71 percent of economy of the state having made progress like no place else Castle will now be teamed Delaware capital campaign Forshey race. It was clear that the ballots cast, to 58,743, or 29 boomed through the middle in the world, and we have a with Wolf, a native of Nebraska which resulted in construction of it would affect the Jester-Lofink percent, fo r Kreshtool. 1980s. quality of life like no place else and retired DuPont Company Meanwhile, Wolf won a much Castle said Tuesday night that in the world." vice president. See ST A TE/ 5a See LOCAL/ 4a KEEP POSTED Roth, Carper are re-elected WILMINGTON - A jubilant newcomer. U.S. Senator William V. Roth Roth, who won nearly two­ was returned to a fourth term thirds of the popular vote, ac­ Tuesday by a wider-than­ cepted victory on behalf of Blue Hen Frenzy is being con· expected margin. himself and the national tested this week, with two tickets Roth, a Republican, defeated Republican Party. " What this to Satu rday's Delaware-West Democrat S.B. Woo of Newark, election means is four more Chester game at stake . To play, lieutenant governor and a pro­ years of prosperity and peace," count the illustrated Hens in this fessor at the University of he said. "I'm proud to be part of week 's NewArk Post and call the Delaware. the leadership of the future, and office at 737 -0905 after 9 a.m . Fri ­ According to unofficial results George Bush will lead this coun­ day. The 11 th caller with the cor· early Wednesday morning, with try into the 1990s:" rect number of Hens will win . more than 300 of the state's 339 Woo said Tuesday night that election districts reporting, even in defeat his spirit remain­ Roth had 127,596 votes, or 62 per­ ed high. "I am joyous that to the cent of the ballots cast, to 77,469 , very end, we did our best, we Index or 38 percent, for Woo . kept our faith in the system, we Another Newark resident, tried hard to win but we did not News, 2a Sports, lb Republican James Krapf, was betray our principles.