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School Parking Plans Hit by Local Residents SCOTCH PLAINS PUBLIC LIBRARY FORMERLY THE THE SCOTCH PLAINS TIMES AND FANWOOD INDEPENDENT VOL, 9 NO. 28 SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWQQD, N.J., THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1968 10 CENTS A COPY i-*»** i Traces Revolutionary History School Parking Plans Hit by Local Residents Hearings Continued to July 18 Approximately 33 residents of streets surrounding Scotch Plalns- Fanwood High School attended the second night of the Scotch Plains Board of Adjustment hearing on Board of Education plans for new parking arrangements at the school on Tuesday, July 2 at Scotch Plains-FanwQQd High School, Many of those in attendance asked that revisions be made and alternative arrangements con- sidered. Hearings will continue on July 18 at 8:13 p.m. in the Municipal Hall, New parking arrangements, buffer zones along nearby pro- necessitated by the erection of an perties. Don Mahar, also of West addition behind the school which Court, offered an opinion that will occupy the area of the pre- there was no real justification sent lot, include a long strip with for the traffic flow around a 91 spaces alongside Evergreen grade school, and said he felt School, space for 52 vehicles in the plan was not the best for a lot bordering on Cedar Street, either the Board of Education a small lot in front of the school or the residents. for business personnel, and a Dr. Perry Tyson, principal parking strip alongside the high of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High school, behind West Court. There Fanwood Bell Ringing - Bock Row left to Right Jack Dorton, Fanwood Recreation Commis- would be Ingress to the various Continued On Page 8 sion Chairman; Mr. Gifaby of S.A.R, Rosello (Abrahm Clark Chapter); Councilman Boryea of areas from Westfield Road, Ev- Fanwood, Front - J, J. Agnoli, Master of Ceremonies; Roland Beetham, Fanwood Mayor; Mr. ergreen Avenue, and Cedar Street, one-way traffic flow on John Henry Frazee, Oldest Living Member of S.A.R. (95 years old); Qceana Briggs, in cos- all roadways and egress out S.Pe tume of Washington's Day. Westfiald Road, Evergreen Ave- is " Residencs of Che area were at Middle Brook, Two British tan Road, where they stopped at nue, and Cedar Street. transported back in time to Rev- columns, attempting to march the corner of Terrill Road to John Blanche of Mlcklewright olutionary days last Thursday, to Philadelphia, advanced from request bread from now-famous and Mountford, Hamnet, Bouman ' Russians as they watched a dramatic pres- Perth Amboy, One column came Aunt Betsy Frazee. Her home is and Blanche, architect for the Henry j. Treger, Jr., of 2045 entation of a Revolutionary War by way of Woodbridge, the other now the location of Terralou addition, testified before the Jersey Avenue returned home incident which took place along through Metuchen, They joined Farms, Agnoli pointed out, in Board of Adjustment, that the 27 last Thursday, a bit tired, but now - familiar streets, "The forces in Samptown (South plain- the dramatic incident, homes of acres of high school land was otherwise fine, after spending two British Are Coming" was pre- field). Agnoli traced their ac- Revolutionary War origin which very limited, and that the Board days as the "guest" of the Rus- sented during the annual Fourth tivities as the British attempted still stand In the community, the of Education had decided to keep sians. Treger was the co-pilot of July bell-ringing ceremony on to make a surprise passage role of the famed Fanwood Oak, all available space for education- on a Seaboard World Airlanes the steps of the Fanwood Pres- through the Scotch Plains Gap to the Stage House Inn, and familiar al use, using the perimeter of plane which was intercepted by byterian Church. It was written the valley beyond the first Wat- locations of today which figured Evergreen School for parking, Russian MIGs on July 1, and by Justus Agnoli, a Fanwood res- chung Ridge, He cited an en- in the history, such as New Blanche said the elimination of brought down on Iturup Island, one ident well versed in the history gagement at Short Hills (now Providence Road, Tamaques Re- parking on access drives and of the Kurile Islands group Inthe of the area. He was assisted the Plainfield Country Club), the servation, West Broad Street in roadways and space taken up by Pacific, The plane, a DCS, was in production by Oceana Briggs, British passage along Old Rari- Westfield, and Martlne Avenue. addition reduced present parking carrying military personnel to tan Road, Cooper Road, and Mar- General Washington's shrewd ap- to 52 spaces. He said fences a- Vietnam. According to Treger, "The British Are Coming" tine Avenue. praisal of General Howe's inten- round the parking areas were not the plane was not violating Soviet related an incident in General tions resulted in a victory for the in original plans. He stated that air space, as clalmod by the Washington's defense of his posi- Another section of British Continental Army and retreat of no changes were under consider- Russians. tion in the Watchung Mountains troops proceeded along Old Rari- the British. ation, nor was any consideration During the tsvo-day stay, given to grading the practice Treger, his sixteen fellow crew- ant public issue. I'm pleased, too field and areas behind the school. that 95 percent of my constituents men, and the 214 military pas- Residents from West Court sengers were well-treated, he (based on the figures I cited) were represented by an attorney. Rep. Bwyer Cites appear to support my own position said. They spent most of Chelr Other homeowners from Monica time Inside the airplane, but on gun controls: that is, that Place, Carol Place, Evergreen interstate mail orders of all fire- were allowed out of the plane Avenue, and Sunrise Court have to walk around during Monday Need for Gun Control arms and over-the-counter sales submitted a petition, with 160 to minors and out-of-state resi- evening. The Russians provided signatures, requesting changes three meals a day - mostly leave the field in the hands of dents should be prohibited while One of the healthiest things in the proposal. They protested C-rations-type food packaged in those who are committed to the registration of weapons and that have happened to Congress that there will be heavy traffic small boxes, unrestricted trade in guns. Even licensing of owners should be in recent years has been the on Evergreen Avenue, endanger- Treger, a 1959 graduate of though they're greatly outnum- required. massive, and continuing, out- ing children going to Evergreen Scotch Plains - Fanwood High bered, opponents believe that These are hardly extreme pouring of letters, telegrams and School, They also said the resi- School, has been making the Viet- their own convictions are deeper measures. They are neither har- petitions demanding that Con- dential nature of the streets would nam run for about a year, A and more lasting than those of gun rassing in their effect nor ar- gress enact stronger gun control be changed, Several expressed " Navy veteran, he attended Fair- control supporters, and so in the duous to comply with — far less laws. concern that the parking strip lelgh Dickinson University and end they will prevail in Congress. so, for example, than the ana- Healthy, because C ongre s s near Evergreen Avenue was long was a commercial pilot and in- Time will tell, But inthe mean- logous registration, licensing and needs to be reminded from time and would be conducive to speed- structor in Colt's Neck, N.J. time, residents of the 12th Con- Inspection requirements which to time that people do care, chat ing, and that racing would occur before he joined Seaboard in gressional District, including States Impose on owners and op- they care enough to write and around the various areas after 1967, many of you who read this report, erators of automobiles. If we in- watch what Congress does, and school hours. Robert Griffin of After the United States apolo- have sided overwhelmingly with sist on such restrictions for that they aren't content to leave West Court asked that consider- gized for the intrusion, the alr- those who advocate more effec- automobiles, and for most Amer- the channels of communication ation be given to using the right plaine was released by the Rus- tive gun controls, As of the date icans autos are essential in this exclusively in the hands of spe- rear area behind the high school sians, and continued its flight this Is written (July 6), the count highly mobile world, surely the cial interests. buiding for all parking, with to Vietnam, where they discharg- is 3,872 FOR stronger controls same kind of minimum limita- Healthy, too, because effective entrance and exit on Westfield ed the passengers, returning and 200 AGAINST. And the trend tions are justified in the case of gun control legislation will be Road and possibly a new entrance home with 219 troops returning continues lop-sidadly in favor of guns which are, at best, a hobby, passed ONLY if the people's ca- and exit at Cedar Street. His from duty, restricting gun sales. In today's and at worst an invitation to death pacity to persist on this issue suggestion, Griffin said, would Treger now plans to take a 1 latest mall deliveries, the score and destruction. outlasts Congress well-known allow for parking for 390 spaces, few days off. He said his ex- is 31 for, 8 against. ability to delay. For it is clear Try as 1 have -- and the de- would effect substantial savings perience was an interesting one, that opponents of stronger gun As most of you know by now, bate on guncontrols.asyouknow, for the community, and would perhaps because U.S.-Russian controls are basing their strat- I am personally deeply pleased at has been raging now for several reduce traffic hazards, Griffin relations are at a high point, this impressive manifestation of said the present plan uses 4800 egy In Congress on Che expect- Continued On Page 8 Treger's co-pilot wns Captain ation that popular apathy will soon citizen concern about an import- square feet of lost property for Joseph Tosollniof Bethany, Conn.
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