THE WESTFIELD LEADER The Leading and Moat Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County Sccsnl Clm Foalact Published 22 Pages—15 Cent* j ^ £ ITH YEAR — NO. 29 »t Weltdeli), N. J. WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1978 en tAfo Use Changes Sullivan Heads School Board, Stir Residents9 Protests Some residents,, par- with the Planning Board, is Herb Kessler the reasoning peared to argue against Barker Edges Corbet as V.P. ticularly those in the Clark consolidated with a map behind changing some B permitting multiple-family St. - Charles SI. area, ex- showing minimum lot size to zones to those which will dwellings in that area and a Kalbacher and Van pressed fears that garden Election of a new Board of provide the single zoning permit garden apartments. third ward councilman, Education president was a Valkenburgh were sworn apartments would be map required by State Catlin cited "economic John Meeker, expressed into office prior to the erected in their midst at the routine procedure at the edicts. While some zones feasible redevelopment" of displeasure at the "too board's organizational meeting. first of a long series of have been altered to permit deteriorating homes, ' a high" density of bedrooms hearings on an updated meeting Tuesday night in fn a departure from more multiple dwelling type comment which brought proposed for the Cacciola Elm St. offices, but selection Master Plan for Westfield. of housing, the largest single sharp rebuttal from some in Pl.-South Ave.-Central Ave. tradition, the board agreed, The session, held Wednes- of a vice president divided to hold its public business change is in classification of the audience. area. members almost in half. day by the Planning Board, zones. These demarcations Councilman John Brady sessions on the third was attended by about 40 indicate the type of zone Residents, objectors were Thomas Sullivan was Tuesday of each month to commented that homes arc elected president in a residents. (RS, for example, means not deteriorating and said told, could be notified by avoid conflict with the single family residential) as their councilmen when unanimous vote and the public sessions of the town Other property owners at that in 12 calls he made on office of vice president went the intersection of St. Paul's well as the minimum lot Charles St., residents there additional hearings on the Council. Until now, the width (RS-100, for example, zoning pattern are to Richard Barker by a school board' has met on the SI. and Lenox Ave., Waller are against the expansion of mere one vote margin. Perry and Dr. Gordon P. indicates that the building the two-family and apart- scheduled, Several more first Tuesday of the first Hamilton, asked that the P-l on the property may be useS ment use in that area. Other will be needed before final Barker was opposed for Monday of each month. zone be extended to include only for a single family residents reiterated this adoption by the Town the vice presidency by Joan the block from St. Paul's St. residence with a minimum opinion, claiming good Council. Thomas Sullivan Richard Barker Corbet, who placed first in In a brief speech following west to include the area property frontage of 100 ft, >, upkeep of most of West- balloting for reelection to his election, Sullivan cited where there already are Thomas Pluta of the school board in last the two "most immediate" field's homes. week's election. In a roll call concerns of the board as the professional offices who Washington St., a former One of the objectors, have won approval for their councilman, objected to (he vote, Mrs. Corbet gained her contract settlement with the Julius Jackson, said the Spring Vacation Latest own vote and those of Betty Teamsters representing buildings through previous land use RM zone (one and Charles St. area had been variances. two-family homes and Kopf, William Liggitt and school custodians and "treated shabbily'over the Carmen Vitale. Barker matrons, and work on the The Planning Board garden apartments) as years," citing congestion having the potential of received his own vote plus 1978-79 contract with the expects to take these caused by the building of Victim of Snowstorms those of Marilyn Gulotta, Westfield Education opinions of residents under apartments stretching from Hahne'.s and the current Scotch Plains to Garwood. The Apr. 10-14 spring calendar was adopted by the Sullivan, G. Holland Van- Association. He asked that consideration prior ' to "objectionable" proposal to Valkenburgh and Mrs. consideration be given to the submitting final plans for a He added that the RM zone transform the area from a B vacation has been school board last spring, it goes farther than the eliminated from the West- made provision for two Eleanor Kalbacher. Van- entire board sitting on both la nd use element section of a zone to one permitting Valkenburgh and Kalbacher the finance and curriculum new Master Plan to the current B-2 zone [ two- apartments. "Consider the field school calendar to help "snow days," anda summer family houses) and is incon- compensate for days missed closing of June 27. also were successful in last committees primarily to Town Council for action. human element," Jackson week's election, he for his consider a possible capital When finally approved, the sistent with code enforce- told members of the because of this winter's The "snow days" were ment and neighborhood snowstorms. In addition, a used up Jan. I? and Jan. 2ft lint-year term and she for a bond referendum non. fall. map will serve as the bails Planning Board. •econd term of office. Both ana to I for a new zoning law, improvement measure! second scheduled in-service and three additional no- currently underway. He Permitting garden were *«a«Nrtad by 0M mandated by the State to be apartments along the day, Monday, Mar. 13. also school days occurred Mon- adopted by tlM.council / railroad, side of North,Ave < tSsM a^Sflfk JshMMhhlVj^A. \- -" •'" **r - •*• -•" before the end of the The M ' calemW whtah will pro of tne year, school* . Asked A Summit Ave. resident; the State-mandated 180 days consultant, in conjunction fourth ward Councilman Brian Donlevy. also ap- have been in session until of instruction for students. June 30, with the possibility . Mrs. Eleanor Kalbacher of July sessions should there Crime Index Hike To Discuss Changes in Master Plan was the only one to oppose be more severe storms the plan following a lengthy which would require school' Herb Kessler, Democratic" residential character of discussion of alternatives. closings. councilman representing Westfield. it is vital that all Under the • revised Alarms the fourth ward, announced interested citizens attend calendar, all schools will School staff members, Dr. today that a public meeting the meeting on Sunday and close June 22 except l>aurence F. Greene, super- Alarmed at a 24 percent designed to curtail what has a resolution addressed to will be held at the Westfield make their views known. McKinley School, whose intendent of schools, said increase in Westfield's 1977 amounted to about $10,000 in Gov, Brendan Byrne and Community Center, Hi W. The Planning Board has not students will compensate today, will be notified of the crime index, Councilman loss of volumes each year. members of the New Jersey Broad St., at 3 p.m Sunday, for their additional day-off revised calendar - and the yet taken final action on the because of a boiler' failure John Brady Tuesday night Legislature asking that to discuss proposed changes proposed Master Plan. This deletion of the April urged councilmen and Final action on the bill is in the Master Plan. by attending a four-hour vacation - when they return slated for the Mar. 14 costs of cleanup following is the time for the public to session June 23. Police Chief James F. this season's snow storms bo According to Kesster: be heard." to work next Monday after Moran to attend a session of session of council, when "On February 15, the Plan- When the current school the current winter vacation. amendments to two other removed from the "caps" the public safety committee law. Citing the financial ning Board held a public Kessler stressed that the Monday night. ordinances also are ex- hearing on the Land Use meeting Sunday is not an Resident Seeks Seat in Congress pected to win approval burden the snow removal Element of the new Master official meeting of Town following a public hearing. process has placed upon the Brady said the statistics town, Councilman Mrs.' Plan. Proposals were Council or the .Planning C. William George of 413 the voters receive essen- the voters have a preference indicated in Chief Moran's discussed which would Board, but is a forum at Cumberland St., reported tially what they desire, and I for Democratic candidates, annual report showed that These measures provide Betty List said that the town permit garden apartments whkh all aspects of the since 1971 for the Wood- will make every attempt to but it appears that that crime had escalated 18 $8,000 for resurfacing of has spent more than $100,000 to be built on portions, of proposed Master Plan may bridge News Tribune, has inform the voters of exactly party has been either unable percent the previous year. tennis courts if the building for this operation. West Broad St., Downer St., be discussed. He urged any announced his candidacy for what they are being offered. or unwilling to run a strong of three new courts at the residents having questions "That's almost 50 percent in While Brady commendad Cumberland St., Hort St., the U.S.