Civilian Dispatching Saving of $2 Million Seen by Budget
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OF MILLBURN AND SHORT HILLS Founded in 1888 Volume 108, Number 18 Thursday; May' 5, 1994 40 Gents ‘R an that obnoxious racket, the right lane restriction was made ' The noise of gasoline powered The blowers should be banned.” Committeeman William Horbatt mittee session also saw the govern intersection. several years ago by the Millbum leaf-blowers has a local resident so The Edgewood Terrace said that he did not favor an “out ing body introduce one traffic The tabled ordinance, which will Police Department. Representa incensed that he is calling for a noted that the town has an right” ban, but called for, ordinance, table another and be the subject of further discussion tives of the department are being total ban on the use of the equip ordinance which requires blowers “enforcement within reasonable extend its congratulations to a at the Committee’s May 17 meet instructed to attend the May ment anywhere within the to have mufflers, but said those limits.” member of the Mill burn Firey ing, restricts the use of Parsonage Wm meeting to explain the rationale township. devices were ineffective. “I call “Why not an out-right ban?” Department. H ill Road’s right lane to traffic behind the recommendation. “The obnoxious racket produced the police department to complain Mr. Kitay countered. “It W ouldn’t Approved on first reading was a making right turns onto White Oak by gasoline powered leaf blowers and often the officer-1 speak to put the gardeners out of business— measure calling for the prohibition Ridge Road. All traffic making left Recepaiig Committee con has been a festering nuisance for doesn’t even know there is an they Could use fakes.” of parking along the side of Blaine turns onto White Oak Ridge Road gratulations Tuesday night was many years,” Seymour Kitay of 2 ordinance (requiring mufflers). Sal Bate, a member of the Street and the prohibition of park or proceeding straight through the Thomas Pizzano who will be retir Edgewood Terrace told the Responding to Mr. Kitay’s call municipality’s environmental com ing or stopping on Parsonage Hill intersection would be required to use the left lane. ing, this year from his post as the Township Committee at Tuesday for a total ban on the blowers, mission, said the subject of leaf Road within 175 feet of White Oak Mayor William J. Caveney said blowers was scheduled for discus That regulation drew objection municipality’s.'fire protection sub night’s meeting oW he Ridge Road. code o,ff|cial Mr Pizzano was municipality’s governing body. the Committee was “aware” of the sion by members of that organiza from Committeeman Horbatt who issue and said Township Attorney tion at its meeting next week. He Tabled was another ordinance warned that it would cause traffic P^entWRiamed the N?:Jv “Why do we put up with it day • Department of Community Affairs after day, year after year?” Mr. Roger Clapp would be advising the urged Mr. Kitay to attend that which would have set new regula to back-up along Parsonage HiH Road. as its “Fire Protection Inspector of Kitay asked. Committee on the state’s noise meeting. tions for Parsonage H*H Road traf The original recommendation for .the'. Year.” “lit them (gardeners) use rakes. standards and regulations. Tuesday night’s Township Com fic near the White Oak Ridge Road Steinberg, Civilian dispatching Safer lead Bd. of Ed saving of $2 million once more seen by budget unit By Tony J. Forder This municipality,-could realize a Caveney and Committeewoman with the recommendation and the $2 milirgn savings by. the year Mary Mc'Nett. CBACjfffias praisedigy Com Vivian Steinberg and Steven 2000. iftrtj employed: civilians as The CBAC recommendation wds> mitteeman William Horbatt |&Jj Safer were returned for second dispatchers fojgffiblice, fire and termed “very impressive” by performingS^'.ec) man’s-job. ” terms as president and vice presi ambulance services, according to a M a^^^^^^^^&vho said-the Tuesday mght’sTownship C oiii;| dent of the Board of Education I t report submitted to the Township Tow nship 'Committee .would be mittee meeting also saw tnp&feyy** the board’s organization meeting ■Committee Tuesday night by foe tryHUMO' implement the savings erning bod'y reduce-the expected Monday night. tei|izens Budget Advisory Com forecast by the citizens’ group |ffg>4 property point,. Ms. Steinberg assumed leader mittee. Other ElOmmittee membensj ship of tee board in February fol ' Police and first aid squad dis appeared to be equally impressed iS.ctfwWdi'on Page 4 lowing the death of Sally deVeer. patching is now handled by mem Mr. Safer has served as vice presi bers of the police department while dent for the past year. The board calls placed to the fire department also swore in new members Russ are routed to Summit. Summit, June deadline set Fradin and Corinne Errico. under a contractual agreement Among other organizational which sees M illbunTpaying that details addressed Monday night, P»j0lO O O a year, then dis-- the board made the following reap patches the township’s fire fighting for senior citizen pointments: Steven Hoskins of the personnel and equipment. firm of McCarter & English as . Boy-aji-an, CBAC board legal counsel; McCarter & chairman, described the existing housing report English as bond counsel; Fogarty dispatching system as “inefficient & Hara as special education legal and costly” as he presented the The needgflwjahe counsel; CPI insurance group as R&ggS to the Townshi[v3?(5te£ township’s older population wa|ra insurance broker of record;! “that they’ve-been mittee. be the primary subject of a written Timothy Vrabel of the firm of Mr. Bo\ajian said his £ont7 b m itte d W t h e s.urveyIfrer years and Dickinson, Vrabel & Cassells as mittee, -through information- municipality’s .senior citizen hous- th e fire W ^ ^ ^ doing so board auditor; PMK, Ferris & Per- gathered from other municipalities, •iTO^^yisultant, Louis Ri^ci<>' tbL In response to questions from mSI ricone Tnjo. as asbestos safety estimated that, civilian dispatchers the .Township’ Committee by Jung] M rfeRtc'co said he had monftoring firm; and Shive, could be hired at approximately ;ir0;i",” 'r,,V“ 7‘ n o tr ® determined if there were a Spinelli, Perantoni & Associates as $25,000 a year—roughly $20,000- staff Photo by.ITjony Forder Mr S ® |, who made a need fo j ^ nionfffitijzfehousing in board architect. less th aM s now paid the police preliminary-report—but one’tonj the|®ns|^^ftig^TOneed were- The only comment concerning SPRINGTIME IN THE PARKgfoung and old, 'tSsrwnfft"! \wJfq man the dis (ajjmfg rfcw, recommendations— at determined, he aaKmu^ Sthe next the reappointments came from Ms. feathered and Tair-Wrtn'ed, enjoy spring i« h e patcher’s desk. When fringe bene the Township Committee’s meet step would Errico who said that a review of township's Taylor Parfe^„ J _ Nj fits for police, personnel are added ing Tuesday' n ig h t,jg ||l describe type of housing. the billing for the special education IS th e P ^ M p v - M ^ i p y a j 1^ his', final report before the public at When Committeewoman Elaine counsel reflected too much day-to- said, the ravings would b e in the, tf,e Committee’s June 14 session, Becker .commented that those wlioi: day contact in her opinion. range of $30,000 to $40,000 per buring;-his appearance before the were in the greatest need were Under the regular business por Darkness at noon dispatcher. Tuesday, Mr. Riccio seniors wh'ose-'incomes are going tion of Monday’s relatively short The ^gA C chairman noted, that said that he had received more than down 'while rents are ^ s m ^ t h e meeting, the board accepted a many neighboring communities, 400 responses to a questionnaire ^H ^H antj^a ^ w ES^-n- -had | grant of $2,000 from Nabisco including M aplevoiM ^tayngyq^^ sent||lj|gfilior citizens earlier this “ many tho'se> Food Group for the purchase of 1 is Tuesday forecast Morristown, West Orange, Spring- \eai and had “thoroughly. Wj, people. computer software for the high One of those rare celestial shows sophisticated pinhole field and South Orange already use v(jeUjid " approximately^ OOtiJoif-' “A'.financial assistance program school; received a quarterly finan H i partial solar eclipse—will be camera can be made by taking a K fetfan' dispatchers as do :major them. ifflld be established ffiSreanters cial report from assistant super taking place in the skies over the iarge cardboard i#m fH2‘hy4l£$by cities including New YofkjjCji>^+ J ItoH pS ek largest group rather thaiijgffiKffw^lw :buifR{l intendent for business Ronald township on Tuesday and the word 12 inches or larger—and cutting a l^ ^ ^ in u ^ b y saying th’e respondents, he said, from ‘ings5,'” IM.f' iR'iecpisaid1 “^Sen'-Kirs^ Brennan; and announced a special from the experts is, “Don’t watch 1-iqch hole in the top-center of one township could use the experience homeowners over the age of ggl generally don’t want to ?® v e and meeting Monday night to discuss a it with the naked ey e.": side of the box and a 2-inch by 5- j||giheighboring communities in with incomes in excess of $50,000 construW ® m s usually the last property committee report on The partial eclipse is scheduled inch viewing port?fWthe bottom establishing a civilian dispatching per year. recourse—it’s expensive and school expansion. to begin at. 10:47 a.m ., reach its center of the same side.