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- t f. M - MANCHESTER HERALD. Monday. Nov. 2, 1987 V-' • m - ' aurltrslrr Hrralft Manchester — A City ol Vittage Charm Peter DiRosa Tuesday, Nov. 3,1987 30 Cents N ★ RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE Eariy turnout heavy MILL TAX DOLLARS BEING SET ASIDE EACH YEAR TO jn Manchester voting MAINTAIN CAPITAL • By Andrew Yurkovsky Campaign workers for Mayor “ I ’d like to see the town as one. 0 and Andrew J. Davis instead of divided,” said Alexander Barbara B. Weinberg, a Democrat, Herald Reporters passed out seeds for Forget-Me- W. MheDonald, explaining why he IMPROVEMENTS AND Nots at polling places throughout voted in favor of the negotiated Voters turned out in large town. Weinberg herself made an agreement between the town and numbers this morning for the appearance at the Manchester the district. PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY. municipal election, possibly drawn Senior Citizens’ Center. MacDonald cast his ballot at to the polls by referendum ques Voters interviewed outside six Keeney Street School. tions on the town-Eighth Utilities polling places this morning re One man who voted against the V District agreement and bonding for ported little confusion over the fact agreement at Robertson School ★ SUPPORTS STRONG POLICE improvements around the proposed that the voting machines no longer said. “ I think our sewers are worth Mall at Buckland Hills. have a party lever. Rosario Sa- more than (the town) wants to give As of noon. 5,684 of the town's pienza, a poll worker at Nathan us for It.” AND FIRE SERVICES AND 28,013 eligible voters had cast their Hale School, reported that voters Barbara L. Kennedy, expressing ballots. The morning turnout, about tended to take a little longer to cast the sentiments of many voters 20.3 percent, represents an in their ballots. interviewed, said she opposed PARAMEDIC UNIT SO THAT crease of about 5.3 percent over the This is the first election in bonding for the mall improvements morning turnout in the 1985 munici Manchester in which the party because they represent a subsidy to pal election, according to the office iever has been eliminated. the developer, the Homart Develop of the registrars of voters. Voters in the Eighth 'Utilities ment Co. of Chicago. ALL CITIZENS CAN FEEL In 1985, the final turnout figure District also said that the four “ I don’t believe in the town giving was 44.4 percent of the eligible separate questions for district a multi-million-dollar company all voters. ^ voters on the town-district accord that money,” she said as she left SAFE AND SECURE. ^ The polls close tonight at 8. posed no difficulty. District voters Keeney Street School. Representatives from groups op have to vote on four aspects of the Under the proposed agreement posing and favoring the town- negotiated agreement, while voters between the town and Homart, the ★ HAS SUPPORTED FULL OR district agreement made last- outside the district have only one town would issue $13 million in minute pitches outside Buckley. question. bonds to pay for road and utilities Waddell and Robertson schools. An informal exit poll of about 30 improvements around the proposed THROSA mall site. The bonds would be paid ■ ■ Democratic Director Stephen T. voters this morning found that NEAR FULL FUNDING OF Cassano passed out leaflets at voters were split about evenly on off jrom real estate taxes on the JCeeney Street School. Across town, the town-district agreement. By a mafi and related development. at Manchester High School, Theu- margin of about 2-1, voters polled William Mozzer, voting at Ro OUR EDUCATION BUDGET his Werkhoven, a Republican can were against bonding for the bertson School this morning, said didate for director, was also improvements around the Buck- he supported the bonding issue campaigning. land mall site. because he believes a mall will be built in the area in any case. TO HELP MAINTAIN A HIGH “ If we don’t do it, they’re going to do it over in South Windsor.” he said. QUALITY EDUCATION SOS told to remove 4 Though voters can.yote for aix of. HwsM ptwto By Keo* the 12 candidates for the Board of Directors. Lazzerini said he voted Lever logic SYSTEM. for only three — Republicans signs near the polls Ronald Osella. Eugene A. Siera- Sister Marie Alice LaGace, left, and Manchester Senior Citizens' Center. TOWN DIRECTOR kowski and J. Winthrop Porter. Helen Herbert review a sample ballot at The sample ballot shows how to use the 2 By Alex GIrelll that the vehicles would have to 1^ Victoria Mizia. a resident of •r HAS BROUGHT A BUSINESS Associate Editor moved off the grounds of the polls. Vernon Street voting at Buckley the polling place in Voting District 5, the voting machines. Dodson said SOS members School, cited the progress on the Vehicles with large signs on them moved the vehicles off the grounds street’s reconstruction as her rea LIKE APPROACH TO THE advocating a “ no” vote on the to public streets, but that an appeal son for voting against all but one of town-Eighth Utilities District will be filed over the ruling. the incumbent directors. She said agreement have been ordered out When contacted at Democratic she voted for Democrat Peter P. Cop union protests decision of the parking lots of polling places election headquarters, Cummings DIRosa Jr., another Vernon Street BUDGET PROCESS by Joseph Sweeney, chief modera said he made the complaint and resident, because he seems willing tor for today's election. was about to make another one to listen to the people. Perry Dodson, chairman of SOS, because he had learned that there banning blackjack alternative RESULTING IN FISCAL said this morning that he will was a vehicle with signs on it at appeal Sweeney’s ruling with the Howell Cheney Regional Voca Elections Enforcement Division of tional Technical School. Where to vote Bv Bruce Matzkln proper use of the weapon necessi the tools an officer needs. He said the office of the secretary of the Herald Reporter tates adequate training, which was that research was begun on possi RESPONSIBILITY AND “ I wasn’t even sure whether they Polling places will remain state. unavailable. Four days later, the ble alternatives to blackjacks as were 'yes’ or ‘no’ signs or for open until 8 tonight for munici Dodson said the order stemmed The Manchester Police Union has police union complained about the soon as they were banned. individual candidates,’ ’ Cummings pal elections. Here’s a list of from a complaint made by Demo expressed diissatisfaction with the suspension to the state Board of said. where to vote in Manchester; But as far as the use of blackjacks SAVINGS IN TAXES TO QUR cratic Town Chairman Theodore R. police administration’s failure to Labor Relations, saying that it Cummings said he thought the District 1 — Robertson goes, said Minor, “ The chiefs Cummings, and he called it accept a proposal to allow police to changed working conditions in the order stands.” vehicles bearing campaign signs School, 65 North School St. “ another case of dirty politics by use weapons that are an alternative midst of contract negotiations. should be parked on streets and not District 2 — Bowers School, He said that the administration CITIZENS. Cummings." to blackjacks. Negotiations for a new contract on the school grounds. 141 ranceton St. has agreed to include in contract SOS, or Save Our Sewers, is a The blackjacks were banned in have been going on since January. District 3 — Buckley School, negotiations a discussion of the political committee opposing an He said that when the Demo September by Police Chief Robert The current contract expired June 250 Vernon St. impact of the removal of agreement between the town and cratic Party was backing a referen D. Lannan. 30. k SUPPORTS SERVICES FOR District 4 — Martin School, blackjacks. the Eighth Utilities District over dum vote last year that would have “ They took (the blackjacks) Lombardo said this morning that 140 Dartmouth Road. “ In a nutshell, we agreed to fire and sewer jurisdiction. Voters changed the town charter to permit away from us but failed to provide the union proposed the use of an District 5 — Manchester discuss what the ramifications are are casting ballots on that proposed town and district consolidation us with an alternative weapon,” alternative to blackjacks at a Senior Citizens’ Center, 549 E. of removing them, and if there are OUR SENIOR CITIZENS AND agreement today. without district consent, the propo Detectice Paul R. Lombardo, the hearing held Monday at Lincoln Middle Turnpike. alternatives, what are they,” Minor Sweeney said he had received nents kept the sign-bearing vehi union’s secretary-treasurer, said Center between union and adminis District 6 — Nathan Hale said. several complaints about vehicies cles on public streets. this morning. tration officials. Lombardo said School, 160 Spruce St. parked for prolonged periods on the Under the proposed town-district In a press release issued this that the administration, however, ISPURRENTLY WORKING ON District 7 — Waddell School, Minor said that the key to the grounds of schools used for polling agreement, the district would turn morning, the union charges that did not accept this proposal. 163 Broad St. issue is the lack of existing certified places. The vehicles had four-by- over its sewers and sewer service Lannan’s administration “ has Monday’s hearing was held be training in the use of blackjacks. He District 8 — Verplanck four-foot signs on them. jurisdition to the town. The district acted with total disregard for the fore the state Board of Labor said that because of this, the AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON would take over a town-owned fire School.