-££..*>*.» -- wffl 000:5 THE HERAIX f'5 TCH Incorporating the Summit Herald and the Be?*™ Dispatch VOLUME 117, No. 51 NOVEMBER 18.2006 PRICE: SOe r— Newsbriefs —i Admission is free Council sets goals to guide budget talks to yearly holiday By ROBERT KOPACZ City Administrator noted the completion of an aeri- Councilman Michael senior center," noting that pro- boutique in city Christopher Cotter opened the al topographical survey of the Vernotico, voicing skepticism grams should be the focus of the SUMMIT — A goal-setting meeting by reviewing some of city, a reduction in pedestrian about the likelihood of any tax council's efforts rather than the SUMMIT —All are invit- session held by Common the highlights of 2006, including traffic accidents in the Central relief from the state, urged coun- provision of physical structures. Council on Nov. 9 identified a increased use of shared sen-ices Business District thanks to side- cil members to think of the long- Councilman Thomas ed to the annual holiday bou- 1 tique hosted by the Summit list of possible issues for 2007 with neighboring communities, walk improvement ;, and signifi- term implications of any actions Getzendanner cited several Historical Society on ranging from making downtown better web access for residents cant improvements to the city's for 2007, rather than automati- issues of his concern. "Taxes Thursday, Dec. 7, from 10 to Summit a National Historic to report problems and pay fees, sewer system in time to meet cally saying "yes"' to all con- will be up 7-9% if we continue 4. Admission is free. For District to banning trans fats in and increased use of public pri- state deadlines, all of which he stituent requests. on the path we have continued details, call 908-277-1747. city eating establishments. vate partnerships. identified as key achievements Council members also con- on," noted Councilman Held in conjunction with Designed to help city admin- He noted that Summit is cur- for 2006. sidered how to keep "empty Getzendanner, pointing to a the annual holiday house tour istrators prepare budget alloca- rently sharing a tax assessor The meeting then turned to nesters" in town as increased need to evaluate cost accounting hosted by the Reeves-Reed tions for 2007. the goal-setting with New Providence on a ratio ideas for 2007, during which property taxes make other com- systems. "It is hard to know Arboretum (tickets are process is becoming more diffi- of 3:2. The city also started shar- Mayor Jordan Glatt. each coun- munities more attractive. In which services are effective required for the house tour, cult in the face of changing ing Westfieid's health officer, cil member and every depart- response to several council insofar as we do not have and details may be obtained Summit demographics that put which worked out "better than ment head had the opportunity members' ideas to establish a enough information from our by calling 908-273-8787). the pressure on expanding city ser- hoped for," in terms of cost sav- to present ideas. Members of the senior center. Council President DOS-based accounting system." boutique will feature home- vices at the same time there is a ings, according to Mr. Cotter. public also were present to listen Frank Macioce said. "I don't made cookies packaged for demand for lower taxes. The city administrator also and express their views. think we have money for a (Continued on Page A2) the holidays, antiques, orna- ments, hand sewn pillows, crafts and collectibles. In addition, all visitors will Coast to coast be invited to enjoy hot cider and refreshments as they browse through the Carter House, constructed in 1741 ride complete and believed to be Summit's oldest surviving structure. By MIKE NEAVILL bikers encountered on their trip, Owned and maintained by the and noted, "We really met the non-profit Summit Historical NEW PROVIDENCE — country, and there are many ter- Society, the building houses Former borough resident rific people out there." the society's museum and Virginia Scott Bowman made a Ms. Bowman added people archives, including photos. lot of new friends this summer along the route were curious and Summit High School year- as she and family members impressed that teenagers were books, maps, postcards, city biked across the U.S. to raise biking across the country to raise directories that date back to funds for diabetes research. money for diabetes, "People 1898, genealogy records, Combating strong head- were generous and offered to pay maps, postcards and Summit winds, triple-digit heat and for our breakfast or lunch." souvenirs. The society is daunting mountain passes,. the Montana was a fast rider and staffed by volunteers every bikers raised $8,000 during a often in front of the pack. People Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to i trip that began at the Pacific in cars or pick-ups would reduce noon, Wednesdays from 1:30 Ocean and ended, 54 days later, their speed and engage him in to 4 and by appointment. at the Atlantic. conversation. They would Admission is always free. Call Joining Ms. Bowman on the donate money to Montana, and 908-277-1747 for details. 3,054-mile journey were her 13- offered encouragement. year-old son Montana and two The bikers wore gold T-shirts nieces, Helen, 14, and Marcella emblazoned with "The Long Red Cross offers Houghton, 15. Ride Home." Underneath, in free training Ms. Bowman, a 1975 gradu- smaller letters, was "Coast-to- for disasters ate of New Providence High coast for diabetes 2006." DAVID'S FEET - Miggie Buck's sculpture, inspired by Michaelangelo's "David," is planted on the front School, now lives in Rochester, Stopping at a convenience AREA — Last year, the lawn of Summit High School, 125 Kent Place Blvd. The sculpture is part of the Mayor's Partnersfiip for Vt. She was diagnosed with juve- store in Idaho, they were quick- American Red Cross called on the Arts, along with other works on drsplay on the high school grounds. nile diabetes 37 years ago. Her ly befriended by a UPS driver more than 220.000 volunteers sister. Sarah Houghton, received who learned their route was to respond to Hurricanes the same diagnosis a month later. going to take them through his Katrina, Rita and Wilma. The idea for a cross-country hometown of Rexburg. The dri- Many new volunteers did- Giant feet, artwork create bike ' ride originated with ver invited them to spend the n't come forward or get Montana, who returned home night in an RV parked in his trained until after Katrina from school one day and report- backyard. His wife prepared din- struck the United States. With buzz on high school campus ed he had been chided by friends ner, and the driver fixed break- this year's hurricane season when he told them Ms mother fast the next morning. expected to be just as busy, By LIZ KEILL School of Design in the New Ms. Ousley said she based her had once made a bike ride across "They had five boys. It was including more activity antici- School in New York City. She work on the way "the human con- the U.S. Indeed. Ms. Bowman such a wonderful opportunity to pated for the Atlantic Coast SUMMIT — Driving, bicy- said she sketches her ideas, then dition and the environment inter- had completed a cross-country stay with a family," Ms. and Northeast, the local Red cling or walking past Summit models them in clay, ultimately sect." Because she lives in New bike trip of 4,356 miles in 1983*. Bowman said. Cross is inviting prospective High School on Kent Place deciding on the size for a particu- York City, she sees city residents Putting their heads together, Crossing the Rocky disaster volunteers to come lar project. Most of her work can Boulevard, you can't help but as living in a grid and the figures the duo were determined to Mountains required extra time forward. notice the two enormous cement be seen in the Northeast, includ- repeat the adventure as well as to and energy. They biked up Teton Prospective volunteers are as anonymous and faceless. feet planted on the front lawn. ing Philadelphia. Brooklyn and generate funds and create aware- Pass (8,432 feet) and, a day invited to go to www.red- Manhattan. With those ideas in mind, she ness for diabetes research. later, overTogwatee Pass (9,544 cross.org and take the Artist Miggie Buck said she created a structure that can be created her 450-pound concrete Just around the corner, near Joined by her two nieces, Ms. feet), which is at the Continental Introduction to Disaster the high school's parking lot and assembled at the site. Each pillar, Bowman's and Montana's jour- Divide. They passed through 13 Services course online on the "David's Feet" because she "wanted to do something that had canopied entrance, is "Everything she said, is made up of four ney began in Crescent City, Ca., states and on Aug. 15 arrived at Disaster Services portion of but the Kitchen Sink'" by Tyrone pieces, which come apart. The on June 23. Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk, the website. Once that portion a sense of humor." They are placed with one foot in front of Tripoli. Actually, it is a mass of cedar she used, she noted, has its "We started off in 107-degree Conn., where they touched their of the test has been taken, stainless steel kitchen sinks, hap- the other, in a stance that suggests own history and was part of her temperatures for the first four bikes into the Atlantic Ocean.