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• HOW TO GET f HE LEADER • Just Fill in the Form On Page 12 And^teturn It to Us! — Serving the Town Since 1890 - OUR SOttii YEAR - ISSUE NO Thursday, November 30,1995 232-4407 FIFTY CENTS TUESDAY'S HEARING AT 11:45 P.M. Overflow Crowd Vehemently Opposes Proposed Settlement Between Westfield, Village Mr. Newell Calls Agreement * Least of Two Evils;' Dr. Molnar States She Is 'Dead Set'Against Plan By GLENN It KAPLINSKV merit, no one spoke in favor of ihe Traffic studies are to be conducted Spnlalt? WrUwtJiant WttfiULndn proposal. Tempers at limes got a bit one to two years after the store be- An overflow crowd of approxi- frayed, and the discussion at some comes operational to "ascertain and mately 200 people turned out Tues- points was quite heated. A police document Ihe actual impact of day night to voice their vehement officer attended Ihe meeting through-- ShopRite supermarket traffic at the objections to a proposed settlement out. generally accepted busiest hours" of agreement between the Westfield At the outset of the meeting. Plan- operation. Planning Board and Village Super ning Board Acting Chairwoman for Village is to request a delay from 1 Market, Inc. which would see a the ShopRite application, Mrs. Eliza- AN EMOTIONAL NIGHT...PI.nnlnBg Board Attorneyy William A.j,,,pa Jeremiah, 2nd, left , wptalnr n i ih«prpe provedd seiemenltl the state Department of Transporta- brtwatn UuWectlleld Planninlannlng Board and VillagVillaae Supe" r Markrldurln- - | Tuesday's puMlchcarlng.Tn- e »agreemen~ t would ShopRite built on North Avenue. beth H. List, gavea brief recital of the tion about traffic remediation, sub- •ttttellwIawfuilbyVlllaagi t appealing the board's rejection of 111 application to build a Shop Rile nipermarket on North While dozens and dozens of resi- history of the application. Board At- ject to the results of the traffic stud- AVIIHM, Alao pictured l«i tboard Chairwoman for the proceedings, Mri. Elizabeth H. List; Town Engineer, Kenneth B. dents lodged their objections to the torney WtlliamS. Jeremiah, 2nd, then ies, Manh, and board member, Robert L. Newell, revised plan and settlement agree- gave the rationale behind the pro- The firm also has agreed to limit posed settlement agreement. the ShopRite's hours of operation to Both he and board member, not before 7:30 a.m. on Monday Westfield Mayor Garland C. "Bud" through Saturday and not before 8 Town Council Introduces Ordinance to Zone Boo the, Jr., called Village's pending a.m. on Sunday. The store must close lawsuit, which appeals a prior deel-, by 9 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and sion of Ihe Planning Board lo deny Wednesday; by 9:30 p.m. on Thurs- the application In April "worthless. day, by 10 p.m. on Friday and not For Assisted Living Facilities in Westfield ThePlanningBoard has since voted later than 9 p.m. on Saturday, and 8 to conditionally approve the revised p.m. on Sunday. * Developer Wants to Place 72-Unit Structure on Former Site of Steuernagel's Nursery site plan reached as part of the settle- The store will not be permitted to ment by a 4-0-2 vote. As a term and be open 24 houre a day. The store will •yrAULJ.FEVTON Board early next year. The applica- rian-styte building, located in thecen- ment area, such facilities can utilize provision of the proposed settlement cornmutooH Mat ti tion proposes such a facility on the ter of the property, would resemble a no more than two floors. The maxi- plan. Village Super Market would The Town Council Introduced an former site of Steuernagel's Nursery hotel complete with a terrace and a mum building coverage will be 10 drop its lawsuit, Mr. Jeremiah said, ordinance last week that will pa ve the and current location of the Westfield high-peaked roof. per cent. "A settlement is, by definition, a way forWeitfield'i first assisted liv- Nursery at 240 Springfield Avenue. "The neighbors have been exten- A 50-foot buffer perpendicular to compromise," he added. <$f ing, facility. Such facilities are not Town Clerk, Mrs. Joy C. Vreeland, sively wooed by the developer, if you the lot line must be provided. The permitted under the town's current said the ordinance is expected to be want to call it that," Mr. Brandt told minimum front, side and rear yards The board attorney stated the board zoning laws. amended on recommendations from the-councll, noting he had been told must be at least 100 feet in depth. In "tried and failed" to gel Village to The ordinance amends the town's the Planning Board at the council's the neighboring property owners are addition, such buildings may not ex- reduce the size of ihe approximately land use ordinance by making as- Tuesday, December 5, meeting, "heavily in favor" of the facility. ceed 38 feet in height. Each facility SS.OOOsquarefoot store. Mr. Jeremiah slited living facilities a condltaonal During a discussion with the gov- As part of the developer's pro- must provide at least one off-street then highlighted several features of 24 use within the RS-16 zone. Homes in erning body, priorlo the regular meet- posal, a piece of land at ihe rear of the parking space for every two units. the agreement which includes the de- SHOPPING DAYS this zone have lot areas of 16,000 Ing on November 21, Town Attorney Steuernagel property would be sold Fourth Ward Councilman Michael posit with Ihe town treasurer of 'TIL CHRISTMAS square feet. The ordinance comes in Charles H. Brandt said the assisted to neighbors who have requested it in E. Panagos, the Chairman of Ihe Laws $210,000 by Village to be used for response to an application which Is living facility would consist of 72 order to enlarge their backyards. Mr. and Rules Committee and the person any traffic improvements to the site. expected to be heard by the Planning units. He said the two-story, Victo-. Brandt said the proposed applica- tion, which has yet to be filed with the Planning Board, is from the Sunrise Corporation of Woodbury. Judge Upholds Town's Ban According lo the ordinance, as- Board of Education to Vote on Plan sisted living facilities are defined as "a multi-family residence designed to provide a supportive living envi- On Cigarette Machines ronment for the semi-independent to For Special Education December 5 Ihe frail older adult." Such facilities Priceless and Rare Scudder Clock Left to Town offer private and semi-private rooms Amended Policy on Providing Medication for Students Adopted By PAUL J. PEYTON The governing body had tabled tht and are restricted lo persons nged 50 and over. By AUDREY KAPLINSKY with disabilities. The plan addresses vocacy groups. Items of special edu- ordinance for several months while it SptciMy Writonfor The WrjtftM Ladtt four areas: Personnel, programs, fa- cation needs were included in the Weslfield's ordinance banning considered an option, presented by Services provided include meals, Dr. Theodore Kozlik, the DirccloV cigarette vending machines in the cilities and related services, Dr. Kozlik first partof the special education plan. an attorney for the vending compa- personalcare, financial management,, of Student Personnel Services, pre- explained. Dr. Kozlik explained and analyzed town was upheld^Tuesday by Supe- nies, to place lockout devices on Ihe monitoring of medicalion or supervi- sented the Special Education Plan, riorCourt Judge Alexander J. Menza Dr. Kozlik described the proce- the categories of needs identified: machines to stop sales to underage*! sion of self-administration of medi- and the Comprehensive Plan of Per-. dure to determine whether special • Personnel:Waintain and employ in Elizabeth, Two companies which persons. cation, housekeeping, social and rec- so'nnelDevelopment for Special Edu- operate fiveof the machines hadchal- education should be maintained at as needed sufficientchild study team Westfield is one of 40 municipali- reational activities, transportation and cation, both for 1996 to 1999, to the existing levels, increased or de- staff, related services, personnel and lenged the ban, citing the loss of a 24-hour sitesupervision. Such facili- Westfield Board of Education at its combined $38,000 in revenues as a ties in the slate, including neighbor- creased. He said the Westfield Spe- special education teachers to meel ing Scotch Plains, to ban the ma- ties, the ordinance states, are licensed •November 21 meeting. cial Services Department conducted federal and state mandates. result of having to remove the ma-. and inspected by the state Depart- chines, from businesses in town as of chines. Scotch Plains had introduced He explained a written special edu- individual interviews. • Provide sufficient non-instruc- its ordinance last year. mentof Community Affairs as "Class cation plan must be completed by all tional personnel. October 1. C" room and boarding homes. In addition, a separate Needs As- In other business. Town Adminis- education agencies serving pupils sessment Survey addressing person- • Program: Review computerized General Pood Vending Inc. of trator Edward C. Gottko informed Requirements within the proposed with educational disabilities forages nel, program, facilities and related Mountainside and C.I.C. Corpora- ordlnanccsute the facilities must have 3 to 21. It is mandated by the slate as programs and equipment for instruc- the council of B letter from services was sent to regular educa- tional and non-instructional pro- tion of Springfield filed the action on Elizabelhlown Water Company an- a minimum lot area of five acres and well as federal law. tion teachers, special education and October 10 following the adoption of a maximum density of 11 dwelling grams. nouncing its petition to the slate Board Input into Ihe development of the related services personnel, parents of • Purchase instructional and non- the ordinance by the Town Council of Public Utilities for a rate hike lots for each acre of lot area.