Tice PL Resident Complains Over Builder's Work

1 * -ftffily i '-** •» - \ -1 •*. I" 1.*' _ I I - 5* - • - .-:* — Serving the Town Since 1890 ~ t lWtfc YEAR - ISSUE NO. 32-97 Thursday, August 7, 1997 •• - Pwl*t> IMd •( WoUWU. NJ. Km; Ttmndtj 232-4407 FIFTY CENTO Rialto Owner AGREEMENT WITH TOWN BROKEN To Double Tice PL Resident Total Screens By SUZETTE STALKER Complains Over In *Wd to offer more diversity lo bis audiences, the Rialto Theatre's Hew owner said be expects to install ~ IbnjC •kHtiojial screens at ihe land- tmrk cinema, bringing the total num - Builder's Work berto six. He said plans are also By PAUL J. PEYTON Works Field Supervisor Barry Betzel Underway for other renovations to SpttitUty Wtintnfcr TSt Witt/UU Itadn fcta after Labor Day weekend, visited the site, town Engineer Ken- i he hopes will breathe new life Town officials this week vowed to neth B, Marsh explained that during continue to keep a close watch on a one inspection of the site, the devel- Into the 75-year-old theater, developer who is connecting a new Jesse Saycgh, who closed his pur- oper was about to install a cracked sewer line on a portion of the street sewer pipe. Mr, BetzeS quickly , Chase deal with United Artists for the tic owns to Jhe town's sewer system Rialto on June 19. told The Westfteld stepped in and demanded the two on Tice Place. The process has in- broken pipes along the easement be leader last week be expects to add volved the laying of sewer piping by one new screen in the balcony area, using the town's casement, a portion and two more downstairs. Tbe build- Also of concern to Mr. Margulis of which runs through two privately- and some council members was tbe tng, located at the comer of East owned properties. Broad Street and Central Avenue, fai lure of the developer to provide 48 currently bouses••two screens on the As the builder of the development hours notice before the start of con- first floor and a third in the balcony. on Dunham Averiue, V&R was re- struction, - He said be expected to create tbe quired to construct a new sewer line, Mr, Marsh explained that Mr, two additional auditoriums on the drainage system, curbing and a new Paparatto notified bis office that he HOW SWEET IT IS_Ttte Chris (lore Quartet perform* at Quiinby StrwM wild Centml Aveoue during last Tiuinday street. Rut of the sewer piping runs 6m floor by moving the two exist- oight'i op«nlog night of "Sweet Sounds Downtown," the weekly •erica of live tax* performance* tponaond by the wanted to start construction, Mr. ing icreew forward and creating a Downtown Wettffeid Corporation, the governing body for tbe town's Special Improvenwnt District. Performancca through the town easement which Marsh said he told Mr. Paparatto that coRidor allowing access to tbe new continue Thuraday evening* from 6 to 8 pjn. through Thursday, August 14. Pcrronnancta echtduled for tonight, runs through two residential proper- he could not start due to a stop work •octtom, Mr, Sayegh also explained August 7, include tbe Solar Trio with Andy Demos. ties on Tice Place. V&R will con- order imposed by the slate's Sewer that Iks would divide the balcony struct four new homes on tbe land Conservation Board. That order was area into two theaters, which be said which tbe company purchased from rescinded a few days later. wbWfcnprovc viewing from all seats the town in 1995. Once thiB was resolved, the devel- on tbe second floor of tbe building. ECHO LAKE GAINS NOD FOR CLUBHOUSE ADDITION The nearly 60,000- square-foot oper paid a fine to the board and undeveloped Dunham Avenue par- He remarked that four or five of began construction, but failed in the cel was purchased by builder Frank process to give tbe required notifica- tbe prorjosed total scree its would con- ftparatto of Kenllworth at a public tinue to ibow first-run, commercial tion to property owners. Westfield Service League Gains auction several years ago. As tbe Mr. Marsh said it was his decision flteuwbichhe characterized as "fam- developer of the property, the town tty-ortetted or subject matter suit* to allow Mr. Paparatto to start tbe has required Mr, Paparatto to im- work without the proper notice in idUe to the Wettaeld area." prove the street with macadam pave- He said that one or two screens order to avoid a delay in the comple- Okay for Second Story Addition ment and to install a new sewer pipe. tion of thework. would likely be used to show foreign By ANNA MUBJtAY Reed Margulis, the owner or 919 or an films which are not generally pialized Hospital in portion of the addition, about 10 Mayor Thomas C, Jardim said be S^cUh Wrinm/or TU Wi#WdU**r Mountainside and Fanwood Since square feet, would alter the Tice Place, told the council that he is believes agreements with the town . exbibited at theaters in suburban ar- concerned tbe developer will not "eat, Daring but year's successful Tbe WeatfleJd Planning Board 1932. the league has given away structure's existing footprint should be followed by developers. net for its regularly scheduled $1.5 million; on an annual basis it Both Ms. Fleder and Ms. follow tbe letter of the agreement Although noting the failure to pro- grassroots campaign to save the with the town which requires him to lUalto from being converted into re- monthly meeting on Monday gifts about $75,000. Vincentsen testified that there vide notice to residents, Town Attor- evening. The agenda was light, Carolyn Arthur Fledar, Chair- return tbe town easement to pre- ney Charles II. Brandt said tbe de- tail, supporters proposed that spe- would be no increase in staffing or construcuon condition, including tbe cialty fire would be one way to give perhaps reflecting a summer hia- woman of the league's Long Range customer traffic as a result of the veloper "basically adhered to tbe Ua from the normal rigors of a busy replacement of grass, shrubbery and agreement," He said the developer tbe Rialto a unique appeal. Planning Committee, gave testi- addition, so existing parking prob- sprinkler heads and sewer piping. •The whole concept Is you have a municipality. mony articulating the need for lems in (be area would, not be ex- , filled in the hole on the easement Board members approved an Sprinkler systems along both the promptly, diversified audience In the Westfiefd more space at the shop on Elmer acerbated Board members voted Margulis property and tbe home of «IM and we are looking to provide application from toe Westfield Ser- Street unanimously to approve 0K addi- Mr. Marsh said that a storm also one of his neighbors were damaged delayed the filling in of the hole by tbeaudience with diversity, but to do vice League for a second story ad- "We presently have no office tion. but repaired by the developer, al- thte you need extra screens," ob- dition at their building located at a few days, thus resulting in an ex- area and there is a great deal of fi- Also receiving unanimous though not to the satisfaction of Mr. tension over tbe sevtnallowablc work served Mr. Saycgh, who said the 114 Elmer Street. The Service nancial operation and paperwork. board approval was the application Margulis, who said he wants to bring additional auditoriums win allow him League runs a thrift and consign- days for completion of the work as Further, we would like to comput- to construct additions to the exist- in bis own maintenance person to included in the agreement. to bold onto successful features ment shop at that location, which erize our operation but have no ing dub house at Echo Lake Coun- repair the system. The sprinkler sys- When contacted by The Westfteld longer white simuitaneously bring- is staffed by members who volun- space to install one," said Ms. try Club on Springfield Avenue. tem runsalong the easement and was istjs ttesfa product. Leader yesterday, Mr. Brandt said teer their time and talents. Fteder. The plan Is to update and ex- cut, along witfi damage to die plastic about $35,000 has been placed in *When you have only three screens All the proceeds from die busi- Barbara Vinceotsen, the archi- pand the kitchen. The approval also sprinkler beads, when a trench was escrow for the improvements made or ao, you don't have as much flex- ness are given to a variety of made for the sewer pipes, by the developer should the town ftllto. Yon might lose a good pic- tect who drew up the plans for tbe includes plans for tbe construction cauaet, such as the Westfield Vol- addition and a member of the ser- of an auxiliary room to be used for After he was contacted by Mr, need to hire tbeir contractor to make tpo,* be commented, noting that be unteer Rescue Squad, and Margulis, Department of Public IKMNHiy bad to discontinue showing vice league herself, testified that a meetings. UU*'t Gold, which was still doing «f$Ilat die box office, in order to fliafci room for newer pictures. Bl Sayegh cooflrtaed that tbe six rat would vary in •eating with tbe two largest bold- and 260 seats. Two others Vickl's Diner Becoming Favorite Westfield Spot bold 175 and 150 seats, while ttuaifeeitwo would eacbfNovide statagforlOO. Besides tbe three additional To Meet and Eat in Friendly, Familiar Atmosphere •aeons, be said be plans to upgrade where the wait staff and owner, Yield's Place offered breakfast on some weekdays, Travel Time space has doubled the bh tbe Interior and tbe exterior of Vicki Pavlou, actually know all tbe and lunch with about half the While most Wcstfielders are square footage of her business, d The following is the third part in regular customers by their first seating of the diner.

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