Library Update Costs $4 Million Aerial Surveys Tally Town Deer MHS
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Volume117 Number 17 THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2004 75 Cents Library update costs $4 million By Patricia Harris Swinson’s presentation was of The Item part of budget hearings the Com- mittee is conducting prior to set- The price tag for the town- ting this year’s municipal budget ship’s upcoming renovations to and striking the tax rate. Deliber- the Millburn Free Public Library ations are expected to continue is expected to be $4,240,900, li- next month, and the budget is to brary director Bill Swinson told be finalized in June. the Township Committee this At Tuesday evening’s session, week as he submitted his capital Committee members also heard budget request for 2004 to 2007. requests from heads of the De- Funding for the project may be partment of Recreation and available from a state grant, Parks and the Department of Swinson also indicated, in the Public Works. amount of $1,060,200. That In describing the status of the would leave the township’s share of the cost at $3,180,700. Continued on Page B12 Aerial surveys tally town deer Harry Trumbore/Staff photographer By Harry Trumbore Officials have sought to keep of The Item the deer population at a level of TAKING THE OATH—Joshua Scharf, left, Brenda White, school board elections, are sworn in at the beginning of 20 deer per square mile. Because Debra Camitta and Carol Marcus, winners in last week’s Monday night’s Board of Education meeting. The deer population in the the count last year was well township is on the rise. below the desired maximum of According to an infrared aerial 140 deer, township officials did survey conducted March 9, the not proceed with a fourth year of number of deer on lands west of controlled hunting. Board gets down to business South Mountain Reservation, The current figures are 56 over designated as the township’s the 140 limit, however, and By Harry Trumbore cussion during meetings. still be more than $600,000 in bers were told by Marcus that deer management area, is 180. township officials say they will of The Item Robert Zeglarski, assistant su- available funds from the 2002 there is a chance the stone cut- An additional 16 deer were mull over the question of perintendent for business, said referendum. ting is to preserve the something counted in residential neighbor- whether to resume the hunting If Monday night’s meeting the changes in construction did “We’ll be in the low $17 mil- of the school’s character. There hoods. program. was any indication, residents not result in significant cost in- lion when all is said and done,” is a chance the stone may crack, A similar survey conducted a At the same time the aerial who want more Board of Educa- creases over the money allotted Zeglarski said. she said, in which case new work year ago counted 112 deer in the survey of township lands was un- tion business to be conducted by the $18 million bond referen- The district, Zeglarski said, on the addition’s entranceway deer management area, which dertaken, a similar flyover of publicly had their wish granted. dum for school construction pro- only borrowed $12.5 million and will cost approximately $22,000. comprises approximately seven Along with incumbents Debra jects approved by voters in 2002. may have to borrow money on a Asbestos abatement projects acres of property. Continued on Page B12 Camitta and Carol Marcus, two Work at Wyoming School, in short term basis to pay contrac- were approved by the board for newcomers to the board, Joshua particular, was underbid, accord- tors until state aid is received. the removal of boilers at Scharf and Brenda White were ing to Zeglarski. Other change orders approved Wyoming School and for re- sworn in at the meeting and set- New boilers were approved for Monday night include: moval of paint containing traces tled into the annual business of Wyoming and Zeglarski ex- $4,861 to change circuiting of asbestos at the middle school. reorganization and certification plained the cost will come out of routing on the roof of the new A number of appointments of individuals for the coming funds from the 2002 referen- high school weight room; were approved Monday night as year. dum. Funds for a new hot water $2,194 to rewire the existing well. During the school board cam- heating and ventilation system in high school gym scoreboard; The law firm of Fogarty & paign, Scharf promised to bring the school come from the 1999 $8,032 for revisions to wall Hara was reappointed as legal his architect’s eye to the board. referendum, he said. materials at Hartshorn School; counsel and the firm of Riker, Monday night he questioned at Work to change over from $3,392 to provide a steel beam Schere, Hyland, Perretti was length the figures and descrip- steam to hot water system utiliz- support for equipment in a new reappointed as special education tions of construction change ing a heat exchanger will be done classroom at South Mountain legal counsel. orders for work being done at a on a classroom-by-classroom School that will be utilized by Attorney Lester Aron was number of schools. basis. special education students; reappointed as the board’s pro- White, in turn, asked for ex- Even with all the change $7,777 to cut an existing stone fessional negotiator. Timothy planations of the contents of bill orders that have been anticipated entranceway from a doorway at Vrabel of the accounting firm of schedules that are regularly pre- and that have been approved to Wyoming School and reinstall it sented and approved without dis- date, Zeglarski said, there will in the new addition. Board mem- Continued on Page B12 Harry Trumbore/staff photographer SAFETY ADVOCATES—Millburn High School seniors Rachel Tamaroff, left, and Allie Morris hold the research they have compiled to date on implementing a car ser- vice for teens unable to drive home after drinkiing. MHS seniors look to revive safe rides By Harry Trumbore a mission to save lives. of The Item Rachel and Allie are seeking funding and volunteers to res- This spring, some Millburn urrect the Safe Rides program High School seniors are work- run through the local chapter ing on projects covering every- of the American Red Cross thing from helping organize more than a dozen years ago. the upcoming AquaFest and Over the past two weeks, the compiling information on girls have made presentations local lunch places to research- before the Millburn Municipal ing student attitudes to the Alliance Committee for Drug Vietnam War and documenting Awareness (M-MAC) and the how neighborhoods in Short Millburn Conference of Par- Hills came to be subdivided. ents and Teachers. Jim Connelly/staff photographer For their project, seniors Students and parents alike Rachel Tamaroff and Allie choose not to address the prob- HURDLING TO VICTORY—Millburn’s Peter Nakagami event at Saturday’s Millburn Relays. The Millers took the clears a hurdle on the second leg of the shuttle hurdles gold medal in 1:07.0. See Page B1 for story. Morris have joined together on Continued on Page B12 Please recycle. At least 15% recycled paper. Inside : Downed cable hurts worker, See Page A2. MHS golfers on roll. Story, Page B1. Classified B13-B15 Education A13-A16 Movies A9 Public Notices B12 Social A10 For home delivery, Editorial A4 Entertainment A8, A9 Obituaries A6 Religious news A6,A7 Sports B1-B11 phone (973) 233-5005 Page A2 Thursday, April 29, 2004 THE ITEM of Millburn and Short Hills www.theitemonline.com Truck pulls cable Car cut open to pull down, worker hit driver out of wreck By Harry Trumbore tifreeze. They returned to head- By Harry Trumbore a shirt and pair of pants valued at of The Item quarters after the car was towed of The Item $134, reportedly taken from from the scene. Macy’s, in her possession. Firefighters arriving at a motor Township firefighters April 22 The top of a township sanitation Drago was charged with vehicle accident April 20 at 3:18 were called to a Gapview Road truck snagged a cable guy wire on shoplifting and receiving stolen p.m. near the intersection of residence shortly after 10 p.m. to Inverness Court April 22 at 9:54 property. Mohawk and Westview roads dis- investigate a possible burning a.m., pulling down the cable and Neiman Marcus security offi- covered one of the vehicles in- light switch in a child’s bedroom. snapping off the top of a utility cers observed on surveillance volved, a delivery car, had been hit When they arrived, smoke was pole. cameras Mi-Sun Park, 43, of broadside and the door was visible near the switch, according Township employee Louis Staten Island allegedly conceal jammed shut. to reports, and the switch was Magnifico, 39, riding on the out- two tops valued at $920 in a shop- According to reports, firefight- sparking. side of the truck, was struck by the ping bag. After being detained by ers used a power spreader to pull The circuit breaker to the room cable on the upper shoulder and security officers at a store exit, the driver’s side door off the car. was shut off and firefighters re- neck. Park was found with another They then extricated the injured moved the switch and capped the Magnifico was treated at the shopping bag in her possession driver from his vehicle and se- wires. The homeowner was ad- scene by the Millburn-Short Hills containing four ties reportedly cured him to a longboard before vised to have an electrician re- Volunteer First Aid Squad and did stolen from Nordstrum’s valued at he was taken to a local hospital by place the switch.