Westfield Budget Shows Little Increase with the Next Set for Monday
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.cribe to the Record-Press, the area's best source for local news, call (800) 300-9321 WESTFIELD SCOTCH PLAINS FANWOOD Vol. 13, No. 7 Friday, February 13, 199B 50 cents t Briefs Westfield budget shows little increase with the next set for Monday. lar," Mayor Jardim added. expenses in PFRS and PERS, the figures hold up, the owner of » Record-Press RECORD-PRESS "We will aggressively review Increased salaries are expect- state retirement systems for home assessed at $21)0.000 could switches delivery the budget in the following meet- ed to add about $306,000 to the town employees. ape a $60 increase. WESTFIELD— A draft ings with the administrator," budget this year. A summary of The town also hopes to add After reviewing the budget fig- WESTFIELD — municipal budget for 1998 shows Mayor Tom Jardim anid. "We the budget distributed to council $43,000 for Memorial Library, ures, council members said they Beginning with the issues a spending increase of less than 2 need to concentrate this year on members indicates the town lias anil projects savings of $24,000 would make certain the budget of Feb. 19, readers who percent. demonstrating some tangible a 6 percent decrease in the num- from Kahway Valley costs and an reflects the I«*«H1S of the town. had been receiving their The Town Council met improvements for the residents ber of employees since 1992, additional $34,000 savings in "We've he^uii the hudget Record-Press by carrier Tuesday with Town ofWestfield." helping to reduce the annual bond interest. process and I will continue as 1 will receive their newspa- Administrator Ed Gottko to take "This includes better roads, increases in salaries for town The budget notes the tax rate have dime in my previous years pers through regular mail a first look at the proposed 199H improvements to the parks, workers from a high of $70ii,000 can't he calculated yet. as figures on council to scrutinize the bud- delivery. municipal budget of $22,704,151. improvements to the Central added in 1994. for state iiid arid other revenue get, being ever-mindful to deliver Should you have any The 1997 budget was Avenue Corridor and continued The budget also reflects addi- sources haven't boon determined, the highest quality of services at problems or questions, $22,270,222, or $433,929 less. efforts toward a government that tional insurance costs of but suggests an increase ofabout thi« least possible cost to our tax- call the business office at The meeting was one of seven is closer to the residents and $100,000 for the town, which is nni1 cent per $100 assessed valu- payers," founcilwuman Gail (800)300-9321. scheduled to review the budget. reflects the value of their tax dol- partially offset by decreased ation would raise $180,000. If the Verniik said. Red Cross holding Westfield ends blood drive FANWOOD — A blood free basketball drive sponsored by the American Red Cross will be held 3-8:30 p.m. UKi't inn i'Ki:ss Monday at the Fanwood WKSTKIKt.D ltefor.- town Rescue Squad at 120 children can score lv,n |niiiils on Watson Road. the courts, lln-y will now have to A blood drive spon- drop $2 at the door. sored by the Blood Center The Town Council passed an of New Jersey will be held ordinance Tuesday which will 2:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday charge students ,i $'.' fee and at the American Red adulls a $.r) iei' every limr they Cross Office at J121 Kim want li> parhnpate in llie Sports St., Westlield. 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Committee Chair Darielle Walsh Recommendations of the final recently presented the commit- reviewed and upgraded plan will be presented to the tee's recommendations to the annually depending on school board in the spring for a Board or Education Tor the 1998- vote. 1999 school budget. the current needs of the "The five-yearlong facilities One of the main proposals for district' plan is a working document, the school budget is to upgrade — Darielle Walsh meaning it is reviewed and the electrical distribution in all of upgraded annually depending on the elementary schools to sup- School board member the current needs of the district," port the technology initiative. Ms. Walsh said. "The objective of The auditorium in Roosevelt ovations would continue, the re- the plan is to guide the district School would be upgraded with roofing would ho completed and with a long range plan for capital new lighting and sound equip- the unused auto-repair shop improvement and maintenance." ment. would be converted into tour new The rn-roofing on Edison "Our facilities are very old and classrooms. it is critical to maintain them School would he completed and Ii' approved by the school the incoming electrical service and keep them in good condi- board, the total facilities portion tion," Ms. Walsh said, "because would he upgraded. At the high of the school budget would be school, the portable classrooms they are our most valuable about $1." million. The public asset." would he renovated, lavatory n»n- will vote on the total school bud- No more free hoops in Westfield (Continued from page A-1 ) third-graders, we are talking about high school said. "I am disappointed that none of my other and college children also," Ms. Weinstein said. colleagues had a change of heart." "So I doa't think it is an unreasonable charge "I support user fees for most organized pro- and i think that when the recreation department grams conducted by the recreation commission investigate.- and makes a recommendation to the however I drew a line against a fee for the drop- council, the council shouldn't micro-manage the in program." tie added.