Budget Concerns Aired Board Picks MCC Prexy

Vernon fire destroys two homes ... Page 12 ........ , ConWiA'i'uMdiil^Wrii b; 1980 « 91ne6 10^1 • 20« single Copy • 15« Home Delivered Budget concerns aired By MARY KITZMANN Herald Reporter MANCHESTER — Increasing the Board of Education budget and decreasing the number of town employees were the most frequent comments at last night’s annual budget meeting. About 130 persons attended the meeting at Waddell Elementary School to discuss the proposed $29.8 million budget, a 7.6 percent increase from this year. The proposed budget pares about $111,258 from the Board of Education’s request. Those who spoke were split between leaving (he education budget intact, and favoring further reductions. The budget, recommended by Robert Weiss, town manager, also proposed 11 new town employees. Most speakers, calling for holding the line on government spending, suggested eliminating seven positions. No one suggested cutting the four The appointment of William E. Vincent as president of new police officers Weiss included. Manchester Community College was announced at a press con Several however agreed with ference this morning at the college. Vincent has served as Eugene Sierakowski, chairman of the Concerned Citizens for Manchester’s dean of academic affairs at Montgomery County Community Development, in suggesting that I ' i College, Blue Bell, Pa., since 1976. (Herald photo by Burbank) perhaps two officers could be added Eugene Sierakowski, chairman of the Lee Hay, president of the Manchester this year and two next year. Another area of consensus was sup Education Association, says the quality of Concerned Citizens for Manchester’s port for updating the town Com Development advocates closing a school education in Manchester will suffer if the prehensive Plan of Development. But building and cutting administrators to reduce proposed budget, cutting $111,258 from the there was disagreement on the the proposed education budget, at Monday Board of Education’s request, is approved. cheapest way to accomplish the Board picks revamping. night’s budget meeting. (Herald photo by Burbank) Weiss, recommends hiring a per Jeffery Nab, South Main Street, said, "but is the education of your for." manent planning associate to update the plan in house, rather than spen explained that the adminstrative children to be sacrificed?” "I came here because of the quali ding $50,000 to have an outside person positions were needed for the in Lupien said the proposed 39.70-mill ty of the services and school," he MCC prexy do the work. crease in paperwork. rate could be reduced by 1.5 to 3 said. “There’s been an erosion the Sierakowski, while calling for cuts “The increasing stringent require mills. Other speakers, favoring past two years. The town employees reductions, criticized the 11 new are falling behind in salary faster By LAUREN DAVIS SHEA reaching out to the community. in the education budget, questioned ment placed on the Board of Educa Vincent declared his desire to the ’’new math” of hiring a perma tion requires the adminstrators,” town employee positions. than their business counterparts ’ Herald Reporter "The key word is attrition.” return to his native New England, nent person. jyab said. ’’The business of running Weiss was also criticized by MANCHESTER - Dr. William E. the school is increasing, and must be Raymond Lanzano, Lyness Street, and said among his first priorities he ”It doesn’t take a math genius to several speakers for poor planning. Vincent, a 43-year old Pennsylvanian figure that a permanent position will done so the teachers can get on with said. "There’s too much government, lists hiring an academic dean for The past two years there has been a with experience as an academic and cost more in a few years than the the business of teaching.” too much spending and too much of a MCC. $1 million surplus from the budget. administrative dean,, was chosen savings of having the work done in- load on taxpayers. Government spen He called the 8.5% education in This is evidence of over taxation, Monday night by the State Board of He said he is familiar with the house,” Sierakowski said. ding needs to be slowed down. ” crease “minimal” compared to the Betty Sadloski, president of the Trustees as president of Manchester jealousy between competing in He also suggested closing several 18% inflation rate. "There's no justification in the employee increase," Burton Pearl, Manchester Property Owner s Community College. stitutions and ”I will make it my school buildings as a way to limit Those who opposed the education Association said. Vincent will officially take up his business to minimize wasteful com education spending. cut said the quality of education here Main Street, said. "There's an in crease in the chiefs but not the duties July 1, when acting president petition for resources and enroll Others, who favored limiting or would suffer. After last night s meeting the Robert E. Miller will return by ment. I hope I can work effectively workforce." decreasing the education budget, "Things may be tight right now,” directors' line-by-line budget review choice to the presidency of with the presidents of other area in questioned the rising number of Lee Hay, president of the However, Jim Harvey, Grove continues. The budget goes into Quinebaug Valley Community stitutions to foster a cooperative at school administrators, while enroll Manchester Education Association, Street, noted "you get what you pay effect June 1 College in Danielson, which he titude between us.” ment decreases. founded. In the meantime, Vincent will visit several times to lay the The father of four seemed able to reach the common tie between groundwork for a smooth transition. The announcement was made at a himself and his new associates, as he only half-seriously suggested a good Prytko succeeds Stein staff meeting at MCC this morning, where Vincent was introduced as way to start a relationship was for "The man who can bring a tone and them to offer “helpful suggestions on By LAUREN DAVIS SHEA years, chairwoman of several com Manchester Community College in style to MCC that has been effective how I can get a 9 percent mortgage,” mittees and served on the Board of 1979. She is currently continuing her Herald Reporter in the past,” by Dr. Searle Charles, a clear reference to the tight Directors for the past four years. She education to earn a bachelor’s executive director of the Connecticut economic picture. MANCHESTER — Laurie Prytko, served on the Workshop Committee, degree. community colleges. who has 20 years of volunteer which was central in offering While Stein held a bachelor s Vincent, who holds bachelor and experience in the field of mental guidance and direction during the for degree, the position he held com Vincent is currently the dean of masters degrees in English and a retardation, has been chosen to mative stages of Stein's tenure as bined the executive directorship of academic affairs of Montgomery doctorate in American Studies, said replace Lewis Stein as director of the first director. the workshop with the workshop County Community College in Blue his background is in traditional Manchester Sheltered Workshop. Stein resigned his position in director title. Bell, Pennsylvania, where he has academics but that he has learned Mrs. Prytko, who is currently Manchester to take a similar spot Selection chairman Judy Kargl, served since 1976. Between 1972-1976, about the trend to vocational educa employed in manufacturing .at Pratt with a new workshop in Vernon, who made the announcement of Mrs he was administrative head of a tion on the job and is fully supportive and Whitney Aircraft, has no paid where he began work Thursday. Prytko's as unanimous choice today, county campus of a Pennsylvania of this direction for the community experience with the retarded, but the Currently on the board of directors said 'a bachelor’s degree is not state college. He has also served as a colleges. ’"The institution I come selection committee felt her for MARCH Inc, an interfaith-based needed for the workshop director staff specialist for two-year colleges from is too heavily weighted in the volunteer background outweighed agency that seeks to provide alter with the American Association of traditional programs. MCC has more position. She declined to say what the other 28 candidates who had native care for the retarded, Mrs. would be done about the part-time University Professors and was outreach and vocational programs, s earned salaries in the field. She will Prytko is also this group’s fun founder and president of a college executive director position and this is what community colleges start May 5. draising chairperson. faculty senate in Maryland. should be all about.” / Mrs, Prytko has been a member of Mrs. Prytko is a lifelong resident Mrs. Prytko resides with her hus Vincent stressed the similarities Vincent, who helped establish a the Manchester Association for of Manchester, graduating from the band, Walt, and sister Patty at 20 between his present position and master plan for Pennsylvania’s two- Laurie Prytko Retarded Citizens for the past 20 local high school in 1960 and from Earl St. MCC, saying he is well aware of year colleges and is the author of budget constraints and the type of several articles, was chosen over 100 student that is attracted to communi candidates. He was visited in Penn ty colleges. But he also mentioned sylvania by five Connecticut educa differences between his earlier tion officials last week and then was Glassman runs for Senate assignments and MCC, saying MCC Interviewed at length during last has been much more successful at night’s special meeting. situation is such, Glassman said, that 53rd Uislricl, who iiiuicated they support.

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