II THE WESTFIELD LEADER ai o - The Leading and Most Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County *-< K Pi Published Second Clus Po«tace Paid WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1977 Kvory Thursday 24 Pages—15 Cents EIGH' EAR — NO. 49 it We.tfleld. N. J. New Hurdles Claims T & E Action on Mini-Buses, Mopeds, For Doctors? Measures Process, Traffic Projects Urged A controversial medical Planning Board by Drs. ditional restrictions on building at 522 East Broad David Befeler, John professional zone con- Not Results Action on eight issues is recommended by the Town The actual tabulations of each question was done by St. met a^ewsnag Monday Skowronski, Jerome Spivak struction. The Westfield public classroom? how many Survey Committee of the Westfield Jaycees following computer scanner and the results printed by the com- night at a meeting of the and Jerome Gelb for their Also questioned by school system has complied children were taught in compilation of results made through questionaires an- puter. The total were manually tabulated and Planning Board when action professional building. Councilman Allen Ghin, also with the State regulation, small groups? These swered by a random sample of five percent of Westfield retabulated by the committee to assure accuracy. on an application for site The four doctors have a member of the Planning under the "thorough and process questions do not households. On each questionnaire distributed, there were no plan approval was tabled been attempting to build on Board, was the method of efficient" law, that 25 forms answer the question: have Among these are: identifying marks or codes except a color code and until the Aug. 1 meeting. the site for five years. Their retention. He further be filled in and filed with the the students improved?" The institution of a mini-bus program to be supported number to identify the ward and street number so that an Questioned at the meeting efforts have been opposed requested that Robert State Department of Dr. Greene stated that by riders' fares. accurate tabulation could be made. Since a computer was whether the proposed by neighborhood groups but Catlin, board consultant, be Education by June 30; students were pre-and post- A memorialization to the Department of Tran- "read" the results there was no way for anyone to structure meets the front have twice been upheld in asked for review and however, School Superin- tested in basic skill areas sportation to remove, remodel or in some other way identify how any particular respondent answered a setback requirements of an the courts who ruled in comments on the doctors' tendent Laurence P. Greene and "our kids have im- improve the South Ave. traffic circle. particular question. ordinance introduced by the favor of the doctors plans. and school board members proved in the process of Construction or designation of a bicycle lane during On the PATH question, 51 percent of the respondents council June 28,11 days after following passage of town Given a green light, are concerned that the education during the school school rush hours at the South Ave. circle. favored the extension while 20 percent opposed the same. site plans were filed with the ordinances placing ad- subject to some conditions, forms emphasize process year. The State Depart- Improvement or termination of the attendant parking (Question 16) were a minor subdivision rather than results. ment has not indicated an program. The attendant parking program has more opponents interest in that." and site plan which will "We have done what the The drafting and adopting of an appropriate ordinance, than proponents, with 45 percent of the respondents op- permit the erection of a However, the Westfield consistent with law, making parents financially posed, 38 percent in favor of the existing program and 16 State has asked us to do," Board of Education is in- Council Okays condominium on Prospect said Dr. Greene, "we are responsible for their children's vandalism. percent favoring an extension of the existing program. St. by the Weldon Industrial terested in results and has Consideration of further develoment of adult apart- (Question 26) involved in the T t E asked Dr. Greene to sand a Corp. Among terms of process of filling out forms ment-condominium units as part of the Land Use Plan of approval, five feet of letter to the State telling of Westfield and the retention of the 2'% stories height A majority of the respondents favored a mini-bus Town Projects and meeting deadlines; his concern that (he forms program supported by riders' fares. (Question 17 and 18) frontage must be dedicated however, we feel that the limitation of buildings. A quarter million dollars voiced by Cranford Ave. for possible futurewidening require process information Consideration of acurbsideclean-up program. Respondents from all four Wards found the South Ave., results of a program to rather than results. The ill appropriations for capital residents who fear that a of the street, sidewalk and teach students basic skills is Memorialization to the State Legislature regarding a traffic circle to be the worst traffic problem, with Central improvements was ap- planned flood control curbing must be improved, board also has asked the Tax Convention and regulation of mopeds. Ave. at North and South coming in Second. This result as important, if not more superintendent to provide a proved by the Town Council project in that area will decorative wall standards important, than the process. Members of the Town Survey Committee are Robert C. was particularly surprising in light of the recent accident Tuesday night and another bring with it an active met and steps taken to program in the tall at which Doherty, chairman, Douglas J. Kelly, president of the and fire at the Mountain Ave. curve, since the respon- $35,000 for heating, ven- recreation area. modify a 10-year agreement The State, in its form he and staff members will Jaycees, Louis Salamone, Frank Mulvaney, Edward dents in the 1st and 2nd Wards also named the circle as tilating, air-conditioning, Also scheduled for a final that had placed six parking request, wants to know what have an opportunity to Antonucci, Stephen Sullivan, Paul Wygovsky, and Wayne the major problem area. (Question 19 and 20) plumbing and structural vote in August are or- spaces for the adjoining we did during the school discuss what has been done Positan. Copies of the survey are available at the Leader An overwhelming majority of the respondents favored work at the Public Works dinances which would garden apartments on one of year - how many children in the basic skills program office and at the Municipal Building. retention of a one night a week shopping night, the night Center on North Ave. is 'prohibit parking on the the condominium's building did we take out of the in the schools this year, and The idea for a new Town Survey similar to the one being Thursday. (Question 23 and 24) scheduled for a final vote at southwest side of Frances lota, classroom? how many more importantly, have the A small majority favored Sunday retail salea. students improved? conducted by the Jaycees in 1965 has been discussed on the council's single August Terr, and would extend the (Continued on PW« 4> children were taught in the numerous occasions, but did not formally become a (Question 25) meeting. effective date of a liquor project until November, 1976. The goal was to survey the An overwhelming majority would required parents to Tuesday's meeting also license previously granted Town on a number of issues, some of only local im- pay for the vandalism of theirchildren(Question 29) and was highlighted by concerns <Contlnut<>on page 4) portance and some more far reaching. The survey the United Fund's method of fund raising is high favored. committee, after much soul searching, felt it would not (Question 37) shy away from issues because they might be considered There is an even split on the "pooper-scooper" or- Taylor to Head controversial, and thus decided to include questions dinance (Question 44) and a large majority oppose falling into this category within the questionnaire. salaries for Mayor and Council. (Question 45) The purpose of this survey is to secure a viable opinion Adult apartments and buildings no higher than 2Vi Fund Division analysis of the town as a whole, with the hope that the stories received overwhelming support. (Question 46 and WUKiMi C. Taylor of Mo in Westfield. governing body would be better able to formulate or 47 ^ hway Ave. has been Taylor's appointment was remodel programs in keeping with the desires of the A slim majority favored u curbside clean-up program/ ' chairman af Hie announced today by Sally populace. In certain areas, some of the responses may be (Question 48), and a Tax Convention and moped gift cHvlsten for the Allen, general campaign of use to County and State Officials, at the very least to regulation are heartily endorsed. (Question 50 and 52) VaMad- fis- M- campaign chairman. "Bill has proven indicate the feelings of a segment of their respective A Right to Die and capital punishment are strongly his vital interest in Weat- constituencies on certain items. favored (Questions 54 and 55), and the majority feel field and In the United Fund The survey began upon the assumption that there are there is a more serious teenage alcohol problem than by his various associations approximately 10,000 households within the town, based drug problem in Westfield. (Question 56 and 57) within the community. We upon the figures available from the last census. The town The comments included at the end of the survey are are moat enthusiastic about is divided into Four Wards of more or less equal those repeated by a number of respondents from all four his acceptance of this key proportions.