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HanrlfPHtpr llrralL THURSDAY NEWSSTAND: 350 JUNE 13.1991 FOURTEEN PAGES Manchester, CT— A City of Village Charm Volume 110, Number 217 HOME DELIVERED; 300 Directors postpone Bennet payments ■■ By BRIAN M. TROTTA the land and $20,931 in lieu of taxes. Naab said Heavisides negotiated with the companies to Manchester Herald The Republican members of the board worked out a plan reduce the amount of the debt and finally agreed to pay the at­ ■ Retiring teachers call for with Robert Heavisides, a member of the Bennet Corp., to have torneys 50 cents on the dollar and the construction company change..................Rage 3. MANCHESTER — The Board of Directors has approved a the agency pay the money back in three annual payments of about 8 cents on the dollar. reduction in the annual payment it receives from the Bennet $5,167. Director Wally Irish said he was tired of hearing about the Housing Corporation. “[Heavisides] is not happy with that approach,” said Bennet’s financial woes and called on the directors to order a ■ Conference to address stu­ By a unanimous vote Tliesday, the directors agreed to lower Republican Director Geoffrey Naab. “But it’s an approach thdt complete audit of the agency’s finances. dent poll................ Rage 3. WHITE HOT REBATES-MAY 17 THRU fULY 5, 1991! the non-profit agency’s “payment-in-lieu-of-taxes” by $15,500 he would rather see than not getting the break at all.” But Democratic Minority Leader Stephen T. Cassano said this year so that the corporation can pay off some outstanding In December, members of the Bennet Corp. realized that the board should not be too concerned alraut the problems with ■ Curriculum, land purchase debts dating back to when the apartments were first built. they would be short of money and asked the town for a com­ the apartments because some W eP^und to occur with the ex­ to be discussed.....P a g e 3. plete waiver of the PILOT payment. The shortfall was caused perimental project. \ j The agency runs the 45-umt Beiuiet apartment building on because the company wants to pay some outstanding debts to “It was a gamble, and we knew it at the time,” Cassano said. Mam Street. When the apartments were first built, the agency attorneys and one of the contractors who worked on the con­ “Five or six years later it’s easy to say that we should have to *t agreed to annual payments to the town of $12,500 for rent on version of the building from a school to apartments. done this or we should have done that.” *20 Expense higher Judge nixes brother’s bid PUTNAM (AP) — A judge REBATE for sewer line today rejected a bid to dismiss the charges against one of two of the front costs of the project. By BRIAN M. TROTTA brothers accused in the shooting DIRECT FROM CE ON RETAIL SALES OF THESE CE APPLIANCES Tonight’s meeting is at 7:30 in the Manchester Herald death of a Connecticut state hearing room at Lincoln Center. trooper. MANCHESTER — The town A memo from General Manager Attorney Ramon Canning, a Richard J. Sartor to directors said 100 REBATE WREBATE 100 REBATE ^30 REBATE may have to pay $120,000 more public defender representing the estimate for the project was so than anticipated on a sanitary sewer 22-year-old Terry Johnson, ar­ far off the actual b i^ because the line that will run from Buckland gued that the case should be dis­ Sewer Division based its estimate on Street into South Windsor. missed because authorities had bids from similar projects in the last attempted to question Johnson Bids on the project, which the 18 months. Sartor said it appears Sewer Division estimated to cost without informing his legal that the unit cost for such work has counsel. $500,000, ranged from a low of risen “substantially” in the last few $619,433 to a high of $973,037. The Superior Court Judge Russell months. Potter denied the motion. sewer line will service several The directors had tqiinroved a properties in the liorth end of town. Johnson’s brother, Duane $500,000 appropriaUon for the Johnson, 18, also appeared in The low bidder on the project is project last month. The money is to Gleim Construction of Manchester, court today. Potter appointed Ar­ be recovered by the town through a Model GSD2800P at $619,433. thur Meisler as his attorney. Model TFX27EM 5 cycIes/37 options. 11 perform­ Model JKP78GK Model WWA?800M $314,000 payment from Homart The Johnson brothers, both Electronic monitor and diagnostic The Board of Directors at a meet­ Development Corp., the developer ance monitoring programs. Multi- 1.4 cu. ft. microwave upper oven. 3-way washer—extra large capacity ing tonight will consider appropriat­ originally from Griswold, are system. 26.6 cu. ft. capacity; Orbit-" wash system and self­ Amomatic Cooking Control. for regular loads. SPOTSCRUBBER 9.88 cu. ft. freezer. Spacemaker™ cleaning filter. QuietBower™ Wash 10 power levels. S^f-cleaning cycle for small loads of tough stains. ing $125,000 to cover the remainder Please see SEWERS, page 14. charged in the June 5 shooting door with extra deep porta-bins. System. lower oven with electronic controls. Mini-Basket"' tub. 8 cycles. death of Trooper Russell Bag- shaw. Rebate Offer on Retail Sales Rebate Offer on Retail Sales Rebate Offer on Retail Sales Rebate Offer on Retail Sales Police say Bagshaw was May 17 thru July 5. 1991! May 17 thru July 5. 1991! May 17 thru July 5. 1991! May 17 thru July 5. 1991! killed when he interrupted a Panel considers burglary at the Land & Sea Sports Center in Windham. The brothers are each charged with murder, capital felony mur­ WREBATE WREBATE WREBATE ^20 REBATE Cheney Hall fees der, felony murder, burglary, 22 counts of theft of a firearm, and tion to approve, Kuehl said. larceny. They could face the By SCOTT B. BREDE Once voted on by the foundation, death penalty if convicted of Manchester Herald the rental fees will have to be ap­ capital felony. proved by the Board of Directors No pleas were entered in MANCHESTER — With the before they are final. court today. Potter continued the finishing touches being made to The Little Theatre of Manchester Cheney Hall, the group that has case until July 11, when motions Inc., which will oversee the daily will be heard from defense attor- been overseeing the renovation operations of the hall once the project Wednesday began discussing renovation project is completed, has the fees that will be charged for already made its own recommenda- m renting the hall. Economic signs Model JB551GP tioils on how much should be Model DDE9500M Donald Kuehl, the president of Model JGBP26GEN Model JVM192 Easy to clean upswept cooktop. charged to rent the hall. generally good Upswept cooktop lifts up for easy Wide 1.0 cu. ft.xjven cavity. Electronic Sensor Control dryer. Gary TUclwr/ManchMiar Harald the Cheney Hall Foundation Inc., The group is recommending that Electronic touch controls set oven WASHINGTON (AP) — cleaning. Electronic oven controls. Microwave, convection, broil or cooking mode, time & tempera­ 6 cycles including Automatic Ber- appointed a committee to determine parties renting the building’s main manent Press ana Extra Care Op­ HAND HO — ' Vivian Schacka, center, a resident at thp Westside Muiticare Center in Extra large oven with window door. combination cooking. iUectronic ture, clock and minute timer. the rental fees and operating costs hall on weekends be charge $400 Wholesale prices shot up a Cooktop light and oven light. touch controls with dock. 3-in-l “Bower Saver” surface unit. tion. Variable end-of-cycle signal. Manchester, sets saii with a softbali during the wheeichair portion of the Senior Oiympics day surprisingly sharp 0.6 percent in for the hall. The committee will for five hours and an additional $85 Rebate Offer on Retail Sales Rebate Offer on Retail Sales Rebate Offer on Retail Sales Rebate Offer on Retail Sates held at the center Wednesday. About 100 residents from five area nursing care centers, par­ have about a month to come up with May, the biggest gain in seven months, the government said May 17 thru July 5. 1991! May 17 thru July 5. 1991! May 17lhruJuly5. 1991! May 17 thru July 5. 1991! ticipating in 11 events, joined in the annual activity. a recommendation for the founda­ Please see FEES, page 14. today. The steep increase in the Check out Other GE specials Labor Department’s Producer Downdraft Cooktop Price Index was led by a tur­ Family Size Range Budget talks ongoing; ethics passed naround in energy prices, which JP372 JBS16 ^ 3 7 9 had been falling since last HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut’s top ethics barred lawmakers from becoming lobbyists for at During the regular session which adjourned December, and by a sharp jump 10 Cu. Ft. Apartment size Refrigerator Family Size Microwave law enforcer says the General Assembly needs a least a year after leaving office. June 5, the Legislature approved a budget, only to in tobacco prices. TAIOSMRWH WHITE HOT PRICES ON AIR CONDITIONERS change in attitude and the courage to pass tough It also left unresolved the issue of the salary have it vetoed by Weicker, who said its non-in- In other economic news, the *299 AND 90 DAYS SAME AS CASH *199 MANCHESTER— Elderly tax­ ethics legislation even if it hits lawmakers in the and job security of his post. come tax-based revenue structure would keep Labor Department said that the payers in towij.-could'get some wallet.

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