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/ 16 - EVENING HERALD, 'Dm.. June 17.1880 Vernon approves sewer use charges that is, according to a volume By BARBARA RICHMOND average volume for the apartments feel it’s not feasible now to have said. cnecks haven’t been accepted. schedule. This schedule charges $40 was figured by using the four water Herald Reporter meters for everybody but the He urged the council to put its Belanger, to a question asked by for the period for up to 2S0 gallons bills received for the current year. authority will look at this from time, energy into finding a ltem a t^ a y s to Councilman Robert Wehrli, said the iiaurhpBtrr VERNON — E m p h a siz in g He said if the residential bills were discharge per day; $80 for up to SOO to time.” operate the new sewage treatment rate schedule was basically a break proposed sewer user ch^ges aren’t Town forms figured on this then the average bill gallons; $160 for 751 gallons up to 1,- Eric Santini, one of the landlords plant. “You’re going to have to adopt even rate. meant to be long-range, the Town would be $20.60 for the six months in 000; $120 for up to 750 gallons and $160 who is involved in a suit against the a system based on useage. You can’t However, at a previous meeting of Council and the Sewer Authority ap stead of the $30. per 1,000 in excess of 1,000 gallons. town because of the formula used to just set rates arbitrarily, which is the authority, the tax collector had proved an otmnance Monday night Attorney Donald Weisman, He said the apartments have water figure the charges, said he’s been what you are doing,” Santini said. said there is a shortfall in the treat establishing charges for the final six speaking for the landlords group said meters and be wondered why they before the council four times concer “Charge us our fair share and we’ll months of the current fiscal year. ment plant budget because of the that an accountant, hired by the can’t be charged at the per gallon ning the sewer user rates. “We feel pay our biUs,” he said, adding that he EMS panel payments that are being held back The action followed a public landlords, figured that the 1,783 rate. "I ask you to come back with an we’ve been discriminated against. has sent the tax collector checks for due to the court suit filed by the hearing conducted by both groups apartments involved, use an average ordinance to incorporate this,” At We want to pay our fair share,” he what he feels is his fair share and the landlords. and during which representatives of 128.75 gallons a day and he torney Weisman said. MANCHESTER— Culminating recommended. The panel members from the Vernon Landlords Associa questioned why the residential He added, "At least treat us as Dr. Klock six years of discussions, an would come from three areas, con tion spoke against the ordinance charges are broken down differently equally as you are treating the com [vol. XCIX, No. 221 — Manchester, Conn., Wednesday, June 16. I960 • Since 1881 a 20« Emergency Medical Service council sumers, town officials, and the which sets $30 as the charge for the than the commercial and industrial mercial users.” heads effort was created by the Board of Direc medical field. six-month period for residential charges. "My math would indicate Joseph Belanger, chairman of the for Anderson tors last night. It's purpose would be to study users and includes each apartmoit that the maximum charge of 16 cents Sewer Authority said there are a The vote creates a nine-member proposals for instituting the service. unit. a gallon Is being charged for users number of things to consider, such as ANDOVER-Dr. Peter Directors appreciative panel to study and recommend ways Kleinschmidt said a proposal had The proposal charges all other using 1,000 gallons,” he said. when the sewer system is used, the Klock of Andover has been to institute paramedic service in been received from Manchester users, commercial and industrial. He said the accountant figured the content of the effluent and such. "We named Tolland County' Manchester. The board earlier ap Memorial Hospital for the service, coordinator of the National The Lowest... proved the program's concept, but but that other possibilities, such as Unity Campaign for John last night unanimous vote was the operating from the Fire Department, State blames salt storage Anderson by Rosemary Film final approval. would be considered. Van Slick, Anderson’s Processing... The panel, with members to be ap Kleinschmidt estimated the cost of with Dobson area well crisis coordinator for the second Condo report aired pointed by the Board of Directors, the program at about $2.50 per per congressional district. Around! has been discussed during the past son. But he ^ $ 0 wondered if a value VERNON — Officials from the state Departmeht of count for the significantly high soidum, chloride and Dr. Klock will be in several years, according to Arnold could be p l a ^ on the lives of those Health feel that contamination problems with wells in the hardness values found in the wells. By MARY KITZMANN referring them to the proper agency. mittee's time-frame, proposals to these proposals would help. Kleinschmidt, Democratic director the servic«^lped. He said the sur charge of coordinating the The committee made the recommen Dobson Road area are being caused by the sand-salt He said in addition, wells near Route 30 and Dobson Anderson petition drive i&iiity hbn D ev elo p At Our. Herald Reporter help the town's housing crisis were “Regardless of the intent, the who worked with the proposal. vival raW'of cardiac arrest victims dation after observing many tenants storage area owned by the town. Road, located in a direction away from the discharge, and other campaign efforts difficult to formulate. economic conditions result in costly Kleinschmidt said he was in Bostowhas risen from 20 to 80 per Low Everyday Prices called the Municipal Building for in Wells of homes in the area have shown high counts of and not in the direction of ground water movement from in Tolland County. He MANCHESTER - The Mayor's “It was never our intent, nor is it apartment develop, and therefore “estatic” about the vote, which he cent ^llce that city began an sodium, cMoride and hardness. The latest problems Committee On Condominiums ended formation, but there was no place to the discharge, showed elevated sodium, chloride and plans to name town coor COLOR PRINTS OUR PRICE comprehensible that this committee cost a lot to rent,’’ he said. and several other town residents had emergency service. came to light when a resident of the area tried to sell his hardness parameters. dinators for the Anderson last night on the same note it began, direct them. could solve the housing crisis...” he Although two other directors said 12 exp. develop & print $2.99 SLIDES & MOVIES Robert Faucher, committee chair home and the bank wouldn’t approve a mortgage because He said the town’s salt and sand storage pile is strongly campaign in the near 20 exp. develop & print 4.99 20 exp. slides ..........$1.9$ the directors appreciated the in said in the opening letter to the final this morning the committee “worked vestigation and proposals, but man, explained the passage of a state of the condition of the water. suspected as the cause of the contamination, for several future. 24 exp. develop A print 5.79 36 exp. slides ........... 2.9$ report. hard” in a short period, they ’The state was asked to review water quality results doubted whether the housing situa law precluded the committee from reasons. He said the facility is located upstream of the “John Anderson is the 36 exp. develop & print 8.59 8 mm/Super 6 movies .. 1.99 "We believe we have began a wondered if the proposals could en from a number of the private wells in the area and state tion would improve. offering proposals on regulation of dialogue within the town concerning affected wells on Dobson Road. He added that the salt only candidate to take a _______ ________ ______*Processlng by Quardlan________________ courage housing, and whether they officials said it appeared that the sodium, chloride and condominium conversions. Accor housing that must be continued and storage, for years, had not been sheltered as it is today. strong and honest stand on The committee, after two months would be adopted. Media center ding to the bill, only the state has the hardness problem was affecting several residences in a Ritsick said he doesn’t know if the 20-year-old wells on the important issues of the broadened if we are to seriously as- Democratic Director Arnold very localized area. only at... of meetings and discussions, power to impose regulations on Dobson Road can be saved. He explained that if there is a day. , presented its final recommendations dress the problems...that plague our Kleinschmidt questioned whether Several sources were considered as the problem areas apartment owners who convert into town.” problem at the well casing/ledge interface that maybe a All persons interested in to the board last night. the zoning relaxation would en and examined. These included the town-owned swimming reseating of the casing or the installation of an inner working on the Anderson the Salem nassiff camera shop] condominiums. Other recommendations dealt with courage housing, again citing the pool at the Vemdfl Elementary School, home water The eight recommendations were This area had been a prime con honors Cone sleeve, would provide a water of better quality.