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Westfield— Serving the Town Since 1890 — Leader Special Issue Council Meetings Page A-2 School Board Candidates Page A-5 Special Opinon & Editorial Page B-1 Columns Page B-2 Sports Page C-1 The Westfield Serving the Town Since 1890 Leader USPS 680020 Published OUR 108th YEAR ISSUE NO. 15-99 Periodical Postage Paid at Westfield, N.J. Thursday, April 15, 1999 Every Thursday 232-4407 FIFTY CENTS Two Incumbents and Two Newcomers Vie for Three Seats On Westfield Board of Education; Polls Open From 2-9 p.m. By MICHELLE H. LePOIDEVIN the school board after serving the tegic Plan. first term, Ms. Puleio stated. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader longest term of 12 years on the board, The role of technology in the class- While considering the aspect of a With five days remaining before a third seat became vacant. rooms, more specifically technology quiet campaign, she observed, the Westfield Board of Education Although the campaign for the which will enhance the teaching pro- People are happy with the work that election on Tuesday, April 20, all three seats has been quite subdued, cess and students learning experi- the board has been doing. We have remains quiet on the candidate front all four candidates have seriously ence, are important to Ms. Puleio. four quality people willing to serve. as Annmarie Puleio and Arlene stated their interest in making the As classrooms throughout the dis- Regarding her platform, Ms. Puleio Gardner hope to keep their board important and vital decisions which trict become crowded and overbur- said there are three components of a seats, while Genevieve Weber and shape the lives of Westfield students. dened, Ms. Puleio also indicated that good education: good teaching, chal- William Wallace vie for the third Serving as the Chairwoman of the she would like to find viable solu- lenging curricula, and state-of-the- available spot. Long Range Planning Committee for tions to alleviating the congestion or art facilities. She continued, Those Polls will be open from 2 to 9 p.m. the past three years, Ms. Puleio, of enrollment boom if reelected to her three priorities have shaped every When Financial Committee Chair- Kimball Turn, said she would like a school board position. decision I have made as a board woman Susan Jacobson announced chance to recommit herself to enforc- I feel confident that Ive done a member. that she would not seek reelection to ing the goals established for the Stra- good job as a board member in my She told The Westfield Leader that she hopes to increase an appropriate use of technology into the class- rooms. While stressing the importance of community input regarding all school Arlene Gardner* Annmarie Puleio* issues, Ms. Puleio stated, A board member does his or her best work when they do it with community input. She observed that it is vital to provide teachers with the support that they need while offering profes- sional development courses. It is important that we stay fo- cused in that area in order to extend the quality of teaching, the candi- date noted. In discussing efforts to keep cur- ricula challenging, Ms. Puleio re- vealed, Curriculum, in order to be challenging, has to have identifiable benchmarks by which its effective- ness is judged. She also called for CONTINUED ON PAGE A-12 William Wallace Genevieve Weber CONTINUED ON PAGE A-12 Westfield Citizens to Determine*Incumbent David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader IN FULL BLOOM The flowering trees lining Mindowaskin Park on East Broad Street in Westfield, as seen in this 1998 photograph, are a tradtional sign that spring has arrived. Recent mild weather, albeit with some cooler days in between, Fate Of $54.6 Million BOE Budget has encouraged local residents to pack up their winter gear and start spending more time outdoors. By MICHELLE H. LePOIDEVIN erty taxes ($47,454,054 for this bud- The school system accounts for Specially Written for The Westfield Leader get and $1,219,405 for bond debt about two thirds of the homeowner Time for Proposals on Deck Plans After months of preparing and payment). Additional funds for the property tax. Town and County col- exhibiting its $54,610,623 budget school spending plan will come from lections split the remaining home- for the 1999-2000 school year, the state and federal aid along with mis- owner tax about equally (approxi- Westfield Board of Education will cellaneous other sources. Approxi- mately 17 percent each of the to- Extended Beyond May 1 Deadline send it to the voters for approval (or mately $1,632,000 million of spend- tal). There are about 10,000 rejection) on Tuesday, April 20. The ing is planned by reducing cash re- homeowners in Westfield that pay By PAUL J. PEYTON consulting firms interested in prepar- which will eliminate liability in civil voters will also choose three school serves (surplus is planned to be re- an average of $7,000 for property Specially Written for The Westfield Leader ing proposals have had sufficient time lawsuits against a municipality with board members out of four candi- duced from $3,104,782 to tax. Approximately 40 percent of Due to the growing interest among to ask any questions they may have. respect to problems that may arise dates on this date. $1,472,892). Westfield homeowners have chil- consultant firms seeking to prepare We are only going to get one from Y2K computer malfunctions. If the voters give the budget a Details of the budget figures have dren in the public school system. construction specification plans for a chance to do this, so we ought to do These include potential failures to green light, $48,673,459 will be been published by the Westfield Board This year, Westfield homeowners parking deck in Westfield, Town it right, he said. traffic signals; alarms, and water, raised next year for the public schools of Education as legal public notice in will pay about $45.9 million in prop- Administrator Edward A. Gottko Once the applications come in they sewer and communication systems. through Westfield homeowners prop- The Westfield Leader on March 18. erty taxes for the public school sys- asked for and received from the Town will be reviewed by a committee that tem. Council Tuesday night permission to includes Mayor Jardim, several Town The school board has boasted that extend the due date to submit re- Council members, and other town Zealous Board of Ed Candidates its per pupil spending has decreased quests for proposals, known as rfps, officials. for the fourth consecutive year. The until sometime in mid to late May. In other business, the council began board has also reported that while The original due date was Satur- the process of rezoning an area be- crafting the budget, the lump sum day, May 1. Twenty-five applications tween Central and South Avenues to Present Platforms in Open Forum comes under the cap by $54,130. have been sent to interested firms. pave the way for future development. In past months, the Westfield Board of Education has wrestled with the The town government is seeking Builder Ralph Rapuano is seeking By MICHELLE H. LePOIDEVIN dates were limited to two minutes would like to see the projects neces- to build a deck of a maximum of three approval to build mixed retail and Specially Written for The Westfield Leader each and proceeded in ballot order. sitated by the $11.7 million bond consequences of an increased enroll- tiers for between 300 and 400 ve- multi-residential development. As it On Monday evening, the Westfield Ms. Puleio, an incumbent serving which was passed by voters in De- ment surge which is predicted to rise hicles in an effort to relieve what currently stands, the development will Area League of Women Voters (LWV) as Chairwoman of the Long Range cember brought to their fruition. through the year 2005. This quan- officials say is a lack of sufficient feature two L-shaped buildings; one and the Westfield Parent Teacher Planning Committee, stated that Mr. Wallace vowed that if he was dary was weighed when balancing parking for commuters, employees with retail on the bottom floor and 26 Council (PTC) supplied an open fo- when she was elected three years elected, he would pledge his time, the proposed budget. in the downtown, and shoppers. apartments on the second and third rum for Westfield Board of Educa- ago, good teaching, good curricula, business experience, and keep an open Board Secretary and Business Ad- The town received a $25,000 plan- floors. The second building, to be tion candidates Annmarie Puleio, and appropriate instructional facili- mind on all issues brought before ministrator Robert Berman had pre- ning grant from the County of Union located to the rear of the first, will Arlene Gardner, Genevieve Weber ties were the focal point of her can- the board. viously asserted that the board is which will be used, in part, to fund contain 10 townhouse units. and William Wallace at Edison In- didacy, and remain so as she seeks Incumbent and Chairwoman of the truly at the mercy of state mandates the cost of a detailed report. Mayor Among the zoning changes are termediate School in Westfield. reelection to the board. Policies Committee Arlene Gardner and controls, causing the board to Thomas C. Jardim and the govern- one that will allow the construction Denise Ricci, President of the She added that she is proud of the revealed that she would like to con- turn to the taxpayers and property ing body have said they would like to of townhouses on the 1.4-acre parcel.
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