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11, 1987 24 Pages—30 Cents • I Wninem, N.J :•. t IEWESTFIELD LEADER Serving Westfield Since 1890 DSPS 6SO20 Published YEAR, NO. 46 Second Out Pottage Plid WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1987 24 Pages—30 Cents • I WnineM, N.J. Every Thursday C J\ maittee Unanimously Rejects Town Council Listens to Changes in Kindergarten Hours Eastgate Pros and Cons - The concept of full-day kinder- ploring pre-kindergarten screen- mendations as solutions to pro- Residents turned out for Tues- of property. She added that by merchants who do nol want to see garten for Westfield received no ing programs; and that a com- blems in class size and cur- day's Town Council meeting to withholding the funding for the the A&P demolished to provide support in the final report of a mittee be formed to review and riculum; class sizes wilt also be express their views on whether or appeal, Council would be telling additional parking, was submit- committee appointed to study the revise the current kindergarten improved when the schools are not Council should support the the Board of Adjustment that ted to Ihe Council. issue. The report was presented curriculum. re-organized. Board of Adjustment's decision they are "worthless." Douglas Schwartz of at Tuesday night's Committee of Other matters presented for to appeal the State Superior Four members of the Board of Longfellow Avenue, son of one of the Whole meeting of the Board Members of the committee were in attendance at Tuesday discussion at Tuesday's Com- Court's decision to allow an East Adjustment spoke, including the principal owners, stated that of Education after more than a Broad Street condominium chairman Mary Herberich, who he had made a parking survey of year's work on it. night's meeting to answer ques- mittee of the Whole meeting in- tions from the public. They cluded a presentation of three ob- development. said she "would hate to see fthe the South Avenue and new Cen- The findings of the Super- received special mention and jectives for the 1987-88 school At an agenda meeting, Council Council) undercut the Board." tral and North Avenues lot. intendent's Advisory Committee commendation for the amount of year in accordance with The members met to discuss alter- Mrs. Herberich had voted in Schwartz's survey showed 80 were designed to review "full- time and effort put into the study. Public School Education Act of natives open to them with respect favor of the Eastgate develop- empty spaces in the South day kindergarten as an alter- The committee members in- 1975 and a revision of the student to Eastgate Square Inc.'s pro- ment, but stands by the Board's Avenue lot and an additional 50 native means of scheduling and cluded parents and professional grievance procedure specifying posal to build six two-family con- decision to appeal. empty spaces in the Cen- its relationship to our district staff and were Faith Divisek, steps available beyond the prin- do units on properly adjacent to Members of the public favoring tral/North Avenue lot. goal" of providing maximum ac- chairperson, Susan Adriance, cipal's level. Fairview Cemetery and Ihe condos included Peggy Boss Councilman James Hely said complishment of each student ac- Vera Lough, Grace McDonald, The only action taken by the Wychwood Garden Apartments. of Jefferson Avenue, who said that although people are purchas- cording to his/her own abilities. Marylou Pine, Theodora Ritter, Board on Tuesday was to ap- The property is presently zoned housing like Eastgate was need- ing the parking permits for the In summation, "the committee Judith Tretiak, Kathleen Stam- prove an application for for single family housing. ed in Westfield; and Harry two lots, they are not necessarily unanimously and pragmatically berger, Eileen Cambria, 810,629.08 under the Drug-Free Mayor Raymond W, Stone Giuditta of Prospect Street, who using them. Hely added that he recommends the continuation of Michaeline Hamilton, Pat Kel- Schools and Communities Act. outlined the alternatives which pointed out that none of the other would be uncomfortable about the present half-day kinder- ly, Bernadine Liebrich, Terri The allocation will be used for included: 1) allowing the zoning condominiums in town have been going ahead and building more garten program, with the follow- Mandrillo and Marie Scian. summer work to rewrite the board to go ahead with its ap- a problem. parking lots when the present lots ing modifications and inclusions: Response from the public to the district's drug and alcohol cur- peal; 2) re-zone the property in The final consensus was that are being under-utilized. 1) Emphasis on a developmental- riculum in grades K through five question to allow condominium residents favored the Board of In other business, Council ap- ly appropriate curriculum. 2) report and the superintendent's suggestions were generally and to purchase new text and use; and 3) advise the zoning Adjustment's decision to appeal proved final reading of an or- Limiting class size to 16 to 20 supplementary material to im- board that funding is not Eastgate and urged the Council dinance to increase police and maximum. 3) Provision of favorable. Negative comments centered on three major areas of plement the new curriculum. available for its appeal and let to support the funding of the ap- fire department salaries over the teacher aides for all kinder- the Superior Court's decision peal. next three years. The police con- garten classes." concern: that the decision was Prior to adjournment of the largely fiscal, that a two and a board to executive session, Dr. stand. Council will take formal action tract includes a 6'.i% increase in Further suggestions included half hour day was insufficient Smith mentioned that re- In an informal vote. Council at a future meeting. 1987 and a 6% increase during the "reconsideration of the existing time for all teachers hoped to ac- monitoring had begun Tuesday leaned toward the re-zoning of A discussion also was raised next two years. policy of the December 1 en- complish, and the size of classes. and that 185 applications had the property. regarding the future of the Elm Council introduced an or- trance age for the kindergarten Dr. Smith acknowledged that been reviewed for a new prin- During the regular scheduled Street A&P Supermarket, led by dinance amending the man- child . and beginning a pro- the cost of extended or full-day cipal for Washington School. meeting, residents came forward Brian Fahey, attorney for the datory recycling ordinance to in- gram of voluntary screening for programs were substantial and a Lastly, Dr. Smith mentioned the to voice their opinions regarding Taylor-Schwartz Realty Co., clude three materials for curb- the children entering kinder- significant part of the decision, upcoming Board of Education the luxury condominiums, which owners of the property. Council side pick-up. Residents will be re- garten." stating "1 don't believe this meeting to be held next Tuesday, have been the subject of con- has been considering the quired next year to separate Superintendent Dr. Mark district can afford to divert half a June 16, with a reception to honor troversy for the past two years. feasibility of the A&P lot for addi- aluminum, glass bottles and Smith added his own recom- million dollars from other pro- the retirement of Washington Dolores Allen of Sandra Circle tional municipal parking. A&P's newspapers from their solid mendations to the discussion on grams" towards this end "nor School Principal D. Joseph told the Council that she did not lease with the Taylor-Schwartz is waste for pick-up. Tuesday night, also negating the tax the community in that Pellicone and a report on elemen- want to see the character of the coming up for renewal in the institution of full-day classes for amount." tary progress reports. town change with the spot zoning near future. five-year-olds. Were it financially feasible, Fahey informed the Council Traffic Circle In his comments, Dr. Smith Dr. Smith said, he "would con- that the owners do not wish to Meeting Planned died three factors as the bases sider a call-back or traditional Citizens ejl To Fly •lose the property through emi- for his opinion: "the lack of per- extended-day program," but he ^June 14 nent domain and have been con- A special meeting will be suasive evidence that a full-day reiterated that the benefits of sidering the construction of a held Thursday, June 18, 8 p.m. program will lead to significant 30,000 square foot office building at the municipal building, 425 longer kindergarten classes had The Union County Flag Guar- "The purpose of the commit- educational benefits for children not been conclusively with 120 parking spaces, which E. Broad St. to discuss the pro- in the Westfield community; the dian Committee, consisting of tee, established in 1977, is to in- could be made available to the posed plan for the South demonstrated and that the nine members, each represent- form and educate our citizens on costs attached to a full-day (or response from the community public evenings and weekends Avenue circle. The public is in- extended-day program); the lack ing a different branch of a the history of our flag, to ensure when the office would not be in vited and encouraged to at- during the computation of the veterans organization, urges all its proper display on all occa- tend. of a clear direction from the report had not been in favor of use. Westfield community." county residents to "proudly, sions and to advise and inform A petition signed primarily by changes in the kindergarten properly and respectfully" the public on proper flag eti- The recommendations offered hours.
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