Budget Trimmed Again Prior to August 18 Vote
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Property of the Watertown Historical Society Town Times NO watertownhistoricalsociety.org Tow l nes F Tow PAT nes UJ Tow o nes cc Tow a! nes XTown ZTimee R Vol. 54 No. 30 July 23,1998 36 Pages PUBLISHED BY PRIME PUBLISHERS, INC. Price 75 cenls Tow RU nes Serving Watertown and Oakville Since 1947 Town Times Budget trimmed again prior to August 18 vote by Susan Faber proposals twice thisyearatreferen- Residents will have a chance to dum, and officials have attempted vote on a reduced budget for fiscal to balance the mill rate hike with year 1998-1999 on Tuesday, Au- escalating costs. gust 18. The newly-proposed $40.9 "Is 1.4 going to be enough to million plan represents a 1.4 mill satisfy the taxpayers?" asked coun- increase over the current tax rate, cil member Tony Recchia at Mon- and is $580,000 — or a half mill day evening's council meeting. lower—than the proposed budget Reductions to the proposed that was defeated at the polls in $15.5 million town budget would June. include cutting $ 114,000 from road The Town Council approved cutting $400,000 from the Board of Education's proposed spending to 'We're going to have a GOOD FRIENDS: Mary Badger, Brianna Suvoski, Kayla Desanty and Rachael Juodis, left to right, took a reach the current level, and chaotic mess if this thing breather on the play equipment during a session of the Jack and Jill summer program held at Polk School. $180,000 from the municipal plan, The Watertown Parks and Recreation Department, program for 3- to 5-year-olds features arts and crafts, the recommendation of the goes down.' — Town Council member stories and theme activities inside and outside, said teachers Lauren Marti and Melissa Colby.— Times council's finance subcommittee^, Photo, Faber "If the budget doesn't pass on Charles Gordon August 18th, there will be possi- bilities of staff reductions in town paving rehabilitation plans, specifi- and school departments," said sub- cally in the section of town west of State law might remedy blight-ridden residence committee Chairman Charles Gor- LitchfieldRoadand north of Guern- don. "We're going to have a cha- seytown Road. by Susan Faber members Monday evening that the compost pile, they said. otic mess if this thing goes down. "I am opposed to taking this As officials weed through a under the statute, the marshal could Following residents' com- We've got to get this passed as it amount out of the public works complicated array of local and state enter the house and issue an abate- plaints, media publicity, and a fire is." budget," council Chairwoman anti-blight regulations, they have ment at the residence in April, cleanup Voters have rejected budget (Continued on page 7) discovered a few that may solve Conditions inside the house must activities were undertaken by the problems in an Oakville neighbor- cause a hazard to life and property, Conley's insurance company. The hood. Mr. O'Connor said, and penalties inside of the house, once filled with Town officials and concerned can lead to arrest of the home owner dirt piles and trash, has been gutted, residents have been meeting for the if violations are not corrected. At- new plumbing and wiring have been past month to deal with an over- torney Rothschild "would be will- installed and a path has been cleared grown, garbage-infested Mango ing to go to court" over the issue, for access to the house. The junk Circle property owned by Chip and Mr. O'Connor said. cars, compost pile and metal drums Marge Conley. Their efforts have The cleanup effort of the Mango (Continued on page 8) focused on drafting new legislation Circle property was spearheaded or revising existing anti-blight by Joanna Abraham and her neigh- ordinances to correct situations bors who have been plagued for 'Hallmark Hall throughout town years by the odors of rotting vege- A slate law uncovered by State's tation in a compost heap at the rear of Fame' special Attorney Judy Rothschild would of the Conley property; by the sight enable Watertown's Fire Marshal of rusted cars along the curb-side; shot in town O'Neill Burrows to lake action drum containers and stoves in the by Susan Faber regarding a private residence, said yard; and rodents that neighbors Under a sultry summer sun last Town Manager Charles O'Connor. say are attracted to the property. Wednesday (July 15), actors and Mr. O'Connor told Town Council production crew completed film- Human excrement is added to ing a "Hallmark Hall of Fame" tele- vision special at Gustafson's Farm Postage stamp art workshop on Linkfield Road in Watertown. LEARNINGJAPANESEART: MelissaNalband.tefl.andHeatherArtizzoni The television drama, "Grace and created characters out of paper during an origami workshop held at the now welcoming registrants Glorie," will star actresses Gena WatertownLibraryon July 15. Watertown resident Ken Sprano presented Rowlands and Diane Lane, and is by Susan Faber scheduled to air on Sunday, De- a program on the Japanese art of paper folding as part of the library's A U.S. Post Office special event cember 13 on the CBS network. summer reading program "The Art of Reading" — Times Photo, Faber led by artist Dennis Lyall will be "They have been filming at held on Wednesday, July 29, at Gustafson's Farm for several 10:30 a.m. at the Watertown Li- weeks," said Ellen Hoch, commu- brary, 470 Main Street. The event nications manager for "Hallmark Candidates picked is part of the Watertown Library Hall of Fame," and a house was Driver Association'ssummerreadingclub built on the set. "The story takes on "The Art of Reading." place around an apple orchard," Mr. Lyall has designed several process of creating artwork for the stamps, said Carol Bodor, Water- Ms. Hoch said. After a search for a 1 WECF has its stamps for the "Celebrate the Cen- suitable location, the Watertown Street tury" stamp series issued by the town Library's children'sprogram- art at Brass Mill mer. site was selected. page 14-'.- Post Office this year to depict each "This is the best," she com- page 13 decade of the 20th century. At the Mr. Lyall created oil paintings workshop he will speak about the (Continued on page 10) (Continued on page 6) 2 — TownProperty Times, July 23,1998 of the wwWatertownw Historical Society m X^Watertowwatertownhistoricalsociety.orgn MeatCenter PORTERHOUSE oft^ AA . IEMINWAY CENTERS T-BONE STEAK7O.99.bi 485 Main Street, Watertown, CT • 274-2714 Bottom Round &* m0k \ PRICES EFFECTIVE JULY 22ND -JULY 28TH WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE 22 23 24 25 27 LONDON BROILJI .79ib! 26 8:00 am too 28 8:00 am to 8:00 am to 8:00 am to 8:00 am to 8:00 am to 6:00 pm 8:00 am to 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm Top Round m &** m *\ 2:00 pm LONDON BROIL *2.19. 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