State Law Mandating Dumping of Waste on In-County
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F=HOW TO GET THE LEADER =T Just Fill in the Form On Page 10 And Return It to Us! Serving the Town Since 1890 — USPS6IW2II WEAR Second Clasi PaU(< Prfd it HaUirid. NJ Thursday, July 28,1994 232-4407 FORTY CENTS PLAINS MAYORS AGAINST SUIT State Law Mandating Dumping Of Waste on In-County Basis Opposed in Federal Lawsuit Lawsuit Seen by Mayors as Undermining Union County's Broad Efforts To Handle Waste and Adequately Finance Rahway-Based Incinerator By PAUL J.PEYTON He added the lawsuit has little im- lawsuit. Sfnially Written/or The WtiifieIII Under md The Timti pact on Westfield's taxpayers and Mr. Schundler, at a press confer- A lawsuit filed last week by an would have a greater impact on cities ence in Jersey City July 11 .called the organization representing trash haul- like Jersey City where refuse is col- state regulations on trash disposal ers and joined by two municipalities lected by the city itself. Jersey City seeking to overturn the state's waste and its impact a "disaster" and charged Mayor Bret Schundler, a Westfield that the state's Department of Envi- disposal system does not have the native, is one of the supporters of the support of the mayors of Westfield commieooHPAaiw and Scotch Plains. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Newark, alleges that the state's School Funding Plan Draws system is unconstitutional because it restricts where a community can dump its solid waste. The New Jersey Cool Legislative Response Solid Waste Management Act re- Accountability, Not Money, Seen as the Major Issue Cliaslc Studio for Tht Wmmtlltld Lmmdrr quires the state's 567 municipalities OFF AND RUNNING...Workmen are laying the foundation for the new Senior citizens Complex on Boynton Avenue in to transport their waste to disposal W'eslfleld which eventually will house 131 residents. The project is being contested in court by the Borough of Garwood, By PAUL J.PEYTON panel, the Education Funding Re- alleging that flooding will result from the project. and processing facilities that are lo- Specially Written fiirVic Westfield Under view Commission, has said the state cated within their county. Last week's release of a report for could pay forthis significant increase Based on this law, Westfield, Scotch funding public schools in the state by abolishing the recently passed in- Plains and Fanwood must send their developed by an education advisory come tax cuts implemented by the Building Proceeds on Second Complex trash to the Union County Resource panel has been met with both criti- Governor, Mrs. Christine Todd Recovery Plant in Railway. cism and cautiousness on the part of Whitman, and the legislature, in ad- Westfield MayorGarlandC. "Bud" local state legislators. The report dition to increasing the state sales tax For Senior Citizens on Boynton Avenue Boothe, Jr. said he cannot support the comes on the heels of a decision by to seven per cent. the New Jersey Supreme Court which lawsuit because, in his opinion, it Assemblyman Richard H. Bagger, would only produce a short term sav- ruled the Quality of Education Act of Much Delayed Project Is Now Expected to Be Completed Sometime Next Year 1990 as unconstitutional because of who represents the 22nd Legislative ings to solid waste disposal when the District which includes Westfield, issue in fact is a long-range problem. the contrived disparity in funding By PAUL J.PEYTON to get state officials to halt the Boothe, Jr. told The Westfield between wealthy and poor districts. Scotch Plains and Fanwood, said at Specially Written fnr The WrxtfieM Leader project. The 131-unitcomplex, He said the Union County Board of least part of the panel's plan closely Leader that the town has fol- Chosen Freeholders and the Union The panel has recommended that Construction on the town's which was expected to be com- lowed the strict guidelines as resembles that of a concept endorsed second senior citizen housing County Utilities Authority have de- the state more than double the amount by New Jersey Associatio n for Public pleted by the end of the year, is directed by the Department of veloped a long-term solution to the of money it spends on education, Schools Coalition which is support- complex on Boynton Avenue nowslatedtobefinishedsome-, JEawtanmental Protection and problem with the opening of the in- estimated at $4.6 billion, to $9.2 bil- ing a large increase in taxes to sup- cinerator. lion by 1999-2000 school year. The continued last week despite the time next year. Energy. COHVHUEDONPAClfO Borough of Garwood's efforts Mayor Garland C. "Bud" He said the developer for the project had to work around a Media Frenzy Over Magazine Comments Representative Robert Franks number of constraints includ- ing wetlands, an adjacent drive- way and parking and water Leads to Demise of Yankee Publicity Executive Has $115,786 War Chest problems. Westfield Man Denies Statements Attributed to Him by New York Publication While He Is Expected to Have an Easy Reelection Bid, Mayor Boothe said state of- Two Real Congressional Horse Races Are Shaping Up ficials have given Westfield By KURT C BAUER goes through school here, and goes to standing behind the story which Kurt "the green light" to proceed Socially Written for The Wettfietd Leader Kennedy High School, and goes to a Anderson, editor of the magazine, By KURT C. BAUER with the construction after they Tensions mark the relations be- Catholic college. I don't know if he said "was based on voluminous notes ing period ended June 30. tween the largely black and Latino Specially Written fi>r The Wtufielil Lemter thoroughly reviewed the com- loses his roots here." of the reporter." This leaves Mr. LoBiondo $39,33 8 communities of the South Bronx and The article furtherallegesMr. Kraft, Then Mr. Ferrer jumped into the Representative Robert D. Franks, on hand, since he is still paying for plaints by the borough and resi- a Republican representing the Sev- the management of the New York who was a college roommate of Mr. simmering political broil calling for enth Congressional District, which the very expensive and vigorous Pri- dents. Yankees. The Bronx Borough Presi- Steinbrenner at Williams, said, "It's the dismissal of Mr. Kraft. "Mr. includes parts of Union, Essex, COHVWEOONPAGtW The project was halted by dent, Fernando Ferrer, says too much like monkeys. Those guys can all go Kraft's remarks reveal to me the rea- Middlesex and Somerset Counties, money was invested in Yankee Sta- up and hang on the rim and crack the son: Bigotry. He's demonstrated his inclement weather and the state dium and subway improvements and including Westfield, Scotch Plains Department of Environmental rim and bend the hoops. It's a con- contempt forthe city's fans and espe- and Fanwood, has raised $37,515 not enough in the community. tinuous maintenance problem," re- cially its fans of color." recently, bringing his fall campaign Protection and Energy in Janu- Attendance is down, since many ferring to area youth playing in the All this uproar caused Mr. Kraft, war chest to $115,786. ary. The agency told the suburbanites, who comprise about basketball courts in Macombs Dam through a spokesman, to deny ever Mr. Franks was first elected to the Westfield Senior Citizen Hous- 85 per cent of the stadium attendees, Park, adjacent to the stadium, an area making any of the statements. "I cat- House of Representatives in 1992, ing Corporation it had not prop- are said to be afraid to attend night the Yankees had refurbished in the egorically deny every having said defeating his main opponent, Leonard erly applied for two permits games and cite inadequate parking. 1970s for neighborhood youths after what was attributed to me. Anyone R. Sendelsky, a Democrat, 132,174 And George M. Steinbrenner, 3rd some protests by the locals. who knows me knows I would never under Fresh Water Wetlands wants to move, even to New Jersey. say that," the spokesman was quoted to 105,761, in a district that is largely Protection Act. Editor's Note: The article, which suburban in nature. Here is the setting for a contro- was almost all taped, has a curious COmi.WEOOHPAGttO In the fall General Election, the It was found the corporation versy waiting to happen. section which states, "Kraft, who was incumbentRepublicanwillfaceMrs. had failed to apply according The interview with Richard Kraft, Steinbrenner's roommate at Williams Taxes Due Monday Karen Carroll, a Democrat from a Weitfield resident and the Yankee's College in the early fifties, suddenly Townresidents are reminded that to state rules with regards to long-time Vice President for Com- Bridgewater. The seat is considered the transition area waiver and asks that the interview not be taped." quarterly taxes are due on Monday, by most political observers to be a munity Relations, inNewYork Maga- Once the recorder was turned off, so August 1. In order to assist resi- safe one for the Republicans. did not meet all the require- zine was conducted in January, but the magazine reports, all the contro- dents, the Tax Collector's Office ments for a permit to alter or not included in the publication's col- versial quotations attributed to Mr. will be open from 7 to 9 p.m. in There are two districts in the state, umns until the July 25th issue, and however, where there are real races remove materials in the area of Kraft were said to ha ve been made by addition toitsregularhoursof 8:30 the whole affair eventually led to his the magazine, which is also said to be expected in the autumn, the Second an open waterway.