Resigns FitzGerald leaves Ethics Commission/3 iEattrhpHtpr Mpralb Friday, Feb. 23,1990 Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm Newsstand Price: 35 Cents r Mall anchor stores George Would Definitely appeal assessments Have Shopped Here. By Alex Qirelli The Board of Tax Review took no a court appeal of the assessments. Manchester Herald action on the appeals and will meet G. Fox and Steiger’s are tentative­ (He Knew A Good Honest Deal When He Sow One!) Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. to con­ ly scheduled to open early next Two anchor stores in the mall in sider the appeals and others month. Buckland have appealed the tax as­ presented Wednesday, Thursday and The mall, called the I^vilions at IMAGINE! YOU'U SAVE «200 sessments plac^ on their mall tonight from 7 p.m. to 8 pjn. in the Buckland Hills, is the second largest properties by the town tax assessor. office of the assessor. taxpayer on the 1989 Grand List The appi^s, from G.Fbx and Betty Sadloski, chairman of the with a total assessment of Steiger’s, were presented to the Board of Tax Review, said today $19,257,720 as of Oct. 1.1989. SONY Board of Tax Review at a meeting that G. Fox representatives said they Wednesday. had more data to submit in connec­ In all, the Grand List increased by 27" Color Stereo tion with their appeal of the assess­ more than $55 million with most of TRINITRON The assessment for G. Fox for ment. the increase coming from the con­ land, buildings and improvements is But Sadloski said the Tax Review struction of the mall and surround­ Console TV $3,973,670. That was the tax value Board must base its decision only on ing development. of the property as of Oct. 1„1989 in the data presented to it, and it must In addition to G. Fox and the view of the assessor’s office. decide Saturday to meet its deadline. Steiger’s, other anchor stores in the m The assessment being appealed That combination of circumstan­ mall include Sage-AIlen, Sears » 5 9 9 by Steiger’s is $2,038,450. ces makes it likely that there will be Roebuck & Co. and D&L Stores. 18 Lb. Heavy Duty __ III Trinitron Microblack’“ picture VURSHIRIIinilDN tube. High technology repro­ Ethics commission rejects Dryer duction circuits. Programmable remote control. *249 conflict case against Irish Rust-resistonl porce­ lain enamel drum Up that Irish owns land adjacent to the Dobkin, a Republican named chair­ to 130 minute timed By Rick Santos cycle Easy to clean Manchester Herald club. man Thursday, abstained because he up-tront lint filter Although the 3-3 vote indicates is a member of the country club. oDDE-100 In a split vote Thursday night, the the ethics panel did not find suffi­ Irish’s vole at the Nov. 21 meet­ 90 DAYS town Ethics Commission decided cient evidence to hear the complaint. ing came a short time after Kudlow Democratic commission member SAME AS CASH not to hold a hearing on the com­ publicly asked him to abstain. tllSl Sol Cohen said “It is regrettable and Cohen also said that Irish’s plaint of a town citizen against Wal­ Wnen you buy any G.E. ap­ with poor judgment that Mr. Irish pliance at Al Sielfert's using lace J. Irish Jr., a Republican mem­ decision to vote shows “disdain, ar­ CiD P IO N E E R voted.” G E C. A F personal charge plan ‘ ber of the town’s Board of Direc­ rogance, and bravado.” However, he tors. The commission must suspect voted against holding a hearing, 6 Disc CD Player The complaint, filed by Seymour evidence of financial gain in order saying that would be inconsistent Kudlow, charged that Irish had a to hear a conflict case. Voting in with a vote he cast involving then conflict of interest when, in Novem­ favor of the failed motion to hear the Mayor Peter P. DiRosa Jr. DiRosa, a ■JBP2? ber, he voted in favor of extending case were Democrats Kenneth Ted- Democrat who is a town director, ■ PDM4iO*249 ■ W Patrick Flynn/Manchester Herald the lease for the Manchester ford and Anne Campbell-Maxwell had voted in favor of a plan to 18 Lb. Heavy Duty 2-times oversampling digital filter, twin D/A converter sys­ tem, anti-resonance concept: Honeycomb chassis, mog- Self-Cleaning CounU7 Club, which operates a golf and unaffiliated member Robert reconsUTict Main Street while he MUSICAL INTERLUDE — Patrick Sullivan, a second-grader at Keeney Street School, as­ Washer* netic-clomp disc stabilizer, ballast base with ceramic sup­ course on town property. Kudlow Franklin. Voting against the motion owned a cleaning business there. sists musician David Darling of Cornwall as he gives a performance at the school Wednes­ ports, random play. Electric Range originally charged Irish had a con­ were Cohen, and Republicans Mary In response to the criticism for flict because he is a member of the Sears and Jonathan Mercier. day. Darling performed for grades kindergarten through two to show them varied music *299 Panasonic *399 country club, and added Thursday Commission member M. Adler Please see IRISH, page 10 forms. Heavy duty extra large ca­ pacity washer. 2 wash/ Deluxe Auto Cook Electric sett-cleaning, outo-clock rinse temperature selec­ controlled oven, one piece tions. unbalanced load Microwave seamless cooktop, Colrod ’ sur­ Safety awareness credited contral system porcelain face units. Kennelly bows out of race enamel cover, lid and basket .w w A aioox *t99 Cook-a-round automatic turntable. By Judd Everhart for lowest road death rate sensor control, more/less doneness • NN5809 controls. The Extended Warranty The Associated Press still being tallied but arc unlikely to R. Curry said. Service Contract Always By John Flesher change significantly, officials said. HARTFORD — Top Connec­ The Associated Press The fatality rate is the most wide­ Costs You Less Here . ticut Democrats, including Gov. “The reduction in traffic deaths ly accepted measure of highway during the 1980s reflects our nation­ William A. O’Neill and the party WASHINGTON — The 1980s safety trends, Curry said. It takes chairman, say U.S. Rep. Barbara al resolve against drunk driving, in­ into account changes in miles driven UP' ended with the lowest annual traffic B. Kennclly’s announcement that creased safety belt use and a from year to year, and even a slight death rate ever, capping a decade in generally heightened awareness of You have Al's she won’t run for governor has which many Americans declared increase or decrease can reflect a no real effect on the race. highway safety,” Transportation difference of thousands of lives. war on drunken driving and began Secretary Samuel K. Skinner said personal guarantee But U.S. Rep. Bruce A. Mor­ using long-ncglcctcd safety belts, Thursday. If last year’s rate were the same rison, who’s challenging O’Neill federal officials say. as in 1980. for example, the number SUPER DISCOUNT CENTER for the Democratic nomination The 1989 fatality rale was 2.2 The death rate probably will con­ EASY TO GET TO: this year, believes Kennelly’s of deaths would have been 69,800 COMING rnOM THE h a h t g o r d deaths per 100 million miles tinue downward in the 1990s, even 445 Hartford Road, Manchester AR( A TAHI I U TO THf N( W instead of 45,500. AL SiEFFERT S decision can only help him. The uavclcd, down from 2.3 the pre­ V/SA 445 HARTFORD RO^ : }»« E IMMISSWAV GE T Of t AT if more miles arc driven, as the The highest fatality rate on record KEENEY ST. EXIT OF 1-384 • TEL. 647-9997 MANCHESTER C T i THF ENE V STMEE T E II? (tj) decision probably closes the door vious year and one-third lower than TAKE ; I EfTS TO Al Sif FEE NT S government expands safety regula­ is 24.1 deaths per 100 million miles on any attempt by state Rep. the 1980 rate of 3.3, the National tions and the automobile industry Mon., Thurs., Fri. 'til 8 p.m. t-384 HARTFORD James R. McCavanagh, D- in 1921, the first year the govern­ 90 days same os cash Highway Traffic Safety Adminisua- makes vehicles more crashworthy, VERNON ment attempted to establish a rate, no payment requtred Tu g s., Wed. 'til 6 • Sat. 'til 5 • Sun. 12 to 5 Mancheslcr, to run for Congress tion reported. officials said. this year. McCavanagh had said Fatalities in 1989 are estimated at NHTSA spokesman Tim Hurd said. “This means that American By 1940, when statistics were more he would consider rutming for 45,500, compared with 47,093 in motorists are less at risk than ever 1 Kcnnclly’s scat if she chose to 1988. Final numbers for last year arc before," NHl'SA adminisuator Jerry run for governor. Plea.se see DEATHS, page 10 Meanwhile, state Rep. Miles S. Rapoport, D-West Hartford, who’s already raised $75,000 an­ Lawmakers to lobby for schools ticipating that Kcnnclly’s seat would open up, says he’s not Manchester, met with members of By Nancy Foley But he said it is very unlikely the convinced that her decision is the Board of Fxlucation as well as problem will be solved by the final. Manchester Herald several town directors at the Lincoln On Thursday, Kennedy, who Center to discuss proposed cuts in Plea.se .see FUNDING, page 10 was widely seen as a candidate Democratic members of the state Education Cost Sharing for governor should O’Neill not The A8»odata<i Pros* Manchester’s legislative delegation Grant.