*• <\j&£'r* • • •*' THE WESTFIELD LEADER The Leading and Most Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County Second Clus Postage Paid WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1977 Published YEAR — NO. 16 at WeBtnold, N. J. Every Thursday 28 Pages—15 Cente 172 Tenants "at Home" Caps, State Aid Cut May- Result in Loss of 20 Teachers In New Boynton Ave. Complex The "devastating" effects were discussed by School the cap and preserves (as sizes, summer school, of a state-imposed 4.8 Superintendent Laurence F. much as possible) the summer curriculum writing After a decade of percent cap (or increase Greene at a committee-of- present educational workshops, half the present discussion, five years of permitted In the 1978-79 the-whole school board program. The second draft amount for field trips, staff planning and 14 months of school budget), a reduction meeting Tuesday night. proposal would maintain the development fund, and the construction the first of nearly half a million Dr. Green presented a following: operation of the basic educational and extra- tenants moved into West- dollars in state aid andsecond draft of a budget present II schools in the curricular offerings. field's Senior Citizen state-mandated programs proposal which is within district, comparable class The second draft proposal housing facility this week. shows possible reductions in Even though construction the following areas: work has not been com- School Secretaries Settle, reduction of personnel pleted in the building's east equivalent to 20 professional wing, about a dozen senior positions; reductions in citizens are scheduled to be Other Contracts in Progress textbooks and supplies, in residence in the west wing The Board of Education compensatory education, by this evening. To date 57 Wednesday night ratified a pubiic information printing, tenants have selected two-year contract with the use of buildings, equip- apartments and signed Westfield Association of ment, travel expenses and leases, and they will be Educational Secretaries, maintenance of buildings coming into the facility by capping almost a year of and grounds. The second the end of the year. The negotiations with the group draft proposal shows no occupants of the remaining which represents 51 school expansion in the school 'units in the 172-apartment secretaries. program - curricular or building are expected to extra-curricular. move in by the end of The new contract, February. retroactive to July 1 and Dr. Greene explained that continuing until June 30, he presented a first draft of The board of directors of 1979, calls for a new salary a proposed school budget on the Westfleld Senior Citizens guide and an average in- November 7 which exceeded Housing Corp., owner and crease of 71-,. percent the the cap by $600,000. The sponsor of the project, has first year and 7 percent the school board directed him to approved the applications of second year. The hikes will return with a second draft 100 individuals or couples so cost the school system that would not exceed the far, all of them preMnt or $29,695 this year and $28,505 cap and would preserve as former residents of West- next year. The new pact also much ,as possible the field. Mo* of then ap- Ireaewer af Ike Scalar CMMM Corp; Al specified that some present program. plications have alto bam Wtkwakkg Mrs. Rase Mige, first affleUI learnt at Ike Agreed - The Westfleld Association of Educational •n Beyatasi Ave. saalar cWscaa a*JU are, fram left, Jaga, g of Ike eampfea; aai Mrs. Ridge's secretaries work 10 and a Secretaries and the Westfield Board of Education have Westfield has been for- approved by the New Jersey 4Mgfctar, Mrs. Bernard Meraiele. Wclgaaa presented half rather than 10 months, mally notified that the of- Housing Finance Agency, GaH TrlaiMc, editor af the WettfleM Laader, Jcaeafc agreed to »two-year contract (July 1, 1»7T through June UWsack af tka Seats* CKItaas Ward af ln»te«s, Albert etnagf to Mr*. RMge In hanar •* Ike fclstark occasion. (Continued on page 4) 36, 197B) after nearly a year of negotiating. Pictured ficial cap - or state- the supervising agency and mandated increase limit in mortgagee of the project, completing the contract signing are (left to right) Anne Sales and Joanne MUkewiti, secretary and president of the 1978-79 school budget - is and the remainder of the loo 4.8O«4 percent or VW9,67«. are in vartow stages of the WAE8 whkh represent* SI school secretaries; and Hearing Tuesday on Bill Howard Tomlkisan, secretary ot the sctnol tor*. Westfield has been notified •gaauajlartlwlaaartaf They're aMIag tkelr names to th« contract atreaAy that state aid will decrease directafs? G«I«MC. il«M« by Sctwel Baart President Clark S. LetHa. Mr*. in \f!»-r» by »*a»i*i( 1 Protecting Residential Lots £a»es is administrative secretary In the superintendent's on a decraaaa Wl. ' enrollment. invited areaent and former Scheduled for a lots for churches, in one schedule for electrical in- office and Miss Miskewitz is senior secretary at WaatfteM hMtanc* i*nfe restrictive spection* and . iitcr«a«« HfcjftSeJNMa. „-• (Continued on page 4J iMtv at aAsjl WkMKfi ftatktilmam painted memb«ranip on tht •pfllcatle«i If they are wwnnw mwpim • to Mat'that J*a* MMf, an or- Recreation CommfMfon interested. "Th* Cor- restrict conditional utea of dinance been on (he town's from seven to nine, School Budget "Caps" poration will still consider property. Particularly boats in the past, Wesffleld Councilman Thomas preient and former detailed in the zoning code Hall would have . been Pluta remarked on (he residents «f .WaatfiaM, for amendment is the size of prohibited frorh using a parking fee schedule that he A "Disaster" for Westfield occupancy in the initial lots which might be used by Boynton Ave. lot on which it felt conversion of a portion Calling the Stale's Dr Greene asked the other districts, and group even though we have churches, schools and in-has since constructed a of p the attendant lot for stitutions in the residential employee parking could be mandated caps (or limits on - bo;ird: - to explore the feasibility many applications in hand church. of court action questioning from Westfleld parents and zone. The legislation was Several residents ap- preferable to the ex- spending in school budgets i seek citizen support in introduced at last Wed- peared at the meeting, but penditure of what he "a disaster for Weslfielri." urging the legislature to the state law that seems to residents of contiguous and contradict itself by man- other towns, because of our nesday night's meeting of were silent on the issue, estimated at $400,000 for the School Superintendent abolish or amend the cap commitment that people the Town Council. Also scheduled for public purchase and renovation of Laurence F. <ireent' law and to inform the Joint dating a "thorough and who are or have lived in this Councilman John Brady hearing and action tonight the Citgo property across presented a three-point plan Committee on the Public efficient" education for town art* been involved In abstained on the bill are ordinances which would the street on Elm St. Theof action against the caps to Schools of the "grievous each child at (he same time its community live should designed to protect permit motorists to park for abandoned service station the Board of Education at harm to be inflicted upon that the law puts a cap on a half-hour for a nickel in lot has been considered as a West field and other districts spending. (Continued on page 4) CheckkM alaceiaeat af kMelMa tcteafcoM, Mrs. HMge to residential areas because he the board's Nov. 9 public mistedV Jean remand*! «f Saath Ave. Ftowers were feels that the 50 percent the attendant parking lot off new parking lot site meeting at Lincoln School. by tho caps," Dr. Greene's attack on the Schools to Close gift efWestiield Sealer CMataa Cara, aaaN of trastee*. coverage on minimum size Elm St., establish a fee • to recommend that caps, which limit spending Governor Byrne appoint a in school budgets, points out At Noon Wednesday Formation of Council lilue-ribbon panel of that the 1978-79 school legislators, educators and budget will be limited to an Westfield public schools citizens to review the means estimated five percent in- will close at the end of a Of Arts Proposed to provide an equitable plan crease in spending or about $609,000. four-hour session ' Wed- At its November meeting, mission-sponsored Work- for financial aid to poor nesday for the Thanksgiving t the Westfield Recreation shop for the Fine and school districts without "At a recent state con- recess. Classes will resume , Commission expressed Performing Arts, explained impairing the quality of (Continuedonpage5) at the regular hour Monday, unanimous approval of a that the purpose of such a Nov. 21. plan presented by Theodore council would be to en- Citgo Property Schtosberg for the for- courage and support the mation of a local Council of arts in Westfield. "Viewing Purchase on Agenda the Arts. Schlosberg, a the arts both from a cultural music teacher in the and recreational standpoint Action providing for the Westfield public schools, is not a new idea," he said acquisition and develop- and director of the com- (Continued on pacje 4) ment of the Citgo property on Elm St. for a parking lot Hospitals Appeal for Funds is expected to highlight new business at a meeting of the An appeal to Westfielders period. More than half the Town Council at 8:30 p.m. to "give a little more this cost of new and replacemeni Tuesday.