Aberdeen w ater rates: 4 KHS Class o f ‘28 recalls the w ay it was: 7 How to spot flim -fla m artist: 8 THE Matawan Joint Free Public Library n d epen d en t .65 Main St, I ☆ * * ☆ The Weekly Newspaper h T ^ Vol. 8 No. 50 Wednesday, Oct. 18, 1978 20 Cents M a rlb oro ta kes first action a g a i n s t 9 7 % w a ter ra te h ike By Lee Duigon complained, and at random.” —Testing the quality of the water provided proper soil studies, and as a result, we’ve MARLBORO Although he said he didn’t know what his by the Central Jersey Water Co. had a lot of flooding and even a mudslide or Township officials and residents have role would be in the demonstration, Goldz- —Holding demonstrations to alert poten­ two this year." begun to take action against a 91 percent rate weig said the township would extend “full tial home buyers to the high water rates. According to Goldzweig, the permit was increase imposed last month by the Central cooperation” to the citizens’ group. —Keeping water bill payments in escrow withheld from U.S. Homes because the Jersey Water Co. Goldzweig said he thought the demonstra­ until the Public Utilities Commission author­ developers failed to fulfill an agreement to The utility is owned by U.S. Homes, one of tion might pose a threat to U.S. Homes’ sales izes a rate decrease. restore a wooded tract they disturbed for the the more active developers in Marlboro. in Marlboro and persuade the firm to roll The township yesterday withheld a build­ construction of a sewer line which came out A citizen’s group plans to picket the devel­ back its water rates. ing permit for a U.S. Homes construction near Prince Edward Road. oper’s Route 9 offices this weekend, and the “Losing one sale,” he explained, “would project, Goldzweig said. Although the township’s action was not county health officer has taken samples of cost them more than they’d lose if they came “But it had nothing to do with water,” he directly related to the water rate increase, M unicipal building rises the water provided by the utility, according back with a voluntary rate decrease.” added. “You need a basis to do that, and a the mayor said, construction officials are to M ayor Arthur Goldzweig. The citizens’ committee met last week and price increase authorized by the PU C doesn’t aware of it. MSsonry crews are building the walls for the Aberdeen Township Municipal Building “ The results of the lab tests w ill be discussed possible actions to be' taken give us a basis.” “Obviously,” he said, “this will be in on Church Street near Atlantic Street. It is expected that the building will be available in two or three days,” Goldzweig against U.S. Homes: “I’ve been extremely upset with the way people’s minds when they review plans for completed by late next summer. (Photo by Dave McGrath) said yesterday. “The health officer took —Withholding building permits on the U.S. Homes has been doing construction,” he further construction by U.S. Homes.” samples from a home where the owner had firm’s construction projects in Marlboro. continued. “They haven’t been making the The Central Jersey Water Co. buys its water from the privately owned Gordons Corner Water Co. and resells it to customers. The rate increase, Goldzweig said, fol­ lowed a somewhat lower increase granted to H olm delgate: The case of the 'm issing' tape the Gordons Corner utility by the PUC. “I discussed this with U.S. Homes some By Dave McGrath Popolo said yesterday that a written charged with a criminal offense. He also said that it is not proper for a judge to comment In his letter, Hart also asked Popolo time ago,” he said. “ I told them they should HOLMDEL response to Hart’s questions was being that before the criminal cases were heard, on the record. But he did say that he invites whether the township magistrate is automat­ have fought the Gordons Corner rate A former Republican Club president who drafted and should be sent to him by the end Smith invited attorneys in the court to his attorneys into his chambers before hearings ically reappointed each year and what increase. If they didn’t fight it, they should took a dispute with his neighbor to court has of the week. chambers to go over the cases. contested cases so he can estimate the length measures are taken to monitor his perfor­ have absorbed some of the cost—they should ended up embroiled in a dispute with the Among the questions raised by Hart are Iadanza was unavailable for comment of the trials, enabling him to schedule them mance. have eaten part of it. They have to be aware Township Commitee he helped elect. the exact function of the township prosecutor yesterday, but Municipal Court Clerk Amy better. According to Popolo, a magistrate is of their responsibility to the community.” Calvin Hart, 43 Schanck Rd., has charged in such a case; and whether persons who Halton said that the prosecutor does not take At no time are the merits of the case appointed to a three-year term. Reappoint­ Goldzweig said he thought it was possible that the all-Republican governing body has come to court with an attorney are afforded part in criminal cases in which the discussed by an attorney and the judge, ment is made after the committee consults for public outcry to persuade the PUC to roll ignored his requests to investigate the way special treatment. complainant is not a policeman or township Judge Smith said. with the chief of police, the township back the rate increase. his case was handled in Municipal Court— According to Hart, Prosecutor Eugene official. “Jack Kelly (Perry’s attorney) was there attorney, and the township prosecutor. “We had a similar experience two years and the disappearance of a tape recording of Iadanza took no part in the prosecution of Judge Smith declined to comment on any that day,” Smith said, “and I asked him how ago,” he said, “when the Central Jersey The day after the trial, Hart said, he sent a part of the trial. , Perry, despite the fact that he had been statements he made during the trial, saying long his case was going to take.” Water Co. raised its rates to make up money check for $60 to the Municipal Court to pay The missing tape, Hart says, contains what it lost by misreading the meters. We fought for a transcript of his case. He said he he regards as “highly unprofessional com­ that, and the PUC decided that the utility specifically requested that Smith’s alleged ments” by Municipal Judge Kenneth Smith Shelter won’t house homosexuals would not be allowed to back-bill its cus­ comments at the end of the trial be included. during a trial conducted Aug. 7. tom ers.” He w'as informed 10 days later that the Hart says he was told the tape was m issing Goldzweig said he wondered whether U.S. second portion of his trial was lost. after he had requested a transcript of the Homes was including its own administrative Women's center clarifies function In early September, he went to the costs in the Central Jersey Water Compa­ trial. The former Republican Club president and By Audrey K ratz Councilman Richard Volpe raised the “ I ’m 99 percent sure that no C.O. was Municipal Court, accompanied by a reporter ny’s costs. GOP county committeeman said he had KEYPORT question after receiving an invitation to the issued to the center,” he said. from The Independent, to listen to the tape of Because the PUC allows a utility a 10 charged his neighbor, Jack Perry, with Monmouth County’s first shelter for bat­ shelter’s open house. Bergen also discussed the possibility that the trial. Ms. Halton played the tape machine percent profit, he explained, the developer assault for allegedly attacking Hart’s 14- tered women, which is scheduled to open Volpe also said that a resident asked him children who are housed at the center would containing approximately 5-7 minutes of can win approval for a larger rate increase year-old son, Charles. F rid a y at 10-16 Broad St., has not been issued about the use of the warehouse as a shelter to attend school in Keyport. testimony by Hart. by showing higher costs. Judge Smith dismissed the charge, Hart a certificate of occupancy, according to house homosexuals, alcoholics, battered “If they are living in Keyport,” he said, The trial was recorded on a cassette tape said, after hearing testimony that Charles Marge Heller, director of the Women’s women, and their children. “they are entitled to go to our schools.” which ran out while Hart was being had provoked Perry on several occasions Resource and Survival Center. Volpe and other councilmen said they did According to Ms. Heller, the Women s cross-examined by Perry. A second tape Hazlet seeks before the alleged assault occurred. Although the center had asked Keyport’s not know how the shelter would be used and Center houses a shelter and offices under one machine was activated at the end of the first After dismissing the charge, Hart said, two building inspectors to inspect the shelter, debated the legality of establishing it in a roof. It provides counselling and advocacy tape, but it was malfunctioning, Ms.