Fociis for special hos u ao a- O H O 00 rozico County "Leader Newspapers M VOL.S8NO.03 ' SPRINGFIELD, N7J.,THURSDAY,NOVEMBERM984—2 + Two sections I rCO; ' seats 33 By MARK YABL0NSKY defeated ' Republican . candidates mer Men's Group president, was the phasized a strong desire to improve whom saw their property tax rates certain that they didn't want Democrats Sy Mullman and Stanley Fink and Howard Massler, top vote-getter with a total of 2,286, the quality of township recreational increase by a third. Pointing to a revaluation every three years." William Welsch, in one of the closest • and will • replace outgoing, in- while Mullman. was' second with programs. "We ran a campaign as suggestion by some Republicans With the. exception of races fqr township races in nearly a decade, cumbents William Clerl and Stanley 2,126. Fink and Massler, who cited a gentlemen. The people of Springfield that more frequent revaluations county clerk • and the U.S.- were both elected to the Springfield Kaish on the five-member governing platform of "sound management knew we ran a clean campaign. would impose less of a financial congressional seat, in the 7th body on New Year!s Day. The yic- practices within municipal gover- Township Committee by voters on 1 Theybrought'us in as winners. It's strain' on town residents, -the. District, the township leaned toward Tuesday, ... —torjrensurerthe Democrats a 3-2 nment,'. registered,2,039 and 1,957,__ -just the greatest day of our lives." Democrats contended otherwise, a Democratic candidates, showing —The—two—running—mates,—who —majorlty-for-atleastariother..year.. - -te.specHveJy^ ^W!ld^dd -point-spme-feel-may-have-playedia— preference, for the Union County "We ran a clean campaign," said p campaigned on the platform of Welsch, the associate reglstrarat Wclach,-who along with Mullman, key role in the final tallies. Freeholder slate of incumbents preserving "balanced government," Montclair State College and a for- a joyous Mullman, who has em- • "I guess the people of Springfield Michael 'J.'Lapolla.andBEianJEahey,- -••11 < •- H » fyHMt • received a three-year term in office. 1) "There .was a clear choice and the. were-not upset about the possibility ' and., former .freeholder • Gerald • people of Springfield made it. We'll • of . a,". Boys-'•'Club coming to Green, as well as incumbent county do our best and that's all. we Springfield," said Cieri,-who is Sheriff Ralph Froehllch. ". •• .'•- promised." • • concluding his ninth year in office, Despite earlier predictions of a "And apparently, they were happy. low turnout due at least partly to «ith the Democratic leadership.ov.er_ Recount seen inclementr-weather oarlier-in-the— the past 15-yearSr-I-m-absolutely-, day, nearly half of the-township's registered voters cast ballots. In all, in county race 4, !SR people turned out from a list of Township totals 8,l!%, n figure of 48.8 percent. ByMARKHAVILAND _'.' . As of press time, approximately Township committee-' A narrow margin of VictoryTor the . three • incumbent freeholders, and 100 absentee ballots had-not yetbeen Stan Fink (R)..:. '2,019 received, but they wore not expected -the- impounding of an . polling Howard Massler (R) 1,957 to change the outcome of the elec- Machine in Plainfield, has led ^Sy Mullman (D) 2,126 tion Republican county chairman K- William WelschJD) 2,286 With the final- victory margin Alfonso Pis'ano to promise a recount. being only' 247 and 169 for Wolsch Board of freeholders The unofficial vote totals showed and Mullman, respectively, somer Republican freeholder chairman "Democrats pointed toward the ^ Brian Fahey (D) 2,084 Paul O'Keeffe of Plainfield with township's 14th. district as a key Gerald Green <D) 1,994 53,954 votes, incumbent Democrat determinant in.the outcome of what ^ Michael Lapolla (D) , 2,092 Brian Fahey of Westfield, 53,939; had become a heated race for • PaulO'KeeffefR) 1,910 Michael Lapolla of Elizabeth, control of the governing body. Edmund Palmieri (R) 1,864 53,367; Edmund Palmier! of Consisting, of the upper, portion of Janet Whitman (R) 1,839 Elizabeth, 53,293, Janet Whitman of town, including Tree Top Drive and Summit, 53,210; and Gerald Green, Skylark Road, the former portion of County clerk 41183 — — the old 1 Hh District provided the.two r In other races, incumbent Union candidates with pluralities of~5!rnW V Walter Haipin(R) 2,292 County Sheriff Ralph Froehllch of 54 votes The district lies close to.a ' JohnFemiafDr. 1,578 Elizabeth, a Democrat, beat out portion or the Houdaille Quarry that Republican challenger John Truhe, has undergone amphitheater County sheriff the Union Township police chief. grading by state^hircd contractors i> Ralph Froohlich (D) 2,015 Incumbent county clerk Walter us part of an earlier agreement with . JohrrTruhe (R) . „ 1,912 Halpm of Fanwood was elected to the county,;a topic that arose as a another term overchallenger John campaign Issue ^n several oc- 7th Congressional emiaorOlurk. ^ casions ' „.•••'..• y. In the 7th District Congressional Also discussed during, the cam- ... District race, Matthew J Rinaldo, a paign was. the subject of Juno Fischer (D). 1,037 Republican, easily won his eighth saw both mer Springfield^reoent-tax revaluation— -ix-Matthew Rinaldo (R) ,3,174 lerm in office over his challenger, tallies in the which reflected heavily on u> rlonnlos overall winner Democrat June Fischer of Scotch •backgfoundlhow the final figures residential home owners, some .6! .A Plains \ Freeholders say no plans for amphitheater —ByJHARK-HAVILAND- Fahey_said- last_week_that_he_ -turned_over_the land to the_slate- Gounty-counsel-Robert Doherty--havo-toTbosufficiently amplified to fold The township ot Springfield is_ Union County officials and visited the 33-acro site, which is off Department- of Transportation, said the.proposed site of the am- cover the,highway, noise Shp said not the sort of town an amphitheater freeholders sought to reassure Route 78, and "personally observed which purchased it as a site to store phithcater, the southern tractioLtKe—thatlJocal .Republican politicians is suited for " Springfield residents last week that the work being done" the fill that resultod from the con- quarry, has not been graded, The -were tryingjo. placate the residents Marshall said the land should be there were no plans to build an "Before this_meeting, the county struction of the final 5-mile stretch site they are grading is north of the . until after Election Day, and that developed as parkland, because the outdoor amphitheater at the manager was advised that the of Route 78 proposed amphitheater site, he said., grading would continue after that county's existing parks are already "We have rib control over our own Houdaille Quarry there, but some contractor had finished 99 percent of But Springfield resident- Marilyn: . date. •'.; swelled to capacity since Union residents are. apparently still-not—the.gr.adlng^-he stated 30 acres until the state DOT turns it Schneider, a spokesman for a grass ".". "Even the proposal said there County is densely populated satisfied ArmancLEiorlettl, director of the over when the highway work is roots organization there, Springfield would be roqk concerts there," "If it is properly thought out you Freeholder Brian Fahey of county's engineering and planning "done," Fiorletti said Citizens Organized'-to Protect the Schneider said. "There is no way a can reach the needs of a large Westfield sponsored a resolution, department, explained that the "They represent to me that that Environment. (SCOPE), was - not symphonic orchestra can be self number of people," Marshall said which was unanimously passed, county doesjiot have any control of they're almost finished with the satisfied with the county officials' • sustaining." : .... "It is the kind of issue which could grading," FiorletlT explained - "We do not have faith in the very easily divide the town which reaffirmed that the county the land at this time Fiorlctti said explanation. ; . would not take steps to build the the county expects to have the land "They have stockpiled materials on _ "We'ro finding it harder to find county freeholders," Schneider said politically," he added amphitheater without discussing the returned to them, but will only own the area which will be our property anyone who's not opposed to the idea "I'd. love to believe the freeholders, Q In other business, the matter flrst_with_Springf!eld of- 30 of the 100 acres at the site_ They have a use of it until the site is ofan amphitheater," Schneider tol,du but their actipre speak louder than freeholder board tabled for a second ficials.- Several years ago, "the"county finished " — "thlfboard last week. ' -their;words.'.' . ' -time a resolution sponsored byo nne saia monaay mm u Teport^—Another—Springfield- resident- -Fahey—that—would prevent- any * prepared in lOBlgav^nplndlcatlon—Marc—Marshall^—voiced his ob- freeholder from serving on-a board- that the drafters of the report even jections to the proposed am- -created advisory body for a period Haunted house just for kids knew tho area proposed• ••-•••••for th• e phitheater at last week's meeting, up until one year after they left ; amphitheater was in a residential but was .satisfied with the elected office Rumors have cir- ByMARKYABLONSKY years, Dempsey's house Is at- tape recbrders playing background area The amphitheater was ''.assurances' of county officials culated that Republican Freeholder Imagine crossing a moat filled tracting the kind of numbers that noises in the first year of opeiation, originalluntsiiiuny suggestesuggusiudu aiss na sitaiu.e- fomri a« Schnoidor' said Marshall does not G Richard Malgran is a possible with Java by way of a suspension used to turn out every year, and with the Dompsey network has grown to symphony, but.Schneider said rock_l necessarily represent the views of candidate as attorney for the County bridge comprised of ropo and good-reason His property and the include fog, stunning lighting ef- bands would play there and that SCOPE.