o >i 01 >~> <c Q z; THE WESTFIELD LEADER ca o •> M S « The Leading and Most Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County RWCi, Fublljhea Secon>ndl CluCt*»i Poatmze 24 Pages—15 Cents (I? ITY-SEVENTH YEAR — NO, 3 it WMtAtld, N7J. •WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20,1976 Every Thursday State Tax Withholding Council Initiates Legislation to Meet To Begin Wednesday The State Treasury with 3 exemp. $1.50 State Mandated Land Use Law Department has what New with 4 exemp. $ .90 Jerseyans will be paying $150. with no exp. $5.20 The new Slate-mandated and Boards of Adjustment. "Master Plan • The verbatim recordings, public under the new state income with 1 exemp. $4.50 municipal land use law will The overall effect will be to Master Plan and the Town's inspection of maps and tax when withholding takes with 2 exemp. $3.90 require several changes in make important changes in land use regulations musl be documents, administrations effect Wednesday. with 3 exemp. «3.50 local procedures but these the means used by towns to reassessed every six years. of oaths, decisions in writing, etc. Failure of the The first six months of with 4 exemp. $2.60 will not be as sweeping as control the use of land. The Fortunately, Westfield withholding July 1 to Dec. $201). with no exp. those in communities with law will have great in- began preparation of a new boards to act within a $6.80 large tracts of undeveloped specified time will con- 31 8 will bo taken out of with 1 exemp. $0.20 fluence on the development land use map last year. The land, according to Mayor of towns with large tracts of stitute approval. paychecks in a four-month with 2 exemp. $5.50 map will be studied by the period, so the rates will be with 3 exemp. Alexander S. Williams vacant land and little formal Planning Board to arrive at "Who serves on the $4.90 planning or zoning proportionally higher to with 4 exemp. $4.30 The first of several or- possible recommendations boards? The specific speed up the collections. $300 with no exp. dinances designed to meet regulation. Westfield does to the Town Council for decisions made by the $10.10 not fit into this category; The (ax rates will nor- with 1 exemp, $9.50 the new State law was in- revision of the zoning or- boards are equal in im- however, important dinance. Public hearings portance to those made by mally be 2 per cent on in- with 2 exemp. $B.8O troduced at the August come up to $20,1*00 a year with 3 exemp. meeting of the Town changes will have to be will beheld. Nothing is more the Town Council, although $8.20 Council; a public hearing made in our present imporlant to the future of the Mayor and Council are and 2.15 per cent over that. with 4 exemp. $7.CO $400 with no exemp. and council action on the methods of controlling land the Town than changes intended to exercise overall To collect six months the $13.40 use in order to comply with rates are increased to II per with 1 exemp. legislation, which deals with adopted by this process. policy control, largely $12.80 the new law. through power of ap- cent and 3.75 per cent with 2 exemp. the makeup, procedures and Zoning requirements have a $12.10 pronounced effect on pointment. The Planning respectively. with 3 exemp. powers of the Zoning Board "A few definitions may be with 4 exemp. $11.50 of Adjustment and Planning properly values and the Board has nine members. $10.90 helpful here. Zoning means . Here are some samples $500 with no exp. Board, will be held Tuesday, the division of a town into over all character of the Ex-officio are Mayor, Town with J exemp. $16.70 Sept. 14. community. Engineer and one coun- based on weekly wages: $16.10 districts according to the with 2 exemp. The town has until Feb. 1 use to which land in each cilman. Six citizens are $100. with no cxp. $3.40 $15.40 "Final Determinations - appointed by the Mayor to with 1 exp. $2.80 with 3 exemp. to meet the requirements of district is now or might be The Planning Board and the with 4exemp. $14.80 four-year terms. withZexemp. $2.20 $14.20. the State regulations. devoted. For example- Board of Adjustment will bo "The general public is residential, commercial, Occupations of present final determination boards. citizen members are: probably unaware that, as industrial, professional, The Board of Ad just muni Motorists Warned to Slow Down of Aug. 1, 1976, the State apartment, etc. Planning is Builder, funeral director, will no longer recommend businessman and ex-mayor, Municipal Land Use Law the determination as to variances as to use to the On Mountain Ave. became effective," Mayor which uses would be most professional planner and Do you recognize this man? Pictured above is a New Council. Applicants will housewife. Jersey State Police composite sketch of a suspect sought Williams said. This law is a suitable from an overall beable to proceed before one Chief James F. Moran has announced today that the in connection with a stabbing and break-and-entry (he sweeping revision of the point of view. Ixjard, in most cases. "The Board of Adjust- Westfield Police Department is conducting a "speeding afternoon of June 30. He is described as a black male be- statute relating to Planning "Here are some of the Administrative Changes - ment has seven members. awareness" program on Mountain Ave. RADAR will be tween the ages of 17 and 19, five feet, six inches tall with a Boards, Master Plans, of- changes mandated by the None is ex-officio and all are utilized in this selective enforcement program. A number of uniform slender build ami a medium dark complexion. The ficial maps, subdivision and new law which will affect requirements are appointed by council to four- Chief Moran said that in view of the two new school suspect is wanted for the stabbing of Miss Josephine site plan approvals, zoning West field: established, including (Continuedonpage4) crossings on Mountain Ave. he felt that the motorist Plasecka of 211 Cacciola PI. who was surprised by an should be made aware and be prepared to slow down intruder when she returned home from grocery shop- while driving on Mountain Ave. during the opening and ping. The Town Council has offered a reward of 1750 for "Asleep at Switch" closing periods of school. The Chief added that this is not information leading to his arrest and conviction. Professionals to Aid United Fund a campaign to issue large numbers of citations, but Information on the suspect may be given in the Westfield rather it is a program to seek voluntary compliance to Police Department, 2HM00O, with offices in (he On Central Ave. Project? Three long-time United speed limits in this area. Municipal Building. "Year after year with creased as was ieared if Fund of Westfield workers Chief Moran stressed that this program is necessary in each approaching election, i Central Ave. was widened," are heading the professional order to provide the maximum safety possible to the have read that council Meeker concluded. division of (he 197G cam- paign. Starting in 1he ncxl pedestrian and motorist alike. School Heads Discuss "T&E" candidates dppose Die "ft would appear" widening of Central Ave.," few weeks, they wilJ be Meeker said, "thai the soliciting the town's nearly Westfield public school state law and development .Jack Meeker, council present third ward council- administrators are at- of school goals. candidate for the t'lird ward 200 laywers, dentists, and men were not vigilant physicians. Westfield School Calendai tending seminars this week Other seminars scheduled said today. "And what enough in protecting the in preparation for the 1976- yesterday included a happens? The very thing The Fund's iegal counsel, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday interests of thai ward. 77 school term which begins workshop on teacher that is being opposed almost Before adoption of (ho Paul R. Williams Jr., is September 1, 2, 3 on Sept. 8 for students in the evaluation and discipline happens! Someone was TOPICSresolutins, the most conducting the lawyer's Workshop for NEW Teachers community. policies and rules conducted asleep at the switch in order recent one being in Oct. campaign. Dr. Sheldon Tuesday, September 7 Laurence F. Greene, by Gary L. Payne, assistant for this 'improvement' to 1975, they should have been Glickmun is administering Workshop for ALL Teachers superintendent of schools, superintendent for in- progress so far without fully aware that said adop- solicitation of the dental began the two-day seminars struction: an "objective profession for the sixth Wednesday, September 8 - Schools Open knowledge of its oc- tion meant that Centra! Ave. yesterday morning with a sharing" workshop for curence." would be widened, Being consecutive year, and Dr. Friday, June 24 - Schools Close conference on the new elementary administrators against the widening of Albert M. Falcone, a past "I want to thank the Town trustee, is directing the "Thorough and Efficient" (Continued on page 4) Central Ave. takes more Council for changing its physician's drive. PUPIL HOLIDAYS mind," Meeker continued, than just saying 'I'm op- September posed.' It takes investiga- Joseph A. McGroarly, Board to Begin Meeting "and responding to its Paul Williams Dr. Sheldon Glickman October 4 - Yom Kippur October citizenry to halt the project. tion, careful consideration general campaign chair- In Its New Elm St.