Page 2 Thursday, December 7.1995 Town Council Sets Hearing on Ordinance Regarding Assisted Living Facilities By PALL J. PEVTON ing body's Laws and Rules Commit- are accused of "not doing their job." the street is on land which is owned Sprcially Written for The Westfield Leader tee, said such structures are not per- Mr. Corbet noted his studies indi- by the town. TheWestfieldTownCouncil intro- mitted uses in the town'scurrenl Land cate many consistent violators are Town Administrator Edward A. duced an amended version of an ordi- Use Ordinance. The amended ordi- parking in two-hour metered parking Gottko said such a proposal may be nance passed on first reading last nance, if adopted, would allow such spaces in frontof their businesses. He considered as part of next year's capi- month to allow for assisted living structures in the RS-16 zone which is accused the parking officers of not tal budget. The municipal budget is facilities in Westfield. The ordinance for homes having 16,000 square-foot issuing summonses to repeated of- expected to be adopted in March. [will be turned over to the Westfield plots. fenders. First Ward Councilwoman, Mrs. •Planning Board for its review during Assisted living facilities are de- He said the officers have cost the Gail Vernick, noted the town is con- a Special meeting set for Monday, fined in the ordinance as structures town some $500,000 in salaries and sidering assessing property owners •December 18. which provide a "supportive living benefits over the past 11 years. Atone on the street 50 per cent of the cost of Leonid Kodov and • ballerina ! Officials said the council could then environment for the seini-indepen- point, the town had three parking the improvement with the remainder hold a public hearing and vote to dent to frail older adult." Such struc- violation officers. to be paid by town. adopt the ordinance the following tures generally offer private to semi- Third Ward Councilman Gary G. The council introduced an ordi- night, Tuesday, December 19, during private rooms and services. They are Jenkins, Chairman of the Transporta- nance to amend the town's adminis- Leonid Kozlov to Perform the council's final meeting of the licensed and inspected by the state tion, Parking and Traffic Committee, tration code. Among other things, the year. Department of Community Affairs advised Mr. Corbet the Parking Task ordinance deletes job titles which no ' The ordinance was modified from as Class C rooming or boarding Force, appointed by Mayor Garland longer exist and replaces .them with Locally in The Nutcracker the one i ntroduced November 21 with homes, or by the state Department of C. "Bud" Boothe, Jr. last year, will job titles which reflect their employ- "Every little boy and girl has a talent in mance in Westfield as fundraiser for an regard to the definition of assisted Health as assisted living residences. present its report and make sugges- ment in the 1990s. them, and they should be exposed to alternative education program at the high living faci lilies and thedensity which In terms of density, the revised tions regarding how the town should For instance, the welfare director dance, music and art," says Leonid school called Project 79. A visiting edu- cator to the high school fromChelyabinsk, would be allowed within the town ordinance provides for a maximum address problems associated with the title has been changed to the director Kozlov, former principal dancer with both the Russian Bolshoi Theatre Ballet and Russia, Irina Menshenian, arranged for code for such buildings. of 15 residential units for each acre of lack of available parking spaces in of human services. Meter maids have The ordinance comes in response New York City Ballet for a total of 24 Mr. Koslov's appearance. lot area with no more than 77 units the downtown area at the council's been changed to parking violation According to Mr. Kozlov, "The com- to a proposal by Sunrise Corporation years. allowed for such a facility. Last conference meeting this Tuesday, officers while the administrative ser- Mr. Kozlov, who will be performing in munity should support the arts. Sports do !*pf Woodbury to construct such a struc- month's ordinance had a restriction December 12. vices manager will now be referred Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker at the nothing for the brain." ture on the Springfield Avenue site of for 11 dwelling units .per acre of lot Mayor Boothe urged anyone who to, in the ordinance, as the assistant Westfield High School this Saturday, the Westfield Nursery. The proposal, area.. has witnessed repeated parking of- town administrator. December 9, defected from the former In fact, a recent article in The Wilson which is expected to be heard by he In other business, William Jubb fenders to take down license plates Soviet Union in 1979 and now teaches Quarterly cites a University of California board early next year, calls for con- Corbet, Jr. of Colonial Avenue, a numbers and call the town with the Mr. Gottko told The Westfield dance in the United States. study that reveals children's spatial per- struction of a 72-unit, two-story, Vic- memberof the Westfield Area Cham- information so action can be taken. Mr. Kozlov describes his return to ceptions increased 35 per cent after only Leader another area to be addressed, Russiain 1991 with American dancers to torian-style structure. • • ber of Commerce and a former coun- Lossir Arbitsman of Seneca Place within the code, will be town person- eight months of regular piano and voice Fourth Ward Councilman Michael cilman, requested the town replace sold-out performances at the Kremlin training. asked if the town is going to pave nel rules and unemployment guide- Palace. He brought dancers from the Paul E. Panagos, who chairs the govern- itstwoparkingviolationofficerswho "The startling implication is that mu- Sedgewick Avenue. Officials noted lines. Taylor Dance Company, the American sic seems to make us smarter," according Ballet Theatre and the New York City to author of the article and New York Ballet to perform distinctly American Philharmonic solo oboist Joseph works of George Balanchine and Agnes Robinson. De Mille, among others. "I really spend all my life now working "They still remember me there, you with children," says Mr. Kozlov. He has know. But some politicians will never started Kozlov Ballet Academy in smile at me again, says Mr. Kozlov. Westwood. He returned to Russia in 1992. Nearly 110 high school students and Local Art Corporation "It changes so much, every time I am their families will be working on The there," says Mr. Kozlov. "When I first Nutcracker production. defected, they told my mother she would Coordinator for Project 79, Alan Lantis never see me again," he says. says an event like The Nutcracker also (201) 258-9711 The Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. brings about cooperation and encourages The version of The Nutcracker that positive relationships among students, parents and the school, aside from the nally choreographed*by Mr. Kozlov for obvious financial benefits. Mr. Lantis 30 performances by the Australian Ballet said Project 79 will get half the money Beautiful, limited edition watercolor Company in Sydney, during the early raised from the 1,000-seat event. Tickets 1980s, according to Mr. Kozlov. are $15. Also dancing in the Westfield produc- prints of Westfield created and signed tion will be Mr. Koslov's former wife and War Memorial Kiev, Ukraine ballerina, Miss Irina Project 79 is a voluntary-enrollment, by the award-winning artist, Dvorovenko. The 21-year-old Miss 9th- through 12th-grade program with a Dvorovenko has already won top prizes 1 student-to-teacher ratio nearly half that Steve Zazenski. in numerous international competitions of "mainstream" class size, according to for her dancing, according to her profes- Mr. Lantis. Students succeed in a class of sional biography. 14 where perhaps they would not in a Scenery and costumes from the Bolshoi class of 28. Theatre will be used for the one-night Mr. Kozlov will dance the roles of Pictures can be purchased either matted performance, Mr. Kozlov said. Uncle Drosselmeyer and a soldier in The Mr. Kozlov, who became a United Nutcracker, a performance that should and unframed for an affordable $200, States Citizen in 1989, agreed to a perfor- speak to the child in every one of us. or ready to hang in gold-tone, silver- tone, or black metal frames for $300. All framed prints measure 28" x 22". * Internal Medicine Dr. Douglas M. Roth Only 250 of these distinctive Board Certified Internist Train Station lithographs will be produced and can Announces His New Location At: be used to decorate your office, home, or place of business. They also make 189 Elm Street wonderful gifts that last forever. Westfield, NJ (908) 233-2330 For an appointment call (201) 258-9711. Dr. Roth is a provider in the following insurance companies: Aetna Oxford Ins. Co. HMO Blue/CoMed CIGNA First Option Travelers Ins. 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