90th Year, Issue 20 ©1999 .June 11, 1999 Newark, Del. • 50¢ ,Agenda includes IN SPORTS ·Sr. MARK's reservoir WINS STATE By MARY E. .PETZAK BASEBAll NEWARK POST STAFF WR ITER EWARK CITY COUNCIL will hold a public hearing at CR0~1N. N Monday's regular council ------- _.;._.... -. - meeting to discuss possible condem­ nation of the Koelig property on Old Paper Mill Road. IN LIFESTYLE City officials have been negotiat­ ing with the owners of the site to pur­ chase the 112 acre of land for a pos­ sible water storage facility. At the same time, developers Zec­ NEWARK BOY cola Builders Inc/Linden Hill Corpo­ ration were seeking approval from New Castle County to build 229 KNOWS ABOUT homes on the property. An appraisal obtained by the city 'A BUGS during the negotiation indicated an ill'. See KOELIG , 3 ..... 10 Vann · IN THE NEWS heading HIGH-< ~ South? SCHOOL By SHAfiON R. COLE NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER GRADUATES Johnny Vann appears to be resign­ ing as the principal of Christiana High School in order to ~ccept a posi­ SHINE THIS tion at another school in South Car­ olina. WEEK According to three graduating 4 seniors, Vann publicly announced his resignation to the entire senior class during graduation practice on Mon­ INDEX day, June 7. NEWS See VANN, 2 ..... POLICE BLOTTER OPlNION LIFESTYLE Rental permit moratorium goes quietly THE ARTS new permits were issued in January, six times "It's for a residence on New London Road," DIVERSIONS City issues first as many as in an average month. The morato­ said Mayle. "It's not near any other homes so CROSSWORD PUZZLE rium subsequently was approved for a second the issue of whether it's too near another one 60-day period while discussions about rental did not arise." _SPORTS 'student home' ordinances continued in council. Two other persons signed affidavits and PEOPLE NEWS Councilmembers expressed concern that received permits for single-family homes the. city would be deluged with requests when which they say will only be rented to families. OBITUARIES permit the second moratorium expired last weekend. "The ones for 'student homes' are being CLASSIFIEDS According to Newark's Building Director entered separately in the computer," By MARY E. PETZAK Junie Mayle, while there were people seeking explained Mayle. "We issued one other for a permits at the Building Department on Tues­ student rental on Haines Street but that's in an NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER day (Monday was a holiday), there was not an exempted area so the issue of distance is Almost lost in the intense efforts to pass a overwhelming number. moot." new ordinance to restrict student rentals, was "It was about what ~e would have gotten An unlimited number of permits can be the moratorium on new rental permits in a normal week before all the concern start­ issued for student rentals in single-family imposed in Febru~. ed about limiting rentals," said Mayle. homes in exempted areas. Rentals in the "stu­ City council passed a 60-day moratorium By Thursday, June 3, the city had issued its dent home" category must be at least five times the lot width from another such rental. on issuing rental permits on Feb. 1 after 49 first official_"student home" rental permit. 7 99462 00002 3 90th Year, Issue 20 ©1999 June 11, 1999 Newark, Del. • 50¢ THIS WEEK Agenda includes IN SPORTS ST. MARK's reservoir WINS STATE By MARY E. _PETZAK NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER BASEBALL EWARK CITY COU ClL 20 will hold a public hearing at CROWN. _ Monday' regular council meeting to discuss pos ible condem­ nation of the Koelig property on Old Paper Mill Road. IN LIFESTYLE City officials have been negoti<-ll­ ing with the owners of the site to pur­ chase the 112 acre of land for a poe­ ibl e water torage facility. At the ame time, developer Zec­ NEWARK BOY cola Builders Inc/Linden Hili Corpo­ ration were eeking approval from New Castle County to build 229 KNOWS ABOUT home on the property. An apprai al obtained by the city during the negotiation~ indicated an 'ABucs 10 See KOELIG , 3 ...,_ LIFE'. Vann IN THE NEWS heading HIGH South? SCHOOL By SHA~ON R. COlE NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER GRADUATES Johnny Vann appear to be re ign­ ing as the p1incipal of Chri.-tiana High School in order to ;;tccept a posi­ SHINE THIS tion at another school in South Car­ olina. WEEK According to three graduating 4 seniors, Vann publicly announced his re ignation to the entire enior cia s during graduation practice on Mon­ INDEX day, June 7. NEWS 1-7 See VANN , 2 ...,_ POLICE BlOTTER 2 ,- OPINION 8 liFESTYLE 10 Rental permit moratorium goes quietly THE ARTS 11 new permits were issued in January, six time "It's for a residence on New London Road," DIVERSIONS 12 City issues first as many as in an average month. The morato­ said Mayle. "It 's not near any other home o CROSSWORD PUZZlE 13 rium sub equently was approved for a second the i ue of whether it's too near another one 60-day period while discussions about rental did not arise." SPORTS 20-24 'student home' ordinances continued in council. Two other persons igned affidavit and PEOPlE NEWS 18 Councilmembers expressed concern that received permits fo r ingle-family homes the city would be deluged with reque t when which they say will only be rented to familie . OBITUARIES 25-26 permit the second moratorium expired last weekend. "The ones for 'student home ' are being ClASSIFIEDS 29-36 According to Newark's Building Director entered separately in the computer," By MARY E. PETZAK Junie Mayle, while there were people seeking explained Mayle. 'We issued one other for a permits at the Building Department on Tues­ tudent rental on Haines Street but that' in an NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER day (Monday was a holiday), there was not an exempted area o the issue of di tance is Almost lost in the intense efforts to pass a overwhelming number. moot." new ordinance to restrict student rentals, was "It was about what we would have gotten An unlimited number of permits can be the moratorium on new rental permits in a normal week before all the concern start­ issued for student rentals in single-family imposed in February. ed about limiting rentals," said Mayle. homes in exempted areas. Rentals in the "stu­ City council passed a 60-day moratorium By Thursday, June 3, the city had issued its dent home" category must be at least five on issuing rental permits on Feb. 1 after 49 first official "student home" rental permit. times the lot width from another such rental. 7 9 9462 00 002 3 PAGE 2 • NEWARK POST • ju E 11, 1999 Visit us on the Wo rld Wide Web NEWARK PosT ·:· IN THE NEWS Can we help? Offices: The paper's offices are POlleE BRIEFS located conveniently in the Rob­ scott Building, 153 E. Chestnut suspect "why are you doing this?" A 35-year-:oid resident .of J\1cK­ month drug investigation. A search Hill Rd ., Newark, DE 19713. Traffic enforcement The suspect then fled toward the ean Place told Newark. Police lhat revealed 40 grams ·of crack and Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 advisory area of Library Avenue without any sometime hetw~~o 9;30 . p·Jn. on powd~r: cocaine and $130 cash p.m. weekdays. of the victims' property. 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Cost is $15.95 Library Av~nue and Ogletown Road with trafficking in cocaine, posses­ per year to New Castle County and Elkton Road and South College with drug offenses sexual assault sion with intent to deliver cocaine, addresses. To begin a subscrip­ Avenue for red light violations. New Castle County Police arrest­ New Castle County Police tion, simply call. Officers will also be monitoring toll maintaining a dwelling for the di - evasion and truck regulations ed Margaret Pinkney, 46, and Henry responded to the Lexington Green tribution of drugs, destruction of To place a classified: Call 1-800- enforcement on the Christina Park­ Pinkney, 25, of on drug-related community on Sunday, May 30, at evidence, resisting arrest, conspira­ 220-1230 way. charges after the Drug Squad seized about 1 a.m. after receiving a call cy and possession of drug parapher­ To place a display ad: Call 737- nearly a pound of cocaine from their for sexual assault. A 34-year-old nalia. 0724. residence in Simonds Gardens north Newark woman told officers she Attempted robbery, of New Castle on May 17.