Residents Decry Parking Fee Hike

Residents Decry Parking Fee Hike

SUMMIT Serving Summit Since 1889 VOL. 92, NO. 23, COPYRIGHT, 1980.SUMMIT HERALD U.S.P.S. 525-700 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1980 273-4000 $10 A YEAR 25,! Ufrs. Carney Upheld All Day Lou Would Go Up $1 News Briefs By State Over Tenure A decision last week by New Jersey Commissioner of Education Fred G. Burke has upheld the ease of Teacher Of Summit Joyce Carney versus the Summit Board Residents Decry of Education. STA Votes to Stay In his ruling, which seconds an earlier The Summit Taxpayers' Association is decision by a state administrative still in business. By a better than 2 to 1 judge Burke has orderd the Summit ad- vote last Monday night, the group voted ministration to reemploy Mrs. Carney as not to dissolve. An internal quarrel a fully tenured teacher in the city's Parking Fee Hike almost brought the fiscal watchdog to an school system. untimely end. According to STA President, Dr. Lucia Bogumii, the Mrs. Carney was a full-time, per- by Lucy Meyer manent fifth grade teacher at Lincoln "We have tremendous usage by com- association has many new plans and she There were protests at Common muters, workers, merchants and said she was happy the membership School for three years but in 1978, as an untenured teacher, her contract was not Council Tuesday night after an or- shoppers. We aren't going to make all voted not to disband. The new directors dinance was introduced raising the four groups happy, but we will try to be were named Monday night, Russell renewed. Six months later, however, she was again employed at Lincoln, between parking fees in all-day lots. The hearing as fair as possible." Hulsizer and Mrs. Dorothy Rossner. will be November 5. 15 Minutes Free About 60 persons were on hand Monday January and June of 1979, as a per- manent substitute in a fifth grade Charles Wittmann, M.D., chairman of The traffic ordinance will mean new night. the Board of Directors of the Summit meters will be installed in the Central No Names Needed previously taught by Erna Pitts who had moved away. Medical Group, said 150 people from his Business District for one-hour parking, organization parked in local lots. "The According to Police Chief Frank Mrs. Carney, who has been and the two Park and Shop lots on Formichella, residents who notice fee raise being contemplated is con- DeForest, where there are attendants, represented by the Clifton law firm of siderable and will cause difficulty to our suspicious cars or persons near their Goldberg and Simon, contended that the will have the first 15 minutes free. "This homes and wish to report such activity to employees. <k>ing from 50 cents to $1.50 is for one-stop shopping. Then the first time spent as a permanent substitute a day we find extravagent." the Police.Department, do NOT have to had earned her the right of tenure, hour will be ten cents, the second 25 give their names when they make a Disagreeing with Common Council's cents, the third 50 cents, four $1 and so on report. The chief said it was enough for (Continued on Page 2) reasoning for raising them, (to match until it becomes $5.00 for ten hours," the Police to receive the call and they that charged in the tier-parking garage) Mrs. Whitman said. will make an investigation. No.name is he noted that the garage had its spaces On Bank street, parking will be for one needed. It seems some residents were Five Month reserved. The Medical Group workers hour from 8 a.m. to ", p.m. at 10 cents am: afraid to give their names if they had to come early to get a space at the on Maple street between Springfield reported some suspicious activity. Grand Union lot, and it was not covered avenue and Union place. Bui Oakland "Civilian tips are important to our CIBA-Geigy as most of the garage was. place will have two hour parking for the work", the Chief said. "We don't need . "The garage is all-rented out, and so same hours, on the north side from the tipper's name." there doesn't seem to be a problem with Maple to Elm street. Requiem for a House Strike Ends filling it. These are valid points for not Parking on Springfield avenue bet- The old Barrett House, the group home by Lucy Meyer raising rates in the Grand Union and ween Kent place blvd. and Irving place for "status offender" girls (runaways, There was almost a spirit of other workers' lots," he said. will become one hour between 8a.m. and truants, etc.) on Oak Ridge avenue, will celebration at CIBA-GEIGY Cor- Mrs. Norma Monty refuted Coun- 6 p.m. go up for sale in the very near future. poration on Monday when strikers went cilman Alfred Schretter's suggestion The municipal parking lot on Morris Closed down since mid-August, the back to work after five months of that Medical Group employees should and Lafayette avenues will be house had served a total of 50 girls. picketing. use the railroad commuter parking lot eliminated as a city metered lot. Changing state requirements forced The strike began April 16, the longest as it was so underused spaces were "The C.B.D. shopper parking will be upon the facility, left Barrett House with SO NICE TO SEE YOU — A United Way clown, Ken Ilerr of New Providence, gets a big in the history of the company, and ended being rented to ah automobile company uniformly 10 cents an hour as soon as the no other way to go but to close. Seems a kiss from daughter, Amy. at the annual United Way pet show held last Saturday in ;ft*. with the "union members averaging to park cars. meters can be changed this year and , Village Shopping Center. Sponsored by the Junior Forthnighliy Club, the annual $ho»'t, - shame to have such a positive facility go approximately $53 per year more than "Nurses have to work late, and we do next," Mrs. Whitman said, as 102 meters, down the drain. first place winners included "Princess", pet rabbit owned by Scott Pax; Honey, a guinea the company's offer on April 15. will be replaced for shoppers. ' pig, owned by Jialtie Joy Mnyes; Sasha, a puppy, owned by Richard Krufenat; Coco, a not think it is safe to walk at night to the We Get Another Change "It has been a long strike, and we are railroad lot from the Medical Group." The railroad lots for commuters will small dog, owned by Daryl Fornuff; Coco, a medium dog, owned by Gigi Cronin; Peter, a glad it is over," said Fred Ott, head of "Group Homes for the Retarded" w.ll short-haired cat, owned by Renee Pryer, and Bandit, a snake, owned by Frank Bosley. Dr. Murray Ross, Council president, be cheaper, between 75 cents and $1 a be the subject of an adult forum at the International Chemical Workers pointed out the Grand Union lot, and day. Calvary Episcopal Church on Sunday, Local 9. "A small band"of people took on other workers' lots, were not charging October 12 at 10 a.m. Mrs. Palsy a giant. It was very difficult. A lot of enough. "The meters are for 12 hours at Shillingburg, vice-chairman of the State School Closing Debated people got hurt morteywise during the 50 cents, and that is not five cents an Board of Institutional Trustees, will almost six months we were out, but you hour. We are sympathetic to the working Tier Parking Garage speak on "Our House", a non-profit have to stand up for your rights. We did individual who is suddenly faced with a corporation to create group homes in get some of the things we wanted, and $5 a week increase in expenses, but- to Open October '22 Summit and surrounding communities Board Adopts Criteria the company got some of the things they Common Council must look at hard for mentally retarded,adults. Residents wanted." facts. It we do not raise the workers' Dedication of the parking garage will of the homes will be gainfully employed By Anne Cooper declining enrollment. The Board has set He pointed out there was no violence, lots, many of those who toe* leases will be October 22. The plaque will read: City (Continued on Cage 2) A criteria list for deciding how to close December, 1980 as the target date for a and nobody was arrested during the not renew but go back to the lots." he of Summit Parking Garage. Dedicated another Summit elementary school was decision on which of Summit's six strike. One man was injured at the said. November 1980. adopted by the Board of Education at a •elementary schools will next be closed, beginning by a truck going out the gate, - Then on the brass plate will be the City's Leaf Collection special meeting Tuesday night. joining Roosevelt School in East Summit but that was all. Then the streets would be crowded names of:' Mayor James E. Lovett, With the exception of one added item which was shut down in June, 1979. "W, hat is significant is that the vote on with not enough spaces for shopper Common President Dr. Murray M. Ross To Begin on Monday and a few word changes, the list is The predominance of Wilson and Friday was a voice vote and not nearly parking. "And we would have a $2 and Common Council members: essentially the same as the one Washington parents in the audience as overwhelming as last April.

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