Which piece? Small piece of tennis history In the making at Wimbiedon '/ll JianrhpHtrr UmlJi Friday, July 1. 1988 Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm 30 Cents Main St. UWVTCl Site offered project on OtSi gets O K [STR/jf to construct ■ 1-201 project gets funding despite objections — page 3 police station By Nancy Concsiman Manchester Herald The full policy board of the 7 acres located between Capitol Region Council of Go- vemnnents Thursday approved a Taylor and Pafl<erstreets cost increase from $8 million to $15 million for the Main Street By Andrew Yurkovsky reconstruction project after hear-' Lindsay could not be reached and Nancy Concelman ing both proponents and oppo­ for comment this morning. Manchester Herald nents of the project speak. Golas confirmed earlier this ' A tjts annual nneeting, held at week that he represents Lindsay, A 7-acre site between Parker the Manchester Country Oub, but he declined to discuss the and Taylor streets in the nor­ business of his client. CRCOG also voted to approve theast corner of town near the funds for the I-91-I-291 project, Werkhoven, who is on a three- Vernon town line is one area which includes the construction member Board of Directors’ being considered for the location of a four-lane, three-level high­ three-member subcommittee of a new police station, town which is studying municipal way that would connect 1-91 in Director Theunis “Terry” Werk- office space needs, said Tuesday Windsor to 1-84 in Manchester. hoven said today. that he was going to look for other The cost of the 'Main Street The parcel, of which 5 acres are project, estimated in April 1987at vacant parcels in town by search­ usable, is owned by Manchester ing through town maps. $4.8 million, later went up, to resident Albert V. Lindsay, presi­ about $8 million arid is now dent of Land Planning Asso­ He said today the search for estimated at about $15 million. ciates. Inc., a real estate develop­ potential sites would continue CRCOG’s transportation com­ ment firm. It is for sale for $1.5 despite Lindsay’s offer. mittee approved the cost increase million. Werkhoven said. earlier this month. Funds for the The town administration is The parcel is off Tolland looking for potential sites for a project must be appropriated by Turnpike. Both Taylor and new police station ns i the General Assembly. Parker streets intersect with space study of the present head­ More than 15 proponents and Tolland Turnpike. quarters on East Middle Turn­ opponents of the Main Street Lindsay has a special exception pike. Also being considered is the ^ project attended tte meeting, permit that would allow him to partial demolition of the existing including dbwntownunerchants. build office condominiums on the building and an addition to the business owners an^esidents. AP photo site, which is zoned Business II, remaining building to bring floor Speakers oirnsefn the Main ON STRIKE — Submarine builders at workers went on strike at the shipyard Planning Director Mark Pelle­ space to 44,000 square feet. Street and Wtiusor projects were grini said today.. the Electric Boat Division of General after the Metal Trades Council and Werkhoven said Lannan given a two-minute time limit Lindsay said earlier this month thought the Lindsay property was during the public forum portion of Dynamics Corp. walk off the job in management failed to agree on a new he hoped to begin construction of a good location because it’s close the meeting and the number of Groton at midnight. More than 10,000 contract. four office condominium build­ to Interstate 84. speakers from each side was ings and 199 parking spaces on the Assistant Town Manager limited by CRCOG Chairman site next month. But in a letter Steven R. Werbner and Director David Baram. dated June 7 from attorney David Stephen T . Cassano, the subcom­ All of the opponents who spoke Golas to the town, Golas said he mittee’s chairman, would neither on the Main Street reconstruction Sub builders walk out talked about the location with deny nor confirm that the site at questioned the need for a pro­ Manchester Police Chief Robert Parker and Taylor Streets was posed bypass road that would run Lannan and would give the town being considered. along the north-south leg of Striking EB workers want raises, not bonuses first option to buy the property. Cassano said that the adminis­ Purnell Place and accomm^ate “ Mr. Lindsay...would like to tration was looking at available traffic during the reconstruction, ■ give any assistance and prefer­ properties in the north end of scheduled to begin in spring 1990. By Larry Rosenthal take that much to get us back.” ence to the town for this site,” town because of growing develop­ "There is no need for a new Electric Boat wins contract The Associated Press He said workers want the com­ Golas wrote. ment in that area and the bypass road," said Al Lutz of 9 for fast-attack sub — page 8 pany to cut back on it^use of The letter said Lindsay has had availability of land. He said the Stephen St, GR OTON — More than 10,000 part-time workers, euro over­ several offers on the property and space subcommittee may hold its Lutz also criticized the design submarine builders at Electric Groton man who allegedly drove time and offer at least one year would like to begin building the next meeting toward the middle Boat shipyard went on strike his car through police barricades with a wage increase. office condominiums in August if of the month, when cost estimates See M AIN ST., page 10 today after refusing to accept the on the street in front of the plant, The Groton submarine workers the town does not respond. may be ready for a proposal for a company's offer of lump-sum nearly hitting some pickets. voted 4,921-3,140 Thursday to Pellegrini said Lindsay hasn’t new Municipal Building. The bonuses instead of wage in­ State, city and town police were reject the latest contract offer started developing the land, but subcommittee is considering a creases over the next three years. assigned to the strike. Union from Electric Boat, a division of his special exception permit six-story building at the rear of Housing - About 300 pickets chanting officials .said 5,000 blue-collar General Dynamics Corp. ER is won’t expire for another five the parking lot of the existing obscenities marched outside the workers normally report for the one of only two shipyards making years. building. four gates of the giant facility first shift. Company officials nuclear submarines for the Navy, under sunny skies early today. A didn’t know how many people and the only manufacturer of programs defiant roar went up when a stayed off the job today. giant subs capable of carrying the whistle blew, sounding the start The Metal Trades Council Tndent ballistic missile. Alternatives asked of the 7 a.m. shift. ' representing more than half of The shipyard has eight nuclear- get push "W e’re not here to cause the shipyard’s 18,000 workers powered attack submarines and violence. We’re here to get a fair negotiated with the company seven Trident submarines under shake,” said Robert Gordy, a until a half hour before\the construction, officials said. on sewage project By Nancy Concelman steward with Boilermakers Local Manchester Herald midnight deadline before an^ The strike didn’t affect E B ’s 614 and a stril^ captain. Gordy nouncing an impasse. The council , facility in North Kingstown, R.I. By Andrew Yurkovsky tried to keep pickets, who were includes a variety of unions, That facility makes hulls for decision to continue construction Co-cimirmen of the Governor’s and Alex GIrelll walking in a circle outside the including the Boilermakers submarines and employs about after a meeting Wednesday in Blue Hibbon Task Force on Manchester Herald main gate, from brushing up union. 6,000 people. It is the largest which town, state and federal Housing Thursday urged local officials agreed to allow work to against police officers standing No new talks were planned, non-union shipyard in the coun­ leaders to take advantage of The U.S. Army Corps of Engi­ continue on the secondary portion watch nearby. union and company officials said try, union officials said. legislation and p/ograms that neers has a s k ^ the town to of the plant for a 10-day p e ri^ . Groton city police reported two today. Gordy. however, predicted E B offered employees bonuses will help towns avoid the “ tre­ provide cost estimates for alter­ Brunoli will resume work on arrests, one of a man for setting that the strike would be short­ mendous and terrifying" conse­ nate plans for improvements to Tuesday, Town Manager Robert off fireworkers and another of a lived, saying; " It’s not going to See S TR IK E , page 10 quences of ignoring the housing the sewage treatment plant be­ B. Weiss and an employee of the shortage. \ fore it will decide whether to issue firm said today. State Commissioner of Housing a wetlands permit for work that The Corps of Engineers had John F. Papandrea and ArthurT. has already been done, an official issued a cease-and-desist order to Anderson, president of Imagi- from the Corps said Thursday. the town last week for work at the neers Inc., were given distin­ Fiscally, It’s New Yearns Day The official, Richard Roach, secondary part of the plant, guished service awards Thurs­ said that the Corps of Engineers which the Corps said encroached day by CRCOG for their By Alex GIreUI paying their current taxes, a fuil month before Manchester Herald will review the alternatives at a on wetlands.