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Volume 1, Number 47 July 10,1990 .Newsstand Price: & cents Assistant Maqgers Dave Giocolone and Sylvia Avery, and Store Manager Ed Charnock, want to assure Ames customers that the Macedon store is hdre to stay. $6,280,434 ptoposed budget with a 181- 280 vote. ~he-sa*e'!@u@~e% ;had pre- viously been rejected zit tlie s,chool, district's first vote. on May 23. The propased budget was up 7.5 percent from the 1989-90 package and would have resulted in a 15% tax increase. District officials met on Monday, July 2 to discuss the vote res~lts,-with its-new board members in place. After arriving at no decision that night, they agreed to meet again on Thursday (July 5th) .to decide the final outcome. This allowed the board just barely enough time to make their decision, publish their figures and set a new vote, before the August 1 deadline. / After about 20 minutes of public comment froni residents, the regular board meeting began with discussion of the immediate 'issue of how to handle use of - school facilities to . non-profit groups duringcontingency. It was agreed to charge a nominal fee of $1.00 to each non-profit group during contingency. Dr. Pedersen began the discussion on the transportation issue by explaining that undei the ~ current contract with Laidlaw, the district has 3 bus runs to cover 100% of the district. Under the rules of contingency, only three of those (depending on grade levels). since the disfiiit ba~'~urchased a new bus, .which should arrive in ~e~tember, .district representatives met with Laidlaw to request using 6ne of the district buses in place of one of the Laidlaw buses to reduce some^ indebtedness during con- tingency. An answer was not possible from Laidlaw by meeting time, due- to ^ the sudden hospitalization of the main . contact there, according to Dr. Pedersen. It was explained that a reduction of approximately $4 1,000 could be.realized if austerity eliminated bus runs #4 and #5. Huwever, since this money would have been 90% aidable, a deduction of revenue to the district would occur and the taxpayers would fekl that difference, .Board member Dick Reese asked if there was'any way to eliminate certain grade levels from the bus runs, but make room'for some of the smaller children, ' even OP austerity. He was told that austerity means all chiIdren would walk who were inside the 2-3 mile limit (this especially would mean ALL'children in the Gananda development). Reese also asked where cuts could be made that would allow for a teacher position to be reinstated? Dr. Pedersen Continued on Page 3 . . . Application, to Mail at Second-Class Postage Rates is Pending at Walworth, N.Y. Ws Official! Ames Department Store to Remain in Macedon Ending weeks of speculation and rumors, it was announced lat week that Ames Depattment store, located in the West Wayde Plaza on Route 31 in Macedon, dl1 remain open. Customers this week were greeted at the door and handed a shekt of paper stating that the store is, indeid, here to stay. \We were all in suspense,\ was the comment -of Ames Department Store manager, Ed Charnock. Ed, who has managed the Macedon store for the past two years, has been with the company for over 13 years. Ames filed Chapter 1 1 - Bankruptcy in June and the fate of the store remained in question until late June. On June 23, Ames began the pro- cess of closing a substantial number of stores. The closings were part of a reorganization plan to reduce losses and positi~~ the company to serve their I customers in the future. Bill Roberts, public relations manager, was contacted at the company's home office and confirmed the depart- ment .stQre chain's commitment to the area. \The-Macedon st&k the kind of location ,where we're going to continue in service. Presently we're running Gananda Secondary Students Gananda's Sports Boosters are host- ing four activity nights for the com- munity's youth in the graduating classes of 1990-1997. The events are planned at the Middle School/ High School for the Friday evenings of July 13 and 27. Another is scheduled for Friday, August 10 at the .Gananda Community Pool. As per agreement withthe district's school board, the gymnasium and fields will be open to middle school students from 6:00 - 8:00, p.m. for basketball, volleyball, table tennis and softball. A $1.00 admission fee will be charged and snacks will be available for purchase. High school students will be admit- ted immediately following the 6:00 - 8:OOp.m. session for exclusive use of the facilities from 8:b- 11:OO p.m. The admission fee is $1 .SO and snacks will be sold. ' High school students can also attend. the August 10 Activity Night' at the ~ananda Community Pool from 8:OO - 11:00 p.m. The Sports Boosters Club has reserved the swimming pool and has secured a life guard for the evening event. Admission is $1 SO. The Gananda Boosters Club has recently organized with Xathleen All@? serving as president. The activity nights are the .first in a series of events the boosters have planned for Gananda's youth and forthe support of the district's - athletic prograh. The next meet& is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 17 at the home of David andisusan Lombard on 1542 Bluestem Court, Walworth, New York. ~e&dents interested in partici- , p~ting.are. jnvited to attend. , , .. inventory clearance to make room for the new merchandise that will be arriving shortly,\ said Roberts. Two hundred twenty one stores are presently slated to close, leaving Ames with 458 stores nationwide. Only four stores. in New York State are closing, one in ~atavia, one in Ithaca and two stores in Syracuse. The Macedon store has been open for twelve years and presently employs over forty people. Charnock stated that the store is here to stay and that he wants to get. that message out to Ames customers. Spraying for Festival The Walworth Town Board unani- mously approved a $2,000 expenditure ' for a4reworks display at the'walworth Festival in the Park to be held July 21st at Ginegaw Park. ~fter much discussion the boarc@oted to have the park sprayed for mosq~itos the night before the event. The only dissenting vote was cast by Walworth Town Board member Bob Plant. \I know that the spraying is necessary; it's just that I am opposed to using chemicals to solve the problem,\ said Plant later. He stated that he hoped a biological or natural method of mos- quito control could be investigated for next year's Festival. hother board action:. several resi- dents complained about escalating gar- bage bills. Walworth Supenhsor Frank ~uelli stated that he had been notified of a~20% increase as a customer over at Blue Heron Hills Restaurant, where he is manager. He went on to say that he had discussions with D & L Disposal, out of Newark, about possibly working . up a quote for Walworth residents. Presently, Wayne Disposal and other companies run by Val Ruoff, service the area. Guelli suggested that perhaps the town should look at franchising garbage disp.osa1 services in the town. The issue was set aside until the next board meeting. The town board unanimously ap- proved and extended the terms of both publications serving a$ \legal news- .papersw for the town. The \TIMES\ and The \Wayne County Mail\ will continue in that positio'n until a fmal decision on a single~newspaper is reached after -January 1, 199 1%. The sum of $2895 was-unanimously authorized for the purchase of a new voting machine. - Upon Councilman Bob Plant's sug- gestion, the- board unanimously-passed a resolution rejecting ~dw~rths parti- . cipation in the Wayne County Water Authority. \I don't feel the Wajme - County. Water Authority will be of *,. benefit to Walworth,\ said I?l&t. The ' board discussed leaving the option open :I for future dealings with the Authoriiy. . ,.. , ,Continued qn -Page 8,.. . . .'
