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Chappaqua Journal Serving the Town of New Castle VOLUME 1, Number 6 Chappaqua, N.Y., Thursday, October 2,1980 25 Cents A Copy, $10.00 A Year Town and Moonies argue Cenacle case in court; decision due by Feb. 1 by Barbara Waugh After more than a year of legal maneuvering, hearings, reports, testimony, etc., attorneys for the Unification Church and the Town of New Castle met for a decisive 45 minutes before a state supreme court judge. At issue is the New Castle •\Zoning Board of Appeals decision denying the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (Moonies) a special use permit to fun a- retreat on the former Cenacle property in the far Northern end of the town. Both sides gave their oral arguments before Judge Vincent Gurahian on Friday, Sept. 2«> at a session that lasted less than one hour. According to town attorney Lawrence Dittleman, the verdict will be handed down anytime from two weeks to four months from now. \All we can do is wait,\ he told the Journal. Chappaqua residents form group to watch homes, combat break-ins by Ann Hellmuth A group of Chappaqua residents, alarmed by a recent spate of daylight robberies, have banded together to form an association aimed at keeping watch on each other's homes. \The idea is for us all to help each other and if we see anything suspicious to report it to the police,\ said one of the Zoning Board report organizers, Connie Hayes of Park Place. Mrs. Hayes and another neighbor, Bernice Kagel, held a coffee Monday attended by 22 neighbors to hear tips from Chappaqua Police Chief Frank Comito on how to protect their properties from burglars. Residents from Hamilton Road, Peck Place, Leroy Road MilStcod residents turn out to oppose Con Edison work center Inspecting equipment and getting the heft of a nozzle at the annual Chappaqua Fire Department Inspection, is 2-year old David Hahn, son of ex-Fire Patrol Captain Bob Hahn. Photo by Bernice Jones. More photos onpage 2 'Design for the 80' hearing at school \Design for the 80's\ a proposal ^ to redistribute elementary grades to what the Chappaqua School District's Staff Select Committee and Parent Reaction Group said would minimize the changes in number of students attending a given grade, and maximize the number of special ized programs available to them, received a second airing at the School Board work ses sion, Monday, Sept. 29. „ At the unveiling of the plan on Sept. 22, the previous week, the School Board had turned down the public's request to hear from individual members of the committees. 400 people had come -to the Sept. 22 School Board meeting. But at this Four men join New Castle s\ gets another board meeting second work session meeting, with a handful of residents pres ent, the board reversed its deci sion, and invited public com ment from the committees. Meeting went \wonderfully\ Board President Robert Mattson told Chappaqua Journal on Tuesday, that the meeting \went wonderfully. It provided new please turn to page 3 by Marianne Acito At the New Castle Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 24, members of the Mil lwood Task Force and the Mil lwood Area Residents Assoc. questioned a Con Ed panel of representatives about the com pany's re-application for a per mit to build a workout center in Millwood. The proposed center, known as \Millwood West\ would be built on 2.2 acres zoned for single- family residences. Eugene Albert, real estate appraiser for Con Ed, contends in an affidavit that Con Ed should be allowed a variance on this property because the district to the east is zoned for Retail Business, and to the south for Planned Industrial. He said, \It is also quite appar ent that the area itself has a rather obvious trend towards commercial development.\ Operations base The workout center would be used primarily as a base of oper ations for the Con Ed Technical Services Dept. Three supervi sors and 18 technicians would be i-o ^nonsible for the repair and please turn to page 3 and Leroy Place were invited to attend. Mrs. Hayes said that it was agreed to form a neighborhood association which would be divided into clusters of six to eight homeowners. \That way we can get to know the people in our groups and feel free to ask them to keep a watch on our homes if we have to go out,\ Mrs. Hayes said. The residents^also agreed.to area, listing a homeowner's name, the house number and telephone number. Chief Comito said that because some houses were set back from the road and had no clearly visible house numbers, it was sometimes difficult for his men to locate a home quickly. The police chief told the Journal that the peak times for burglaries are 10a.m. to3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 please turn to page 6 Dog control officer collects hungry Shepherd mother and five pups by Marianane Acito Dog Control Officer Herb Schauss was making his rounds on Deer Creek Road, Monday, Sept. 29, when a female German Shepherd ran toward his car followed by five mongrel pups. Mr. Schauss said he got out of his car and \the mother came up to me. The puppies headed for the woods.\ He thinks the mother, which he describes as \really drawn-out - really skinny\ was looking for food. He said it was easy to coax the dog into his car please turn to page 6 Policemen appointed, promoted; commuter parking, fencing discussed police by Marianne Acito Four\ new policemen were named to the New Castle force* last month. Patrolmen Robert Cassagne, Joseph Cindrich and please turn to page 3 by Rhonda Stearley In a\ marathon appointment session, three New Castle police promotions, two new officers and a deputy attorney were appointed by the Town Board at its meeting Sept. 23. The Board alsp set a public hearing to consider the CSS (garbage) Company's request to offer a trash pick-up exemption for its senior citizen customers. Deputy Supervisor Lois Mit chell officiated, because Super visor Charles G. Banks, Jr. is vacationing. On a strong written recom mendation from New Castle Police Chief Frank Comito, the Board unanimously approved the police department promotions and new officers. The two new of ficers are Joseph Cindrich, of Rye, and Robert Cassagne, of Hicksville. Their appointments were effective Sept. 19, and their salaries $15,719. Mr. Cindrich has served two years on the Rye Police Force and will work on a probationary period for 12 weeks. Mr. Cassagne will complete a three- month training course before he is permanently hired. Promotions included Ptl. please turn to page 2 Dog control officer Herb Schauss collected these 5 puppies, apparently born in the wild to a Shepherd mother who is also a guest of the town. Call the SPCA for yours, before they're all gone.
