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76 110351 10300 IS MB Kate MatttagPcraiit No. 4 Carrier &arte4 Caapfaaaa. N.V. 1*514 CHAPPAQUA LIBRARY 195 S GREELEY AVE CHAPPAQUA , NY 10514 Chappaqua Journal Serving the Town of New Castle VOLUME 2, Number 2 Chappaqua, N.Y., Thursday, September 3,1981 30 Cents A Copy, $12.00 A Year Chamber of Commerce disbands; lack of interest/ blamed by Mark Levine The Chappaqua Chamber of Commerce was disbanded by its executive board on Monday, August 24. President Ron Sivitz, owner of Lickety Split Restaurant said \lack of interest\ was the basic cause. Larry Caso, owner of Squires and a former president noted that attendance and interest problems have been \tradition al.\ Mr. Caso added that he \suffered through it for twenty years\ and could \sympathize with Ron (Sivitz).;; History accomplishments The Chamber's first president was Erik Nicolaysen, father of the present Councilman. Past presidents include Frank Lann- ing, William Carlbach and William Ellman. Mr. Caso believes the Cham ber's main accomplishments were the formation of the Oak Street Parking District and rallying the community to stop the rezoning of the present Town Hall site. The Chamber also participated in the original plans for Chappaqua Day. Competition Competition between merchants was not seen as the source of please turn to page 8 More stringent controls Hearing on new water law, Sept. 8 The Town Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 8, to consider adopting a new law proposed by Town Supervisor Charles Banks which provides for more stringent steps to conserve water, than County guidelines. It also provid es a specific procedure for declaration of a water emergen cy. The new law, Chapter 133, would prohibit public water for a swimming pool with a capacity over 1,000 gallons, unless it was equipped with equipment. Also prohibited would be machines or devices using a constant water flow, and operation of fire hydrants except for fighting fire, unless authorized by the Commiss ioner of Public Works. Under the new law, the Super visor, or in his absence the Commissioner of Public Works would be authorized to declare either a First or Second Level Water Emergency. During a First Level Emergen cy, the following would be prohibited: watering of lawns, except between 9 pm and midnig ht and between 5 am and 8 am; washing of streets, sidewalks, areaways, steps, buildings and structures; filling or flooding of skating rinks or skating areas; serving water to patrons unless specifically requested; operation of car washes unless recirculating equipment is used; and ornament al or display use of public water. In a Second Level Emergency, the following would be prohibited: all uses prohibited during a First Level Emergency; water or sprinkling lawns, gardens, and golf course fairways; washing motor vehicles; filling private swimming pools, regardless of size, except for pools owned by membership clubs or associatio ns, pr pools used exclusively for medical treatment. An Emergency would be in effect until terminated by the Supervisor, or Commissioner of Public Works in the Supervisor's absence, or until terminated by Town Board resolution after a public hearing. N.C., Kisco may help solve each other's different water problems An agreement between tne iowu of New Castle and the Village of Mt. Kisco may help both to solve its water problems. New Castle is trying to raise money for a pumping station the Town needs to meet rising demand for water. Mt. Kisco needs water because of the drought. New Castle Supervisor Charles Banks met with Mt. Kisco Mayor Ferdiand Vetare last week, and they agreed that if New Castle sold water to Mt. Kisco, both would benefit. Mr. Banks said that until now, New Castle has not operated near its capacity-so it can spare the water. But it sees a change in the next decade when multi-family please turn to page 4 Don McBride, new Supt. of Rec; the youngest in Westchester by Eric Thoroman He's the youngest Recreation Superintendent in Westchester County. And, as the replacement for Marty Mucher, who resigned earlier in the summer, he knows he will have \big shoes to fill.\ But Dan McBride, Chappa- qua's new Superintendent of Recreation and Parks, is ready to tackle his job at age 26. I'm organized,\ he said Monday, \and I'd like to see more efficiency in the pro grams.\ \It's a matter of pooling the staff,\ he said, adding that a combination of long-range plan ning plus proper organization of the work force would keep the department running \at a higher please turn to page 6 Ginger Friedman (left) directs Michall Jeffers (center) and Geraldine Kennon (right) in \A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking.\ Play opens Friday, Sept. 11 at the Chappaqua Library Theatre. Messina obstructs informational meeting FAA opposes county airport curfew by Mojave Millier An FAA official has asked the county to table an airport curfew proposal until a study can be made of its economic impact. TheFAAwouldbevery\unenthusiastic about a mandatory curfew\ Associate FAA Administrator William Shea told members of a county legislative committee on August 27, but didn't deny the county's right to impose one as long as it was \nondiscrimi natory.\ Mitchell amused Doran letter Members of John Hand's Community Affairs} Health and Hospitals Committee had gathered to hear and question three federal aviation officials about legality and ramifications of a of a mandatory curfew sought by county residents and legislators. What they, and several dozen by County enacts mandatory curfew On August 31, the Westchester County Board of Legislators voted 16-1 to enact a man datory midnight to seven am curfew. \That was a very funny,\ Lois Mitchell said last week, referring to a letter sent to an area newspaper by Democratic Super visor Candidate Daniel Doran, Mrs. Mitchell's opponent. In the letter, Mr. Doran implied that the reason Mrs. Mitchell received the endorse ment of the Conservative Party was that she is \best friends\ with party chairman Arnold Spurr, while Mr. Doran is only \good friends.\ \It's unfortunate,\ Mrs. Mitch ell said. She said the Conservative Party leaders \would not view it that way\--because it was 12 committee members who decided on the endorsement, not just the 'best friends. members of the press and county heard during the 90 minute meeting-was Legislator John Messina. A vocal foe of airport expansion, Mr. Messina, known for his long emotional speeches, dominated the meeting with a harangue on airport noise 'Friends' theme [of 10th Annual (Community Day \Friends are Special\ is the theme of the 10th Annual Com munity Day, September 19, and participants are encouraged to invite friends and neighbors to join in the festivities. The Day begins at 10:30 am with a Tot Parade. All children bringing a \special friend\ will receive a free American flag. There will be continuous enter tainment from a Bluegrass group. Also dance and exercise demonstrations, field games, contests, giveaways, and the yearly Pie-Baking Contest, and this years' local Town candidates will be the judges. There will be rides, games, food, arts- and crafts, a flea market, a memorial Pig Roast, and on and on! Registration for booth space af- irangue on airport noise. ter September 8 will not be on the Mr.Messinaaltentotelyattacked np * m _. so reeister now b v and apologized for his emotionalism. His targets were the FAA officials, the County Executive and the airport management. He frustrated his colleagues, who tried time and again to steer the meeting back to questioning the please turn to page 8 program-so register now by calling 238-8888. For additional information, call co-chairpersons Beverly Russo, 238-3943, or Mike Rudloph, 238-8580. Anyone who wants to help the Community Day Staff, call Bev Russo. Her husband says, \Most of the work is fun!'' Westchester has an 'air carrier' and not a 'general aviation' airport Dan McBride by Mojave Millier Westchester County Airport is not, as commonly believed, a General Aviation Airport. It is, rather, an Air Carrier Airport. Since the Airport Deregulation Act of 1978, any airport which accepts air carriers, must accept all who apply in a non-discrirninatory manner. Those facts surfaced in discussion with a federal aviation offical following a county legislative committee/meeting with three men from the FAA Washington office. The official was John E. Wesler, Director of the FAA Office of Environment & Energy. Like his two fellow officials, Mr. Wesler has flown from Washington to explain the FAA position on a mandatory airport curfew to members of the Community Affairs, Health and Hospitals Committee and press-and answer questions. Because Legislator John Messina dominated the 90 minute meeting on August 27 with a harangue on please turn to page 7
