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rHAPPAOOA LIBRARY i95 S ^ ELE - lNlV 1.0514 C Rate MaitegPeraiU No. 4 Carrier Sorted Caapfaqwa. N.Y. lo5U 343 _ Chappaqua Journal Serving the Town of New Castle VOLUME 2, Number 4 Chappaqua, N.Y., Thursday, September 24,1981 30 Cents A Copy, $12.00 A Year Garbage law plan changed by Nancy McCann A provision requiring local mer chants to lock up dumpsters at night was removed from the proposed garbage law at a work session of the New Castle Town Board on Sept. 15. The revised proposal will require merchants to keep bins closed, clean, in good repair and posted against unauthorized dumping. A public hearing will be scheduled at the next Town Board meeting on Sept. 22. \It remains to be seen if the new proposal will work,'' said New Castle Supervisor Charles Banks. To insure compliance spot checks of dumpsters will be made by the Town's zoning enforcement officer. Merchant Ron Sivitz has agreed to encour age compliance among the mer chant community, said the please turn to page 2 School lunch price up by Nancy McCann A 20 percent increase in the price of lunches, and a plan to increase lunch sales by offering a larger menu, was approved by the Chappaqua School Board at its Sept. 14 meeting. Cuts in Federal aid created the price hike, said Superintendent Bernard Haake. Over the past few years the lunch program hasn't been breaking even and to supple ment the cost, the District has been drawing on a fund reserve made several years ago, he reported. The fund is almost depleted. The District hopes to increase please turn to page 10 Town Club offers RR plan by Nancy McCann The New Castle Town Club has offered a compromise between the proposed Conrail station platform designs recommended by the Town and the MTA. A report by Town Club Trans portation Committee Chairman Norman Zivin, recommends the construction of one side plat form, favored by the Town, and one center, preferred by the MTA. The proposals both have ad vantages and disadvantages, said Mr. Zivin. The Town Club's recommendation is a \possible alternative.\ With dual platforms, commu ters would have to climb stairs only in the morning--\a particu lar advantage for the elderly and handicapped'', stated the report. It also noted other advantages: easy commuter transfer to trains traveling in the same direction and the elimination of a chainlink fence separating the parking lot and the tracks. Disadvantages cited include the added expense of dual plat forms and increased traffic because Chappaqua is a transfer point. Lack of access to the new park- please turn to page 11 MTA to publicize 3rd rail hazards STRAWBERRY GLAZE, was Laura Battaglia, 10, and Amy Karlin's, age 9, entry in the Chappaqua Neighbors Club pie-baking contest at the Chappaqua Community Day. The judges were all candidates in the town election. Winners were: 1st prize, Debbie and Barbara Porter (black bottom pie); 2nd, Maureen Kelley (peachy pecan); and 3rd, Sally Harr (plum tart). Photo by Diane Cashion. See more of her Community Day pictures in this issue. by Dave Sheingold New Castle- When Peter Stangl was 17 he used to play with a f risbee near subway tracks in New York City. If the frisbee landed among them, \I would just jump down and get it and jump back up, not thinking about the (electrified) third rail.\ Now the President of 'the Metro politan Transportation Author ity's Metro North Commuter Rail Division, he is actively 56 con do development is offered to Plan Board by Nancy McCann A revised proposal for the con struction of 56 units of multifam- ily housing on property on Route 100 was submitted by developers Mark Gerber and Stan Joseph at the Planning Board meeting on Sept. 15. A previous proposal to subdi vide the 17 acre property for a two stage development was' thrown out by the partners at the Sept. 1. Planning Board meeting because the county will not install a sewer line up Route 100 for at least seven years, they said. With the sewer, the prop erty could support up to 125 homes. \If I see sewers chugging down the road in seven years I may have a regret or two, but hopefully I will be able to absorb the shock,\ of having accepted only 56 units, Mr. Gerber as serted. The partners said they tried to. use the site's full density poten tial in the discarded plan, but the concept was \difficult for the Board to cope with,\ explained Mr. Joseph. The proposal called for a two- lot subdivision with a two-phase construction. A 56 unit develop ment serviced by septic tanks would have been built on one half please turn to page 11 publicizing third rail dangers as part of the MTA's plan to convert the Upper Harlem ConRail Line from diesel to electic power. Teens, children and adults all cross the Upper Harlem Line Conrail railroad tracks in Chappa qua, Pleasantville, and Mt. Pleasant as a-normal part of getting, around town. But by mid-1984 they will have tc stay away \and far away,\ from the tracks warned Westchester County Commissioner of Trans portation Raleigh D'Adamo, because by then the MTA plans to be finished. Mr. D'Adamo and Mr. Stangl made their comments at a meeting in New Castle Town Hall, Thurs., Sept. 17 to organize the MTA's program to teach people about the dangers of electrocution by the third rail. Speaking to about 25 representa- please turn to page 12 \Night's Dream\ tryouts held 6 in the morning is not too early to rise for busy Westchester Arts Council volunteer Joyce Greene by Jackie Friedlander \Call me at 6 a.m., \JoyceGreene of Chappaqua says. \Getting'up early makes two days in one.\ She needs both days, for her activities as an interior de corator, pilot, athlete, and Council for the Arts in Westchester Benefit Committee Member--where, with 70 others, she is working to or ganize the 1981 Gala, \Dance: A Celebration,\ at the SUNY- Purchase Art Center, 8:30 Sat. Sept. 26. \About one third of the women have full-time jobs,\ she says, including the President, Kather- ine Niles of Armonk, Director of the Art Program at Pepsico, where she has worked for 12 years. \Even when people work, they still need time to eat, and in the same way they still need cul ture,\ Mrs. Greene explains. \They want to be able to get it here, without going to New York. The Council has grown tre mendously over the past ten ' years.\ ' ' From about 100 contributors, the number has risen to 1,000- including individuals, corpora tions and government agencies. A three-year grant came from the National Endowment for the Arts three years ago, but the Council volunteers expect that they will have to work \longer please turn to page 3 The Chappaqua Drama Group is holding auditions for its Novem ber production of Shakespeare's comedy \A Midsummer's Night's Dream,\ 1 to 5 pm Sat. Sept. 26 and noon to 3 pm and 7 to 9 pm, Sun. Sept. 27 at the Chappaqua Drama Group Building on Hunts Lane. The characters are: Theseus: The Duke of Athens. A young warrior but also a gen tleman. Dignified but with a sense of humor. Hippolyta: Queen of the Ama zons, betrothed to Theseus. A strong woman but capable of a refined femininity. please turn to page 2 Cha ppaqua Ambula „ce Corp;v„,„„,eer SMrie, SCea aided - ^ ^ ^^££5: $50,000 goal for ambulance drive The Chappaqua Volunteer Ambu lance Corps kicked off a campai gn drive to raise $50,000 for a new ambulance, at the Community Fair on Sept. 19. Residents will be receiving pledge cards for donations to replace the 14 year old vehicle this week. Over 30 volunteers provide free emergency and hospital transport service to residents of New Castle 24 hours a day. Last year the Corps responded to over 350 calls. \We are involved because there is a need,\ said second lieutenant theresa Longitano. She pointed out that there is no municipal ambulance service at any hospital in Northern West chester. The majority of the volunteers are members of the Emergency — * please turn to page 10
