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Bulk Rate Mailiag Permit No. 4 Carrier Sorted Chappaaua. N.V. H5H happaqua Journal Serving the Town of New Castle Number 11 Chappaqua, N.Y., Thursday, November 5,1981 30 Cents A Copy, $12.00 A Year onaieski goes; was first PWC The resignation of New Castle's first Public Works Commis sioner effective Nov. 14 was accepted with regret by the New Castle Town Board on October 27. Albert Chaleski, 48 has accepted a position in the admi nistrative services division of Readers Digest. Supervisor Charles Banks commended the Town em ployee's \many years of exem plary service.\ Mr. Chaleski said he has please turn to page 6 Senior health fair at church A senior citizens mini health fair will be held at the Con gregational Church on Friday, Nov. 6 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Seniors will have their blood pressure and hearing tested free. A film on hearing will be shown, the County Office for the Aging Mobile Unit will be present from 1:00 to 3:00 pm to issue senior citizen ID discount cards. Any county resident over 60 is eligible for the car. An Attorney will be present to give free legal advice. Penn. trip Senior citizens may attend a pre-holiday shopping trip in Pennsylvania Dutch Country outlets on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The bus will leave the Church of St. John and St. Mary School parking lot at 8:00 am and will return at 6:30 p.m. The trip is $4. Deadline ofr sign-up is Friday, Nov. 6. For information, call 238-8888. Seniors bridge Senior citizens may play bridge at the community center on Wednesday's from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Information, contact John Doerschuk at 238-8848. 3% tax increase is shown in preliminary Town budget The Town is asking for a 2.9 percent tax rate increase in the 1982 tentative budget released by New Castle Supervisor Cha rles Banks on October 28. The $4,565,400 tentative plan calls for an 4.7 percent increase over last year's. A tax rate of $3.89 per $1,000 of assessed valuation appears in the tenta* tive budget; Residents paid $3.78 in 1981. The amount to be raised by taxes is $3,160,700. please turn to page 6 LWV and Town Club in joint study on establishment of police auxiliary Miss Piggy is Ellen Gstalter, age 5, at the Ragamuffin Parade on Halloween. Photo by Diane Cashion. More pictures on page 4 Total cost: $400,000 Millwood to get 2 new fire trucks The Millwood Fire District will have two new fire trucks following an October 26 referen dum in which voters approved the $400,00 expenditure by 42 to 2. \Although the voting was light, there was alot of support for the purchase,\ said Fire Chief John Deans. Less than ten percent of the eligible voters cast ballots. The new diesel powered trucks, a \tower pumper\ price at $225,000 and a $175,000 stand ard pumper will Join the four vehicles already used by the Millwood Fire Department sometime in the spring. Both trucks have a pump capacity of 1,500 gallons per minute, reports Mr. Deans. The \tower pumper\ will be especially useful for extinguish- ing blazes in tall condominiums recently built in the area, he added. The standard truck will replace a 33-year-old truck with a pumping rate of 500 gallons per please turn to page 5 by Nancy McCann The Town Board has asked the New Castle League of Women Voters and the Town Club to jointly study the establishment and arming of a police auxiliary in New Castle. The request, made at the Town Board's October 27 meeting was the result of the Board's interest in \a totally non-political study,\ said Supervisor Banks. Study committee niemjjers^recom- mended at the^Ss^T^wn Board meeting by Mr. Banks, a suppor ter of an armed force, were opposed by Councilman Thomas McCann, ah advocate of an unarmed organization. Suggested by the Supervisor for Town Board liaison were New Castle residents John Gabriel and Tom Fisher, members of Mt. Kisco's armed auxiliary. Mr. Banks also ZONING BOARD REPORT Jacques Brel's * Alive and well...' Chappaqua Drama Group's show wins competition; in finals at W.C.C. The Chappaqua Drama Group's 1981 entry in the New York Fes tival Theater Competition, ,Jacqttes Bf ef is Alive and Yi££, was best production in the two- day festival for Eastern N.Y. State community and college theater groups, held at West chester Community College on October 17 and 18. Last year's winner was Chappaqua Drama Group's production of The Water Engine which went on to win best community theater drama pro duction in New York State. Dr. Joseph Peluso, Chairman of the Communications Depart ment of Seton Hall University, South N Orange, New Jersey, Judged this year's event and praised the ensemble work by Jacques Brel's eight actors. Members of the cast are Anne dePasquale, Randye Sundel and Chuck Plntchman of Pleasant- vllle, Andy Dodds of Chappaqua, .Mike Fisher of New Rochelle, Jerry Hilpert of Valhalla, Bar bara Simonetti of Armonk and Jack Wollenberg of New York. Lloyd Aultman of Mount Klsco is the director, and Walter Levine of Eastchester, musical director. The show will be entered in the final competition for all New York State regional winners at Westchester Community Col lege on November 21. The application of Valerie P. Paulding for a side yard var iance to construct a garage at 15 Whippoorwill Crossing was de nied by the Board because the applicant was unable to show hardship. She withdrew the request for the side yard var iance but stressed her need for a variance to construct a garage. ' T have a 70 year old mother and father, and I can't see them digging the car out of the snow.\ Neighbors objected that impro per remodeling of the home would invade their right to pri vacy and were adamently against granting Mrs. Paulding the var< iance. Although board member, Gabriel Rosenfeld, said, \They have the right to develop that lot to the fullest extent,\ member Carl Sloan, said, \It's an over development.\ Roaring Brook Roadway The application of Steven C. Greene was held over for the next meeting, after the Board made a field trip to the property. Mr. Greene wants to build a roadway from Old Roaring Brook to a caretaker's cottage on his property, and to remodel his workshop into a caretaker's cottage. He has already remo deled the workshop without approval; he wants it legitim ized. Steven Randolph, a neigh- please turn to page 5 recommended himself and Mr. McCann. Because Mr. McCann was not present at the meeting - he was ill - Mr. Banks read his state ment, which called for the for mation of a committee \with an open mind and without pre formed judgments...I am con vinced that it would be unwise to place on the committee individ uals who have studied this issue and have made up their minds on such an important matter as the question of arming a citizens auxiliary.\ Both the Supervisor and the Councilman agreed that persons wholiave researched the question should provide \expert testimony.\ League to decide \ The League of Women Voters will decide at their meeting if they will participate in the study, said Susan Welling, co- president. \This is the first time the Town Board has asked the Leagye to conduct a study,\ she said. Town Club President Richard Fells said the club will be polled by phone. The Town Club had been plan ning to do a study on New Castle Crime, Mr. Fells told the Town Board. If the organizations favor ]the joint study the Town Board please turn to page 4 Town may join Urban County, fears 'mumbo jumbo' rules The Urban County Consortium was formed six years ago to ap ply for Federal, community development funds on behalf of participating municipalities. New Castle will decide whether to join the Consortium following a review of its requirements by a Town Board representative. The detailed regulations govern ing the program are \enough to scare anyone off.-they are a bureaucratic nightmare,\ Super visor Banks told Kathleen Walsh, a representative of the County Planning Department. To participate in the three-year cycle of block assistance grants the Town must join the Con- please turn to page 2 Miss Jean Brodie (Diana Stephens, standing) tells off Miss McKay, the stuffy headmistress of the girls' school where Jean has been teaching art and Fascism to her \Brodie Set,\ in \The Prime of Miss Jean. Brodie,\ 8 pm Thursday, Nov. 12 and 8:30 Nov. 13 and 14 at Horace Greeley High School. Photo by John Ragals. See story on pg. 4
