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Newark Village Board meets Rezoning At a special hearing Monday evening, the Newark village board heard no comments for or against the rezoning of property at 201 Ford St. The property is part of a planned expansion by Zappia Vending Co. The board approved, in regular session, the rezoning of land that Zappia is purchasing from the Town of Arcadia. Zappia Vending indicated that the expansion is necessary for them to continue to grow in Newark. The only hurdle left is an environmental study of the land. If the Zappia project becomes a reality, residents will see an improvement of the area with the removal of storage sheds on the corner of Ford and Blackmar that block the view of motorists making turns. Budget time The board scheduled a budget workshop for February 2, and in so doing, Mayor Fred Pirelli praised the budget officer, Michael Tonovitz, for his efforts in preparing budget drafts. Colacino resigns Village Justice James Colacino tendered his resignation to prepare to run for election as village trustee. In a letter to the board, Colacino asked to be put on leave as justice to protect his years of service as justice and as a former police officer. Mayor Pirelli did not want to leave the justice position open for that length of time and recommended the appointment of attorney Dan Barrett to replace Colacino. Auxiliary Police A brief ceremony was held with Newark Police Chief Richard Bogan giving commendation awards to five special auxiliary police officers who have served more than 900 hours as volunteers. Receiving awards were Dave Smallidge, Al Visingard, and Sabrina Maio. Other auxiliary police who will get awards but were not at the meeting are Tony Bartucca and Bernard Colacino. Clingerman honored Bogan also presented Police Investigator John Clingerman with an Exceptional Service Award for his efforts on behalf of the police department and the village, indicating that this award is equivalent to being named Officer of the Year. Appointments Ann Webster was appointed new clerk-typist at the village office. Glenn Leary was hired to work in the village office. Dan Callahan was hired by the board as an operator at the wastewater treatment plant. Highway operations manager Jim Sadler was given the go-ahead by the board to purchase a new International Truck for the low bid of $82,000. Newark Code Enforcement officer Mark Peake addressed the board with his plan to assemble a 13-member committee to study and recommend zoning changes for the Industrial Park. He was given permission to do this, and will have a report by March 31. HUD grants A discussion was held concerning the coming round of HUD grants. Tonovitz expressed concern about what he called "a multiple set of instructions" that he was receiving from various board members on whether to proceed with grant applications. Tonovitz felt that there was not enough concrete information to present with an application as to possible projects. The board voted to pass on this round of HUD money, citing the lack of enough time to come up with viable projects. Trustee Peter Blandino did not agree with the decision, saying that the $6000 cost to prepare the grant was well worth the trouble considering that $750,000 might be obtained. Copyright © 1999 |
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