Newark Village Board meets
By John Zornow

In public session, Richard Colacino, on behalf of the Newark Beautification Committee, asked the board to declare April 18 thru 24 as Clean-up, Fix-up, and Paint-up Week in Newark. In approving this request, the board also agreed to have the landfill open for deposit of brush, and leaves.

Steve Austin of the Rose Committee spoke to the board about the committee's plans to decorate the Veterans Memorial Bridge again this year. The Rose Committee will be putting flower boxes on the bridge as well as a flag and a lighted wreath at Christmas. Austin also described a plan to provide a green space/park near the Edgett St. bridge, to be used as the bridge eventually is opened as a pedestrian bridge to the Industrial Park.

Mayor Fred Pirelli asked for a resolution approving changes to the local law regarding parking. After hearing comments from the public about the proposed changes, Trustee Peter Blandino moved to table the matter to consider some concerns raised. The board voted 3-2 against the table. The resolution to adopt the new parking changes was then voted on and passed 3-2. The new changes allow the village to have the flexibility to allow all night parking in the East Miller St. and Church St. municipal lots.

Pirelli spoke briefly about the 1999 budget, copies of which were available at last night's meeting. Pirelli stressed that the proposd 2.29% property tax increase was a result of three items: previous lawsuits, the Alex Eligh Community Center project, and now, this year, the Canal Corridor borrowing. Even though the amounts budgeted for the lawsuit and community center were the same as last year, these items were singled out as responsible for the proposed tax increases.

Pirelli praised the Town of Arcadia for their cooperation in helping to fund the purchase of a new vehicle for the dog warden. He also announced that Arcadia was one of seven taxing jurisdictions that have banded together with the Village of Newark to fund a Thruway exit feasibility study.

Diane Lagenor of the Newark Housing Authority appeared to request that members of the housing authority be exempted from the two-term limit. Pirelli responded that this is policy and that a 10-year limit is not unreasonable.

With the results of the village election only a half-hour away, Pirelli praised trustees John Palermo, and Tony Virts, whose positions were up for re-election. (Editor's Note: Palermo retained his seat, and newcomer Kurt Werts will fill the other seat. See separate story.)

In other village business:

• Code Enforcement officer Mark Peake was authorized to attend an FLBOA meeting in Rochester at the end of March at a cost of $225.
• The board awarded bids for gutters along West Shore Blvd. to Hines Concrete at a cost of $19,835.
• Members scheduled the annual organizational meeting for April 6, 1999.
• The board adopted a new resolution governing non-union comp/vacation time.

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