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Courier Gazette, Newark, N.Y. 14513
Friday, May 6 , 2005
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The Marion School District voters just approved by
only 46 votes an $11,595 Million dollar renovation.
The school superintendent stated, “This time, state aid
■will cover 85.2% of the cost, with the local share at
14.8%.”
Larry Porter of Marion stated in the Wayne County
Times (March 14), that we should support this huge
capital project because the State paid for 85% of this.
Well where in the heck does he think this 85% comes
from?
The State is $85 billion in debt so where does this
money come from? YOU is the answer Whoop to do,
am I supposed to jump for joy that the state paid for it?
Not quite!
Well this seem s simple, but 14.8% of
$ 1 1 ,5 9 5 million dollars, leaves the town of
Marion residents burdened with $1.71 MILLION
dollars, plus interest, that is a TAX increase to
me!
"Considering the concerns about Wayne County
taxes and reassessments in the Town o f Marion, I
am very pleased with the outcom e,” said Marion
School Superintendent Dr. Richard Boyes.
DIGEST the above statement, and READ THIS.
Your school budget vote is scheduled for May 17th,
from 1 to 9 p.m. This tim e the school board is be­
ing greedy. They are proposing not one, BUT two increases.
They want a 4.92% SCHOOL TAX INCREASE,
and also $355,000 for 8 new school buses.
I would think that with a huge capital project failing
the first vote, and only passing by 46 votes the second
time, that these super-intelligent board members might
think this is a bit much to ask of the towns residents for
more of their money! Gee I wonder if we can slip this
by the non-voting residents, in the town of Marion? /
tuonder if this is said behind closed doors at school
board meetings?
This mentality of spending someone else's money
MUST END.
If we live on a budget, we must teach these people
in government they must live on a budget with little or
no growth too. OR VOTE THEM OUT!!
We should be PROUD of the WALWORTH resi­
dents who just showed up in record numbers and de­
feated a public project. Let’s show the Walworth
residents that the Marion residents know how to vote,
too.
All this taxation is a great way to say:
WELCOME TO WAYNE COUNTY ... WHERE
LIFE IS TAXED.”
Respectfully,
Dennis McCarthy, Marion
(Paid political letter)
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Within the article, there were
many mentions of the importance
of trees in today's society. Besides
their beauty and contributions to
the environment, trees are the only
living thing on this earth that con­
nect us to the past!
Pictured is a file photo of a
thriving London Plane Tree.
Many people today take trees
for granted and do not appreciate
their historical value. There are nu­
merous trees throughout Newark that were around
when Washington was president, and when this nation
was being founded. Some people never look at them in
this way; trees are viewed as places for hanging garage
sale signs or objects to tie your dog to.
Many times they are just a nuisance to home own­
ers, so they cut them down, not realizing the trees on
their property count for up to 30 percent of the
home's value.
So 1 am disgusted by the horrid way in which the
trees in this village are pruned. Making an improper cut
on a tree can be devastating to the plant's health, al­
lowing insects and disease to take over. The trees along
the streets in this town are vital to Newark’s beauty.
Due to lack of education and knowledge by the vil­
lage and whoever is responsible for its trees, soon
many will no longer .exist!
As I drive through Newark I laugh at the work done
to its trees. “Who could do such terrible work?”
Look along South Main St. (near the movie theatre)
and see the awful pruning job done to the London
Plane trees. That pruning is among the most ridiculous
work I’ve ever seen, and it makes me sick! If those re­
sponsible do not have a clue about what they are
doing, don’t let them do it, or teach them proper
techniques.
I doubt someone who has no clue how to plow snow
would be assigned to plow village streets. So do me a
favor, do yourself a favor and do Newark a favor, leam
the proper way to care for trees.
It doesn’t take a genius to see the damage already
done.
Andrew VanHarken
Many folks support
Cooperative Extension
As Executive Director of Cornell Cooperative Ex­
tension Wayne County, and a resident of Palmyra, I
would like to extend a public thank-you to all the volun­
teers in Wayne County, and the Palmyra-Macedon
area, that help us each year.
Consistently, volunteers provided more than 25,000
hours to Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wayne
County on an annual basis. Our work with the local
community would be ineffective Without the support
and participation by all our volunteers.
Cooperative Extension is celebrating our 8 8 th anni­
versary of operations this year and would not have
been able to do this without dedicated volunteers.
Volunteers support us in multiple ways each years:
working as a club or project leader with youth, an­
swering consumer gardening questions, working oneon-one with families in financial difficulty, helping with
office operations, maintaining our building and
grounds, and on one time projects throughout the year.
National Volunteer Week just ended, and I want to
thank our dedicated Board of Directors: Jim Johnson,
Becky Haltiner, Barbara Shipley, Malcolm O’Malley,
John Baker, Mike Garlock, Jackie Schmeer, Carol
Merrell, Mike Madison, Jerry Friends, and Ray Budd.
These folks are the backbone of our organization and
provide the leadership and guidance that makes Cornell
Cooperative Extension so effective!
Thanks again to all of our volunteers for more than
$250,000 of volunteer support to Cornell Cooperative
Extension Wayne County.
Elizabeth A. Claypoole
W etland protection may grow was Tuesday's
headline in the Democrat and Chronicle. The article
states Gov. Pataki has submitted legislation that would
expand state protection for wetlands.
This kind of natural terrain, associated with saturated
soils and hardy aquatic plants, filters surface water and
provides natural flood control in developed areas. The
governor’s bill would am end a 1975 state law
th at now protects only wetlands th at are 1 2 .4
acres o r larger.
A wetlands protection bill would protect small
marshes, swamps, bogs, wet meadows, sloughs, vernal
pools and riparian (waterside) areas. Oversight and en­
forcement would come from the state Department of
Environmental Conservation. Activities subject to re­
view would include grading, filling, construction, appli­
cation of pestiddes and other activities that alter water
levels.
Wait a minute: The above paragraph environmental­
ly describes Perkins Park to a T; and Perkins Park is al­
ready surveyed at 14.300 acres, locally known as
swamp land drained by Erie Canal used previous as re­
claimed agricultural farmland in 1850s; why isn’t P er­
kins Park being environm entally protected? It fits
the 1975 legislative law?
April’s flooding was nowhere near the known re­
To all of you who came out to the town board
cords set of past seasonal spring floods and summer meetings opposing so-called adult entertainment, and
rains in Perkins Park; yet the floods of 2002 and ear­ who supported our efforts and those who seek to keep
our community a safe place for our children.
lier years still spring forth in May memories.
Local elections will be here sooner than you
Now, the last remnant of active-sports playing & lei­
sure recreation area in the three-forth century old, cul­ think!
We are looking for candidates to run for office in the
turally historic parkland, is now undergoing further,
Town of Arcadia. We need a new board of supervisors.
conversion. The one-eighth mile athletic track is workNoble minded people who share the same views as we
in-progress to reduce its width from a four-abreast do.
baby carriage size reduced and slimmed down to mod­
Is there any among you who will stand up and be
em day two-stroller-teen-sized width after seven dec­ counted? We need people who will bring good positive
ades of common all purpose general use; and the changes to our community and preserve family values.
overall length of the track is being cut-in-half, altering
People who will be creative in attracting family
and converting local and state topographical oriented businesses that will benefit everyone and bring
landmark benchmark, after 78 years of historic true growth and prosperity to our community, not false
landscaped parkland environment designed in park like- notions.
fashion attributable to noteworthy designs by Frederick
Interested candidates please send your response and
Law Olmsted, Park maker, Landscaper extraordinaire.
qualifications to P.O. Box 175, Newark 14513. We
Strange isn’t it, that the New England Pitkin- have hundreds of people that will support the right can­
Olmsted-Chase-Pitkin-Perkins-Stuart-Bumham families didates.
Citizens for Community Ethics
all have something in common with local families of the
same name: They all do similar businesses throughout
different generations, workers in legal profession &
landscaping-farming professions, growing & developing
hybrid ornamental ,trees and flowering shrubs & seeds,
331-1000
Fax 331-1053
as well as food-bearing trees, plants, and seeds, and in
general agricultural purposed farming on reclaimed
Publisher: John H. Van Dusen
swampland.
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Editor: San d ra Marcano
P o sitiv e ch an g es,
fa m ily v a lu e s
C ourier-G azette
Jackson & Perkins leased the land known today as
"Perkins Park”, from Albert Jackson, grandfather of
George Perkins, Perkins Park needs parkland preservation for the leisure recreation purpose’of conserved
farmland; Perkins Park is historic 78-year-old resource.
On any state or local map, the topographical ‘
landmark feature of Perkins Park is well documented;
the Insure recreation active sports one-eighth mile tra­
ck.,.
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This will be another sad loss to add to Newark’s
commentary.
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BJ Reeves Meeks
Staff Writer: John Zornow, bonna Cornelia
Contributing Writer*: Jim Miranda, Carolyn Adriaansen,
Beth Hoad, M elissa White
Circulation Manager: Fran k Colasurdo .
Dletributlon: Jim Colem an, Bob Hamelinck
Subscriptions: Nancy Brevet
We would like to thank Newark Elks Lodge 1249
for. hosting the Newark-Wayne Hospital Auxiliary An­
nual Meeting and Volunteer Recognition Dinner on
April 26th. After being vyelcomed by Jim Sadler, a deli­
cious roast pork dinner was served in an efficient,
friendly manner by the Elks Auxiliary.
Arrangements for this evening had been made with
Steward Matt DeJohn, who was most cooperative and
helpful with all of our plans. This is the fifth year that
the Newark Elks have graciously offered to serve dinner
and loan the use of their hall to the Newark-Wayne
Community Hospital for volunteer recognition. The
Elks are truly a community minded service organization
and we are most appreciative of their services.
Thank you very much.
C arol Hoidridge, H ospital Auxiliary P resid en t
C arole Nary, Volunteer C oordinator
Thanks fo r help
at Health F air
The staff at St. Michael School would like to thank
the community for their participation in our first annual
Living Well Together Com m unity Health Fafr. We
were very pleased with the result of the day and the
comments from the guests. There were 42 participat­
ing vendors, 1 2 sponsors donated either goods or ser­
vices.
We received over 400 guests throughout the day
and evening hours. We collected 229 pounds of food
which was donated to the local food pantries. We pro­
vided more than one hundred free ziti dinners.
This year’s health fair brought a greater awareness
to the students and community at large about the im­
portance of prevention and early detection of a variety
of health issues.
Planning has already begun for next year’s event.
We will be working hard to secure sponsors and special
guests for added interest. We have tentatively scheduled
the fair for Saturday, April 8 . Please mark your cal­
H otv m uch TV is okay? Does w atching vio­ endars now, as we would love to have your support
lence cause violence? Are m ixed m essages again next year.
Mrs. Shannon Heller, Principal
bad fo r my child?
Mr.
H
ugh Spink, PE/H ealth Teacher
Television influences all of us, especially our children
M rs. Jill H arper, R.N. School N urse
in many ways such as substance use/abuse, violence,
nutrition and obesity, body image, healthy relation­
ships.
Leam what you can do to reduce this influence;
meet Wednesday, May 18 from 7- 8:30 p.m. at St. MiMy husband John and 1 support the idea of expand­
chael School in Newark.
S ponsored by Council on Alcoholism o f the ing the service district of the Newark Public Library.
We have found the library staff and resources to be a
Finger Lakes and St. Michael’s School.
valuable resource of assistance and information for us.
Although we live in the Town of Palmyra, we pay
county and Newark School taxes. Our professional and
volunteer activities bring us to Newark almost daily. A
trip to the Library is often on our agenda as well.
We are grateful to have such an excellent asset in
Despite the public outcry in support of the Lyons our community and encourage even wider support for
Police Department (LPD), the impact was not distrib­ its continued success.
Very truly yours,
uted among all departments.
Jo h n and M artha W atkins
Since Mayor Cinelli took office in December 2001,
he has eliminated three full-time positions and two ,
part-time positions in the LPD. In addition, he eliminat­
ed the K-9 unit which was funded by grant money and
private donations.
Is it prudent to compromise the safety and well-be­
In last Sunday's Democrat and Chronicle, a mag­
ing of this community and the officers who protect it azine insert “Living Here" profiled many communities
when statistical facts clearly prove otherwise? Overall
in Wayne, Monroe, Ontario, Livingston and Orleans
arrest rates have risen from 2003 to 2004 within the
counties.
Village of Lyons. Criminal arrests are up 34%, drug
Newark was listed under Arcadia as a bustling com­
arrests have increased 55% and DWI arrests have
munity nestled at the foot of beautiful Allerton hill and
climbed 115% - second highest in the county.
becoming a boater’s hot spot. Really? C ould’ve fooled
One issue of serious concern for the safety of Lyons
me!
residents is sexual predators. Within the past 30 days
Also, the village of Newark in the heart of the town
two more registered sex offenders (a Level 3 and a Lev­ of Arcadia is an attractive drawing card for visitors to
el 2) have moved here. That brings the total number of the area. What attractions? The run down houses and
registered offenders to 2 1 :
buildings, many owned by slum landlords.
* seven Level 3 (highest risk)
Another statement referred to Newark as the Rose
* eight Level 2
Capitol when Jackson & Perkins was a thriving busi­
* six Level 1
ness, Strange, that some people are miffed when Ur­
This is more than DOUBLE the number of police of­ ban Renewal is mentioned; an era that totally destroyed
ficers who are here to serve and protect us.
Newark.
The LPD responded to 9420 calls last year (up from
Yet Jackson Sc Perkins, long gpne,, is, bandied,
8464 in, 20O3L an average of 26.calls per day within a around, and does anyone say, “Forget Jackson & Per­
4.1 square mile village limit.
kins?"
This April, two officers resp o n d ed to 38 calls
Newark (Arcadia) with the exception of East Roches­
within a 14-hour period. The night shift will now ter has the highest tax ra te s and excepting Lyons,
suffer the loss of manpower when it would be most Newark has the low est m edian income. Are these
needed.
stats attractive? 1d o n 't think so.
Inappropriate and unreasonable use of taxpayer
Yet, the salaries of the village board and village em­
money, such as the $300,000 spent on one mile of ployees seem to reflect a community which is affluent
road on Maple Street and the $125,000 spent on a and fiscally stable. N ot so.
minimally used bridge on Montezuma Street, has cost
The salaries printed in the Courier-Gazette , for the
us police protection for the whole village.
trustees are current. However, in June, those salaries
These recent events have brought awareness within will increase from $7625 to $7892. Why? These same
this village and have allowed people to communicate trustees receive additional com pensation for serv­
their concerns.
ing on various boards and committees.
Village residents are “waking up” to the realization
Ideally, these jobs should be advertised and offered
that they can come together so their voices may be to other members of the community. As an example,
heard as one.
BJ Meeks would be the perfect choice for the job of
I believe we have a right to expect our elected offi­ parks commissioner. She certainly spends enough time
cials to be in tune with the justified will of the majority. researching what is right and wrong and deserves the
This has not happened. A chance for some “returning” opportunity to apply her knowledge.
is coming.
Nepotism and cronyism are prevalent among the
R em em b er N ovem ber!
employees of the cliquey village. Whether this is legal
Lori S. Watrous or not, it certainly is unethical. The mayor and the
Lyons resident trustees should not have a monopoly on village govern­
ment. It is time to remove the stagnation and move
ahead with new faces and new ideas.
We are facing a 24.12% increase in taxes. We need
M l II \ Fm I lu .1 \ i
R i i iM h \i >responsible, wise, prudent and considerate people to
challenge the management of this community.
I \ A h . l l W l ' l w , I I I i \ Ml i m
Mary Gilardo
Does TV hurt my kids?
A valuable re so u rce
Lyons village
resident speaks out
Bustling community?
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and newspapers, CDs, videos, DVDs, the Internet,
community programs, a teen room and community
meeting rooms in one place with a membership card?
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V -E D ay 1945
V-E Day finally arrived on May 8, 1945 after
fierce efforts by the allied forces. The previous year
British, Canadian, and U.S. troops invaded Normandy,
and began to drive the Nazis out of France.
At the same time, the Soviets were launching their
own counter-offensive. They pushed the German army
completely but of-Europe, Seizing their advantage, the
SoMets adv^nced ihtp Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hunga­
ry and Rondahia. By 1945, the German defenses had
begun to collapse.
‘‘The Soviet atpiy occupied the eastern one-third of
Germany. Eventually, the allies surrounded Berlin. On
April 30, Adolf Hitler committed suicide, and Germany
surrendered soon after.
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