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The News Journal, Wilmington, Del, KENT a SUSSEX Wednesday, Oct. 2, 1996 B3 Q) Pipe bomb scare Police Report Naamans Road subdivision plait draws criticism I C3 Candidates want vote delayed NCCo pension plan should wait, they say By staff reporters Ted Caddell and Terri Sanginiti Kent County FIRE DAMAGES HOME: An early morning fire Tuesday damaged a vacant home at Reed and New streets in Dover. It took 26 firefighters from the Robbins Hose Company and volunteers from two other companies more than an hour and 2,000 gallons of water to battle the one-alarm blaze. The fire broke out at 2:19 a.m. in the first floor rear of the three story house at 102 S.

New police said. It was declared under control at 1 3:31 a.m. The blaze, which is being in vestigated as an arson by the fire mar shal, caused an estimated $20,000 In damage. Cantor To" 40 town houses planned for Ballymeade II TV, COMPUTER STOLEN: Dover police are investigating a burglary at a Bacon Court home sometime between 7 A p.m. Sept.

23 and 5:30 p.m. Monday. Police said someone broke Into the home by bending a screen and removed a tele i2kX Ardent vision set and computer equipment. Delaware t- DUI ARRESTS: State police reported that 54 people were arrested on drunken driving charges statewide during the week ending Sept. 29.

Twenty-two of the By LAWRENCE HARDY Staff reporter BRANDYWINE HUNDRED Developers of Ballymeade, trying to expand their subdivision by 40 town houses, are running into opposition from nearby residents. First State Baldini a joint venture of First State Enterprises and Baldini is seeking to re-zone about six acres to the west of the original 56-acre development across from Lancashire Elementary School. Ballymeade I was approved by New Castle County Council in December 1995. Site work has begun on the initial complex of 132 town houses and 84 to 87 single-family homes. Adding Ballymeade II would increase the number of single- and multifamily units to almost 260.

"There's no development in this area that's that big," said Steve Truono, an officer in the Council of Civic Organizations of Brandy-wine Hundred, which has yet to take a position on the proposal. "There 8 no precedent in it. This would certainly open up the floodgates if this is approved." Residents of nearby Crestfield, some of whom have two-acre yards that would abut Ballymeade II, agree. "I'm not happy about it only because town houses are going to lower the (property) value," said Mike Johnson, president of the Crestfield Civic Association. The developer's attorney, Larry J.

Tarabicos, said Naamans Road is already a mix of commercial and residential property and that Ballymeade I and II will fit right in. A large retail area, Shopping Center, sits at the southeast corner of Foulk and Naamans roads; Cedar Tree Apartments lies just west of the new development; and Cliff House Condominiums are across the street. "You've got apartments on the arrests occurred in New Castle County; 14 were In Kent County; and 18 were in Sussex County. Police said 14 of the 54 By TERRY SPENCER Staff reporter Both candidates for New Castle County executive said Tuesday that four controversial proposals to improve the county's pension and retiree medical insurance plans should not be considered until after the winner in their race takes office. Democrat Thomas P.

Gordon and Republican Thomas E. Leipold said the pension and medical proposals, which are backed by outgoing County Executive Dennis E. Greenhouse and the county unions, should be delayed at least until January. The are scheduled to go before County Council next Tuesday. The county's pension board, which must review the plan before the council vote, this week rescheduled its next meeting from Oct.

10 to Monday to accommodate a possible council vote. The pension and medical improvements, valued at approximately $1.3 million a year, would benefit most non-police employees, including Greenhouse, his political appointees, council members and rank-and-file employees. The changes include plans to pay part of spousal medical benefits of retirees younger than 65; to make it possible for employees to apply time with other government agencies t6ward qualifying for the county plan; and to allow employees to invest additional funds in the pension plan in order to get bigger checks at retirement. Shawn Garvin, Greenhouse's spokesman, defended the proposals as being fair to county employees and taxpayers. He said that despite Gordon and Leipold's requests, there is no plan to delay the vote.

"These proposals are all reasonable pieces of legislation and will not come close to breaking the bank," Garvin said. Greenhouse "has been very fiscally responsible and has been highly touted for that. He has no interest in now being seen as some arrests involved traffic accidents. Maryland '1 GIRL, 9, ALLEGEDLY RAPED: A 45-year-old Salisbury man was charged The News Journal other side that are two to three times as dense," Tarabicos said. The developers want to change the zoning from R-2, single family, to R-3-G, multifamily housing.

In; a Sept. 18 preliminary review, the county planning department asked the developer to do a traffjc study with the county and the state Department of Transportation. Town houses in the already-approved Ballymeade I will cost between $154,900 and $200,000 and will go on sale in 10 days, said Craig Snyder, community sales manager for Pulte Home Corp. Some nearby residents are concerned about increased use pf storm sewers in a flood-prone area. And they worry about increased traffic on Naamans Road, site of an ongoing, 10-year widening project.

This summer, DelDOT announced that the final phase of the project passing in front of Ballymeade between Foulk and Marsh roads could start by mid-1997. Tarabicos said he expects Naamans Road to be completed Well before completion of Ballymeade II. Monday with sexually assaulting a 9' year-old girl in August. Police said Melvin Ray Oglesby, of the 800 block of E. Is- abella was charged with one count each of assault with intent to rape, sec ond-degree rape, third-degree sexual of- fense, fourth-degree sexual offense, assault, and assault and battery.

He is being held in the Wicomico County De tention Center in lieu of $100,000 bail. The News JoumalSUSAN GREGG. Senior Airman Ben Kllng of the Air Force explosives unit guides a robot while Investigating what appeared to be two pipe bombs at a Newark apartment building Tuesday. Newark police serving a search warrant on an apartment where they suspected drugs were sold found the two pipes, which they later determined were not explosive. Police evacuated the four-apartment building at 15 Benny Street from 9:40 a.m.

to 1:30 p.m. They seized a small amount of suspected marijuana and some prescription drugs from the apartment they searched. They charged Jessica Bacon and Adam Halberstandt, both 21, of 15 Benny Street, with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and maintaining a dwelling for the distribution of drugs. HAMMER ATTACK: Two Salisbury men were arrested Monday after they al legedly attacked a 38-year-old Baltimore man with a hammer and partially shipped him of his clothes. Arrested were Roger E.

Jones, 33, and Terry T. Taylor, 31, both of the 400 block Elizabeth St. Both were charged with assault with in UD will get team to mediate disputes tent to rob, assault with intent to maim, and a deadly weapon violation. The two suspects were being held in the Wicomico County Detention Center In Salisbury after each failed to post body who is giving away the store because he is leaving office," Garvin said. But critics of the proposals, in Students, Newark residents will talk cluding Gordon and Leipold, have questioned the timing of the plan's unveiling and the council and pension board votes.

They say it is curious that the can help Newark's permanent and younger temporary residents settle differences more amicably. "Newark residents who are students and Newark residents who are permanent residents have completely different lifestyles," said Staci Ward, Delaware Undergraduate Student Council president and SMART organizer. "Residents get up at 8 o'clock to be at work by 9, and students are up until 8 on the weekends." Assistant Dean of Students Nancy Geist Giacomini said proposals were unveiled after the Sept. 7 primary election but before 22, said it took months of complaining and a trip to court before he got the owners of his old apartment complex to take care of maintenance problems and security concerns. The Long Island, N.Y., resident said students need a group that's versed in such things as the city's landlord-tenant code.

"Every student living in rental housing has received a copy of it, but proba two of its council sponsors, Council President Theodore W. Ryan and Councilman Richard C. Cecil, $50,000 bail. The victim told police he met the two men at their home and when he decided to leave, the pair accused him of taking their property. Police said a fight ensued and the two suspects took off the victim's clothes and struck him in the head with a hammer.

The victim managed to flee and get assistance, police said. INSURANCE SCAM: Ocean City police are warning residents of a man posing as an insurance inspector, who is gaining access to area homes on the pretense that he works for Smith, Cropper and Deeley Insurance Company. Police say residents should ask for identification with the company name and examine It closely before allowing any agent into their home for Inspections, repairs or meter readings. When in doubt, police suggest calling the company's business office to make sure the inspection Is legitimate. If the agent insists or becomes abusive, police said, call 911.

leave office following primary de feats. They also question why the pro The News JoumalBOB HERBERT University of Delaware Junior Jull Graber spoke Tuesday at a session on mediating disputes. posals are being considered just three months before Greenhouse retires at the end of his second term, the legal limit. By STEPHEN CHRZANOWSKI Staff reporter NEWARK It's 2 a.m. and the college students next door are having a party that sounds like it's in your living room.

You need peace, quiet and the police. But according to some members of the University of Delaware community, you might get the first two and avoid the last if you and the revelers can find one thing: an understanding. About 15 university students, administrators and Newark residents met Tuesday to look into creating the Student Mediation and Response Team (SMART), a group they hope would get students and residents to better understand each other. Potential members of the team believe that by getting people to talk through their disagreements rather than holding grudges, they "I don't think that a lame duck SMAKT would be an alternative to depending on the police or the judicial system to settle disputes. She said police would contact SMART to send in mediators the day after they've been called in on a dispute.

county executive and lame duck council members should be deciding improvements to the county's pension plan when they are going to be beneficiaries," said Leipold. bly couldn't tell you where it is or what it consists of," he said. Student Juli Graber, who was part of a group that settled disputes at her Gaithersburg, nigh school, said the people involved in a conflict aren't the only ones to benefit from mediat ions. "I'd walk out of a mediation session and feel wonderful, and it wasn't even my problem," Graber said. said.

She hopes SMART will attract a broad mix of students and residents so the mediators can be a bridge to all groups. Prospective SMART members said they would handle more than misunderstandings between neighbors. They said they'd also address clashes between roommates and landlord-tenant disputes. University student Peter Byer," i I Gordon, the former county po Contacts lice chief, said the county's labor Nancy Giacomini contracts expire next year and the pension plan improvements should be part of the county's negotiations with the employees' unions. Mediators would receive about 30 hours of training through the university in January, Giacomini 911 Around Kent Sussex Compiled from staff reports and submissions POLICE CONTACTS DELAWARE For emergencies For routine matter: Delaware State Police Penny Hill State Road Camden Georgetown Bridgeville Prices Comer Dewey Beach OcJossa Delaware Fish end Wildlife Enforcement agents (800) 4580 Dewey Beach Dover Smyrna Rehoboth 577-3009 323-4411 739-4865 856-5850 337-8251 633-5000 856-5480 577-3075 523-3336 or 739- Kent County Dover AFB museum opening at new site DOVER A grand opening Do you have news about your community? In Kent County, mail it to P.O.

Box 518, Dover 19903-0518; call 734-7577 or fax it to 734-2587, In Sussex County, mail it to 114 E. Market Georgetown 19947, call 856-7371 or fax it to 856-3919. Or send e-mail to: newsroom newsjoumal.com will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at the new site of the Dover Air Force Base Museum, a vintage World War II hangar off Delaware 9. 227-1110 736-7111 653-9217 227-2577 agencies 911 (410)398-8101 (410)378-3186 (410)749-3101 (410)548-3165 A ribbon-cutting ceremony will MARYLAND For emergencies, or call local Maryland State Police North East Perryville Salisbury Salisbury Lotteries be conducted at noon as part of October's Community Appreciation Day.

Other activities include a working dog demonstration, a dis play ot tiretighting equipment and low-cost plane rides over the base, isn't sure where to put it. Three possible locations for the 250,000 gallon tank were discussed at a special workshop session Monday night: the corner of Seabury and U.S. 13 next to an existing water pumping station; about a half-mile south of that location across from Donovan Street on U.S. 13; and on Marshall Street just north of Milford Stitching Co. Council members remembered how many people complained 12 years ago when they wanted to find an area that affects the fewest people when they put in another water tower on North Walnut Street.

The new tower is necessary to store water to keep up with the demand. A vote on where to put the tower is expected at the next council meeting Oct. 14. Program for teens will be explained REHOBOTH BEACH A free introduction to a new program for youths ages 12 to 18 will be offered from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Sussex Family YMCA, 105 Church St.

In the OASIS program the initials stand for Outdoor Adven- tuf Systems Including Survival V-teens will learn and practice camping and survival skills, shelter, water, food, tools, cooking, tracking and more. They will also take day and overnight camping trips. Parents are encouraged to attond the introductory session. For information, call 227-8018. Sussex towns' group will meet Thursday MILLSBORO The Sussex County Association of Towns (SCAT) is meeting at 9 a.m.

Thursday at the Mill Pond Restaurant on U.S. 113, just south of Delaware 24. The public is invited. 'Radiation Oncology' seminar set at Beebe LEWES Beebe Medical Center is sponsoring a free seminar on "Radiation Oncology" with Dr. Andreqs Strauss from 7 to 8 p.m.

Thursday at the Lewes Library There will be a question and answer program about insurance from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Call 645-3332 to register. A Only about 150 governmental bodies out of a possible 86,000 have had their investment policies certified by the association since the program was developed in 1990. The association evaluates investment policies on the basis of internal controls and reporting, suitability of investment instruments, ethics, liquidity and other criteria. Diamond State Twirlers plan dance MILFORD The Diamond State Twirlers Square Dance Club will hold a dance from 8 to 11 p.m.

Oct. 12 at the Milford Bowling Lanes on U.S. 113. Virgil Forbes of Laurel, will call the square dances and Al Benner will cue the rounds. Contact Bob or Janice Thomas at 422-5624 for information.

Sussex County Milford mulls 3 sites for new water tank MILFORD Milford needs a new waW tank, but City Council Dover Downs and the Delaware Bay. New exhibits will feature C-141 Starlifter and F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. A dinner and dance featuring brary will hold a Scout music workshop for three ranks of We-belo, Bear and Wolf Cub Scouts from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at the library, 45 S.

State St. Call Jackie LaGuardia Gaston at 736-7034 to enroll or for information. Dover wins award for its investment policy DOVER The city of Dover has received certification and an award for its investment policy from the Municipal Treasurers' Association of the United States and Canada. Dover is the first jurisdiction in the state to be awarded certifica-tionMor its investment policies. big band music will begin at 8 p.m.

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