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(II 3B The Burlington (Vt.l Free Pre, Friday, January 27, 1989' Calendar Clavelle blames opponent for a negative campaign No action. TODAY House Convenes at 9:30 a.m. Senate Convenes at 9:30 a.m. THURSDAY House Gave final approval to: H.23, creating the Lamoille County Solid Waste District. Senate Day in court between the city and higher education and pushing for more economic opportunities for women.

Clavelle's CEDO resignation goes into effect Monday, the deadline for candidates to file nominating petitions with the city clerk's office. He will step down to comply with the Hatch Act a federal law prohibiting federal employees or employees of state and local agencies receiving federal funds such as CEDO does, from participating in partisan elections. "It would not be fair for me to take a weekly paycheck from the city and at the same time be out on the campaign trail," Clavelle said. "It's time for me to move on. It's time to stop being Peter Clavelle the bureaucrat to become a full-time candidate." Unused vacation and sick leave will carry Clavelle financially almost to the March 7 election.

"Hopefully it will be a short respite from the payroll," he said. Clavelle has recommended his assistant, Michael Monte, be his successor but Mayor Bernard Sanders has not indicated his choice for the appointment. Lawyer Sandra Baird is the Burlington Greens candidate for mayor. By Lisa Scagliotti Free Press Staff Writer Independent mayoral candidate Peter Clavelle on Wednesday charged his Democratic opponent, Nancy Chioffi, with beginning a negative campaign of "non-issues." "What is emerging as the strategy of Nancy's campaign is sniping at Peter Clavelle, distorting his record and misrepresenting that record," Clavelle said. "This is a move to distract from the fact that she has neither a record nor a program for the future." Chioffi denied the charge Thursday.

"I think it's baloney. I'm not sniping on him personally," she said. "My record is different from his." Chioffi has criticized Clavelle for offering federal funds from the Community and Economic Development Office for the Community Boathoifse budget should fund-raisers fall short. She also came down against the current administration for past pre-development agreements. She said both issues are vital to the campaign.

"They point out the differences between the type of administration I would have, compared to the type of administration that is rep resented by Mr. Clavelle," she said. "The issue at stake here is the credibility of the city itself." Clavelle ends his more-than-five-year stint as CEDO director this week. Speaking to reporters in his office Wednesday, Clavelle defended the department as one of the most open in the city. Chioffi said Tuesday the city budget process including CEDO's should be more open to the public.

"The record will show that there's been an unprecedented effort in this office of involving people," he said. "Look at the CEDO budget process. It involves citizens from all across the community." Clavelle said he does not want to use his campaign to respond to such attacks but instead he wants to "speak to the issues." In doing that, he said CEDO had brought $25 million in state and federal funds to the city and created the Women's Economic Opportunity Program, the Youth Employment Program and the Burlington Community Land Trust. "I offer Burlington a record of accomplishments and a program for the future," he said. That program includes establishing an independent Burlington Community Development developing better links charged with disorderly conduct in Burlington, Sept.

pleaded guilty; fined $45. Franklin Circuit Judge Ronald F. Kilbum Jan. 23: Richard T. Fraties, 30, Highgate Center charged with simple assault in St.

Albans, Jan. 23; pleaded innocent. Jeffrey A. Clark, 28, Sheldon Junction charged with driving while license suspended, third offense, in Franklin, Nov. 13, and driving while intoxicated in Swanton, Dec.

16; pleaded innocent to both charges. Shirley A. Dashno, 30, St. Albans Bay charged with DWI, refusal, in St. Albans, Dec.

10; pleaded innocent. Michael K. Masked, 31, Swanton charged with DWI in Swanton, Nov. 24; pleaded innocent. Brian K.

Sartwell, 19, Highgate Center charged with driving while license suspended, third offense, and DWI in Highgate, Dec. pleaded innocent to both charges. Richard A. Viens, 28, St. Albans charged with DWI in St.

Albans, Dec. 1 1 pleaded innocent. Gaetan Duguay, 24, St. Philippe, Quebec charged with driving while license suspended in Highgate Springs, Dec. 1 1 pleaded innocent.

Elie J. Milhem, 28, Mount Royal, Quebec charged with possession of a regulated drug in Highgate Springs, Dec. 1 pleaded innocent. Gerald T. Koslowski, 27, St.

Albans charged with careless and negligent operation in St. Albans, Dec. 10; pleaded innocent. Ronald J. Douglass, 33, St.

Albans charged with retail theft in St. Albans, Nov. 26; innocent plea entered by court. Maxine M. Reynolds, 44, Swanton charged with retail theft in St.

Albans, Dec. 12; pleaded innocent. Michael J. Ryan, 24, Alburg charged with violation of probation; denied violation. Randy N.

Betournay, 27, St. Albans charged with DWI in St. Albans, Dec. pleaded innocent. Todd B.

Bushey, 24, Highgate charged with driving while license suspended, second offense, in Swanton, Dec. pleaded no contest; sentenced to four days. Carroll J. Robtoy 24, Enosburg charged with driving while license suspended, second offense, in St. Albans, Jan.

1 pleaded no contest; fined $150. Jeffrey B. Shedd, 25, Colchester charged with careless and negligent operation, amended from DWI, in Georgia, Nov. 20; pleaded guilty; fined $200. Chittenden Circuit Judges Edward J.

Cashman, George T. Costes and Michael Kupersmith Jan. 26: Timothy G. Rouille, 30, Essex Junction charged with driving while intoxicated and disorderly conduct in South Burlington, Dec. 10; pleaded innocent to both charges.

Larry L. Carpenter, 22, Burlington charged with simple assault in Burlington, Oct. 21; pleaded innocent; also charged with violating probation in Burlington, Jan. denied violation. Wayne D.

Dow, 34, Burlington charged with leaving the scene of an accident in Burlington, Aug. pleaded innocent. David B. Berger, 19, Burlington charged with driving while license suspended and DWI in Essex, Nov. 29; pleaded guilty to both charges; sentenced to up to 30 days on first charge, suspended; fined $200 and sentenced to four to 12 months on second charge, suspended.

Willard J. Hemingway, 34, Burlington charged with retail theft in Wi-nooski, Nov. pleaded guilty; sentenced to up to 10 days, suspended. James A. Sanders, 25, Burlington charged with driving without a license, amended from driving while license suspended, in South Burlington, Nov.

28; pleaded guilty; fined $70. Charles W. Aysseh, 21, Burlington charged with driving without a license, amended from drving while license suspended, in Burlington, Oct. 22; pleaded guilty; fined $45. Pemell W.

Heath, 22, Colchester charged with DWI, second offense, in Burlington, Oct. 21; pleaded no contest; fined $200; sentenced to four to 12 months, to serve three days. Robert J. Kirkey, 25, Hyde Park charged with driving while license suspended, second offense, in Jericho, Aug. 16; pleaded guilty; sentenced to up to two days.

Abner G. Jerry 19, South Hero charged with retail theft in Burlington, June 23; pleaded guilty; fined $45. Peter E. Palmer, 31, Milton charged with unlawful mischief in Milton, Nov. pleaded no contest; fined $70; sentenced to up to 30 days.

Gregory D. Ailing, 17, Essex Junction charged with careless and negligent driving and attempting to elude police in Essex, Sept. pleaded guilty to first charge; fined $45; second charge dismissed by state's attorney. William Medrycowski 30, Burlington charged with retail theft in South Burlington, Aug. 22; pleaded guilty; sentenced to up to four days.

Michael L. Doolittle, 22, Burlington charged with driving while license suspended in Burlington, Oct. 24; dismissed by state's attorney. David H. Pendleton, 20, Burlington Middlebury school budget rejected set a precedent.

"If we allow one, why not two or three or a dozen?" Howlett asked. The last time a board-prepared budget was defeated by voters was in 1986, the first year voters cast secret ballots. Budgets in 1987 and 1988 passed easily. Howlett attributed the proposed 1989-1990 increase to salaries, special education, new staff positions and operating costs. Cutler called the board's swift refusal "just a scare tactic," adding his group will file suit.

Allowing the petition on Town Meeting Day is "entirely legal regardless of what (the board says) or what their lawyer might say," Cutler contended. Bridport resident Frank Cutler spearheaded the group, which needed signatures by 5 percent of the eligible voters to have its petition put on the ballot. The district is comprised of the towns of Middlebury, Weybridge, Cornwall, Salisbury, Shoreham, Bridport and Ripton. School Board Chairwoman Diane Howlett said the board had been told by its lawyer, Richard English, that allowing the petition would be "clearly illegal." "By statute, we're the 'only ones with sole responsibility of preparing budgets," she said. Dale Lanphear, superintendent of the Addison Central Supervisory Union, which includes Middlebury Union, said he and the 13-member board were concerned that allowing the petition could By Kathryn Haralambous Free Press Correspondent MIDDLEBURY A budget prepared by district taxpayers was rejected unanimously by the Middlebury Union High School Board Thursday night.

About 800 people, or 10 percent of the voters in the seven towns which make up the district, signed a petition opposing the board's proposed 1989-1990 budget, which would increase spending 16 percent to nearly $7.1 million. The taxpayers sought to put their own budget on the March Town Meeting Day ballot, in place of the one prepared by the school district, but the board balked. The citizens' budget would have increased spending by 5 percent t6 about $6.5 million. Court roundup Board OKs liquor license suspensions MONTPELIER The Vermont Liquor Control Board has approved 10-day suspensions of the licenses at a Williston store and a West Rutland restaurant, both of which violated state liquor regulations. The Short Stop on Essex Road sold alcoholic beverages to a minor last September.

A 19-year-old Bristol resident was stopped near the store with help by Williston police, officials said. The board had found the store guilty last fall, but the administrative findings were appealed to the Vermont Supreme Court by the owners, Robert and Bruce Jolley. The appeal was withdrawn recently and the suspension began this week. Steve's Restaurant on Marble Street will lose its license for selling alcohol to a patron who was under the influence, said Albert R. Elwell, chief of enforcement and licensing.

A liquor investigator reported that an intoxicated patron attempted to get into the investigator's car in the parking lot of the restaurant. The investigator, after directing the patron away from his car, warned him not to drive, but state police reported the patron later was stopped for suspicion of drunken driving, Elwell said. The bar will begin its suspension Feb. 4, Elwell said. Rutland man admits burglary A 30-year-old Rutland man pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary Thursday in Vermont District Court and was sentenced to three to seven years.

Donald Ritchie was accused of robbing a Pitkin Street home in Burlington last March, a police affidavit said. The document said police received a tip March 4 that the stolen property, which included jewelry, a fur coat and a tea set, was at another Pitkin Street residence. When police arrived at the house, a woman told them she had jewelry that had been stolen by jRitchie, but the fur coat and the tea set were probably at another residence on North Champlain Street, the affidavit said. Police then went to that house where a woman told them Ritchie had taken the stolen property earlier, records said. The woman said Ritchie told her that he had taken the items from a Pitkin Street residence, said the affidavit.

Court records said Ritchie was identified by police records and witnesses. 2 Milton men accused of selling cocaine Two Milton men were formally accused Thursday of selling cocaine to an undercover federal drug agent. A U.S. District Court grand jury indicted Rick King, 24, and Brian Shepard, 28, on one count each of cocaine distribution. The indictment alleges the pair sold four ounces of cocaine to the agent Jan.

9 and received $4,000. The cocaine had a resale value of about $11,000, said U.S. Attorney George Terwilliger III. British man admits immigration violation A 26-year-old British man admitted in U.S. District Court Thursday that he tried to re-enter the United States after being deported.

Timothy Glover, 26, pleaded guilty to the violation of immigration law. He was a passenger in a car entering Derby Line from Canada last July 25, even though his visitor's visa had expired and be was denied a student visa, U.S. Attorney George Terwilliger said. Glover is free on conditions pending sentencing. Pennsylvania woman faces fraud charges A woman charged with using bad checks to buy a truck in South Burlington has been hit with new charges of bank fraud and transportation of stolen property.

A U.S. District Court grand Jury Thursday indicted Christine Jones, 39, of Nottingham, who allegedly bought a Ford Bronco from Nordic Ford last Oct. 31 with a Chittenden Bank check that bounced. Jones initially was charged with transporting stolen property after she was arrested with the Bronco in Beacon, N.Y. The new Indictment also alleges she falsely told bank officials she had recently moved to Colchester and was building a house.

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