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3 a paAe StK ED. THE TOWN COURANT Thursday, March 21, 1985 West Hartford Farmington Valley Edition Residents Object To Putting Lights On Avon TV Tower said the FAA required WTIC-TV, Channel 61, to use strobe lights atop its tower on Rattlesnake Mountain in Farmington. O'Leary said he fears the same thing may happen with WHCT because of its request to increase the height of the tower. "I would recommend against the strobe lights," he said. "All you have to do is go over to Farmington and take a look at that thing.

It's just so dominant," O'Leary said. He said he would recommend that Astroline wait to hear from the FAA before submitting an application to the town so that the town knows what kind of lighting will be used. But James E. Hurley, WHCT attorney, said the FAA decision may not come for months, and the station hopes to submit the application to Avon in early April for increasing the height of the tower. "Government agencies are so slow you can't See Lights, Page E9 By TERRY BARTLETT Courant Correspondent AVON Strobe lights may be fine for nightclubs and rock bands, but Avon officials and residents would prefer they not be flashing overhead.

They fear that a proposal by WHCT-TV to double the size of its tower on Avon Mountain might invoke a Federal Aviation Administration requirement that towers have strobe lights atop them to warn pilots. Astroline Communications of Massachusetts purchased WHCT, Channel 18, in January from the Faith Center Church of California and has applied to the FAA and the Federal Communications Commission for approval to more than double the height of the 300-foot tower. The higher tower would increase the station's broadcast radius from 12 or 13 miles to about 35 miles. Town Planner Michael K. O'Leary fir 1 John Qaraventa Special to The Courant al Middle School last week.

The variety show was put on by parents, teachers and elementary school children for the PTO's family night. LITTLE FIDDLE Five-year-old Josh Camp looks solemn as he plays his fiddle during rehearsals for the "Follies Bear-Gere" at Granby Memori- Construction of New Bus Terminal Ready To Roll on Farmington Site Asbestos Removal Job At West Hartford Site Attracts Few Bidders The appeals board, however, allowed Bonanza to continue operating there because the company said it planned to build a permanent terminal and apply for a zone change. That change was granted after public hearings on the issue, and after Bonanza presented a 250-signature petition supporting the operation. The new terminal will have a canopy under which four buses can park, and will be able to seat about 65 people, McElroy said. The current building has no canopy to shelter passengers in bad weather, and the trailer can seat only about two dozen people.

Bonanza won approval in January from the town Plan and Zoning Commission to construct the prefabricated 42-by-30-foot building, but the decision came after a tangled series of delays. In 1982, Bonanza moved from its West Hartford quarters to the state-owned parcel off Exit 37 of I-84. The area was zoned for residential use, but the company paved the lot and installed the small trailer without town approval. Town Planner Bruce Hoben then ordered Bonanza to cease operations. The Zoning Board of Appeals upheld Hoben's order, saying state use of the property would be exempt from the regulations but private use would not.

By VINCENT M. VALVO Courant Correspondent FARMINGTON After two years of delays, construction on a new Bonanza Bus Lines terminal building is expected to begin next week, terminal manager Terrencc McElroy said. The terminal now only a trailer at the back of the state commuter lot of Fienemann Road Is the only mass transit facility for the Farmington Valley. Bonanza officials estimate between 1,000 and 1,500 people, most from the Valley, use the terminal each week for trips to Waterbury, Dan-bury, New York City, Providence and Cape Cod. "We have talked to them, and they are sending the town a letter requesting their bid be taken out of consideration," said Arthur Geisel, materials administration manager for the town.

The other bids were from Omega Construction and Engineering Inc. of Phoenix, Ariz. and the Ac-mat Corp. of Bloomfleld The Phoenix company specializes in jobs such as the one at Hall High. Geisel said the town will probably award the contract to Omega.

"That's about what we figured it would cost," he said of the company's bid. The town is renovating the former See Few, Page E9 Government Real Estate E25-26 School, E13-1 Senior. EJJ Sports E30-31 By VINCENT M. VALVO Courant Correspondent WEST HARTFORD Only three firms bid on the job of removing asbestos from the old Hall High School even though the town sent special invitations to 20 firms and advertised the project in numerous publications. And, of the three firms, the low bidder subsequently withdrew, leaving just two companies.

When town officials opened the bids last week, the White Birch Construction Co. of Litchfield was the low bidder with an estimate of 911,900. But the company apparently misunderstood the scope of the project. INDEX Calendar E8 Commentary E2 Cook'. Corner E23 Roseann Kitchlng of Canton cherishes the cooking traditions she learned from her Italian grandmother.

She hopes to pass them on to her three daughters with the. help of written recipes. Story, photo on Page E23..