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THE LOWELL SUN tte plllerlca Chelmifard Dratut Tcwkfbury Tyngsjbaro March 9, 1976 Page 13 New flood plain map won't hurt property, health official says BILLERICA The newly proposed flood plain map, scheduled for a hearing by the planning board later Ih is month, "will not in any way reduce proper Lwalues," says heallh. board Cliaimi an Paul R. Kellcy. Kelley and other members of the board of health were responding to questions from George Mar torella of 11 SattuckeLt Lane who said "theTe were reports around town that the new map will cause properly values to be reduced and some homes will he condemned." As explained by Kelley, the new map, which will be the basis for a hearing at the Locke Middle School on March 30 "only replaces the older map and the only difference is some of the areas will be better defined." The hearing was originally scheduled prior to town meeting last year, but it was learned at that time that every property owner in the town had to be notified which meant considerable postage, money which had not been budgeted, The money since that time has been budgeted and after weeks of preparation, Vice Chairman John Gherson and ethers from the health department last week made one of the largest mailings of its type in the town. "EVfclRY PROPERTV OWNER had to be notified," said Gherson, who went on to say the postage for the mailing ot the postcards was 759, According to Gherson, post cards were sent as far distant as Teheran and Portugal.

Others, he said were mailed to Alaska, California and South Carolina. total numbers, he said more lharr 12 000 property owners were ratified. Power lost in Billerica BILLERICA Power was knocked out in sections of Billerica and Kast Chelmstord early this morning when a car smashed into a utility pole on Boston Road pinning the driver inside. Paul Little of 200 Old Billerica Road, Bedford, although trapped in his vehicle for 20 minutes and rescued by officers Michael Tuinma.ro and Michael Fraine, was not injured and did not require hospitalization. Police said the vehicle overturned after striking a pole and several guard rails.

Planners allow owner to return for variance TEWK53UH.Y Cosmo DiBiase has been granted a second chance to appear before the zoning apiieals board to argue his case of constructing a tirme on a 10,000 square foot lot in a town rejuires one acre for such construction. OlBiase insists his S5500 purchase last year is causing a harship. He wants to bring his medically dependent father to Tewksbury from he said, relating his father has a pacemaker and needs assistance in transportation to hospitals fie cucntlv. The Tewksbury Planning Board voted 4 1 last night to allow DiBiase to return far the second time to the inning board of appeals which turned down his original variance request for the Sharon Street lot. In addition, planners will ask for a copy of town counsel's finding un whether such lots should receive variances that is, can they be legally granted.

The only opposition vote was from Edward A. Flanagan who felt the original sub division plan seen by the planning hoard was subterfuge in that the square foot lot was not delineated. Three vie for selectman seat in Billerica BILLERICA The four way race for the selectman's job was reduced to a three way contest last night when one of the candidates failed to file his nomination papers with the town clerk. Monday at 5 m. was Ihe last day for filing nomination papers with the town clerk for the candidate's name to be placed on the ballot.

Daniel Turco did not make the deadline which means, Thomas H. Conway, Jr. a former selectmen will fare Donald E. Wilson and Alma J. Elkins, Contests for the sewer commission, the school committee and the planning board have also been reduced by one.

Laurence M. Libby, failed to meet the 5 p.m. deadline which mrans the sewer commission is now only a two man race. Frederic if. Brown, who held the position previously, is opposed by James J.

Galvin. Juliette M. Lanthier, a substitute teacher did nol file her nomination papers yesterday, which means the incumbent school committeeman Charles O. Hallenborg is challenged hy Roger Biagiotto, a member of the planning board, Lawrence E. McAdams, a filler operator at the water plant and George Weber, a chemical engineer at Avco in Wilmington.

David J. Montgomery, who had taken out papers for the planning board has also failed to file. With Margaret Ahlin stepping down after 10 the candidates still in the race are William Greene, former head of the town's finance committee; Francis Glavin, Jr. and Charles E. Fairbrether, 111.

School dept. may lose town offices honrsof 10 a.m. tofi n.m. on the first Saturtto hours of 10 a.m. to a p.m.

on the first Saturday By TOM BORDEN Sun sun CHELMSFORD It hasn't reached the pnint of no rclum, but as of the moment the possibility exists that Ike Chelmsford school system's' superintendent and administrative offices may be homeless after June of this year. After receiving the school committee letter stating that it appears at this time that the school committee is nol going to be in a position to vacate the North Town Hall tor at least five years," the selectmen wondered as to the school committee's attempts to relocate. "Three years ago, Ihe hoard voted to permit the school committee use il lhat building until June. 1976," explained Selectman William Murphy, "but (hey haven't answered our question: liave Ihey considered relocating have tbey evaluated other possibililies? We (the town government) need that space." Selectman Paul Hart agreed. "They don't seem to helicve our vole three yejrs ago that their tenancy would end Ibis year.

We should ask them why Ihey can't utilise some of their own space and let us use this building when, at this time, it would give us Ihe space we so desperately need." he said. Murphy suggested tlat the school committee offer some financial Jala which would indicate the committee's eflorls at relocating. Hart's motion for (he board to inspect the North Town Hall anil then meet with the school committee was passed unanimously. THE DEPARTMENT o( Public Works Committee appeared before the selectmen with a Seven arrested in break at Billerica store BILLERICA Seven persons including two women and Iwo juveniles were arrested early today in connexion ivilb a break into the Convenient Store in East Billerica in which several cases of beer were stolen. Arrested and scheduled to appear in district, court today charged with breaking and entering in the "nighttime and larceny were Ellen Bnivcrl, 17, of Amherst St.

and Deborah Murphy, 17,. ol Wildwood Street, both of Wilmington, John Givens, 19, and Robert Hills, 17, both of 12 West Third both of Lowell and Brian Marks, 17, of 1B6 Allen Billerica. Credited with the arrest was officer David Murray who obtained a description of the suspects and a car hy a witness. Ofticer Murray was assisted in the arrest by officers Michael Tamarro and Michael Fraine. DtHtfllllllltn 1111 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 lTTTHWrHTTnTl 1 1 1 1 I II 1 1 1 1 ILIUHU 1 1 1 1 III Budget session BILLERICA The school department has scheduled its annual budget hearing tor tonight at 7:30 at Ihe Marshall Middle School.

With Assistant Superintendent Ol Schools for Business Howard Goodrow, Hill recovering from surgery in a Winchester Hospital, Superintend! William Flaherty will conduct the hearing. In Tyngsboro WI11IAM MURPHY town needs office. report laden with interviews and data. The committee assignment is to assess me ntnu for a DPW, which would encompass many town departments and organiie them so as to avoid duplication of expenditures in Chelmsford. The study committee estimates that within five years' time, a DPW would be ol benefit to the Lown Selectman Arnold Levering praised Ihe report, labelling it "a sterling Job a well done report with a lot of data but wondered as to the conunillee's time line estimation.

"Most of the internal (town dept.) interviews indicale satisfaction with the lawn deparlments as structured now," he said, "and I have a little trouble following how ycu predict three to five years. Gerald Silver, presenting trie DPW study committee's report, explained that DPWs established In other communities were benefiting those towns and that the DPW would eliminate, or at leasl minimurc, erst duplication between two departments, such as the town forest convmiss ion and the cons rva tion commission. A F1PW would be responsible for all town departments, including cemetery, huilding inspector, park commissioner and highway dcparlmenl. THE SELECTMEN approved the UPW study committee's request lo solicit state and federal aid for providing professional consultant evaluations of the Chelmstord DPW proposal. "This committee has gone as far as it can go, skill wise and time availability wise.

We now need professional help" said Silver. The Youlh Cenler Advisory Committee, headed by Gary Wolcoll, presented a proposed wage rate policy for youth center employes; a policy which would offer four steps, per. year, to hourly wage supervisors. The slep increases are based on an eight per cert raise over the preceding year, and would nnt bo awarded until an annual evaluation was made Said Wolcoll, "This w.ige step increase system would hopefully encourage our pari time supervisors Lo stay with us for longer than one yedar, which seems to be about the VFW seeks liquor license By CROMWELL 5CHUBARTH am Juan TYNGSBOHO Representatives of the Tyngsboro Veterans ol Foreign Wars last night applied for a liquor license, that selectmen had refused lo renew for Roxy's Inc. in December, saying lliat the VFW had received assurances thai an appeal by Roxy's Inc.

would be dropped if Ihe license was approved. Henry A. Bernicr told selectmen that the VFW wanted to take nvei the former site of Roxy's as their posL building. The building had been inherited by Theresa Carroll as part of the estate of the laic Jnbn Anger. She had requested a transfer of the license and had been refused on the grounds lhat the neighborhood had changed In two years since the death of Anger, during which time the club had been inactive.

Dernier lold selectmen that the club planned lo rent Ihe building for one year on a monthly basis with an option lo buy alter one year. They said that if a club license were "granted honor would be served lo members and their guests only. "As long as the VFW is going in, the abettors won't complain." be claimed. "II will not be a night club with loud entertainment. The abutters don't want that." SELECTMAN CHAIRMAN Richard Fay' told him, "Since one license has been denied already, we have to determine whether we can allow this applkalico lo go thrnugh." Selectman Morrnan Dupuis said that he wanted lown counsel to look al the request "to make sure we don't gel our necks whacked" by a law suit.

He sa id he feared a possible sull hv Roxy's, Inc. if the. board granted the VFW a'liquor license alter refusing Roxy's. The board look the matter under advisement until they cculd discuss the matter with town counsel. The cemetery commissioners told selectmen that they didn't want any part of Ihe upkeep or rtnovations requested by the Youth Baseball League for the Community Center and Wicasse ball fields.

Chairman Fay said the cemetery commissioners told the board lhat "because ol an increase in their work load Ihey aren't interested." Fay said lhat there was presently $2,100 in miiiuiiiiiiiitammimi llillllllllllllllliinilllll A confliict CHELMSFORD Chelmsford will be lly ing the flag of Ireland on St. Patrick's Day, after Ihe board of selectmen Inst night unanimously approved the motion entered by William Murphy, There was a llltle resistance lo Ihe Idea before thn actual voting took place, however, as selectman Pnul Hart noted a posslhle "conflict of interest as regard's Bill's last name." llllllll I I ktMIUll 11111 Ilil I MIIIIIMHIIlMllimttMM. monies allocated in the Park Commissions r's account lur the ballparks including the U.00O that was believed lo have gone to Ihe cemetery commissioner's account. Richard LeBlanc'ol the Youth Baseball League was told to get In touch with Park Commissioner William Landry about the condition of Ihe fields. ROBERT D.

Bacun, Forest Hill Road Dunstable, appeared before the hoard looking inlo the possibility of moving his sawmill from Dcmslable, where it had been zoned out of existence, to one of the two available industrial parcels on Cummings Road. The board balked at the idea of having a small sawmill on one of the parcels, saying that It wasn't Ihe kind of industry they hod in mind. Chairman Fay said, "I don't think this is the type of development that we had in mind You are looking tor a bosiness zone, nol an in dustrial zone. Selectman Richard Lorman said. "1 think we would gel a lot flak from the others in thai area." The board, however, didn't discourage Racon from bringing his sawmill to town.

They told him to look around the town for another possible silo in Tyngsboro. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE Northern Middlesex Area Commission (NMACi appeared before the board to present plans Tor a wastewater management sludy to be con dueled in Tyngsboro Members of the highway commission conservation commission, and assessors were present. Dave YVorlh and Rarry Alberts NMAC presented highlights of the studies lo be done in Tyngsboro. Weslford. and Chelmsford.

In TjTgsboro, NMAC will be looking al the Army Corps of Engineers proposal lor the sewering of the eastern part of town and produce a cost tlleclive analysis of sewerage in lown. They are also scheduled to do a seplic tank tiMlahility analysis, analyzing the impact ol sewerage on streams, lakes and groundwaters. Worth said that live case studies will be done in Ihe area lo look in detail at the possible affects of sewerage. He. said that Tyngsboro should submit an area lhat cojld be used lor tne siuny.

ne saiu mat me i selected would be on a basis of applicability to olher areas in the region. He also tctd Ihe board that funds are available under Section 3U, Public Law 92 51X1 for lake restoration He said that NMAC would try to secure funds for local restoration projects iT Tyngsboro submitted them. The NMAC representatives said that the waste management studies were under a two year lime schedule and had to be completed by Dec. 31, 177. Tbey said that the studies are lift per cent funded by Ihe Environmental Proteclion Agency.

PAUl HART uib own pae average rale of turnover so far Chairman Levering pointed out that the crration of step levels might he unfair to other lown employes whose deparlments offer no such proposed Increases. In addition. Levering expressed concern over problems that might arise with retroactive salaries. Personnel board representative David McGlocklin said he saw no problem in including Ihe youth cenler supervisory' wage 'step increases' in the second article on Ihe town warrant The selectmen then voted to enler another arlcele on the warrant, proposing lown voting in Arpil. Approval of that question would mean Saturday town elections would begin in April of 191? SOME OF THE advantages, as cited by Harl, would be voter convenience; convenience for campaign workers who usually have to lake a day's leave from their jobs In order to support their candidate; greater safely in terms of a no school day; and eliminating problems between voter traffic and in CDining and out going buslraffic, which might have deterred voter turnout in the recent primaries.

In whal may have proven lo be an embarrassing, il now awkward, moment, the board of selectmen felt compelled lo oiler three firemen a day off with pay In regards lo a recommendation on their actions in a recent emergency case. Last week, Ihe bnard voted lo give Police OHicer Edward Auger a day off with pay in commendation of his handling of the late James S. Kasitowski's distress call. A similar commendation was setit by Kasilcwski's lawyers to the fire chief, who did not forward the recommendation to the selectmen until this week. Said Hart, "I feel we should do (he same for these men as we did for Officer Auger last week." Chairman Loverlng explained that the fire chier Frederick Reid, did not feci the men deserved Ilia day oil withpay Because (hey were doing what is normally their duty.

The board then unanimously voted to award the three firemen the same honor recognizance as they had awarded Auger. Young Lawrence attorney seeks to unseat Sen. Wall LAWRENCE Calling for a new approach" to the state's problems, a young Lawrence attorney, James Shannon has announced he will seek a stale senate seat now held by Sen. William X. Wall of Lawrence.

Shannon, who announced his candidacy at private parties this weekend, has worked in Ihe congressional office of F. Bradford Morse and Michael Harrington. The Second Essex and Middlesex: Senate District, represented by Wall for several years, includes Lawrence, Billerica, Tewitsbury and four preeincls in Andover. "We have many problems in this district, problems that we must begin to deal with," he said. "'In order lo find solutions, I believe lhat we need a new approach.

We don't need any more ot the old Slate House games lhat have brought Massachusetts to the brink of bankruptcy. Shannon said the district's major problems involve Ihe economy "As I speak with people Ihis area, find the same issues men honed lime and lime again," he said 1 People are greatly concerned about unemployment, scaring lanes ar.d the deplorable slate of the business community To make mailers worse, they are angry and frustrated with the size and snsensitivily of the slate bureaucracy." "VOTING ON legislation and working oil constituent services is only half of the job," Shannon said. "We reed a stale senator who will be innovative and who can work on an ongoing basis on some or Ihe runadmenlal problems which we face." "After all. there areoniy to senators and Ihe slale senator should be our strongest voice in the State House," he said. Shannon sees Ihe reform of Ihe stale civil service system as a priority for the future.

"There is no question that there has been a great deal of corruption in the civil service system in ihe past and that muchol it has been rooted in the legislature We can't tolerate Ihese abuses any more and we cannot affort them." Shannon cited the unique problems lhat the Merrimack Valley area faces as a communily that borders New Hampshire. Sometimes it seems that we must bear more than our share of the burden of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. We need a senator who will be listened to In Boston." A NATIVE of Lawrence. Shannon attended local elementary schools and graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover in 1969. He attended Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

Maryland and completed his Bachelors Degree requiiements in three JAMES SHANNON years, graduating with honors in political science. In 1975, Shannon received his law degree from the National Law Cenler at Crtrge Washington University, Washington, D.C. and was admilled lo the Bar in Massachusetts. 1970, while in college, he worked as an intern in the office ol Congressman Bradford Morse. From 1973 to 1915, he served on the staff of Congressman Michael J.

Harrington, working both in Washington and Massachusetts. In 1973, Shannon was elecled to the baard of trustees at Johns Hopkins University. Now in the third year of bis term as a trustee, he serves on the budget commillee of the board of trustees and the Johns Hopkins University public Interest advisory committee, Presently, Shannon Is a practicing attorney in the offices of Doherty, fllynn and Melia in Lawrence. nil tt rteiiTtuiiiiiumaaunriiiiii 1 1 1 1 1 Luanniiiiiiim 1 1 LLxnMiilllliliill Bible program LOWELL The Women's Association ot the Pawluckel Congregational Church will sponsor a special Bible program tomorrow al 2 p.m. at the church.

Rev. Charles D. Myers, director of planning and promotion lor the Massachusetts Bible Society, will be guest speaker. The social hour sill begin all p.m. and dessert will be served.

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