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Tl IE ALBUQUERQUE TRIBUNE Thursday February 21 2002 School board plans another closed meeting on Allison By Susie Gran stages of the firing process dres to ask attorney if Al- aUcgadonsmadebytheboaid He Leonard DeLayo said DeLayo de- An arbitrator found that the SGRANABQTRtscoM 8233682 On Jan 28 the board voted to lison would agree tobc fired with- has been unavailable for comment dined further comment Wednes- Carlsbad school board was jusd- Brad Allison the suspended su- suspend Allison with pay after he out a discharge hearing Mclen- since he entered a treatment pro- day after announcing the next fied in the firing of Harrell a ded- perintendent of Albuqueraiie Pub- refused to resign Last week the dres would not comment Wednes- gram out of state dosed meeting sion Harrell was allowed to appeal licfr-hrelf lAllnjyyagainhpthp board voted to approve its notice day night on whether that was Scariano said Allison will be in Under state law the board and to District Court subject of a dosed meeting of the of discharge containing 38 griev- done or on any communications the treatment center until some- Allison must agree oh the selection Harrell's case went all the way to Albuquerque Board of Education ances' 14 of which involved in- he has had with Chicago attorney time after March 5 and then will of an arbitrator or a District Court the state Supreme Court when he Next meeting will subordination Anthony Scariano enter an after-care program judge will appoint one The ded- challenged the constitutionality of be the third closed meeting of die The discharge notice is notifica- Scariano in response to the probably in the Chicago area Al- sion dan arbitrator is binding compulsory arbitration in school board since it decided to get rid of ttonfrom the board of its intent to notice of discharge said lison told the board after he was Several firings of New Mexico employment disputes rim mntnmwrciai fire Allison wanted a hearing before a suspended that he wanted to en- superintendents have gone to ar- The high court ruled compulso- An open meeting is scheduled to Next week on Wednesday at neutral party not the Board of Ed- ter rehabilitation for alcohol bitration ry arbitration was constitutional follow the closed-door session 5:30 pm die board might vote to ucation although state law says he abuse One of those cases with similar- but allowed for an appeal of the with the board taking action at the actually fire him If that occurs his has a right to a hearing before die If Allison agrees to skip the dis- ides to was the 1990 fir- ruling public meeting case likclywill advance to the next local school board charge hearing then an arbitrator ing of Carlsbad Superintendent firing was upheld by Twice previously die board met step arbitration Allison had earlier said he want- can be chosen to determine Roger Harrell for 23 alleged con- District Court legal bat- indosedsesskmandthenvotedin The board earlier this week in- ed an open hearing to clear his whetherjust cause existed for Al- tract violations including insub- de with the board spanned five open session on the first two7 strutted its attorney Art Melen- name and counter the long list of firing Board President ordination years Page A2 Monster coaster heads to By Nancy Salem NSALEM0ABQTRIBCOM 8233675 Hang on to your hats Albuquerque will enter the big The Albuquerque Tribune A Scripps Howard Newspaper All contents 6 2002 wwwabqtribcom The Tribune (USPS 012-780) is published every evening except Sunday at 7777 Jefferson NE Albuquerque -New Mexico by The New Mexico State Tribune Co P0 Drawer Albuquerque New Mexico 87103 Volume 80 Number 194 Midday: 42 pages la five sections i The publisher assumes no responsibility for payments to carriers for more than the current month To subscribe for six or twetoe -months in advance mail payment at your carrier rate directly to the orculatkxT department Foreign country rates availabte upon request Periodical postage is paid at Albuquerque NM The single copy price is 50 cents POSTMASTER: Send change of address to The Albuquerque Tribune P0 Box J-T Albuquerque NM 87103 News corrections: 8283606 E-maA pcasausabqtribcom DeUveryprofaiems or to subscribe: 8234400 Hays said abig coaster had been envisioned for Cliffs for about 10 years and will increase die marketing to 18- to 35-year-old singles CUiFs is located between Osuna and Lincoln roads off San Mateo Boulevard Mayor Martin Chavez saidama-jor coaster is a big-city amenity that wiU enhance status and increase tourism revenues It also will change the skyline will be seen" Larrick said Stay tuned for -a name Hays said a contest will be held in April to pick a title for die coaster The winner will get a season pass to CUffs travel the countiy in search of wild rides Hays said will put Albuquerque on the map as far as excitement" he said The out-and-back twister style roller coaster will have a steel structure with wood tracking and will wind around half the park even dipping through an underground tunnel It will be designed andbuilt by Custom Coasters of West Chester Ohio Custom Coasters President Denise DinnLariidc said the coaster slated to open June 21 will reach speeds more than 50 miles an horn: dining the 75-second ride The big drop will be about 80 feet at a 52-degree angle mer when Cliffs Amusement Park unveils a $2 million 100-foot- high 2750-foot-long stomach-churning monster twister Cliffs owner Gary Hays said at a press conference Wednesday the coaster will be among the best in the world and he expects it to boost attendance at the 43-year-old amusement park by 30 percent in two years Many of the tra visitors will be tourists drawn to the big coaster induding the brotherhood of thrill-seekers who Exclusively at Dillards ISON DALEY i PULL-ON STRETCH TECH PANTS JOHNSON fromAl "Are the courts going to say We can't hear any Will the police say We go on the Johnson said What is more likely said Senate President Richard Romero is a judge will rule on whether government can continue operating cm the same budget A judge could then either uphold Johnson's decision or demand a new budget That could mean a line-item veto which Johnson said Tuesday he does not want to do or a court-mandated special session "Hell test Romero an Albuquerque Democrat said watch him stomp his feet and the judge will see what doing and well be back in a special session" House Minority Leader Ted Hobbs of Albuquerque said he has checked with die state office and has been assured that the government wffl continue cutting checks after June 30 with or without a new budget Hobbs said he think any programs or departments wiU completely lose funding if the old budget remains in place doesn't look like anything wfll faU through the he said resistance to the budget has irked other lawmakers' who spoke before the Association for Commerce and annual legislative luncheon Tm beginning to believe what most of New Mexico has known: be a great said Romero who was cordial with Johnson when he first took die Senate president reins last year will just be like the other times be in court Johnson has battled lawmakers in court over other contentious issues such as welfare reform and gambling While he said a special session could-cost the state more than $100000 per day Johnson said a court battle cost tax payers a cent He said he would use attorneys already on staff' Johnson complained before more than 200 business leaders in attendance at luncheon that the budget before him would cripple the reserves and force tax raises for the next year "Maybe everybody forgot die promise I made to get this he said I Johnson illustrated his opposition to the nearly $39 billion bud- get withatoy pig Wednesday The pink pig had white wings on either side and a long string attached Johnson waved it in a code above his head saying approve the budget pigs could fly" The demonstration which Johnson said was a joke amuse Democrats Rojnero said Johnson is leaving for Salt Lake City Utah to watch the Winter Olympics this weekend and said he will not take action on any bills nearly 130 that sit on his desk this week He said he might not take action on many until the March 6 deadline He said he made ded- i-sions on other bills though he said he is skeptical of a bill that asks voters to split up Albuquerque Public Schools He also said he will likely veto capital outlay may butcher the pig" he said referring to capital outlay commonly called pork A (S-fiTtAMl QMS? 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