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hi!
I leave for Wellfleet on June 25th. Can't wait!!!! Hope all is well.

elena scambio
Welcome New Voices

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Nice to see so many people joining in. That should assure a wide
array of topics for conversation. I suggest we each make an effort
to bring new people on board. I also appreciate learning about who
is signing on, even though I know most of you.

A new request - is anyone interested, or do you know anyone who might
be interested, in participating in a focus group on the Montclair
Arts Plan? It's an opportunity to not only raise issues, but design
outcomes.
NEW MEMBER

 

Hi!

My name is Clyde Sweatt and I think this is a great idea. I am a
Deputy Manager for the Township and a resident for the past fourteen
years. I also serve on Montclair's Civil Rights Commission and have
been very active in the community in different capacities during my
time in Montclair.

Looking down the group's membership list I see the names of a number
of people who I've worked with over the years and have great respect
for. I look forward to sharing thoughts with all of you.

Clyde
Intro

Rocco Miscia
 

Hello all,

I'm Rocco Miscia, a Captain with the Montclair PD. Until
Monday, I am in charge of the Professional Standards Office
wtihin the department. Starting Monday, I will be the
Investigation Division Commander (in charge of all plain
clothes units).

Although I no longer live in town, I grew up here and still consider
Montclair my home (when asked where I'm from, you can guess the
answer...) ;-)

This is an excellent forum to hear about the concerns, suggestions,
and general 'beefs' of fellow Montclairites.

Glad that this electronic 'backyard fence' was started.
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Hi Elena! What are you up to these days? When do you go to Wellfleet. I
never see you at Hatches.

Nancy Barry
Re: New member introduction

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Linda:

Hi - Where did you move to? You didn't leave town hall did you?

Nancy Barry
Re: Intro

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In a message dated 6/7/2000 9:38:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
rmiscia@... writes:


Glad that this electronic 'backyard fence' was started.
Happy to have you aboard, Rocco. I feel safer already. ;-)

Mary
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Hi Elena and welcome to the conversation.............I enjoyed seeing you at
the concert..................terry reidy
voting (letterman joke)

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David Letterman said he likes to go in to the voting booth, take off his
pants, hand them to the clerk and ask for a size 34. I wish I had the
nerve...
Re: New member introduction

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In a message dated 6/6/2000 5:17:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lsw39@...
writes:

Don't forget to VOTE today.
Hi, Linda! So glad you have joined Watercooler. We miss you (even though we
can always see you at town hall, right???)

Thanks for the reminder. I actually did vote today ... well sort of. I got
into the voting booth, all ready to vote for Corzine, and found that all the
keys were locked! The helpers said, "Of course they're locked. You're not a
registered Democrat!"

Well, my party didn't have anyone I was very interested in ... so I didn't
vote for anyone.Then I found that I couldn't pull the curtain back! Stuck in
the voting booth ...! I couldn't believe it....I finally had to throw my vote
to someone I REALLY didn't care about just to get out of there. Oh, well.
I'll do better in November, I guess.

I'm stopping in at Montclair Books tonight, looking for a copy of "Voting for
Dummies."

Mary
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Elena Scambio
 

Hi!
As a new member, I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Elena
Scambio - I live on Carteret St., near Anderson Park and have lived
in Montclair for the past 20 years. I appreciate the opportunity to
interface with other community-minded individuals.
Re: New member introduction

Linda Wanat
 

Joining George in new member introductions...I'm
Linda Wanat, long time Montclair cheerleader. However,
recently moved and experiencing separation loss.
Still very interested in the community and pleased to
be part of this group. Don't forget to VOTE today.
--- Chree@... wrote:
Hi Gang. I was asked to introduce myself so here I
am. I'm George Louvis.
I own Regional Broadcasting Services in Montclair,
which owns "VillageRadio
Montclair" (you can listen on 1620 and 1640 am as
well as channnel 34 and the
internet at www.villageradio.com) and the monthly
newspaper "Montclair this
Month".

My grandfather opened "Louvis'" in Upper Montclair
(now the Montclair
Charcoal Broil Restaurant) in 1923, my Dad owned it
until he retired in 1987
so I may have cooked meals for some of you. :-)

thanks to Kevin Allen and Jessica de Koninck for
inviting me.

George


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Re: Names

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great idea - I did.

elena scambio
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Dear George,

Welcome...................how goes the fight to get your station a wider
broadcasting range?

terry Reidy
Re: members to invite

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In a message dated 6/6/2000 6:42:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
wesegil@... writes:

May I suggest you invite Anthony Ianuale to join? He ran for fourth ward
councilor and has a website about Montclair. He's at aianuale@...
I will send him an invite. Thanks, Louise. Great suggestion.

Mary
Re: Bluestone sidewalks salvaged, but by whom?

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In a message dated 6/6/2000 6:24:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
wesegil@... writes:

Do you cut them back to allow the sidewalk to be flat?
If you build up the grade at the tree roots, the bluestone would have to be
sliced into smaller pieces to ease up over the roots, which I cant picture
being done properly on a regular basis
There are some new neighbors on Clinton Av near Myrtle who have done a GREAT
job with their sidewalk, which had heaved due to tree roots. They relaid the
stones around the tree and planted hosta (and some other low plants, as I
remember). It looks terrific. They didn't damage the tree by cutting into the
roots and the sidewalk takes an interesting little turn through some nice
landscaping. You should drive by and take a peek. It seemed like great
solution. Don't they cut through the roots to lay concrete too?

Mary
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Hi Gang. I was asked to introduce myself so here I am. I'm George Louvis.
I own Regional Broadcasting Services in Montclair, which owns "VillageRadio
Montclair" (you can listen on 1620 and 1640 am as well as channnel 34 and the
internet at www.villageradio.com) and the monthly newspaper "Montclair this
Month".

My grandfather opened "Louvis'" in Upper Montclair (now the Montclair
Charcoal Broil Restaurant) in 1923, my Dad owned it until he retired in 1987
so I may have cooked meals for some of you. :-)

thanks to Kevin Allen and Jessica de Koninck for inviting me.

George
members to invite

Louise and Gil Brodnitz
 

May I suggest you invite Anthony Ianuale to join? He ran for fourth ward
councilor and has a website about Montclair. He's at aianuale@...

Louise
Re: Bluestone sidewalks salvaged, but by whom?

Louise and Gil Brodnitz
 

Mary, you are so right.
There is a public lack of information on the fact that bluestone can be
easily and cheaply relaid and is then far better than concrete. But what
about tree roots? Do you cut them back to allow the sidewalk to be flat?
If you build up the grade at the tree roots, the bluestone would have to be
sliced into smaller pieces to ease up over the roots, which I cant picture
being done properly on a regular basis. What is appropriate?

I think the salvaging issue is very important. We should find out what
happens to the stuff. Maybe the concrete sidewalk paving companies have a
side business?

Louise

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Subject: Re: [MtcWatercooler] Re: Bluestone sidewalks salvaged, but by whom?


In a message dated 6/5/2000 11:33:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jmosier@... writes:

We finally received a favorable response indicating that the Town has no
plans to replace bluestone sidewalks except in > those cases where safety
is
an issue (ramp access to the sidewalk).

As they say on "The Sopranos," wid all doo respec....

That's great! Thanks to the HPC for advocating the preservation of
bluestone
sidewalks. However, the question still remains ... who is salvaging these
sidewalks? The Park Street project is a case in point. They have been
removed. But by whom? Who has benefitted from salvaging them? Were they --
even though worth a lot on the open market -- just discarded? Hard to
believe.

Private property owners have the responsibility to maintain the sidewalks,
as
I understand it. It is one of the reasons why we are losing them at such
an
alarming rate. I have been told that some iInsurance companies have
informed
homeowners that they will not cover liability resulting injuries sustained
by
tripping on displaced sidewalk flags. Therefore, homeowners ... rather
than
re-setting the stones ... resort to what has proved to be a relatively
short-term solution: replacing them with concrete sidewalks.

Concrete has a useful life, in this climate, of 20-30 years. Bluestone, if
properly set, a useful life of 200+ years. The problems with bluestone
have
to do with uneven settlement and displacement by tree roots, which causes
them to crack. By resetting them, you can get another 100 yrs useful life.
AND you have the added property value resulting from "historic
ambiance" --
yes, intangible, but valuable nonetheless.

I think that some public education on this issue would alert property
owners
-- and the township -- as to the intrinsic value of these historic
materials.

Mary

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Re: Bluestone sidewalks salvaged, but by whom?

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--- In MtcWatercooler@..., MDK10@A... wrote:
The Park Street curb project is finally nearing completion, and it
looks
great. I have some questions, though ... perhaps someone on this
list has
the answer to them.

As part of the street improvement, concrete accessability ramps
were
installed at the corners along Park St. (a good thing) and some of
the
bluestone sidewalk flags had to be removed. For many weeks they
remained
carefully stacked at the corners. Now they are gone.

Who did they belong to -- the township or the property owner? Who
took them
away? Did the township remove them to storage so that it could
replace
damaged stones elsewhere? Did it/owners sell them? Did the project
contractor
just take them away to sell or use in other projects.

The bluestone sidewalks add to the historic character of our older
neighborhoods. Not only that, they are worth a lot of MONEY! What
is
happening to these important township assets?

Mary

Mary and fellow list members;

For your information, The Historic Preservation Commission sent a
letter to the Township Public Works Dept attention M. Tucci regarding
the Star Ledger piece that Roy Shepard and Louise Brodnitz brought to
the two Commission meetings ago. We finally received a favorable
response indicating that the Town has no plans to replace bluestone
sidewalks except in those cases where safety is an issue (ramp access
to the sidewalk). According to Tucci's letter the Star Ledger piece
misstated the roadwork improvements in Montclair. (not the first time
that a newspaper got the facts wrong). Thanks to Roy and indirectly
Mary Krugman for bringing this matter up to the Commission. In
addition, after the recent MSU red signs appeared around town on
poles
too tall for the sign placements the Commission sent a letter to
Susan
Cole, President of MSU respectfully requesting that the signs be
modified. I don't know if you've noticed but all of the signs have
been adjusted a few days after we received a pleasant letter from
Professor Cole's office saying they would do so.

Sometimes the pen...

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