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:Is By Ellen M. Cosgrove "No way in the world can they close the school without a fight." says one Co-op City mother, but either P.S. 153 or P.S. 178 could be closed this fall, according to a recommendation - from City Chancellor Frank Macchiarola. Many community residents are angered by the proposal and will gather to rally in defense of the elementary schools Monday night at Truman High School. Chairman of the City Council's Education Committee Stephen B. Kaufman answered Chancellor Macchiarola's decision immediately with an explicit and fiery letter. beginning the official protest. "To arbitrarily and capriciously wrench a school from the Education Park of Co-op City is comparable to severing a limb from a person." he charged. All Bronx politicians have been invited to the rally. Kaufman. along with Borough President Stanley Simon, State Senator Abraham Bernstein, Assernblvman Eliot Engel, will attend. Parents and. all concerned citizens are urged to come and voice their feelings on the subject. The rally represents the concerted and instant reaction from the residents and parents of Co-op City. "No way is this going to happen, i_f I have to move into the school, furniture, television and all," said Iris Baez, executive board member for the Parent's Association of P.S. 153.
wverDI By Diane Bennett Restoration of the power plant - damaged in the October accident - is in the design and planning stages now. Every area of the physical plant - from the roof and the structural steel, to piping and electrical systems affected by , the accident - is being checked for damage, and where found, plans are being made for repair. ,' Of the design plans, only the roof repair is temporarily in abeyance, because a contract had been let for roof repair ,before the explosion, and further damage was incurred which
· Directors meet The Riverbay &ard of Directors wm meet on Wednesday, December Ul, in Room :n, Bartow. The meeting is scheduled to • begin at 7:00 p.m.
Diane Limmer has a child attending P.S. 178. "We're not gáing to allow them to be bused out." "I am outraged at this plan's clearly unfair treatment of the Bronx ... it is not in the best interests of our children," wrote Cengressman Bingham in a letter to Macchíarola.i'To close a school down in an area that is one of the pillars of the Bronx makes no sense at all." stated Assemblyman Engel. Charles Parness, Riverbay Board President, asserted. "I will take whatever steps necessary to prevent this.
To give up on our school is to give up on our future." Bruce Irushalm'i is a vocal opponent of the measure and vows that the closing will not happen .. "We have presented hard and fast data a number of times to the Board of Education in consideration of the. projection of needed , space in the future. We have the largest enrollment of special education kids in the city, except for Staten Island." Nine Bronx schools have been ordered closed by Macchiarola, who was unavailable to answer q. uestions, •. ... on page 4)) . (Co u,n.moou r.
uunconscionabReaction" December 8, 1980 Dr. Frank J. Macchiarola, Chancellor Board of Education 110 Livingston St. Brooklyn, N. Y. 11201 The Riverbay Board of Directors representing the 55,000 residents of Co-op City were appalled to hear of your plan to close a school in Co-op City. This past year we negotiated a major plan with the State of New York to rebuild and revitalize Co-op City, and recently legislation was approved to make this possible, an effort supported by many city officials and political leaders. School closings are counter to all this commÙnity has striven for, and is an unconscionable action which we cannot tolerate. Be
assured, we will most strongly oppose the closing of any school in Co-op City. Charles K. Parness, President - Riverbay Corp. '
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Dr. Frank J;.,Macchiarola Chancellor The. elected officials and membership of the Co-op City Democratic Club are adamantly opposed to the closing of any school in the NBEP in Co-op City. Assemblyman Eliot L. Engel· Cowwilman . Stephen B. Kaufman Distriet Leader Sandra Parness Distriet Leader Al Davidson Other letters and telegrams in support of our schools appear in this issue.
·s continue must be evaluated and amendments made to the contract. "We are working now to restore the gas piping as swiftly as possible," said Riverbay General Manager George Steiner. "The plans are being drawn up and made ready to be filed with appropriate New York City departments, so that we can puf the community's power system back on a gas-ñred basis quickly. "Gas is cheaper than oil," Steiner said. "We are using 55,000 gallons of oil a day now - even while the weather has been relatively good. As the temperature goes down, our oil consumption, naturally, will go up." There are two príorrnes, Stèiner noted: restoring the gas piping and putting Boiler 4 back on line as soon as possible. which will enable Riverbay to serve the community with its auxiliary generator should there be a blackout. In the first phase of the restoration work, the, deaerator .~
One of the volunteers who donated blood during a donor session Wednesday at Bartow Center gets the preliminaries over with.
which deoxydizes water used in the boilers - was repaired and put back on line, and the temporary shunts were removed. They had been installed temporarily to bypass damaged piping and reconnect Boilers 1 and 2. That temporary work provided for quick, emergency restoration .of heat and hot water supply to cooperators. Restoration of the deaerator was done on a permanent basis, but there remains some shoring and permanent steel support work to be done on that equipment to restore it to its original design.
Robert Ferrara named new area manager Riverbay General Manager George Steiner has promoted Robert Ferrara to the position of area manager for Section 2, .Buildings 15 to 25 and a group of townhouses on Broun, Adler and Asch Loop, plus garages 4, 5, 6 and Shopping Center 2. Formerly, Ferrara had been working as Riverbay's chief inspector-coordinator with Ebasco
B~Hdingmeeting Riverbay Mana.gement wm meet with several Building Associations on Thurs(Jay, December 18 at · 10 a.m, in Einstein Room 42. The meeting concerns general ooildmg problems. Chairpeople or their representatives from Buildings 26 through 35 are requested to attend with at least one other person from each building.
In the meantime, repair work on Boiler 4 goes on. "We hope to have the boiler restored before . February," Steiner said, "because our emergency generator is supplied by steam from Boiler 4." Clean-up of the debris caused by the accident at the power plant is ongoing. More than. half of.the work has been completed.
Offiœs dosed All CommW1ity Centers and the Maintenance and Administration omces will be closed
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Services on construction defect repairs. Ferrara's new position begins on Monday, December 15. He will be working out of Bartow Center, in the Management Services offices under Ralph Carter. Director, in Room 24. His teie- . phone number there is 671-2000, extension 237. (Continued on page 2)
on Thursday, December 25 and Thu~y, .January I for Christmas and New Years. Only emergency maintenance. service will be available.
Holiday deadHne Because of the holidays, deadc line for the December 27 issue of the fu-Op City 'rimes wm be Friday, December 19 at 5 p.m, Deadlim? . for the .January ~ issue wm he Friday, December 26 at 5 p.m, Please be guided accordingly. And - a bâerru Christmas and Happy New Year to all from the staff· of the Co-op City Times.
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