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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

NOTICE is hereby given that at a meeting of the Township Council of the Township of Scotch Plains, held in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building of said Township on Wednesday, November 8, 2000, there was introduced, read for the first time, and passed on such first reading, the following ordinance:

ORDINANCE NO. 3100 AN ORDINANCE SUPPLEMENTING AND AMENDING CHAPTER XXIII, T. O. 233.1.8( a) SPECIFICALLY TO RE ZONE LOT 3, BLOCK 4901 (DONATO TRACT ONLY) WHICH IS ENTITLED ML2 BY ADDING AS AN ADDITIONAL PERMITTED USE, BUSINESS OFFICES AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICES, AS SAID TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION 23.1.8( a)( 14) AND (89) AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARDS FOR SAID USES AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 233.13 (B4 OFFICE ZONE ONLY), WHICH ALTERATION AND AMENDMENT SHALL APPLY ONLY TO THE DONATO TRACT IN SAID ML2 ZONE.

WHEREAS, the subject property (Lot No. 3, Block No. 4901, Donato tract) is currently zoned “ML2”, MultiFamily Zone as set forth in Section 233.18( a); and

WHEREAS, that site is an inclusionary housing site under the Township’s Mt. Laurel Fair Share Plan and, as such, is entitled to the granting of reasonable variances in the application process and to have the land use ordinances of the municipality flexibly applied, and provided same may be accomplished in accordance with good planning concepts and in the interest of all citizens as to health and safety; and

WHEREAS, the Planning Board of the Township of Scotch Plains has, after substantial and detailed multiple hearings (27 in all) determined on December 7, 1998 and again on July 17, 2000 on a separate application, to deny the said applications for site plan approval for townhouses on the Donato tract; and

WHEREAS, the Township Council has studied the Resolutions of the Planning Board and has been informed by the Planning Board as to the concerns of the Planing Board with regard to issues of health and public safety at the subject site; and

WHEREAS, the Planning Board concluded on December 7, 1998 and again on July 17, 2000 that the particular site plans which were presented to the Planning Board by a competent and knowledgeable developer were deemed to be detrimental to the health and safety of future residents at the site; and

WHEREAS, the Township Council recognizes that there may be possible ways to develop this particular site as a Mt. Laurel site, so as to satisfy the requirements of site plan approval, but that none of the plans submitted have been able to so satisfy these requirements; and

WHEREAS, the Township Council, not wishing to deprive the owner of the parcel of a reasonable alternative use thereof, and it is deemed by the Township Council that the property may be developeable for professional office and business office use as defined in Township Ordinance 231.8( a)( 14) and (89) respectively, with the use of B4 Zone office standards only; and

WHEREAS, the Township Council believes that the additional zoning (business office and professional office only) provided herein would more readily allow the owner to address and/ or mitigate the health and safety hazards and concerns, since residences would not be included in said plan; and

WHEREAS, emergency procedures and/ or other accommodations could be prepared and promulgated more readily, safely and effectively in a case of business office and professional office use as opposed to residential use; and

WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the Township Council that providing an alternate use for this site only (as distinguished from other designated Mt. Laurel sites set forth in T. O. 233.18( a)) will give the owner an additional use it would not otherwise have available for said parcel; and

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the municipality to alter and amend said Ordinance (T. O. 233.18) to add an additional business office and professional office use in said zone on Lot No. 3, Block No. 4901, only (Donato tract); and

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Township Council recognize that an Ordinance that is inconsistent with a Master Plan may be altered and/ or amended provided that the reasons for said deviation are set forth, which in this instance are set forth hereinabove and are incorporated herein by reference.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Township Council of the Township of Scotch Plains in the County of Union and State of New Jersey as follows:

1. SubSection 233.18( a) of the Zoning Ordinance of the Township of Scotch Plains is amended to read as follows:

233.18 SC2 Senior Citizen Zone, ML1 MultiFamily Zone, ML2 MultiFamily Zone, MFR1 MultiFamily Residential Zone.

a. Permitted Uses: 1. Principal Uses:

(a) Multifamily (garden apartment) dwellings. (b) Attached singlefamily (townhouse) dwellings. 2. Accessory Uses and Structures:

(a) Garages and offstreet parking facilities. (b) Storage and maintenance buildings. (c) Customary accessory structures approved as part of the site plan for the

development, including fences, walls, lamppost, trellises and the like. (d) Signs. 3. Additional Principal and Secondary Uses for ML2 Zone (Donato) (Lot No. 3,

Block No. 4901 only) (a) Buildings for business offices and professional offices, as specifically

defined in Section 231.8( a)( 14) and (89) and including standards in accordance with the standards for said business office and professional office uses only as set forth in the B4 Office Zone, and that it is the specific intent that all other uses permitted in the aforementioned B4 Office Zone are not permitted uses on this parcel. (b) Offstreet parking facilities in conjunction with a permitted office use,

subject to the following: (i) For office building one space for each 200 feet of gross floor area. (ii) Each use located in this zone shall set aside ten percent of the Tract for seeding and landscaping and use this area for no other purpose. (iii) Section 232.3, Regulations Applicable to All Zones, shall apply to this use.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this Ordinance shall take effect twenty (20) days after final publication.

A public hearing for same was scheduled to be held November 27 but had to be recessed and carried until Tuesday, December 12, 2000, at 8: 00 p. m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, or any time and place to which a meeting for the further consideration of such ordinance shall from time to time be adjourned, and all persons interested will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning such ordinance.

A copy of same may be obtained from the office of the Township Clerk, 430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey, between the hours of 9: 00 a. m. and 4: 00 p. m. Monday through Friday by any member of the general public who wants a copy of same without cost.

BARBARA RIEPE Township Clerk 1 T – 11/ 30/ 00, The Times Fee: $169.32

PUBLIC NOTICE TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

NOTICE is hereby given that at a meeting of the Township Council of the Township of Scotch Plains, held in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building of said Township on Tuesday, November 21, 2000, there was introduced, read for the first time, and passed on such first reading, the following ordinance:

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER VI (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL) SECTION 64.2 (SUNDAYS) OF THE GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

The purpose of the ordinance: Sale of alcoholic beverages on December 24 and 31, 2000 and any year thereafter when Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve falls on a Sunday. Beverages cannot be sold, served, delivered to or consumed in the licenses premises between the hours of 2: 00 a. m. and 9: 00 a. m.

A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, December 12, 2000, at 8: 00 p. m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, or any time and place to which a meeting for the further consideration of such ordinance shall from time to time be adjourned, and all persons interested will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning such ordinance.

A copy of same may be obtained from the office of the Township Clerk, 430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey, between the hours of 9: 00 a. m. and 4: 00 p. m. Monday through Friday by any member of the general public who wants a copy of same without cost.

BARBARA RIEPE Township Clerk 1 T – 11/ 30/ 00, The Times Fee: $37.74

PUBLIC NOTICE SHERIFF’S SALE

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F593298

CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF vs. MYRENDIA CARTER, DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, DATED JANUARY 24, 2000 FOR SALE OF MORTGAGED PREMISES.

By virtue of the abovestated writ of execution to me directed I shall expose for sale by public vendue, at the Union County Administration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER A. D., 2000 at two o’clock in the afternoon of said day. All successful bidders must have 20% of their bid available in cash or certified check at the conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is SEVENTY ONE THOUSAND SIXTY FOUR & 01/ 100 ($ 71,064.01).

The property to be sold is located in the Township of Elizabeth, County of Union and State of New Jersey.

It is commonly known as 1009 Bond Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey.

It is known and designated as Block No. 8, Lot No. 353.

The dimensions are 37.50 feet wide, 115.00 feet long.

Nearest cross street: Situate on the northeasterly line of Bond Street, 100.00 feet from the northwesterly line of Spring Street.

Prior lien( s): None. There is due approximately the sum of EIGHTY FIVE THOUSAND EIGHTY ONE & 96/ 100 ($ 85,081.96) together with lawful interest and costs.

There is a full legal description on file in the Union County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this sale.

RALPH FROEHLICH SHERIFF STERN LAVINTHAL, FRANKENBERG, NORGAARD & KAPNICK, LL Suite 300 293 Eisenhower Parkway Livingston, New Jersey 070391711 CH754384 (WL) 4 T 11/ 16, 11/ 23, 11/ 30 & 12/ 7/ 00Fee: $185.64

Presbyterian Church Reveals Calendar of Advent Events FAMILY EVENT… Cheri and Jeff Pate, their son, Jeffrey, and daughter, Jill,

of Westfield have been chosen to turn on the lights at this year’s Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Carol Sing on Sunday, December 3, at 6 p. m. at The Presbyterian Church in Westfield. Refreshments will be served afterwards in the Assembly Hall of the Parish House. All are invited to attend.

WESTFIELD – The Presbyterian Church in Westfield, located at 140 Mountain Avenue, will launch its full calendar of events for the Advent season with wreath making, the Christmas tree lighting and the singing of carols on Sunday, December 3.

The wreath making project will take place from 4 to 6 p. m. in the Assembly Hall of the Parish House. There is a $7 cost to cover materials. Westfield residents Cheri and Jeff Pate, together with their son, Jeffrey, and daughter, Jill, will light the Christmas tree on the front lawn at 6 p. m. A brass quartet will accompany the singing of Christmas carols, with refreshments to follow in the Assembly Hall.

On Sundays, December 3, 10 and 17, there will be free lunches of homemade soup, bread and bagels in the Assembly Hall following the 10: 30 a. m. worship services. Evening prayer services will be held in the Chapel at 7 p. m. on Tuesdays, De cember 5, 12 and 19.

The church’s annual Candlelight Carol Service will take place on December 10 at 7: 30 p. m. in the sanctuary. The service, featuring works by Brahms, Herbert Howells, Peter Cornelius and the final movement of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ cantata “Dona nobis pacem,” will conclude with the playing of Henri Busser’s “The Sleep of the Infant Jesus” for viola, harp and organ.

Middle and high school youth groups will visit families and sing Christmas carols between 3 and 7 p. m. on December 3 and 10.

On Christmas Eve, the only morning service will be at 10: 30 a. m. and will consist of lessons and the singing of carols. There will be three evening services: a family worship service and children’s pageant at 5 p. m. and identical worship services with Holy Communion at 8 and 11 p. m. Everyone is invited to attend all events.

Monsignor Harms Installed As St. Helen’s New Pastor

WARM WELCOME… Monsignor William C. Harms speaks to the congregation of family, friends, parishioners and fellow priests during his recent installation as the third Pastor at St. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church in Westfield. Regional Bishop of Union County, Dominic A. Marconi, presided over the ceremony.

WESTFIELD – Monsignor William C. Harms was recently installed as the third Pastor of St. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church in Westfield by Bishop Dominic Marconi. Nearly 30 fellow priests celebrated the Mass, during which Monsignor Harms was officially presented to the congregation.

Many of Monsignor Harms’ family and friends attended the service, including his two sisters, Marianne Harms of North Arlington and Bonnie Lynch of South Orange.

Many cousins and students from Seton Hall University, where he had been Director of the church’s Management Program and Vice President for Planning, also attended the celebration.

A Bronx native, Monsignor Harms grew up in North Arlington. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Seton Hall and continued studies for the priesthood at Immaculate Conception Seminary, where he was ordained in 1965.

Monsignor Harms’ first appointment was as Pastoral Associate for St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church in Elizabeth from 1965 to 1971. He later served at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church in Oakland from 1982 to 1985.

He was also Associate Dean of the School of Theology at Seton Hall University from 1989 to 1992; Coordinator of the Archdiocesan Synod from 1992 to 1994, and Director of Special Projects at Seton Hall University from 1994 to 1995.

The Pastor, who holds three master’s degrees, has written several articles on pastoral planning, as well as a book entitled “Who Are We and Where Are We Going? A Guide for Parish Planning.”

He has also served as college chaplain to students at Rutgers University, Rowan and Ramapo colleges and been a member of many local civic and nonprofit organization boards and committees throughout his career.

“I am thrilled and astounded by the rich diversity at St. Helen’s. I am excited by the many activities and ministries in the parish and the extremely high level of parishioner participation,” Monsignor Harms

remarked. “Even though this is an extremely active parish, I look forward to a little more relaxed setting than the university and to see the many theories I have taught over the years in actual practice,” he said.

Scotch Plains Baptist Begins Rehearsals For Christmas Cantata

SCOTCH PLAINS – The choir of the Scotch Plains Baptist Church is holding rehearsals for a Christmas Cantata entitled “Season of Praise,” to be presented on Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24, at 7 p. m. as part of the church’s annual Candlelight Service.

Anyone wishing to join the choir for this community presentation may come to rehearsals on Thursday nights at 8 p. m. at the church, located at 333 Park Avenue in Scotch Plains. For more information, please call Choir Director Irma Ferdinand at (973) 3747625.

Professor to Discuss Conflicts Concerning Jewish Issues

WESTFIELD – Professor Fred Lazin will return to Temple EmanuEl for a threesession minicourse on contemporary Israel on Sundays, December 10 and 17 and January 7, from 9 to 11 a. m. at the temple.

An American who has lived in Israel for more than 20 years, Dr. Lazin is the Lynn and Lloyd Hurst Family Professor of Government at Ben Gurion University in Israel and is currently on leave at Hunter College in New York City.

Professor Lazin’s talks will high light religious conflicts among Israeli

Jews, conflicts between American Jewish leaders and the Israeli government about where Soviet Jews should settle, and conflicts concerning Ethiopian Jewish people in Israel. There will also be updates on Mideast current events.

The lectures are free of charge. Temple EmanuEl is located at 756 East Broad Street in Westfield. For additional information, please call Carolyn Shane at the temple office at (908) 2326770.

Immaculate Heart to Sponsor Advent Mission December 36

SCOTCH PLAINS – A Catholic Advent Mission to renew the Christian spirit will be held at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church, located at 1571 South Martine Avenue in Scotch Plains, December 3 to 6 at 7: 30 p. m. each evening.

The event will be conducted by the Franciscan Friars Ministry of the Word and moderated by the Reverend Claude Lenehan. All parishioners and members of surrounding communities are invited to join this retreat.

The theme of the Advent Mission will be “Towards Jubilee 2000: Christian Life in the 21st Century.” Each evening’s program will explore a different topic. The topics for the four evenings will include “Love,” “Forgiveness,” “Healing” and “Evangelization.”

The Advent Mission combines scripture readings and hymns with inspirational talks and periods of reflection. On Sunday evening, the program will include exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction.

On Monday night, following the program, the priests will be available for individual confessions. Anointing of the Sick will take place on Tuesday night. The mission will close with a candlelight service at the conclusion of Wednesday’s program.

Local PBA Launches Holiday Toy Drive

SCOTCH PLAINS – The Scotch Plains Policeman’s Benevolent Association has kicked off its sixth annual “Toys For Tots” toy drive to benefit disadvantaged children.

Last year, more than $3,000 in games and toys were donated during the campaign. These gifts were placed in baskets and distributed to local churches and religious organizations throughout the community.

New toys and games are once again needed for this year’s drive. All donations may be dropped off in the lobby of the Scotch Plains Police Department, where a special barrel has been placed.

The cutoff date for donations will be Wednesday, December 20, in order to allow for distribution for the holiday season. For further information, please call (908) 3227100.

Neighborhood Council Plans Bingo Games

WESTFIELD – Beginning on Monday, December 4, a weekly game of bingo will be played at the Westfield Neighborhood Council’s main office, located at 127 Cacciola Place in Westfield. All are invited to participate.

The game will be played on Mondays between 1 and 3 p. m. There is a 50cent admission fee and guests are welcome. To respond, please call (908) 2332772.