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Clifton has been wrestling withits school overcrowding prob-lems for over a decade. Whileits obvious to most that more spaceis needed for our students, where tobuild has been the subject of muchdebate.

Since 1993, the pros and cons ofnumerous sites have been argued andconsidered. Throughout the dis-course, a growing number of resi-dents have continued to point to theBoard of Education owned LatteriPark as the ideal location to build,shouting let the city vote!

On Dec. 12th, Clifton will finallyhave the opportunity to end this tugof war with itself. We encourage youto vote yes to construct a middleschool on Latteri Park.

For those who prefer to wait forthe perfect solution to present itself,please consider this: it is likely thatwith our citys limited resources ofavailable space and financing, noperfect solution exists. We dontbelieve Clifton or its children canafford to wait any longer.

Vote Yesfor SchoolsCommentary by Cheryl & TomHawrylko

Split on our cover and on the previous page, this bronze sculpture, entitled Tug ofWar which was created by Joseph Sassoon, is found on the grounds of the munic-ipal complex. Perhaps it best illustrates where our community is when it comes toselecting a site for the new school. Please vote Yes for Schools on Dec. 12*


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The quality of a public education can make or breaka community. Look around. How many for sale signshave appeared recently in your neighborhood? Howmany families are moving out in search of betterschools? How many have made the decision to stay,opting instead to pay private school tuition to obtainreasonable class sizes?

Our schools face enough outside challengefromunderfunded federal and state mandates, to unrealisticachievement levels as outlined in No Child LeftBehind. The problem of class size is one thing we cando something about by constructing the necessaryspace. A thriving, healthy public education system isexactly what Clifton needs to move forward.

Granted, gaining public support would be easier ifsome elected officials believed the need for schoolspace was real. Most prominently, Board of EducationCommissioner Michael Paitchell and Clifton MayorJim Anzaldi now question the necessity of additionalschool space, and use as a comparison class enroll-ments when they attended CHS way back when.

Comparing CHS then to CHS of 2006 makes verylittle sense. The world has changed and so has educa-tion! In the 1960s, special needs students were all butignored. ESL? If a student did not speak English, itwas basically sink or swim. Todays graduationrequirements are more challenging. In 1965, a studentneeded only one year of science vs. three years today.2006 also requires an extra year of English, Math, andSocial Studies, and two more years of Phys Ed.

Additionally, students must take one year each of aWorld Language, Visual/Performing Arts, andCareer/Tech Ed. all newly mandated requirements.Yes, Mike and Jim, education has evolved with thetimes, implementing new programs as necessary.

In fact, since 1985, the number of courses offered atCHS has more than doubledfrom 159 to 358. Thisevolution has drastically changed facility requirementsand space needs.

We know Cliftons students have been able to get bydespite substandard conditions; but theyour childrendeserve much more than that. Even without any addi-tional enrollment growth, were short space for 1,747students, according to the state facilities formula.

We dislike the thought of building on one ofCliftons 34 parks, but we dislike school overcrowdingeven more. Were not crazy about a 6th-9th gradestructure; but we are against school overcrowding.

Weve weighed our prioritieseducation vs. recre-ation. Our school system continues to come out on top.Clifton can be a community that is committed to edu-cation or one that is not.

Please make the right choice on Dec. 12th.For those more concerned about open space, the next

time the Council proposes an Open Space Fund to thevoting populace, perhaps we can try a little harder toapprove it. (Clifton voters have rejected such a fundtwice in recent years.) We also recommend asking theCity Council about the status of the 29 remaining acresof Athenia Steel. It was purchased by them in 1999 forjust that reason... and we hear it is moving along! *

Didnt We Vote for Change?Why then, if we voterscalled for change in theMay, 2006, City Councilelection, would MayorJames Anzaldi reappointformer City CouncilmanEd Welsh, pictured at left,to the Clifton PlanningBoard? Is the mayor tryingto keep the old guard inand newcomers out?


Is she the heir-apparent? From left, former Councilwoman Lorraine Bremmer and current Councilmembers Gloria Kolodziej, Mayor James Anzaldi and Peter Eagler at the Halloween Parade on Oct. 22.Theres talk that Council members want to appoint Bremmer to fill Antonio Latonas seat.

They want to appoint Who?

While were on the topic of the City Council, theirnext meeting is at 7 pm on Wed., Nov. 8. They will thendecide who if anyone to appoint toreplace Councilman Antonio Latona whoresigned after a judge ruled he could notbe a Councilman and a Firefighter.

If youre like the majority of residentswe polled regarding this vacancy, itseems the eighth top vote getter should beappointed. If you agree, attend the meet-ing to voice your opinions. Cant makethe meeting? Call 973-470-5757 and tellthe mayor what you think.

The way we see it, Clifton voters madeit very clear in both the April and May2006 elections that they wanted change ina big way. Change in the individuals rep-resenting them and change in the way

things were done. That is why six incumbents lost theirseats (two on the Board of Ed, four on the Council). By

appointing anyone other than the eighthplace finisher, or leaving it vacant untilNov. 07, it seems that these politicians arenot listening to their constituents...

Here is the question we posed... Nowthat Councilman Latona resigned, whodo you think the Council should selectfor the seventh seat? Keep in mind thatif someone is appointed, they will holdoffice until Nov. 2007, when a SpecialElection will be held to decide on a per-manent replacement. Should the eighthplace finisher, Matt Ward, be appointed?Should it be someone else? Or shouldwe stick with six members until next fall?

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Councilman Antonio Latonaresigned in October; he remainsa full time Clifton Firefighter.


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2006 City CouncilElection Results

* Incumbents during the May, 2006 election.** While a challenger in the May, 2006 election, Peter Eagler

was on the Council for three terms, from 1990 to 2002.

James Anzaldi *Antonio LatonaPeter C. Eagler **Joseph CupoliGloria J. Kolodziej *Steven Hatala, Jr. *Frank C. Fusco

Matthew J. WardStefan Tatarenko *Roy NoonburgJoseph W. ChidiacEdward Welsh *Donald R. Kowal *George J. SilvaFrank Gaccione *Alam Abdelaziz

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I made a mistake over 20 years ago when I had thechance to appoint the eighth man and I did not. It is nota matter of personalities... its the right thing to do.They should name Matt Ward, the eighth place finish-er. Its what the people want.

Former Mayor & Councilman Gerald Zecker

Matt Ward should be appointed until the special election.He was the eighth highest vote getter when the voterssent a very strong message that it was time for change. Iwould think that having only six members could createproblems in terms of voting....in breaking ties.

Jacqueline Alectoridis

Matt Ward should be appointed. Had Mr. Latona notrun Matt Ward would already be there. Definitely theseventh seat should go to Matt Ward.

Elizabeth Cvetkovic

Matt Ward should be appointed in place of AnthonyLatona. He campaigned for the chance to make a dif-ference in our town and since he was the next in line,he should get that opportunity. Its the fair thing to do.

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Matt Ward should be appointedsince he had the most number ofvotes of those candidates who failedto get elected. While I dont knowhim well, I think Mr. Ward is athoughtful and intelligent personwho genuinely cares about Clifton.

Steve OBeirne

First it is a shame that Mr.. Latonacan not do both, serve the communi-ty on the Council and in his work.People who voted for him knew heworked for the city. The voice of thepeople should always take prece-dence. These past few months wereugly for Clifton. The seventh positionshould be appointed by the mayor.Thats what mayors do, make bigdecisions, and in our case I reallyfeel Mayor Anzaldi is very trustwor-thy. However Mr. Ward or the othersdid not get voted on the Council.That too is the voice of the people.

Gary Anolik

Matt Ward should be appointed tofill Tonys seat.

Dawn Kaiser

I think Matt Ward should beappointed, since he was almostelected by the people.

Rae Angela Ruggiero

I think it should be Roy Noonburg.George Silva is qualified too.

Estelle PalkoI feel the council seat should go tothe eighth place finisher.

Elizabeth Grimaldi

Go with the eighth place finishersince he got the next most votes.

Bob Graham

Matt Ward should get the job, thepeople spoke. What did everyonerun for if they dont appoint him?

John Biegel

I want a new election. I voted forTony Latona.

John Arcelli

I believe it is important to appoint areplacement for Mr. Latona. As thecouncil sits at six members now,having a seventh vote is critical.Choosing the replacement is tricky.It seems fair to appoint Mr. Ward,but a former councilperson mightbe compelling, also, as they wouldbe able to hit the ground runningand be up to speed more quickly toattend to the important challengesfacing the city.

Elizabeth Eisenmenger

Who do You think the City Council should select to replace Councilman Latona?

We voted for Mr. Latona.Unfortunately the judge saw it theway he did. In light of that, I thinkMatt Ward is very qualified and hewould be an asset. Hes a good man.What does our vote count for if thecouncil is going to do what theywant? Our voiceour votesshould count and the eighth personshould be appointed.

Rosemarie Filippone

Ed. Note: Under Cliftons formof government, the Mayor doesnot have the authority to appointa replacement for this position.However, he is vested with theauthority to appoint members ofthe Planning Board and recentlyreappointed former CouncilmanEd Welsh to that body.


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Absolutely the eighth place finisher.If we stuck with six, who wouldbreak a tie? I feel either Matt Wardshould get it or the seat should beleft until a permanent replacementwill be voted in. However, theCouncil should not state, as one ofthem has, that whoever they appointshould not run next November!

Joyce Sunshine

I think the eighth guy should get it;they need another person up there.

Frank Grecco

Shame on the Council and the Cityof Clifton for not recognizing theproblem before Tony ran. Didntthey know he was a firefighterbefore he ran for office? He was agood choice either way and wouldhave served this city well. Bringhim back, he won fair and square.

Lyn Puleo

Leave the seat open. Yes, I know thevote could be tied but I would rathervote for the person next November.You dont know if the eighth personwould have made it anyway.

Lauren Shefchik

First let me say that I think its ashame what they did to Mr Latona.The city should not have allowedhim to run in the first place if indeedthey thought it would have been aconflict of interest. I dont think thecitizens of Clifton thought it was aconflict of interest or he would nothave been voted in by such a largemargin. Mr. Latona never made it asecret that he held a job as fireman.I think someone realized that heposed a threat to someones positionand sabotaged him. Anyway, Iguess Matt Ward should fill the seatvacated by Mr. Latona although Idid not vote for him.

Carmen Szazbo

Since Matt Ward took the time,energy and spent money to run forthe City Council and placed eighthaccording to the wishes of the vot-ing populace, he should serve. Ibelieve the City Council votesaccording to majority rule so hav-ing seven is important.

Sharon Passe Sichel

I think it should be the person whohad the next highest votes. But I dothink Latona should be able toserve and I give him credit for tak-ing it to court. We need moreyoung people in government.

Janet Gergowitz


Why did it go as far as it went? He(Latona) put a lot of time, money andeffort into the campaign, for what? Itshould have been settled before heran. They should give it to the nexthighest vote-getterwhoever itwasit make sense to me.

Tom Bizub

Ed. Note: Readers know wewere not fans of the last CityCouncil but I must defend them inthis instance. The Council had nolegal right to stop Latona in hiscampaign for office. However, inour Jan. 2006 profile on Latona,we reported that he was advisedby the City Attorney that it couldbe a conflict if elected.


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The only reason I can see for not naming the nexthighest voter-getter, namely Matt Ward, to the seat isto deny him an advantage in the special election ayear from now. Is that reason enough? Probably not.

Phil Read

Give the seat to the eighth person. If Tony never ranit is likely the eighth person would have won.

Fernando Barros

The next most votes should be appointed, if not thenlets redo the entire election now. I would bet that afew more incumbents would be missing if we did that.

Stephen Camp

I think Matt Ward should get it. Otherwise we aregoing to have a stagnant government.

Bede Klein

I am disappointed in the decision but I think the nextguy in line should get itthats only fair.

Jerry Ference

On the matter of Tony Latona, what they have doneto him I think is a disgrace. As to who should takehis place, I would think that the eighth place finisher,Matt Ward, should be allowed to fill the seatafterall, he was voted for in the election.

Esther Fernandez

Matt Ward should be appointed to fill theseat until next Novembers general election. His lossto seventh place finisher Frank Fusco was marginal.That says to me that Cliftons voters have faith in hisability and want him to serve on the council.

Choosing anyone else will be just another slap inthe face of those voters by a City Council, who alongwith its appointed Planning and Zoning Boards,seems determined to do as it pleases despite the willof the electorate.

The Zoning Boards denial of a variance to allowconversion of 290 Brighton Road for use as a school,and the Planning Boards attempt to discourage stateapproval of the proposed Latteri Park referendum,clearly demonstrate that city government is not intune with its citizenry.

Clifton voters approved a $15 million referendumfor the Brighton Road project, and they elected Boardof Education commissioners who favor the LatteriPark referendum; yet the council and its boards con-tinue to ignore those mandates. If someone other thanWard is chosen, the council will again demonstrate itstotal disdain for Clifton's voters.

How is democracy served when the voice of thepeople can be so wantonly disregarded?

Joseph R. Torelli

The Council seat should be filledwith the next runner up, Matt Ward.I feel there should be an oddamount of people on the council forvoting purposes.

Janet Wells

Matt Ward should be appointed. Ifhe does not want to serve, then leaveit vacant until the next election.

Maria DeGraaf

I dont like the idea of the councilhaving only six members until nextNovember. When it comes time tovote on issues, with only six theycould be deadlocked. I think MattWard should be appointed to serveuntil the election. He was the nexthighest vote-getter.

Michele Perez

Why wouldnt they take the nextguy in line?

Anthony Gaccione

Appointing the runner up from theMay election makes sense. Itwould be the most fair solution.

Bob Smitty Smith

I believe in the will of the majorityof the people. I also much prefer tohave someone who ran andreceived the next-highest numberof votes to someone who isappointed by the majority of thecurrent Council, and who maytherefore feel obligated to supportwhatever those Council membersput forward. I therefore support theappointment of the 8th-place fin-isher, Matt Ward. We should notstick with 6 members until Fall.Clifton is a big city with a lot ofproblems that need to be addressed,and we need a full Council to do it.

Ellen Corbo

Whoever is the next in line fromthe previous election, thats who Ithink should be appointed.

Pat Smith

We need a full Council now, and itshould be an elected one. The firstseven eligible finishers should bethe Council. Thus, Matt Wardshould be on this City Council.

Jim Gwyn

Appointing the eighth person, MattWard, makes the most sense.

Al Zwiazek

I like Tony Latona, but he knewgoing in there were questions. Ithink that they should now appointthe eighth place finisher.

Tom Sisco

I think that if we are going toappoint anyone, it should be theeighth place finisher.

Marteen Dinzes

The voters have spoken and whensomething like this happens, youjust go to the next highest vote-get-ter, Matt Ward. If he doesnt wantto serve, you go to the ninth placeguy. The Council has this obliga-tion since the voters have alreadyvoiced their opinion.

Mike Paccioretti


I think that there should be a specialelection and make a permanentposition. The disruption caused byTony being forced to resign, bring-ing a replacement up to speed onlyto do it again during the same coun-cil term would be a travesty andwould be unfair to the citizens ofClifton. Nothing against Matt Ward(I don't know him), if Tony was notin the mix, people may have voteddifferently and Matt may or maynot have done as well as he did.Lets leave it up to the voters so thiscity cannot be divided any further.

Ernie Berthold

I voted for change and a new,younger way of thinking, thats whyI supported Tony Latona. We needsomeone new taking part in theprocess. They (the Council) need tofollow the popular vote and theeighth person makes the most sense.

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I believe the seat should go to theeighth place finisher until a specialelection is held. Matt Ward shouldget the seat temporarily. Its theonly fair way I can think of. I donot think that the council or anyboard would be able to run effi-ciently with an even number ofmembers. Ive always believed thatan odd number are needed to pre-vent ties and deadlocks.

Joe Nikischer

I think it is a real shame that thiselection has turned out this way inthe first place. Now that we sitwith this situation I feel it shouldremain empty until an election canbe held and the voice of the peoplebe heard. I feel that a lot of peo-ples votes had been thrown outwhen Latona had not been allowedto serve this community.

Faith Webb

Matt Ward, the eighth place finish-er. Even though the argument thatMr. Latona should not have run inthe first place because of a conflictof interest, consider the number ofvotes cast for both men combined...the City Council runs the risk ofvoter disenfranchisement. Its easyto see why the Council (especiallythe three incumbents who won)pressed for a legal remedy ratherthan letting the Latona issue slide.After all, a relative newcomeralmost received the most votes inthe election, and possibly couldhave become Mayor. They cannotafford someone that popular to siton the Council if they can help it.

Robert Wittmann

Matt Ward should be appointedbased on the votes he received fromthe people of the our town.

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The Council is talking aboutappointing someone who servedyears ago? Well be right backwhere we were 10 years ago. Its thepeoples choice not the Councils.We voted and the next highest vote-getter should get the job.

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Clifton citizens are serious abouttheir desire for change. They madethemselves perfectly clear on that subject inAprils Board of Education elections when theyoverwhelmingly rejected the reelection bids ofBoard President Joseph Kolodziej and four-termCommissioner James Smith in favor of newcom-ers Michael Urciuoli and Michael Paitchell.

If that wasnt a clear enough signal of theirdissatisfaction with the status quo, they returnedto the polls a month later and sent four incum-bent City Councilmen packing.

Gone were Frank Gaccione, Donald Kowal,Stefan Tatarenko and Edward Welsh.

In their places were newcomers JosephCupoli, Antonio Latona, Frank Fusco and formerthree term Councilman Peter Eagler.

The startling results from those elections brought abuzz to the cityan air of excitement that had beenmissing for years. Voters eagerly anticipated a new erawhen the long-standing issues facing the city and itsschools would finally be resolved by their newly elect-ed Councilmen and Commissioners.

Six months have now passed since the elections, andvoters are rightfully asking what happened to the changesthey were promised. Sadly, the answer is, not much.

School overcrowding remains the number one issuein Clifton, and the new Board of Education and the CityCouncil members are no closer to resolving it now thanwere the former politicians back in April and May.

Discord over whether to build a new school onLatteri Park is still widespread between the Board ofEducation members, despite the election of Paitchelland Urciuoli who won their seats based largely on theirsupport for the site.

The dissension actually has gotten worse becausePaitchell apparently has done an about-face on the issue.

At the Oct. 13 board meeting, Paitchell even ques-tioned whether a new school is needed at all.

The situation is no better over on the City Council. When the prospect of a referendum to build on

Latteri Park gained momentum last year, council mem-bers quickly and unanimously approved a motiondeclaring their opposition to the plan.

Despite joint meetings between the two governingbodies since then, no one on either board, including thenew members, has come up with an acceptable andworkable plan to ease school overcrowding.

The City Council and the Board of Education contin-ue to flounder because neither group has produced anindividual willing to own the issuean individual willingto assume responsibility for managing it to resolution.

Quite simply, Clifton needs a leader. The job is not an easy one. Leadership requires

commitment and passion. Above all, it requires vision. In a speech on the topic, the noted theologian and

former President of the University of Notre Dame,Father Theodore Hesburgh, said, The very essence ofleadership is that you have to have vision. You cantblow an uncertain trumpet.

Unfortunately, as anyone who has tuned in to CityCouncil and Board of Education meetings over thepast several years can testify, uncertainty has been thedominant theme, especially on the topic of schoolovercrowding.

But the time for ambiguity and indecision is over.Someone needs to step forward and lead with a clearand passionate voice, a voice free of the uncertaintythat has paralyzed this city for so long.

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History on 8th Place The death of CouncilmanRichard Stockinger on March24, 1996, left a vacant seat on theseven member governing body. Bytradition, the six other City Councilmembers would turn to the eighthplace finisher of the previous elec-tion to fill Stockingers unexpiredterm, which expires in July, 1998

Press reports indicate WalterJankowski, the eighth place fin-isher of the May, 1994 election,was a lock for the endorsement.

Council members Chuck Rohde,Gloria Kolodziej, Peter Eagler andMayor James Anzaldi publicly saidthey would vote for him.

However, a series of strangeevents changed that. Council mem-bers Don Kowal and Chuck Rohdeeach reported receiving anonymousletters claiming their political careerin Clifton would be dead if theydid not appoint Jankowski.

Jankowskis chances of beingappointed to the Council seat werefurther tarnished after he claimed innews reports that Passaic CountySheriff Edwin Englehardt wasinfluencing both Kowal and Rohde,two fellow Republicans.

At an April 24, 1994 CityCouncil meeting called specificallyto vote for Jankowskis appoint-ment, Rohde did not show.

Instead he faxed a note statingthat he could not attend the meetingdue to circumstances beyond mycontrol, thus by default forcing adecision to hold a Special Election.

Seven candidates ran in thatSpecial Election, held Nov. 5, 1996.The winner with 5,243 of the 12,636votes cast was Ed Welsh, who wasthen the Vice Chair of the CliftonPlanning Board. He would be electedto two more full terms before comingin 12th place in the 2006 election.

More history: In 1982 GeorgeBayeux died after taking office.The Council did not appoint theeight place finisher; DickStockinger won the Nov. election.

In 1981 Joe Kolodziej died whilein office and no appointment wasmade. His wife Gloria was electedin a Nov., 1981 election and hasserved on the Council since.

In 1973, Mayor Anna Latteri diedwhile in office. Councilman IsraelIzzy Friend was named Mayor; heand his colleagues appointed TerryLaCorte to the seat.

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Every person has their breaking point.John Arcellis happened in May, when the UPS com-puter programmer became tired of the ongoing Spacefor School Space debate and overall negative discoursein Clifton. He put his home up for sale.

The reason Im moving are these guys, saidArcelli, who pointed to his daughters, Heather andChloe. Ill probably head for West Milford orWarwick.

Its not like this is a spur of the moment decisioneither. Arcelli has lived in Clifton his entire life43 yearsall of which have been at his Mt. ProspectAve. home. Hes seen better days in Clifton and justdoesnt think things are coming around any time soon.

There are over 650 homes on the market inClifton, claimed Arcelli, who added that he voted forTony Latona and is in favor of a new election to replacehim. Mine has been up since May and I still haventsold. Everyone is looking to leave.

As far as the schools, Arcelli said he just doesn't feelthat Clifton and its school system have the same pres-tige that it used to. From politicians to residents, manyin Clifton are constantly bickering and their prioritiesseem to be out of order. Regarding Latteri, Arcelliwants a solution that saves green space.

Im voting against a school on Latteri. We can pos-sibly use Globe or other properties, he explained,adding that the city has missed the boat on plenty ofopportunities. Weve got condos on Shulton, moregoing up in Richardson Scale. Everything gets torndown here without a plan. by Joe Hawrylko

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The school should be built onLatteri Park. If they could build hatbeautiful School 17 in BotanyVillage in the middle of a brook,then why not in Latteri? Our chil-dren are getting shortchanged. TheCity Council should stop playinggames. This processif you caneven call it such a thingis anembarrassment. Where is the pridein our community?

Rosemarie Filippone

I wish to God there was anotheralternative but if we dont build ithere where will we build? I willvote yes to approve the school.

Gerald Zecker

I might not vote all together. Weneed parks, but at the same time,we need schools too.

George Olsen

Im not sure but the Board and theCouncil should get along better.

Estelle Palko

I need to tell you that I am a mem-ber of the Board of Rec and a resi-dent of Rosemawr. Ill vote no.This Board has done nothing to tryand alleviate the current situationby using current facilities or build-ing walkways... how about movingteachers instead of moving kids?

Tony Yannarelli

Im for a new school. I would voteto approve Latteri, however Im notconvinced that it is the best site.Waiting for a best site to come upfor vote will not happen in my life-time. So we have to work withwhats available.

Elizabeth Cvetkovic

I happen to be wavering on thisissue. While I believe Latteri is theright place for a school, I am notpleased that it will be a 3-story struc-ture in a neighborhood where thereare no McMansions (yet)... I dontwant Rosemawr to become like whathas happened in the rest of Clifton.

Joyce Sunshine

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It is obvious we need to build anoth-er school. All schools, at everylevel, are bursting at the seams. Ivoted to build the school onBrighton Road, to no avail. I willvote to put the school at LatteriPark. Even if the referendum ispassed, someone or something willprevent this school from being built.Its a very sad situation.

Karen McGinley

Without suitable space, the educa-tional advancement of our kids isbeing hindered. I support Latteri.

Nicole Turi

I firmly believe Clifton needs a newschool and I believe Latteri Park isthe best option. I say this knowingthat my child will not benefit fromthe new school and my taxes will nodoubt increase because of it.Looking at the big picture, I thinkthe most important thing to keepClifton a thriving city is to makesure we have an excellent schoolsystem that will ultimately increaseproperty values in Clifton.

Steve OBeirne

We need full day kindergartenthroughout Clifton so the ideas Iveheard about building onto the ele-mentary schools does not makesense. Ill be voting yes for Latteri.

Fernando Barros

Leave the park alone. Right now, itis unclear if we even need a school.We should look into expansion ofexisting buildings... but to use apark, something that we can neverget back, thats insane.

Mike Paccioretti

I hate to see the city lose a park, butId also hate to see the Board of Edhave to go buy more land. Lookwhat happened at Brighton Rd.Latteri is the Boards property.

Bob Smitty Smith

My daughter goes to CHS so I knowit is overcrowded but I cannot seeputting a school there. The propertymay be big enough but the roads inand out of there are inadequate.

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Yes, I will be voting in favor ofLatteri because its the only choice.

Bill Sichel

I would vote yes for Latteri. No onewants to lose parkland, but our chil-drens education is a higher priority.If there isnt a better solution, whichthere does not seem to be since thishas been going on for so long now,the only choice is Latteri. When weneeded a school in School #12 areathey took away Little Weasel Brookpark and built School #17, a verymuch needed school. So its no dif-ferentLatteri is the only solutionat this time especially since theBoard of Ed owns the land. Theovercrowding is obvious. Somepeople may disagree but then whydo we have students going to theBoys and Girls club, classes beingtaught in cafeterias and why do wehave to wake up at 5:30am in thedark for Zero period if we donthave overcrowding?

Nancy Myers

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Since the proposed school is for grades 6 to 9, I willbe voting against it. What is the main reason for a 6 to 9 school? Is it tohelp relieve crowding at the middle schools and CHS? If this referendumpasses, then the high schoolers will win a little more elbow room, but thatsabout it for winners.

Is there any educational value with having 6th graders on the same cam-pus as 9th graders? If not, why do it? Ive heard that 9th graders will be seg-regated and will never mix with the lower grades. I have also heard thatsame argument applied to the separate grade floors of CCMS, but thegrades do mix...a lot. If Latteri passes, what will happen when four gradesare put into the three floors of CCMS? The middle school students will lose.

What about labs and such required at the existing middle schools for 9thgraders? Additional facilities mean additional spending, which should befront and center on the ballot for Latteri. But you know that additionalspending will be a hidden, future cost. And the voters will lose there.

The voters are also being asked to vote for a quick fix. But will theLatteri school be it? What is the total picture for the future of this city?What will be the school population in five or 10 years? Are we at the endof the school population boom and heading into a downward dip? In otherwords, do we really need a 6-through-9 school?

Maybe the middle schools should be 7 to 9 and the 6th grades should bein the elementary schools. If that is the case, could the current elementarycampuses accommodate 6th grades or do we add a few trailers for a fewyears? And then remove them when the school population drops? Or dothe voters need to float a $50 million bond for 30 years?

Jim Gwyn


I will be voting for the school atLatteri Park. I think its a shamethat the school on Brighton Roadwas not approved. The good peopleat Laterri Park have not presentedan alternate plan, just Dont BuildHere. Before anyone starts scream-ing about costs take a look at ourMunicipal Budget. $3,951,997 inunpaid taxes. $8,412,089 in com-pensated absences. A surplus of$5,853,000. Do we need such a sur-plus. We could build a new city onthe annual tax paid to cover theseitems. We should make the munici-pal budget as accountable as we dothe school budget. Lets improvethe schools and look at our budget.

Gary Anolik

I support the Latteri Park referen-dum because I am convinced oftwo things: we definitely need aschool to relieve overcrowding,and there simply is not a better siteavailable that makes sense eco-nomically. Any potentially viablesite has either already been com-mercially developed, is in theprocess of being commerciallydeveloped, or is environmentallyunsuitable. However, while I sup-port the school, I do not supportthe grade structure realignmentproposed by the Board once theschool is constructed. Placingsixth graders in the same school asninth graders is a bad mix no mat-ter what steps are taken to isolatethem from each other.

Joseph R. Torelli

There is no question that a newschool is necessary. AlthoughLatteri Park has its drawbacks, thecompelling need for a new schooloutweighs any of the negatives. Arational look at the school district,

factoring in state and federal law,and simple civility, demand noother decision. Clifton does a finejob, under great duress, educatingthe children of this community. Itwould be simply delightful to helpmore children excel, rather thanjust get by if given the proper spaceas required by law.

Elizabeth Eisenmenger

Yes, I will be voting in favor of theLatteri referendum. This site makesthe most sense. The property isalready owned by the Board ofEducation, and the money saved bynot having to purchase a property canbe used in the actual construction socorners don't have to be cut. We haveplenty of parks in Clifton, I dontthink one will be missed especiallysince it benefits our children anyway.

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I will vote for the school to be built onLatteri Parkit should have alreadybeen built. I dont understand thereluctance people have to having aschool near their home.

Rae Angela Ruggiero

I will certainly be voting for build-ing on Latteri Park.

Sharon Passe Sichel

I will be voting for the school. Elizabeth Grimaldi

Where I live in Dutch Hill we haveseven schools within a two mileradius. The idea that it is too crowd-ed in Rosemawr does not makesense. We have no place else tobuild. We need to invest in ourschools and the facilities.

Bede Klein

The Board of Education bought theLatteri property years ago and neverused it. Now they want to use theirland and I would say I would agreeand vote yes.

John Biegel

I feel strongly that we should build onLatteri Park. Thats what the proper-ty was given to the city for... a fewneighbors oppose it but the kids needit. Which is more important?

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On the Latteri referendum, I will bevoting no ... A few years ago, wewere talking about shutting down aschool or schools ... we even con-verted a school to administrativeoffices (on Clifton Ave.) ... now wewant to build another school ...maybe a restructuring of the place-ment of the students would morethan satisfy the so-called over-crowding ... maybe a partitioning ofthe classrooms used for special-edclasses where there are very fewstudents in a room meant to hold atleast 30 would help alleviate the sit-uation ... maybe split shifts(although Im sure the teacherswould hate that one), would helpalleviate the situation. I think thereare several contingencies that mightbe looked into if the Board andCouncil werent in such an all-firedup hurry to spend our hard- earnedand overpaid taxpayer dollars.

Esther Fernandez

I am absolutely in favor of usingLatteri Park for the new school.The Board of Education alreadyowns the land. It was purchased forthis reason. Whether or not theneighborhood wants it shouldntmatter. I think the needs of thecommunity should come first. TheLatteri land should be used for edu-cating the children of Clifton.

Michele Perez

I will be voting yes for a school onLatteri. We already own the land,why should we buy more? Thisshouldnt even be a question.

Pat Smith

I know it is crowded at the middleschools and high school. In regardto the referendum for the school,sorry to say I might vote no. Notdue to location, but I really cantbelieve and am too confused at thispoint by what I hear or read fromthe BOE or from the group whoopposes the school at Latteri.

Maria DeGraaf

On Dec. 12, how will you vote? I dont want children to lose a parkbut the Board does own the land andthey should be able to do what theythink is in the best interest of thecommunity with it. While I havemixed feelings about it, I say buildon Latteri.

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I will be voting against using Latteri Park. Wecant give up what little open space we have left.Globe or Athenia Steel are better sites.

Mary Ellen Michelotti

Building on Latteri Park makes the most sense tome, we already own it.

Bob Graham

Clifton needs a school. I am not a proponent ofbuilding on parks, but a strong educational systemis the foundation of a strong city. If the schoolsystem fails, the city as a whole fails. I have neverheard of anyone moving to or away from a citybecause they had a nice park... I have seen manyof my sons friends move away to other townsbecause of the situation at the high school.

Ernie Berthold

I feel Latteri Park should be the site for the newschool, only if absolutely needed, will I voteyes. At this point, I think the citizens ofClifton are disgusted with this entire school situ-ation, which has been dragging on forever. Wehave been lied to about this issue for so long thatwe no longer trust decisions and/or opinions ofthe Council.

Janet Wells

Ive stood outside my polling place with aplacard saying, Vote Yes. Be true to your school, invok-ing the 1960s Beach Boys tune.

As a parent and a CHS alum, Ive personally grievedwhenever a school budget was voted down, knowing fullwell that Clifton spends far, far less than other districts.

But I now have no hesitation voting No to seizing apublic neighborhood park for brick, mortar and black top.

This will be my first No vote on any school meas-ureever. I voted for the Brighton Rd. school; I use tolive nearby. Its a sleepy road with little traffic and wouldface a residential neighborhood rather than intrude uponit. In fact, that very land was once zoned residentialbefore industrial and office demand led to a switch.

Now, with American industry in retreat to less expen-sive labor markets overseas, the pendulum has flippedthe other way. The For Sale and For Lease signs onBrighton Rd. today are the clearest evidence of that.

I will vote Yes on any school spendingalwaysthat doesnt take away our precious green space and denythe good citizens of Clifton a park for their families.

I am saddened that this elected Board of Education hastaken us down this ill-advised path.

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Im kind of on the fence about theschool still. A school definitely hasto be build, but people cant cometo an agreement. I feel its anurgent need that we have to addressand thats the most logical spot.

Al Zwiazek

The school should be built atLatteri Park, because we own italready.

Tom Sisco

I will be voting for the school inDec. We need a school and atLatteri, we dont have to purchaseany land.

Marteen Dinzes

We cannot keep knocking down theissue, nor is there time or room toplace blame. Too much time hasbeen wasted fighting about whereto build it. Ill be voting for Latteri.

Anna Marie Natale

After five years of searching, no one has been able to comeup with a better alternative site. In fact, aside from Brighton Rd., no onehas been able to come up with any viable alternative site. Five years islong enough. While the powers that be keep arguing, middle class fami-lies keep leaving because they are afraid to send their children to the too-big, overcrowded high school.*

If we want to attract the middle class back to Clifton, we have to takecare of the overcrowding at the middle and high school levels.

And the City Council should spend more time getting rid of illegally-overcrowded housing (which is a huge part of why our schools are over-crowded), and less time getting rid of popularly elected Council mem-bers, and it should spend more time stopping the continued building ofnew residences, and less time stopping the building of a desperately-needed school.

I believe that the referendum in December is our last best hope to getthat school built before we lose whats left of our middle class families.

Yes, I will vote in support of the school referendum in December.* According to the State Department of Education, on a scale from A (thepoorest) to J (the wealthiest), Cliftons socioeconomic rating has slidfrom FG to DE (like Secaucus) to CD (like Hackensack). Twenty yearsago, both Clifton and Wayne were FG districts. Now, Clifton is CD butWayne has moved up to GH.

Wayne has about 3,000 fewer students than Clifton. Wayne has twohigh schools and three middle schools. A lot of middle class familiesmoved there when they left Clifton. Guess why?

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Regarding the Latteri referendum Iwill be voting for it if the BOE canprovide a reasonable price toClifton taxpayers. The prior BOEpresident asserted he could providea $49 milliom school on 310 and330 Brighton Rd. for $50 addition-al taxes over the next 30 years.With a little imagination the currentBOE could, I believe, improve onthis number.

For example, the BOE (not theCity Council) should apply forGreen Acre funds for the threeacres to remain as a park and use itto offset construction costs.

Also consider the need for theBoys/Girls Club. If 290 BrightonRd. obtains the needed variancethrough the courts, can the use ofthis facility be discontinued?

Is there a better site? Probablynot. Whether you agree with theschool superintendent or not, hebelieves overcrowding exists, the

BOE for the most part believes itexists, and the State Board ofEducation concurs.

If this referendum fails Dr. Ricewill be back next year with anothersite. After all, thats one of thefunctions he was hired for. It seemsthat there will always be opositionto any site, but Latteri is probablythe only site that can obtain enoughvotes for referendum approval.

Robert Wittmann

We voted three people in to get thatschool built. I feel we should havea school in that section of town. Ifit doesnt get approved, then theissue is done.

Arnold Simone

I will be voting yes to the school onLatteri Park. In one of the rareinstances where the Board of Ed orany city agency planned ahead, Ithink we should follow through byusing property designated for theconstruction of a school.

Robert J. Masiello


I used to live right there so I dontsupport it. I know other optionsmay be more expensive but youcant take away a park. We donthave enough parks as it is.

Lauren Shefchik


Sound Familiar? In 2000and 2001, Carl Rossi was a mem-ber of a group of Lakeview andBotany residents who opposed theBoard of Educations plan to builda school in the Passaic County-owned park, Lower Weasel Brook.

Residents didnt want to lose the3.6 acre park because they had littleopen space. They also expressedconcerns about Central Ave. traffic.The group made headlines but lostthe fight.

Today, School 17, a grades K-5elementary facility which openedin Sept., 2004, exists on that for-mer park. Rossi moved acrosstown soon after the votersapproved the project.

In an interview published in2004, during an earlier round tobuild a school on the Board-ownedLatteri Park in Rosemawr, Rossirecalled the residents efforts tosave the Botany park and ponderedthe similar scenarios.

We had 300 people sign ourpetition, said Rossi. But thepoliticians paid no heed.

He offered a theory as to whyBoard and Council membersrespond to the voices of theRosemawr residents and not thosefrom Botany. Latteri is more

affluent, he surmised of theRosemawr residents and their suc-cessful effort to thwart the use ofLatteri Park for a school. Peoplethere are more involved in politics.They (the politicians) got to use thesame criteria that they used inBotany Village.

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The groundbreaking of School 17 on Oct. 8, 2002 on what was then Little WeaselBrook Park. Thats former Board of Education Vice-President Joe Kolodziej present-ing a $1 billthe purchase price of the landto then-Freeholder and NJAssemblyman Peter Eagler. Eagler, recently reelected to his fourth term as a CliftonCity Councilman, was instrumental in arranging the purchase. Also pictured is NJSenator Nia Gill and current Board President Marie Hakim. Photo by Joe Torelli.

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I am voting no for the new schoolon Latteri Park because I feel thatthe Board is not unified in theirendeavors and at this point I do notfeel there is enough knowledge todecide: 1) if a school is definitelyneeded; 2) if Latteri Park is theclosest to perfect spot that we canobtain; 3) that enrollment isincreasing in a sufficient mannerthat warrants this expenditure; and4) that we have looked into everyother possibility for utilization ofclassroom space.

Faith Webb

I plan on voting for a school to beplaced at Latteri for a couple of rea-sons. The first is that the Board ofEducation already owns the proper-ty. The second is for a very person-al reason. My parents still live onRussell St. where I was brought up.I practically grew up in WeaselBrook playground. The summer

picnics my friends and I used tohave under the trees, the tree climb-ing, and the hide and seek gamesare all fond memories that I stillcarry with me. I remember the yearthe Fire Dept. flooded the play-ground in the winter turning it intoa giant ice skating rink that lasted afew days and the fun we had on ituntil it melted. When I walkedpassed the school (#17) for the firsttime, the only thing that came to mymind was the Madonna song, Thisused to be my playground. Itbrought tears to my eyes. School#17 is a beautiful school but so wasthe park. From my understanding,the new school will be taking only apart of Latteri and part of the parkwill remain. That area will have thebest of both worlds. I also am a firmbeliever that if its good for one sideof town, its good for the other. Weall pay the same tax rate.

Joe Nikischer

I have been hearing about buildinga new school since my son was in2nd grade, that was eight years ago.Back then I didn't think anything ofit because he was so young and Ithought a school would been builtyears ago. I will be voting yes toany school, anywhere.

Angela Montague



For two years former Board PresidentJoe Kolodziej (illustrated here with his mom, CityCouncilwoman Gloria Kolodziej) championed a cam-paign to build the proposed school on 11 of the 29remaining acres of the former factory known as AtheniaSteel, located on Clifton Ave.

That was back in 2004-2005, and he had the supportof the former City Council to do it.

The deal was that the City was to do whatever envi-ronmental clean-up was necessary on Athenia Steel,which the city has owned since 1999. Once that reme-diation was completed, the Board would swap LatteriPark for the clean 11 acres and then build a school.

But things did not go as scheduled. Deadlines cameand went, promised environmental reports were neverdelivered by the city and after two years of waiting,Kolodziejs plan for building a school on Athenia Steelnever came close to fruition.

Today, the city still does not have the neededapprovals from the NJ Dept. of EnvironmentalProtection to develop Athenia Steel for any purpose,nor does it have a plan to get people and cars on and offthe property.

This past April, Kolodziej and four termCommissioner Jim Smith were swept out of office by the1-2-6 ticket who campaigned on the platform of givingvoters the right to vote on the Latteri School.

Another site often talked about for the school hasbeen Globe Products, a former factory near Latteri Park.The City and the Board repeatedly contacted the prop-erty owner about a purchase but he was not interested inselling the land. The city has gone on record againstusing eminent domain to force the sale and thus theoptions of Globe or Latteri are not viable solutions.

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I am still undecided. The Latteriquestion will be tough. We definite-ly need a new school. The locationis the best choice we have availableand makes the most sense as it waspurchased for a school when theneed arose. However, I have a realproblem with the BOE restructur-ing the grade levels. I do not think9th graders belong in a middleschool. It is no longer a clear cutvote for or against a school. Now avote for the school, which we des-perately need, is also a vote toapprove the grade change.

Dawn Kaiser

I will most definitely vote for aschool on Latteri Park. We need it.The only complaint from my threekids while in the high school hasbeen about the crowding.

Maryann Cornett

I will be voting in favor of theLatteri Park school site for severalreasons. I dont have great faith inthe Board and Councils ability tofind still another site expeditiously.I dont believe the site addresses allthe problems, but it is a first steptoward a real solution. No site willbe popular with every citizen, butmost importantly no additionalfunds need be levied since theproper authority already owns theproperty. I do have another sugges-tion, if I might offer it here. Wehave the one middle school,Woodrow Wilson, on the west sideof the C. Columbus sits up top,over toward the upper east end. Ifeel we need a third large middleschool on the southeast end of theC, toward the Delawanna sec-tion. This would allow for the sameneighborhood school feel whichso benefits the city.

Frank Walsh

I will vote yes to building a schoolno matter where they build it. It isalready too little too late. Goodschools create good neighbor-hoods for everyone; single, mar-ried, working, retired, with orwithout children. CHS has a lot tooffer if you are willing to do thework. My sons, both Matt andAndrew, were well prepared for

college. But I can see the differ-ence in just the five years fromMatt to Chris.

Jane Seitz

I will vote for the new school to bebuilt on Latteri Park. Its a safe siteand will not hurt the neighborhood.Build it...this subject is gettingold....the City is losing its audience.

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Put it there. The old School Board, byproposing Brighton Rd., and the cur-rent School Board, by proposingLatteri Park, has indicated that theschools are crowded. I defer to theexperts. I will also be voting to sup-port the new walkways at CHS. Weneed to invest in our schools. I amlistening to the superintendents com-ments in whichand others have saidthisthat to draw new families and

maintain a good city we need goodschools. When people are thinking ofmoving here they dont ask howgood is the police or fire departmentsor the DPW or the parks. They wantto know about schools. The value ofour homes is directly related to thequality of our schools. That affectspeople from every Clifton neighbor-hood. I will vote yes.

Rich Vandenbrook

I agree children are a priority butthere must be a more appropriatesite. The Board has to do a littlemore homework. I am against it.

Cynthia Sisco with Spencer

Im voting for it. First off they ownthe property and second off we needthat school for our kids.

Pete Salerno

What I know for sure is that Cliftonneeds another school desperately. Iwas in favor of the purchase of theShulton property for a school, I was infavor of the purchase of the BrightonRd. property and I will be in favor ofthe third location as well. Is it the bestlocation? I dont know. I dont likegiving up park land. However, afteryears of debate, no one has proposed amore viable solution.

Ellen Thelin

I heard about it, read about and Iagree we definitely need anotherschool but Latteri is not the rightlocation. Taking away a park is justnot right. The Board just needs tocome up with another location.

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Im voting for the school. There isplenty of space there to build aschool and still have room for apark. Theres not a school on thatend of town now, so traffic will bea little more balanced out.

Elsi Pomykala

When you take parks, it affectspeople of all ages. I will vote no.Ask if Mr. Van Ness is going togive a speech on how unsafe Latteriis, just like he did with BrightonRd. The same railroad tracks thatpass his place are just a few blocksaway. Bloomfield and AllwoodAves. have 10 times the amount ofcommuter traffic and has a 40 mphspeed limit. And over half of theroads in the area dont have side-walks. We do need a school, but itshould have been at Brighton Rd.

Carmen Foti

I dont think we should be buildingon Latteri. If they are going tobuild, it should be at Globe.

Bob Baran

Money-wise, Latteri is probablythe best idea. I hate to lose a park,but its give and take. My firstchoice was Brighton Rd.

John Kivlehan

Im against building a school. Imoved into this neighborhoodbecause of the park. We need aschool, but keep the integrity of thisneighborhood by leaving the openspace. We shouldnt do anythingthat involves eminent domain likeBrighton Rd.

Vic Rosamilia

Yes, we should have just built itthere without the vote. There are alot of issues at Latteri right now.People are bringing up stuff aboutdrainage and traffic. Personally, Ithink it is going to end just likeBrighton Rd. Its terrible, peoplejust dont come out to vote. Dr.Rice is doing so much already. ButI think its up to usthe parentsto get things to change. Peoplekeep complaining about the taxes,but hey, do you not want kids tohave a good education?

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I will definitely vote yes. Ourschools are just too overcrowded.

Eric Rodriguez

Yes to a school on Latteri as long asthere is still some open space there.

Trisha Lopez

There are a host of issues as to whythis site is not appropriate. Thestreets surrounding it are narrow andyou cannot fit two cars simutaneous-ly. There are no sidewalks on sur-rounding streets. You cannot possi-bly walk there and have cars driv-ing. Imagine having children thereand it is life threatening? How canyou bring 1,000 or more childrenand the staff and teachers? Andwhat would you do if there were afire? To me, the safety issues are themost prominent and glaring.

David Gross

I will approve the Latteri referen-dum, and if if cant be built then theBOE should put up condos there,sell them and use the profit for thenext school site.

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