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The Advisory Council completed its organization for the new term June, 1972 to May 31, 1973 in a series of meetings of the Council, the Executive Committee and the standing committees. One man is dead and three people are seriously injured, one critically, in the wake of a multi-car accident The full list of Council that occurred Tuesday night on the treacherous curve leading into Section 5. According to police sources a representatives by buildings is Alfred Calderon, chairman of .published elsewhere in this the Community Relations black Ford station wagon which was involved in a collision at Bartow Avenue and Gun Hill Road entered paper. The officers for the new Committee said that this com- the Co-op,City area at a high rate of speed and continued along Bartow A venue towards Section5. term are: mittee will place special emAccording to a Mr. and Mrs. the accident emphasizes the Michael A. Sicilian, Chairman; phasis on youth affairs. They Pellegrini of 140 Elgar Place, importance of the survey and Earle McField, Vice-Chairman; intend to work with the Youth their car was waiting for a light proposal, which suggests that John Barbarette, Corresponding Committee and will work to at the intersection of Asch Loop a center restraining device is Secretary; and Ruth Lesen, improve Youth and Community and Bartow Avenue, when it was essential for the safe passage Recording Secretary. relations. The committee will struck by the black station of traffic on the curve. That The standing committees have also work with the Health wagon, travelling at a fast rate of committee has been working all held their meetings and the Council. speed. for improved road safety in following were elected chairmen Al Abrams, chairman of the - Nearing the Hutchinson River Section 5 for many months, and for the coming year: Cooperator Education Com- Parkway underpass, the black that exist at that location of the Buildings and Grounds, Gil mittee reported that this com- station wagon is said to have accident. Narins: Community Relations, mittee is preparing a Cooperator veered into the oncoming lane as "The area's traffic laws must Alfred Calderon; Coopera tor Handbook and will work on the it tried to negotiate the sharp, Education, Al Abrams; Finance, followingprograms: try to create "blind" curve. Impeded by be strictly enforced as an aid to Joseph O'Connor; Grievance, a Building Organization in each illegally double parked cars, the traffic control and the comByHyFertel Murray Victor; Inter- building; encourage the regular wagon caromed off eight munity must support the The people of Co-op City have Community Relations, Seymour publication of monthly vehicles, some of which were recommendations of the Security worked hard. We can now see the Committee," said Mr. Fanten, visible achievements of our efGoldberg; Legal, Nathan Eisner; newsletters in each building; occupied. Public ·Information, Anita develop programs to combat The station wagon then caught referring to the cars that had forts. We pooled our money to Singleton; Security, Seymour vandalism; work with Edward fire, and came to a halt near been hit in the accident. build ourselves beautiful homes Schwartz; and Youth, Keith Kolevson with pleasant surroundings. We on developing Building 29. H is surmised by The injured whowere in need of McKoy. programs in the Education Park informed sources, that if the hospitalization were taken to have a community with the The chairmen of the standing and special programs with PTA illegally parked cars had not lowest crime rate in New York Montefiore and Jacobi Hospitals committees presented brief groups. The committee will been in the area, the . station City. Now we are entering a new statements on the objectives of continue to work on the Com- wagon would probably have by the Riverbay Volunteer phase. It can be called the "Let's their committees for the coming munity Fair, on the Cooperator of come to a stop after crashing into Ambulance Corps and a city eliminate the Neighborhood ambulance. Also responding to period. the Month awards; on fund the restraining barrier at the side the accident call were New York Patrol Team from Co-op City" Gil Narins, chairman of the raising plans for the Nizer War of the road. phase. How blind . can Police City Police and Fire DepartBuildings and Grounds Com- Chest. The committee will also According to Bob Fantell, a ments, members of Co-op City Commissioner Murphy be? Our mittee stated that this committee work with the Garden Club to member of the Advisory CounSecurity force, and A.C. Security community has been a beacon for will work for the improvement of help make Co-op City beautiful. cil's Ad Hoc Traffic Committee, others to follow. If the police are Committeemen. maintenance procedures and Within the Council the comtaken out of Co-op City, it maintaining high standards of mitttee will develop a Leadership ln Agnes' Wake logically follows that crime here care and cleanliness of the Program and other educational will increase. Does it iogicaily buildings and grounds. They programs. The committee will follow that our handful of police propose to review all facilities also concern itself. with concerts scattered throughout the other and they suggest that Ad Hoc and cultural programs not only high crime areas of the Bronx Committees on specific matters during the summer but will proportionately lower the dealing with buildings and throughout the year and will crime rate of other communities? By Walter Langan grounds be composed of continue working with radio Over the past ten days, Co-opCity has been inundated by the largest We think not! cooperators outside the Advisory station WVOX. amount of rain that has fallen in this section of the country in many (Continued on page 1 7) Councilwith a member acting as years. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Continued on page 15) liaison. Although New York wasn't hurt as badly as many surrounding areas, there was extensive flooding throughout our imAdvisory Council Report mediate locale-especiallyon the By Richard Ferguson, Vice-Chairman Belt, Cross Island, Bronx River With the operating year for the Advisory Council ending on May 31st, and Hutchinson River Parkways, 1972, we came to the end of an era-the end of construction and the and throughout most of West- completion of oecupaney in this vast housing complex called Co-op chester County. What kept Co-op City. City's grounds free from floods? I The achievement of full oc- movement and the sense of couldn't help but notice that throughout Co-op City, the water cupancy signals the beginning of community for Co-op City as a drained much better than it did a new era-one in which we must whole. The housing company is just a few months ago. This was ' concentrate strongly on solidify- · The Co-opCity Day Camp wíll open its 1972 season on Monday with moving rapidly towards finishing more than · 1500 Co-op City children registered for the summer especially evident on the ing our sense of identity and off this development and community. This will require the (Continued on page 19) programs offered. full cooperation of the Advisory hopefully moving rapidly to the The camp is non-profit, and is Beach, West Point, Museum Council, local management at time when the cooperators will community owned and operated Village and Bear Mountain. In Aldrich St., and the parent Board become Class A stockholders. by Co-op.City parents for Co-op addition there will be extended There is much work to be done to at Grand St. City kids. It offers programs for day trips to Philadelphia, Mystic build a spirit of cooperation to children from the age of ist grade Seaport, Hyde Park and Boston. I focus attention on the need for make that prospective change to to 14 years. Two overnight trips are full cooperation because the Class A status a smooth one. Varied experiences are planned, and weekly late night conflicting priorities which ob- There is much to be done to planned for the campers in- programs for older campers are The Administrative Office· tained before, between con- restore the confidence of the cluding an extensive aquatics on the agenda. and the Community Center struction and cooperator con- community and its elected program, athletics, arts and The supervisory staff includes will be closed Tuesday, July cern, are no longer major representatives on the Adyi.sory crafts, music and dance, hobbies, certified teachers, ad4th, for the Independence Day problems. The need to deal fully . Council, in the sincere interest of cookouts and a far-ranging trip ministrators and principals, holiday. The Maintenance with cooperator concerns must the Board and its President to program. while the counselor staff consists Department will also be be the number one priority of receive and consider community Children will have day-long of college students with previous closed, but will respond to local management and the parent input . in the decision making trips to places of recreational and camp experience. 90% of the staff emergency calls. Board if we are to achieve a sense process which takes place, educational value such as Jones are Co-op City residents. of identity with the cooperative (Continued on page (tJ
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