Sewickley Herald

              
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Wednesday, March 4, 1992
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Handicapped access in QV schools focus of board discussion
' By Prank Tifooni
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United Methodist Church, la fee- production ®ff "Why Must	Thto passion,
presented by 08wfefeley Choir	Citorafe,- will.be offcrect several
ttomigheat tie Reuten season* which teglM3 today, Ash Wednesday, Per more,] see page i2t	-V.-. ■
“It’s a moral issue, net -a-legal issue.” •	>'
'■;ThatV Bewickley .Heights >-resident - • Robin - - .Clifford's' -perceptioii'of malting, Quaker■ Valley School District. ^buildingS-B(ic£eLaGee3SiMe--for^ : the handicapped.-.
“She" advised the Quaker '•Valley School Board last\ve‘ek ■: to start planning now for-the -.changes that .will, be im- -pigmented under the federal '• 'Americans - With Disabilities Act (ADA).
Part of the act, - which "went-M¥~actio'iTlast month, re? ■ quires that within two years public buildings be accessible'', to all. . ,
■ Sits, -Clifford, whose, daughter is a - student at ■ "Quaker Valley; High School-.who uses a wheelchair, criticised accessibility for handicapped-persons at both, the. ' senior* and juntor-high • schools,
“The school district is
■ wasting, money to keep these-- buildings open,” Mrs.- Clifford’
told the board. .	, 1
_ _ School- Board - President, Chester Forces said fee heard ‘is sympathetic to, her plight, but unfortunately the'way 'fee- .-. ADA law \vas written, some of the compliances are not-dear.
-	. -One-.of the problems the; district faces, as Possee sees.
“itriS-that-=someof*its*bBjldiii^--*j . are scold that.accessibility is not practical.
,, ■; He-went on to explain -.-fh&tit ■ will take- some technical know- ■
■fhow as;Well as some money; and planning to splve the pres-. v .blem,-but that the school board -.-and- the district are working on -
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7Mfs7 CliBord'also oaid fee -Western Hills School facility,
Of-which Quaker' Valley is a particiapling school district, is in need of -upgrades- for fee handicoppefe
- ajn- other news at the meetings Quaker.., Valley superintendent -Dr'.- -"Gerard -;Iiongo announced . that 'Col.: Kenneth .Cameron,'' an
-	astronaut, will be at its Schools -to talk to its students on-March- ■ 12-13.
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J'■%. ,Madame.Ahn'''{?d1atl$ka<Jpcfi’l couturier©,.dtps • k® Yes,;:if© truel Buddy Holly ’sighted' in Edgeworth SIS. Sister-of St yoeesih,celebrates 100th birthday
Sewickfey councilman will run for 16th District seat
gCv’Mfley Ceiffisiman Peter Schlicht Eaa made it official. , .
Ho lina tlirswa las tot in fee ring for fee-rcfrcccatativo’G psltfca la fits General Assembly's !6ti District. (All of. Quaker Vallsy mmp. GfeafieM and Haysvlle were plaeed in the wm district under a state rcappsrtionmait ploa.)
Isa hid QMffiassemeMt lost week, (Mlistt said fee people ©f fee 16fe district are “fed tip wife fee mess in Har-
risburg and want concrete changes now.' —not lukewam promises tor a so-called,
1 hotter tomoffiow.”. . .
■ 'Schlicht, a lepublican, charged-that "fee biggest rip-off to date was fee. massive tea grab last year by Gov, Robert Casey, which he said-had been enthusiastically supported by fee-Kith DMrM's fecumbenC Susan LaugMIn.
Although fee 16th has - a Democratic majority of 2%-l, Schlicht is confident
that the electorate will look to-the:in* . dividual's record and accomplishments when malting its decision;
“I am.not a professional politician. 1 want to give back fee state government to-ths people.” ■	:
Schlicht, who’ is"in second term as councilman in- Sewickley- Borough, ..hacks up. this statement- by noting -feat members of eouncil in f compensated for feeir service.
Peter SeMfcht
Fired! secretarf • back at work in borough building
E’ul E'Juc.Ga.JtLialfe? RtegyWdf, a! v i; Hey I Ai ciigh ecsetesy who woo (f'tcd infamy.
5 Ma Wei eo e®w hqck at	ia fea
: b*>t'u!.<rh Htsiyoc^o tea whSsEr
she was dismissed Jan. 8.
Tom MclvMlan, represented S$3, “
asi attorney ’ who If,'Said fee matter"' eenesHfeig hsr dlqmiGsal lias besn .T£::oivtd( and to did sot wish to com--Savci; tefec?.
TJo. W@I also dgelinsil to- comment on the episode. '	'
Mo. WsK efarted toek'to v/ork fee week ef Jon, £9, according -to Sswiskley ■ Csuffisil President Alfonso Ssalercio,
who is filling in at the borough manager's, office until comteil finds a replacement for former Borough „M5nagfir'lteiii Stewart. Stewart also was fired ia January. - ■ --	-- ■ • "
Scalercio said Mo, Wolfs retiring xvao reaffirmed by eomieil last nlonfe by a vote of 6*8, wife eouacilmea C.B. Hays, Prato Sacco and Peter Sclilfcht easting dissenting votes,
Scalereio said feat feo tfeo Efc. VMf ivas not working for fea teefgh was cctotdsred time ousgemlsi withsat pay.
Mo. Wol ms dismissal two days afc . esimeil did not reappslat leith flavart to Ms position. .
At that camo meatfeg of cewsll,' Prasfe Sace® dcttooied Itefla MeMaafer ,111 as eomsil pcsklcit. Sacs® was teB replaced ao csmtell pasifeit fey Atons®
- Scalerd® oa Jan. a
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