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f <1 r ■ ■» r-'« ' h i \ • :ll Herald Wednesday, November 14, 1990 OUAUTV AUDITING MAPK OP WTEGRTV 14 Gateway Press Newspapers SUBURBAN PITTSBURGH'S LARGEST CIRCULATION 50* At the polls VALLEY VOTERS turned out at the polls on Nov. 6 to cast their ballots for state and national offices in numbers heavier than expecteST Jeannette Ward, left, is ready to disappear behind the privacy of the curtain after being escorted to the booth by Judith Reid, majority inspector in Leet Township. Judge of election Virginia McCawley spent much of her day re-directing nearly CO voters from the Quaker Heights area who were not aware that a new polling place had been established in their neighborhood on the grounds of the D.T. Watson Hospital. Santorum wrests seat By Bob Wertz Gateway editor In early October, candidate Rick Santorum told an interviewer, “We’re going to win this thing.” Most political observers expected the Republican challenger to turn in good numbers on Election Day, but few predicted the upset ouster of incumbent Doug Walgren. But as the results kept coming in after the polls closed Nov. 6, Santorum’s lead, slight lead, held. With 100 percent of the 18th U.S. Congressional District precincts counted, Santorum had 4,567 votes more than Walgren out of 166,155 votes cast. The final numbers (still considered unofficial) found Santorum with 85,361, or 51.4 percent, to Walgren’s 80,794, or 48.6 percent. “This was not an anti-incumbent vote," Santorum told a crowd of several hundred supporters at the Green Tree Holiday Inn, “You won this election.” Santorum credited his 2,000 volunteer campaign workers for their work in the grass roots effort. “We stood for something,” he said as he mixed with reporters and supporters after his victory speech. “We talked about the issues. And worked and worked.” Santorum said that the themes of his campaign were what made the difference, moreso than any “vote the bums out” explanation.. “We are for cutting the budget, cutting spending,” he said as the crowd continued to press in for a. chance to congratulate the newly elected member of congress, - He again emphasized an issue that recurred throughout his campaign and promised that he would “stay in touch" with the people of the district by living here. “It’s been a long road,” he said. Sewickley turning away from joint zoning talks By Jerry Pelley Staff writer For a year and a half they have held discussions and have met on an almost monthly basis, After a year and a half they have nothing. In frustration* in resignation, Sewickley Planning Commission has thrown up its hands on joint zoning talks with representatives of the boroughs of Edgeworth, Osborne, and Sewickley Heights. From now on, Sewickley will concentrate on updating and modernizing its own zoning ordinances so the borough will be better prepared to face zoning challenges from developers on its own. The barrier to any agreement between the neighboring boroughs has been the degree of complexity of any joint-zoning ordinance they may frame among themselves. Edgeworth and Osborne, for example, favor a comprehensive plan that would cover as many contingencies as possible. Sewickley Heights, in a singular pose, wants a plan that is simpler and less intrusive into any potential developments. The Heights did not want to include, for example, a steep-slope ordinance as part of any plan, according to Sewickley Planning Commissioner Fred Wright. As for Sewickley working out an arrangement with just Edgeworth and Osborne, he speculated that the arrangement could be made. “I don’t know if this avenue has been fully explored,” said Wright, “but it’s a possibility.” The purpose of establishing a jointzoning ordinance with other communities, Wright explained, is to be better able to withstand zoning challenges from developers in the courts , “I think most of the challenges are along the lines of the developers saying ‘you don’t have a lot of multi-family dwellings,’ for example, in your borough, then a developer can say in court that the borough needs these units because it doesn’t have enough of them. “With joint zoning, all the boroughs party to the agreement can say ‘yes, we have enough of those units.’ “TThey can count all their multifamily units together as being part of the community in question.” Another advantage to joint-zoning, said Wright, is that all the communities in league can pool their resources to fight lengthy and expensive court battles. Sewickley, in the meantime, will try to determine when and where its zoning maps need updating. The borough is also keeping channels open in case by some miracle the four neighboring boroughs suddenly should seek an agreement. Incumbents win 28th, 29th districts , State Rep* David Mayernik was elected to a fifth term by voters of the 29th Legislative District over Republican John O’Brien. The Democrat was able to dodge the anti-incumbent bullet that felled a number of politicians Nov. 6, securing 59,9 percent of the vote. “I think the strong sentiment of anti-incumbency was stirred up by the hews media,” Mayernik said. “My voters were intelligent enough to look at the individual legislative race, They did not just paint all elected officials with a broad brush. “I believe the voters of the 29th District were knowledgeable of my staff and myself working to make their problems our problems and to cut out the bureaucratic red tape of government," Mayernik said.. O’Brien managed his best showing in this, his third try to unseat Mayernik, but still fell short by more than 3,600 votes out of 18,436 cast. Vote totals show that Mayernik received 11,037 votes to O’Brien’s 7,399. “I think we did very well,” O’Brien said. “We moved up in the numbers about six percent over last time. “I think some good came out of it,” he said. “I think we sent him a message.” O’Brien declined to announce a fourth bid to unseat Mayernik in 1992, but said he would not give up on politics. “People have done a lot for me. I owe them,” he said. “I don’t give up.” Residents of the 28th state Legislative District voted to reelect Republican incumbent Elaine Farmer by a nearly 2-to-l margin. Rep. Farmer faced a challenge from Democrat Frank Verri, a Richland Township supervisor, but managed to secure 12,467 votes, or 62,4 per- cent, to Verri’s 7,501, or 37.6 percent. “We ran a very positive campaign,” Rep, Farmer said at a victory party at Carmody’s in Franklin Park. “We put on an issue-oriented campaign. We ran on my credentials and my accessibility to the people. ” The incumbent said she was disappointed that her opponent ran a negative campaign. She responded to one of Verri’s campaign advertisements that suggested that birthday cards she sends to constituents are funded with tax dollars. “I pay for those myself,” she said. Inside 2 'Cheers' receives cheers in survey ^ Hart surprises * John Reg^Ii A Doug's defeat 4 is real shocker m Sewickley vets 9 in same battalion £ Hawaiians say, 'Aloha Sewickley' ■ • Si,
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Title | Sewickley Herald |
Subject | Sewickley (Pa.)--Newspapers |
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Date | 11-14-1990 |
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Date | 11-14-1990 |
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Full Text | f <1 r ■ ■» r-'« ' h i \ • :ll Herald Wednesday, November 14, 1990 OUAUTV AUDITING MAPK OP WTEGRTV 14 Gateway Press Newspapers SUBURBAN PITTSBURGH'S LARGEST CIRCULATION 50* At the polls VALLEY VOTERS turned out at the polls on Nov. 6 to cast their ballots for state and national offices in numbers heavier than expecteST Jeannette Ward, left, is ready to disappear behind the privacy of the curtain after being escorted to the booth by Judith Reid, majority inspector in Leet Township. Judge of election Virginia McCawley spent much of her day re-directing nearly CO voters from the Quaker Heights area who were not aware that a new polling place had been established in their neighborhood on the grounds of the D.T. Watson Hospital. Santorum wrests seat By Bob Wertz Gateway editor In early October, candidate Rick Santorum told an interviewer, “We’re going to win this thing.” Most political observers expected the Republican challenger to turn in good numbers on Election Day, but few predicted the upset ouster of incumbent Doug Walgren. But as the results kept coming in after the polls closed Nov. 6, Santorum’s lead, slight lead, held. With 100 percent of the 18th U.S. Congressional District precincts counted, Santorum had 4,567 votes more than Walgren out of 166,155 votes cast. The final numbers (still considered unofficial) found Santorum with 85,361, or 51.4 percent, to Walgren’s 80,794, or 48.6 percent. “This was not an anti-incumbent vote," Santorum told a crowd of several hundred supporters at the Green Tree Holiday Inn, “You won this election.” Santorum credited his 2,000 volunteer campaign workers for their work in the grass roots effort. “We stood for something,” he said as he mixed with reporters and supporters after his victory speech. “We talked about the issues. And worked and worked.” Santorum said that the themes of his campaign were what made the difference, moreso than any “vote the bums out” explanation.. “We are for cutting the budget, cutting spending,” he said as the crowd continued to press in for a. chance to congratulate the newly elected member of congress, - He again emphasized an issue that recurred throughout his campaign and promised that he would “stay in touch" with the people of the district by living here. “It’s been a long road,” he said. Sewickley turning away from joint zoning talks By Jerry Pelley Staff writer For a year and a half they have held discussions and have met on an almost monthly basis, After a year and a half they have nothing. In frustration* in resignation, Sewickley Planning Commission has thrown up its hands on joint zoning talks with representatives of the boroughs of Edgeworth, Osborne, and Sewickley Heights. From now on, Sewickley will concentrate on updating and modernizing its own zoning ordinances so the borough will be better prepared to face zoning challenges from developers on its own. The barrier to any agreement between the neighboring boroughs has been the degree of complexity of any joint-zoning ordinance they may frame among themselves. Edgeworth and Osborne, for example, favor a comprehensive plan that would cover as many contingencies as possible. Sewickley Heights, in a singular pose, wants a plan that is simpler and less intrusive into any potential developments. The Heights did not want to include, for example, a steep-slope ordinance as part of any plan, according to Sewickley Planning Commissioner Fred Wright. As for Sewickley working out an arrangement with just Edgeworth and Osborne, he speculated that the arrangement could be made. “I don’t know if this avenue has been fully explored,” said Wright, “but it’s a possibility.” The purpose of establishing a jointzoning ordinance with other communities, Wright explained, is to be better able to withstand zoning challenges from developers in the courts , “I think most of the challenges are along the lines of the developers saying ‘you don’t have a lot of multi-family dwellings,’ for example, in your borough, then a developer can say in court that the borough needs these units because it doesn’t have enough of them. “With joint zoning, all the boroughs party to the agreement can say ‘yes, we have enough of those units.’ “TThey can count all their multifamily units together as being part of the community in question.” Another advantage to joint-zoning, said Wright, is that all the communities in league can pool their resources to fight lengthy and expensive court battles. Sewickley, in the meantime, will try to determine when and where its zoning maps need updating. The borough is also keeping channels open in case by some miracle the four neighboring boroughs suddenly should seek an agreement. Incumbents win 28th, 29th districts , State Rep* David Mayernik was elected to a fifth term by voters of the 29th Legislative District over Republican John O’Brien. The Democrat was able to dodge the anti-incumbent bullet that felled a number of politicians Nov. 6, securing 59,9 percent of the vote. “I think the strong sentiment of anti-incumbency was stirred up by the hews media,” Mayernik said. “My voters were intelligent enough to look at the individual legislative race, They did not just paint all elected officials with a broad brush. “I believe the voters of the 29th District were knowledgeable of my staff and myself working to make their problems our problems and to cut out the bureaucratic red tape of government," Mayernik said.. O’Brien managed his best showing in this, his third try to unseat Mayernik, but still fell short by more than 3,600 votes out of 18,436 cast. Vote totals show that Mayernik received 11,037 votes to O’Brien’s 7,399. “I think we did very well,” O’Brien said. “We moved up in the numbers about six percent over last time. “I think some good came out of it,” he said. “I think we sent him a message.” O’Brien declined to announce a fourth bid to unseat Mayernik in 1992, but said he would not give up on politics. “People have done a lot for me. I owe them,” he said. “I don’t give up.” Residents of the 28th state Legislative District voted to reelect Republican incumbent Elaine Farmer by a nearly 2-to-l margin. Rep. Farmer faced a challenge from Democrat Frank Verri, a Richland Township supervisor, but managed to secure 12,467 votes, or 62,4 per- cent, to Verri’s 7,501, or 37.6 percent. “We ran a very positive campaign,” Rep, Farmer said at a victory party at Carmody’s in Franklin Park. “We put on an issue-oriented campaign. We ran on my credentials and my accessibility to the people. ” The incumbent said she was disappointed that her opponent ran a negative campaign. She responded to one of Verri’s campaign advertisements that suggested that birthday cards she sends to constituents are funded with tax dollars. “I pay for those myself,” she said. Inside 2 'Cheers' receives cheers in survey ^ Hart surprises * John Reg^Ii A Doug's defeat 4 is real shocker m Sewickley vets 9 in same battalion £ Hawaiians say, 'Aloha Sewickley' ■ • Si, |
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