14—The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1981
district: magistrates
Realignment proposal supported
Police chief Williams
addresses public hearing
The State College Police Department on Monday
asked that Harris Township be added to the magiste
rial district of State College Magistrate Clifford
Yorks.
At a public hearing on realignment proposals for
Centre County's four district magistrates, State Col
lege Police Chief Elwood G. Williams Jr. said the
change would be more convenient for his force.
"Our motive is somewhat selfish," Williams said.
State College police began providing police service
to Harris Township last Wednesday. The township is
`now under the jurisdiction of District Magistrate
:Keith Bierly, so State College police now must deal
with both Yorks and Bierly.
According to 1979 data, Yorks' State College office
handled 23,739 cases, while Bierly's Centre Hall office
'handled 1,610. The state average for the year was
3,262.
Part of the realignment proposal, drafted by court
administrator Lawrence C. Bickford, would have
;Bierly work out of the State College office three days
a week to help equalize the workload.
"It looks to us like a very reasonable assessment,"
Williams said.
Among those attending the hearing were Yorks,
:Williams, Bierly and Bellefonte District Magistrate
Louise 0. Green. Williams was the only person to
address the hearing.
Judge Charles C. Brown Jr., who conducted the
hearing, said Bickford's report and a transcript of the
:public hearing would be forwarded to the state
,Supreme Court. It will be up to the Supreme Court to
make a final decision on the realignment proposals.
The state requires a reappraisal of magisterial
boundaries every ten years after the results of the
census are announced.
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CATA:
Reorganization could
By MARGARET ANN WALSH
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
The Centre Area Transportation Authority voted yester
day to endorse a reorganization plan that would eliminate
the student representative on CATA's board of directors.
CATA also agreed to endorse a resolution sent to the
Centre Region Council of Governments by State College
representative Jim Miller calling fOr CATA to become a
joint authority administered by the COG.
CATA is presently a State College Municipal Authority,
with membership on the board subject to approval by the
municipal council.
The reorganization would mean that each of the member
municipalities would be equally responsible for CATA,
Miller said.. The reorganization would also mean that the
board membership would consist of a representative from
each of the municipalities, he said.
The borough does not want to assume the sole legal
iiability.for CATA, Miller said.
Under the plan, CATA would have an advisory commit
tee, Miller said. The advisory committee would consist of
one or two student representatives as well as rider rep
resentatives and representatives from the elderly and
handicapped community. Members of the advisory com
mittee would not have a vote, he said.
Undergraduate Student Government President Bill
Cluck said the reorganization looks like a step in the right
direction, although it would be preferable if CATA became
an independent joint authority instead of part of the COG.
"The advisory committee will be more effective with
two student representatives, one off-campus and one on
campus," he said. "It will also take into consideration
various interest groups."
CATA also heard from members of the handicapped
,community about the recently amended elderly and hand
icapped accessibility regulations.
The citizens preferred a combination of buses with
wheelchair lifts and paratransit services specialized,
door-to-door service.
Irene Toth of Mount Nittany Residences said she was
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concerned with the regularity of paratransit services. If
they have to be called in a day or more in advance, it would
remove the possibility of spontaneous 'travelling. That is
one reason why a combination of services would be best,
she said, so riders could depend on the regular bus
services.
Donald Smidley, a handicapped citizen, said in addition
to negative feedback, CATA should also look at reports
from cities where the use of lifts has been a success.
'The advisory committee will be
more effective with two student
representatives, one off-campus
and one on-campus.'
—Bill Cluck, Undergraduate
Student Government president
CATA General Manager Paul Oversier said CATA has 30
days to decide if their new buses on order are to have lifts
and six months to decide which of the options for accessi
bility they will use. The system needs more citizen input
before making its decision, he said.
CATA also approved minor schedule changes in the B
(Boalsburg), C (Houserville/Lemont), ES (Evening Shut
tle) and X (Bellefonte/Nittany Mall) routes.
The ES route will discontinue its 6:41 Waupelani Drive
trip and replace it with an extended 6:40 RE (Waupelani
Drive) trip, Oversier said. Bus passes, which cannot be
used on the ES route, can be used on the 6:40 RE trip, he
said. The ES will also add a 12:43 a.m. Waupelani Drive
trip for students using the library until closing and for
students leaving downtown from other late night activities,
he said.
The changes will go into effect on September 3
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