Amherst News-Times, 2002-12-25

              more valuation; less taxation page 3 police target offenders amherst news-tim s charge teen for bomb threat 'i i ' mi l by jason hawk nows-times reporter within just 20 minutes of empty ing the classrooms, halls, and fices steele high school last tuesday, officers had already apprehended student responsible reporting a mrs. robinson's klndergardeners play 'holiday memory" with mistletoe, candy cane, stocking, other seasonal pictures be- residents refuse to pay taxes; little city can do news-times hundreds' amhcrstonians arc committing crime that directly hurts city's operations they're getting away it. , 2003 tax season hover on horizon, workers scrambling collect almost $200,000 in delinquent unfiled taxes from tlx; past three years, but say there is they force pay. month-end figures novem ber show about 350 people have successfully wormed their way out paying despite several no tices subpoenas appear treasurer's office, leaving $98,514.71 further hole. add an estimated $90,500 still returns 250 as october, treasury department are left looking esti w al-mart gives mayor's proposal roporter what santa claus, elves, wal-mart common? matter how hard you look; won't sec them this holiday season. bid bring wal mart store its 300-pius jobs no-go, according robert berrybill, rep resent! live westlake developer carnegie engineering. bcrryhlll said negotiation team corporation building. at 9:23 a.m administrators resource officer john balog evacuated after po lice received 911 call alerting uc danger. quickly arrested 16-year-old male sopho who later confessed calling terrorist threat, mated $189,014 locals re fuse "it's frustrating first all be cause needs money," accountant laura kemp, handles many outstanding cases. "but it's also because i'm my neighbors taxes, somebody down street isn't there's nothing we fair that?" some missing money obtained by1 putting debtors monthly payment plans, kemp said, fall back ments short period. t larger problem, she $16,084 late peo ple pay, another $42,250 ha ven't even bothered file. both sums candidates court prose cution, time took legal action against delinquents was march 1999. thumbs rcjectcdmayor higgins's offer allow' super giant construct new route 58 amherst. "they proposed site too far demographics go, much prefer cooper foster park road site," berryhiu told news-time3. like flow traffic crossroads area lorain location has." rumor intent moving close super-k order . lumbering, bankruptcy-plagued retailer business, such plan. he pressured into act his peers, sgt. dan jasinski. performed search building, any sus picious objects. six students played impor tant roles identification suspect during evacuation, ja sinski volunteering informa fore tolling pals. not only money, it losing valuable interest would cam invest ments, said. net extra $3300 year 1.75 per cent rate. should cases holdouts taken court, each could forced fines non compliance amount $1,000 case, which up additional $250,000 in' revenue. those aren't going many-of ncaring lawful statute limitations taxpayers may longer legally challenged. law director kenneth stum phauzer did return calls week explain why been pursued. displayed news- continued 7 "that's totally unfounded, fact, two stores well together symbiotic relation ship," ho "when placed next other, allows capture greater number shoppers drawn creased selection competitive prices. move sales," claimed. wal-mart's deal quite scaled yet, cither, as-the lacks funds necessary make improvements pork area. fix offi 6 tion rumors led ar rest following day, dozen approached ficers testimony, jasinski, stu dents talking performing weeks. juvenile levelled theories mysterious nattily above, helps load carolling harris largo's fourth grade class off wooden elementery school, tradition snowmen dipped concrete "snow" decor started district vice superintendent bob wier- ated cloth scraps supplies, sum 28 years ago. below, members mr. fourth-degree felony charges inducing public panic, removed county detention home. "he wanted get reaction wliat hap pened," jasinski indicating threats committed tract attention. or scares schools, does it? these kids answers.. exactly jolly red-nosed old man, dow lie deliver toys every christmas eve? parents surprised know when comes legend kindergarteners pretty good handle science st. nick. yep, they've got tricky answers pat questions "how deliveries claimed, although licves will intimidate others imitating actions. yet optimism, cident arrest wednesday. charged 15-year-old made one night?", docs chimney if he's so fat?", rudolph gang fly?" 21 fivc-to-scven-ycar olds barb afternoon powers elementary simple: magic. mystery wide-eyed wonder-bound children, news times presents bil lion children around world problem big