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Short TakesVACATION FOR SENIORS: The Heights and Hill Community Council sponsors a vacation for senior citizens at the Stevensville Country Club, at Swan Lake, New York, from September 8-12 (5 days, 4 nights). The trip inii---- -------------i - __ u u u c o i s/sjiiiy u n c c m e m o u a u ) , u v e c i u c rtainment and dancing, other activities, and round trip transportation. Fees are $214 double occupancy, $169 singles. For information, call 852-9443.VENDORS NEEDED: The Citizens for the Preservation of Windsor Terrace are sponsoring a flea market on September 20, at Holy Name Schoolyard, 245 Prospect Park West. The rain-date is September 27. Spaces are $10 each. Pre-registration is required. For information, call 855-5163.READING & WRITING: The Open Book offers free classes in writing and reading for anyone over 17. A supportive atmosphere with small classes enables adults, participating in either morning or evening classes three times a week, to earn their GED or just polish their skills. Morning classes are from 9am-12noon, and evening classes are from 6-9pm. The Open Book is located at Fourth Ave. and 9th St. For more information, call 788-0666.WHITMAN LIBRARY REOPENED: The Walt Whitman Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library reopened on August 11 after being temporarily closed on July 16 when new floors were installed. Regular hours have resumed: Monday-Wednesday, 10am-6pm; Thursday and Friday, l-6pm. The branch is at St. Edwards Street and Auburn Place. For information, call 855-1508.SLOPE AND HILL: The Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold a Certificate of Appropriateness public hearing on August 26 at 9:30am, at the Commission%u2019s offices at 20 Vesey St., 11th floor. The two buildings that need permits to undertake alterations of a structural nature are at 419 Pacific St., in Boerum Hill, and 46 Eighth Avenue in Park Slope.HYPERTENSION INFO: The Brooklyn Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold a four session course on the %u201c Lowdown on High Blood Pressure%u201d Wednesdays starting Sept. The course is designed to help people with high blood pressure make decisions about medication, diet, exercise and other controlling factors. The course meets 10amnoon, at 165 Cadman Plaza West. There is a $20 fee for hypertensives, and $5 for their family members and friends. For information, call 330-9200.TELECONFERENCE: Thomas First, Jr., Jeff Goldsmith, Lawrence Lewin and Walter McClure will appear live in an American Hospital Association teleconference called %u201cThe CEO Challenge: Payment, Finance and Delivery.%u201d The event will be presented in New York City only on Sept. 4, 1-3:45pm, at Methodist Hospital, East Pavillion Auditorium, 506 6th Street. For information, call 780-3397BROWNSTONE FAIR: The dates for the annual Brooklyn Brownstone Fair have been set for October 18 and 19, at the showroom of the Brooklyn Union Gas Co., 195 Montague Street. The fair this year will be under the new sponsorship of the Brownstone Revival Committee, which publishes the bi-monthly newsletter %u201cThe Brownstoner,%u201d and conducts lectures and workshops on brownstones and brownstoning. For information, call 212-561-2154.WOOL NEEDED: The Carmen Narvaez Memorial Fund needs wool of all kinds, amounts and colors for use by volunteers who knit slippers for patients in mental hospitals. The group was organized last year by Brooklyn volunteers and professionals in the mental health field to honor the late Carmen Narvaez, who spent 25 years helping the mentally ill. Wool should be mailed to Lillia Hackett, Fund treasurer, 75 Henry Street, Box 126, Brooklyn 11201.CAREERS FOR HOMEMAKERS: Women In Self Help (WISH) will be offering a free seven-week job preparation course fordisplaced homemakers. It focuses on learning what skills you already have, researching the job market, becoming effective on an interview, producing a resume, and brushingup on reading and math skills. WISH also IViakcS juu referrals cuiu placements. Registration is Aug. 25-Sept. 3. For information or to reserve a place at the orientation meeting, call 768-9700, Mon.-Fri., 9:30am-4:30pm.NO COLLECTION: The Department of Sanitation says there will be no trash collection on Labor Day, Sept. 1. People who normally have trash pickup on Monday should put their refuse out after 8pm Monday, for collection Tuesday. For information, call (212 ) 334-8590.FREE WOOD CHIPS: Gateway National Recreation Area%u2019s Breezy Point District is giving away free wood chips, which can be used in gardens and potted plants. People must gather their own chips at Fort Tilden. The offer is on a first-come, first-served basis. For information, call 474-4600.Boro Hall Gets FundsContinued from Page 1real problem here. It is not unusual to find surprises in historical restoration projects. Cost overruns are standard.%u201dIn fact, Conklin applauds the City for agreeing to budget the extra money to have the job done correctly. %u201cThey are determined to do a good job, and as far as I%u2019m concerned that is good news. I think their actions show support for the project.%u201dOther contracts that have gone over original budget include: $139,661.61 to Gottlieb Inc. for electrical work; $126,388.16 for plumbing work by Almar Plumbing and Heating Corp.; $413,280.41 to Roy Kay, Inc. for heating, air conditioning and ventilation work; and $490,885.79 to A. Ottavino Corporation for stone work. In each case the Department of General Services says it has turned the matter over %u201cto the Corporation Counsel for appropriate action.%u201d According to DGS spokesperson Barbara Perkins, the matter was handled according to standard procedure; and no formal charges have been filed.Restoration work began in Borough Hall more than two years ago, and was to have been completed by March, 1986. The target date now is for Fall, 1987. The original price tag for the job was $14.5 million; a number that has swelled to $19.5, including the money appropriated by the Board of Estimate.Conklin says the delays only serve to make the final product better, and adds that the project is %u201cmoving rapidly and moving well.%u201d He cites one problem with the project is the lack of formal designs. %u201cThe building was remodeled several times,%u201d he says. %u201cIt has gone through many changes.%u201dThe architect, whose firm also recently redesigned the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C., says, %u201cHistorical restorations always hold surprises. Anyone who is experienced in historic restorations would know that you will run into problems such as the ones that we encountered.%u201dConklin adds that %u201cprivate industry%u201d could have expedited the job. %u201cThen you would have someone coordinating all the contracts. 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