1969-12-11

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VoL 7 Noc 16 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735 Thursday, December 11, 1969
BOARD MULLS NEW
APARTMENT APPLICATION
A second public hearing was
held, on the application of Pete
Allen and Dominic Posillico to
erect a 27 unit apartment house
with parking across the street on
a parcel of land on the north side
of Conklin Street, east of
Prospect Place to make up for
the lack of sufficient parking on
the proposed apartment site.
Originally the application failed
to pass with a tie vote.
The apartment building of 27
units would contain 21 units with
single bedroom and three with a
double bedroom and three studio
units.
Allen and Posillico said that the
area had a terrible drainage
problem an d that they propos e to
correct the problem. The pair
pointed out that the village would
derive additional tax revenue
from the apartments resulting in
the residents deriving tax
benefits. They also pointed out
that they would beautify the
grounds and that the land was
already zoned for apartment
houses. They said that with single
bed room units, they would not
appreciably increase the school
population.
Fred Rathgeber, Chairman ot
the Planning Board, said that the
Board had reviewed the ap­plication
and had passed on it
unanimously even though some
members had to disqualify
themselves from voting. Bill
Vogel, whose mother owned the
property said that the building
had a non- conforming use and
that it was an eyesore and needed
repair.
Mrs. Josephine Jones said that
the village had an asset in that
Farmingdale resil ents were the
builders. A number of nearby
residents appeared to oppose the
apartment compi « . x. They said
that houses would beautify the
area. A Mrs. Dudeck said that
this was the last straw. We who
live nearby would be very
unhappy. One taxpayer charged
that the apartment house was
illegal because there was no land
for parking on the same site. A
George Wederfeller of 81
Prospect, questioned whether it
was properly zoned for a three
story apartment. A Robert
Baronowski of 2 Dean Street said
that the proposed apartment
building was too big to meet the
ordinance. Decision on the ap­plication
was reserced by the
Village Board.
Another public hearing was
held on an application by Sid
Albrecht, represented by At­torney
Charles Cronin for the
erection of an office building and
a drive- in bank arrangement for
Franklin National Bank on the
site of the former Lobsterman
Restaurant on Route 109., Far­mingdale.
The application was
for a two story building Albrect
said that he had outgrown his
present office building on Main
Street and wished to move into
the new complex himself
Episcopal Group Asks For Support Of Non- Reparations
A new Episcopal civil rights
group consisting of clergy and
laymen who decry their church's
recent decisiontofinancially
support a black " reparations"
organization will solicit volun­tary
contributions from all -
Episcopal parishes in the United
States to initiate an alternative
program, according to Father
Albert Palmer, Rector of St.
Thomas Episcopal Church in
Farmingdale.
The new group, called
Episcopalians and Others for
Responsible Social Action,
disclosed its plan at its first
meeting of trustees in Chicago.
Formed by Father Palmer, last
month, the group members
aspire to " make enough noise to
arouse the silent majority of
churchmen to democratic social
action."
The group advocates im­mediate
financial assistance for
established Negro organizations
operating within the frame work
of the democratic American
system. The initial fund- raising
goal is $ 300,000.
The group was formed as a
direct response to the vote last
September by the Episcopal
Church's national convention to
grant $ 200,000 to the National
Committee of Black Churchmen.
NCBC endorses the James
Forman concept of reparations to
Negroes for years of en­slavement,
and has stated its
intent to channel the Episcopal
funds to the Black Economic
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Tax Exemption Applications
Available At Village Hall
Application for tax exemption
for aged persons for the 1970- 71
Village of Farmingdale tax must
be filed at the office of the Village
Clerk, 361 Main Street, Far­mingdale
no later than December
31.
Application forms are
available at the Clerks office for
all eligible persons over 65 years
of age with an annual total in­come
of less than $ 3,000.
At the tenth anniversary celebration of the formation of the Nautical Cadets at
Parkway Oaks School on Friday evening, Commander Carl Dittmeier ( left),
Lieutenant Commander Harry Leonard ( second from left) look proudly at award
recipients, Cadet Officer Mark Loschin, who received the highest award for
cadet activity, Lt. J. Murphy, CPO Steve Reinlib, Cadet Officer Kichard Adams
and Petty Officer 2/ c Kichard Posillico. Jwiuon POIUMI Photo
Discussing the spring concert series sponsored by the
newly- formed Music For Farmingdale Committee are
( reading from 1. to r.) Nancy Carman, Darlene Henn
and Hanne Manker. Mrs. Carman is Chairman of the
committee and Mrs. Manker and Mrs. Henn are co-chairmen
of the subscription committee. Tickets to the
series of two concerts and an opera, may be purchased
for $ 10. George Schriro of 121 Prospect Street, is
Ireasurer of the group. JaoiuooPokiMt Photo