1969-09-25

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An Official Newspaper of The Incorporated Village of Farmingdale- Servlng Greater Farmingdale, BethpaRe and Melville
Vol. 7 No. 5 Second Class Postage has been paid at Parmiacdals, N. T . U T » Thursday, September 25, 1969
ROCKY SPELLS OUT NEEDS
Better transportation on Long Island is the key to stemming rising
taxes and improving the business climate, according to Governor
Nelson A. Rockefeller at a luncheon held by the Long Island
Association of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday at the Salisbury
Park Club House.
The Governor took on all comers on questions regarding the im­provement
of the Long Island Railroad, which he promised would be
" the best commuter railroad in the country" by October 7. That very
morning the 7: 55 a. m. from Babylon, which has been named the
Phantom', and which had been cancelled for over three months until
( ins Tuesday ran again. The train stopped in Massapequa and was
met by Nassau County Comptroller and GOP Leader of the Town of
Oyster Bay, Angelo Roncallo, who made a presentation of a floral
norseshoe of carnations and chrysanthemums to MTA chairman
William Ronan.
Rockefeller quipped, " As long as the Mets keep going and the LIRR
keeps going, I'll keep going."
The growth of Long Island economy is a must. He said that in his
opinion the people were paying all the taxes we need. Now all we need
is growth in industry as well as a larger percentage of taxes coming
back to the states from the federal. government.
• Personally, 1 feel, that transportation is the key to lutuio
development. But nobody wants roads, bridges or airports near them.
Some communities didn't want Route 25A widened, so we stopped.
Some communities didn't want grade crossing eliminated because
they feared Chinese walls. He said the bridges were essential and
agreed with statistics that Long Island trucking costs are far above
any other for this reason.
Rockefeller said there would be no fare increase on LIRR if Nassau
and Suffolk would pay their share.
Rockefeller stated that the Nassau Expressway must be completed.
He said that there wouldn't be 3,000 standees on the LIRR as the new
Buddcars replace the electric cars; then the electric cars would be
pulled by diesel engines.
Rockefeller called on Long Island leaders to be more vocal in their
support of controversial. transportation projects, particularly the
bridges to Rye and Connecticut.
He also campaigned for a constitutional amendment to extend the
State's Job Development Loan program to be voted upon on
November 4 which would not result in more taxes. He said that from
the loan program, 5,100 more jobs were created on Long Island. ' The
Job Development Authority is a self- liquidating and self- sustaining
authority. It does not cost the taxpayers a cent,' according to
Rockefeller.
Trucking Presents Problem To Village Residents
Mayor Joseph Zureck and the
Board of Trustees of The In­corporated
Village of Far­mingdale
discussed the problem
of heavy trucking on Melville
Road traveling southwest. Ac­cording
to the Mayor State traffic
signs located on Route 110
directed the traffic towards
Farmingdale. Truck drivers
making deliveries to the com­mercial
plants located along
Route 110 are not familiar with
the locations and often drive
through the village. Proper
posting of signs will help to
eliminate the problem.
Another sign installation by
the State on Route 109 at the
junction of Fulton and Conklin
Streets also causes difficulty. The
sign directs traffic to Babylon
and causes motorists to enter
Merokee Place, which dead ends
at the embankment of the Long
Island Railroad.
The Nassau County Police
Department was advised of the
condition and have indicated
their intention of consulting with
New York State Department of
Transportation in order to arrive
at a solution.
A traffic analysis will be made
by the Nassau County Traffic
Control Bureau to see whether a
traffic light is needed at Grant
Avenue on Main Street.
OPENING DAY: Opening Day of the Farmingdale Midget Football
League drew crowds of interested spectators and parents. Among
them was Oyster Bay Town Councilman Philip B. Healey who
stopped by to wish luck in the season ahead to Mark Cotone, left, age
10, and Guy Cali, age 8, of the Farmingdale Hawks.
Charles W. Laffin, Jr., President of State University at Far­mingdale,
greets resident freshman students during colorful buffet
at Roosevelt Hall.
John R. Ray of Farmingdale, Past New York State Department Commander of the VFW, presents
a watch to Anthony E. Kominski, Psst Nassau County Commander ( right) for having the most
membership in New York State, while Alphone J. Villari, Nassau County Commander VFW watches.