1971-07-29

              FARMINGDALE OBS
WHERE THE HISTORY OF YOUR COMMUNITY IS RECOI
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An Offiriaf Newspaper of The Incorporated Village of Farmingdale — Serving Greater FarminRdalc. Bethpagc and Melville
VOL. 8 NO. 4 9 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11 735 • Published bv THE OBSERVER, INC., Box 146, Farmingdale, N. Y. Thursday, July 29, 1971
MTA Reveals Details
Of New Transit Hub
The long talked about plan by the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority to build a transportation
center at Republic Airport came one step closer to
reality when MTA chairman William J. Ronan
revealed concrete details of the transit hub, which is
described as the first of its kind in the nation.
The transportation center,
which will serve cars, busses,
trains and planes, had been a
revenue loss to the village of
Farmingdale, ever since the 538
acres of land were purchased by
the MTA in 1969. A school relief
bill aimed at offsetting this
revenue loss to the school district
was passed by both houses in
Albany last term but vetoed at
the last moment by Governor
R o c k e f e l l e r . L e g i s l a t o rs
representing Farmingdale in
Albany have pledged to renew
their efforts to get tax relief for
Farmingdale in the next session.
So far, the MTA has declined to
estimate the total cost of the
project. A $ 27,547,000 estimate
was named just for the
development of the center.
The plans call for * new LIRR
station wiih parking fcr 1,100 cars
and an electric train service from
Republic to Pennsylvania Station
in 45 minutes by December 1972.
By 1980 the trip will take only 35
minutes.
There will also be a three
building office complex around
the LIRR station that will make
the MTA a major commercial
landlord.
A $ 2,867,000 aviation terminal
will handle helicopter and air taxi
operations as well as cargo and
business jets.
Air rights will be purchased
from Zahns Airport to eliminate
conflicting flight patterns. On
order to increase the tran­sportation
center to an area of 603
acres, 60 acres of the 50 - home
Breslau Gardens development on
the southeast portion of the
center will be purchased and the
homes razed and developed later.
Residents of the predominantly
black community of Breslau
Gardens reacted bitterly to the
news of their impending loss of
their homes. Home owners in­terviewed
stated that they would
try to prevent a takeover but
would reluctantly sell if their
price is met.
The center is intended to un­plug
road congestions on the
Island by encouraging the use of
trains and busses. What it will do
to Farmingdale itself, only time
can tell.
New Vote on School
Budget on August 18
School Board Trims Tag by $ 111,800
The Farmingdale Board of Education moved in
executive session last Tuesday night to resubmit a
budget for voters' approval on Wednesday, August 18.
The school board trimmed $ 111,800 from their original
budget in the hope that the new budget will find ac­ceptance
among the residents who had set a
precedence by rejecting the original budget two- times.
to $ 13.11 per $ 100 of assessed
value for the residents of the
Town of Oyster Bay and by an
APPOINTED: Hempstead
Bank has announced the ap­pointment
of Assistant Vice
President, William B. Bowers of
Farmingdale, ( shown above) to
the post of Regional Manager. In
his new assignment, Mr. Bowers,
a 4 year veteran of Hempstead
Bank, will be responsible for the
overall administrative control of
Hempstead Bank's 5 local of­fices:
Mineola; Herricks;
Westbury; Manhasset; and the
Nassau Center banking office.
The majority of the board also
agreed to have the regular
monthly meeting on Monday,
August 2, at the Senior High
School, serve as a public hearing
on the new budget. The meeting
will start at 10: 00 p. m.
There will be two registration
days for the budget vote: on
Saturday, August 7, and on
Wednesday, August 11, from
10: 00 a. m. til 10: 00 p. m. at the
Farmingdale Senior High School.
For the first time, the 18- 21 year
old age group may exercise its
voting rights by registering on
either of the two days.
By cutting the budget, the tax
rates will be reduced by 11 cents
Village Reserves Decision on
Apartment House Constructions
It was just coincidental, but nevertheless poignant: The in­troduction
of alternate side of the street parking on Main Street on
August I will also bring a doubling of fines for parking meter
violations within the village from $ 1.00 to $ 2.00. Before this matter
was discussed upon by the village's Board of Trustees at its public
meeting last Monday night, two more hearings were held dealing
with applications for apartment house construction.
One of them brought out 26 permit to construct a 28 unit
residents opposed to the granting
of the application by Alice Vogel
and others for a special use
Yankee Railroad Party
Stops in Farmingdale
Ron Blomberg, the newest
Yankee to be rated as a potential
super- star, will join the Getty Oil
Company / Long Island Railroad
Drainage Work
In Farmingdale
Town Councilman Salvatore
Mosca announced that work is
underway on a Department of
Public Works plan calling for the
construction of drains, curbs and
gutters and pavement base on
certain streets in Farmingdale.
Mosca said that storm water
drainage improvements will be
installed on Oakwood Avenue,
Matthew Street, Frank Avenue,
Junard Drive and portions of
Orchard Street, Cypress Street
and Juniper Street in the com­munity.
The recommendation to award
this contract to the qualified low
bidder, H. T. Schneider, 96 Roma
Street, Farmingdale, was made
by Gerard P. Trotta, Com­missioner
of Public Works and
Harold R. Kraft, Superintendent
of the Town's Drainage Bureau.
" station- to- station" train party
on Aug. 10, along with teammates
Lindy McDaniel and John Ellis,
and broadcaster Frank Messer.
The Yankees will be on a flat
car that will make stops of about
40 minutes each in Ronkonkoma
at 12 noon, Farmingdale at 1: 00
p. m., Hicksville at 1: 50 p. m. and
Mineola at 2: 45 p. m.
Youngsters at every stop will
receive pre- addressed United
Airlines postcards from
stewardesses and they will have
a chance to win a free all- expense
trip with a parent to a Yankee
game against the California
Angels in Anaheim on Aug. 22,
plus a side visit to Disneyland the
following day. Entries must be
received back at Yankee Stadium
by Aug. 14, with winners to be
announced on the Yankee
telecast of Aug. 15.
The players will offer playing
tips and answer questions at each
station after which there will be a
giveaway of free souvenir pic­tures
and a prize drawing for
Topps Major League Trading
Cards, Bobby Murcer gloves,
official baseballs and Yankee
caps.
apartment house on the easterly
side of Prospect Place north of
Conklin Street. Across from the
apartment house, on the west
side of Prospect Place, parking
space for 42 vehicles is en­visioned
by the applicants.
The opposition consisted of
residents from the immediately
affected area of Dean Street,
Staples Street and Prospect
Place. They argued that such an
. apartment house would add to the
traffic problems already evident
in this vicinity that the village by
granting this application would
go another step down the road of
losing its rural and residential
character and that, even though a
parking lot for tenants of the
apartment house is to be
provided, its use will most cer­tainly
be minimal because it
would mean crossing the street.
Not indicating which way the cat
would jump, the Board of
Trustees reserved its decision.
The same was done with the
application of Edigio Ferrante,
who would like to build a 20 unit
apartment house on the south
side of Fulton Street east of
Heisser Lane. Here no opposition
was evident, although a number
of variances would have to be
sought from the village's Zoning
Board of Appeals. Attorney
William Niles, speaking on behalf
of the petitioner, cited the board's
experience with apartment
houses as a means of broadening
the tax base. Niles pointed out
that the apartment building
would not require any village
services and would not burden
the school district since all units
would have only one bedroom.
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Farmingdale Republicans
All Set for Their Picnic
It's that time again! The
Farmingdale Republican Club
will be holding its annual picnic
on August 15th, under the capable
chairmanship of Bob Pfoh, and
his co- chairman Larry Grella, at
the Chateau Restaurant in
Melville, beginning at 1: 00 P. M.
An organizational meeting was
held at the Pfoh's home to start
the ball rolling. Plans were made
to include hamburgers, hot dogs,
clams, corn on the cob, water­melon,
beer, soda and ice cream.
There will be a horse- shoe
throwing contest for the men,
" quoits" for the women, baseball
for those who are young in limb,
regardless of age, and games
galore for the children. Trophies
will be on hand for the winners.
Although prices have gone up
all over, the tickets are the same
as last year; $ 3.75 for adults,
$ 1.25 for youngsters 5 to 15 years
old, and under 5, are our guests.
This year's musical en­tertainment
will be an ac­cordionist.
If you're looking for a nice way
to spend a Sunday afternoon with
your family and freinds, enjoy
good good and good music, call
for information and tickets by
contacting Marge Pfoh at CH 9-
8803 or CH 9- 3244 or Margaret
Meyerhoff at CH 9- 6236.
equivalent reduction of 18 cents
to $ 20.41 for the residents in the
Town of Babylon.
The new total cf the budget now
amounts to $ 23,115,928. The
budget which went down to defeat
twice stood at $ 23,227,728. Last
year's budget listed at
$ 21,614,981. This year's austerity
figures would stand at
$ 22,659,728.
The school board approved cuts
in seven areas. Transportation
was reduced by $ 25,000 which will
be obtained by rebids.
Other reductions were applied
to:
Administrative salaries ( by
$ 23,800.).
Substitutes salary ( by $ 20,000).
Here a salary of $ 35. - a day was
set.
Postponement of installation of
previously mandated fire alarm
system ($ 8,000).
Summer ground help ($ 10,000).
I n s t r u c t i o n a l supplies
($ 10,000).
Text books ($ 15,000).
In the last two categories,
instructional supplies and text
books) real cuts will go into ef­fect.
Details have not been
worked out as yet, but services in
these two areas will provide less
than in previous years.
The Farmingdale Library
Board so far did not reach a
decision what to do with the
library budget which also was
defeated twice by the voters.
New Contract
For Fairchild
A letter contract with initial
funding of $ 225,000 has been
awarded to the Fairchild
Republic division of Farmingdale
for development and preliminary
testing of a new leg restraint
system for the F/ R F- 4 Phantom
aircraft. The system is designed
to prevent injury to air crew
members ejecting at high speeds.
The contract was awarded by
the Life Support Systems
Program Office, Aeronautical
Systems Division, Air Force
Systems Command, Wright-
Patterson AFB, Ohio.
Conceived and patented by
Fairchild Republic, the heart of
the system is two electromagnets
installed on the seat. These
magnets are energized by a
thermal battery that is activated
as the seat leaves the aircraft.
The magnetic leg restraint
replaces the existing leg garter
and lanyard system that provides
a mechanical connection between
the crewman and the seat. The
new system allows total leg
mobility in the cockpit.