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VOL. 57 NO. 45 Second Class Postage Paid
In FarminKdalf, N. Y. l l W5 Thursday, September 23, 1976 Copyright 1976 by
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Village Will Not Join FireCom
COMPARING NOTES: Assemblyman Philip B. Healey, right. Joins in a conversation with, from left,
Farmingdale Republican Leader C. Raymond Radigan, Republican Congressional Candidate Howard
" Tom" Hogan Jr., and Assemblyman Joseph M. Margiotta, chairman of the Nassau Republican
Committee. The comparing of political notes took place at the Farmingdale GOP dinner- dance
honoring Margiotta.
GOP Salutes Margiotta
" Enjoyable" ... " Successful"
...' " Terrific" were represen­tative
of the words used to
describe the Farmingdale
Republican Committee dinner-dance
last Friday night where
more than 400 paid $ 25 each to
honor Nassau Republican
Chairman Joseph M. Margiotta.
Farmingdale Republican
Committee Chairman C.
Raymond Radigan used/ these
words and more to express his
pleasure with the entire evening,
the first major function spon­sored
by the Farmingdale GOP
since Radigan took over the area
leadership at the beginning of
this year.
' The best thing about the night
was that everyone seemed to
have a good time," Radigan said.
" Of course, I was also pleased to
see such strong. Republican
support in Farmingdale, but, I
think that everyone having an
enjoyable evening offers the most
promise that we are going to keep
the Republican spirit growing."
[ Continued on page 8]
Testimonial For Lucille Goutding
Lucille Goulding's twelve years
of service on the Farmingdale
School Board and several years
of service to the PTA and other
Lucille Goulding
community activities will be
saluted at a testimonial dinner to
be held at the Salisbury
Restaurant at Eisenhower Park
on Friday, October 8.
The evening's activities will
start at 7: 30 p. m. with a cocktail
party to be followed at 8: 30 by a
dinner and dancing. Barbara
Nicosia and Lenore Barrella, the
moving forces behind the
testimonial committee, have
indicated that tickets and in­formation
are available thorugh
Sue Hoenings at 694- 8970.
Mrs. Goulding first joined the
Board in 1984 and has con­sistently
backed the best of
possible programs in the schools -
- even at a great sacrifice. Her
confidence in the school system
and her determination to fight for
it has been unyielding. She
certainly holds some kind of
recent record in that she served
as School Board President for six
consecutive terms, starting with
the 1985 school year.
She has personally seen the
success of her own children and
gives the school a large measure
of credit for it. Mrs. Goulding has
four children. Her oldest
daughter is a graduate of Vassar,
her son graduated from Yale and
second son is a student at
Hampshire College. Mrs.
Goulding's youngest child,
Susan, was born in the first year
she was elected to the Board.
Involvement in the day- to- day
life of the schools has been
characteristic of her approach to
her elected position. She was
personally concerned with the
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SRO Crowd At Hearing
Convinces Trustees
The mayor and trustees of the Village of Farmingdale
voted to reverse their decision as a result of the public
opinion expressed at Monday night's public hearing and
will not join Nassau County's FireCom dispatching
system. A standing room only crowd packed the
meeting room in Farmingdale Village Hall Monday
night for the public hearing on the village's proposed
conversion of its Fire Department's dispatching system
from local dispatchers to FireCom. There was not one
vote in the house favoring the conversion to the county
system.
School Dist.
Gets Top
Credit Rating
Several years of diligent effort
by " the Farmingdale School
District regarding finances paid
dividends last week that will
benefit taxpayers for some time
to come.
As it must do each year, the
school district borrows money for
operations until it receives tax
receipts from Nassau County and
the Town of Babylon and state aid
from Albany. Before going out to
request bids this year, the district
applied for a financial rating
from Moody's, one of the major
credit rating houses. Early last
week the good news was
received. The farmingdale
School District received a
number one or highest possible
rating.
/ On Wednesday, September 15,
sealed bids were opened from
several banks and the good news
was out. Farmingdale was of­fered
its requested $ 5 million
short- term loan at an interest
rate of 4.12% in a joint bid by
Chase Manhattan Bank and First
Pennco Securities.
J. Richard Zutt, business
manager, and Louis Avallone, a
banker and Board member, both
attributed the low rate to ex­cellent
Moody's rating and the
improvement in the general
money market.
The number one rating by
Moody's was a tribute to the
efforts of the Board and a
recognition of the fiscal condition
of the district. Last year at this
time money markets were un­stable
and government agencies
were all suffering from the -
instability of both New York City
and State. Last year's borrowing
[ Continued on page 8]
In opening the hearing, Mayor
John T. Hallahan made it clear
that he and the trustees of the,
village under no conditions were
attempting to cast dispersions on
the capabilities of the Fire Dept.
and in fact feel they do a mar­velous
job at all times for the
citizens of the community.
" It's _ pure economics," the
mayor said. He pointed out that
all the village's costs, insurance,
Social Security payments, etc.,
were going up just as they are for
everyone else. The village would
save $ 27,000 per year by changing
the system of fire reporting.
Mayor Hallahan pointed out
that Nassau County's FireCom
system, located' in an un­derground
bomb shelter under
the parking lot at police
headquarters in Mineola, is
already being paid for by county
taxes and federal funds. Village
residents already are paying for
the system through their county
and federal tax contributions.
The mayor also stated the cost
of hooking- up to the county
system would be $ 1200 and that
three firehousemen would be
eliminated. One firehouseman
would be kept on duty as a utility
man for both the firehouse and
village hall. Hallahan also
assured that the board had
confirmation that village in­surance
rates for all residents
would not be affected and would
remain the same under either
fire reporting system.
Before opening the hearing to
the public, Mayor Hallahan
stated that the board would have
" open minds" but would not
render a final decision at the end
of the hearing.
After asking for any comments
in favor of the conversion to
FireCom and receiving not a
single raised hand, Mayor
Hallahan commented, " That
went over with a resounding
hush."
Acting as spokesman for the
village Fire Dept., George Kuck
took issue with the board for their
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