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VOL. 13 NO. 17 Thursday, March 1, 1979 10 cents per copy
Colby Gives Carey
Views On Ed Aid
The recognition of regional cost
differences must be the basis of
any short and long range formula
for State aid to education, Oyster
Bay Town Supervisor Joseph
Colby told the members of the
Governor's Task Force on Excel­lence
and Equity in Education
(the Rubin Commission).
In a letter sent to the Long Is­land
members of the Task Force,
Colby urged that immediate
recommendations including
greater State revenue allocations
to education and a formula
recognizing real cost differences
be adopted by the Task Force and
urged on the Governor.
Pointing out that the Gover­nor's
announced intention of cut­ting
almost $15 million of aid to
Nassau School districts - with
almost half that amount coming
directly out of the revenue pro­vided
to districts in Oyster Bay
Town - would wreak havoc on
local educational quality," Colby
requested that the Task Force
"support and advance the con­cept
that regional differences in
the costs of educating youngsters
in various sections of New York
be recognized."
According to Colby: "Sufficient
data exists from varied sources
showing that it costs more to
provide educational services to
youngsters in the Town of Oyster
Bay and the County of Nassau
than it does to provide an equal
education to students in upstate
and western tier towns and
counties. Since regional cost
differences exist, it follows that
the State recognize these differ­ences
in its financing of elemen­tary
and secondary education,
just as it recognizes such differ­ences
in its contract with State
employees."
Colby, who has been meeting
with Long Island educational
leaders in an attempt to put
together a plan for supporting
education that could serve as the
Long Island position to be ad­vocated
for State adoption, said
that recognition of regional cost
differences should be one of the
touchstones of a Long Island
position.
"I also believe that the task
force itself should join with the
legislators from both sides of the
aisle and local educational
leaders in voicing objections to
both the 'Robin Hood' concept
and the Governor's annual
demonstration of his blindness to
the complexity of the educational
finance question," Colby said.
In his letter, Colby suggested
that the Task Force should
comment on the aid level being
proposed by the Governor in the
budget for the 1979 fiscal year,
"State administration officials
have taken the position that no
more than an additional $250 mil­lion
could be earmarked for edu­cation...
the Governor's budget,
as I understand it, provides even
less than that and does so in a
manner that favors a 'leveling' of
educational quality to achieve
equity as opposed to offering
support of existing educational
quality."
Colby noted that last fall the
Governor boasted of a $600
million State surplus and the'
current State budget reflects an
increase in State income of some
$785 million. "It would appear, in
light of these figures and in light
of the Governor's pledge to in­crease
support to education to 50
per cent on the upcoming fiscal
year, that the commission can
logically and responsibly en­courage
a greater contribution to
education in fiscal '79," Colby
wrote. "I would encourage Long
Island members (of the Task
Force) - realizing that our
districts currently receive less
than the State-wide average of 40
percent State aid .-- to advance
this concept."
Colby also reminded the Task
Force members of the necessity
of keeping as an important
priority the need to develop an
education finance plan that looks
to a more progressive means of
supporting education than the
current property tax method.
''I most strongly urge the Long
Island members (of the Task
Force) to advocate a discon­tinuation
of reliance on the
burdensome property tax as a
means of financing education
and, on a more positive side, to
instill in your fellow members a
desire and effort to develop true
reform that will provide property
tax relief while insuring retention
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Ronald Reagan, GOP Guest
Ronald Reagan, former Gover
nor of California and a leading
Republican presidential candi­date
in 1980, will be the guest
speaker at the annual fund-rais-
•ing dinner of the Nassau County
Repulican Committee, according
to Joseph M. Margiotta, Party
Chairman.
The dinner is scheduled to be
held on Thursday, May 3, at the
Colonie Hill in Hauppauge, start-ingat7:
30p.m.
For the first time in nine years,
the price of the dinner will be in­creased
to $135 per ticket from
$125..The $10 increase is due to
the fact that inflation has driven
up the price for the dinner paid by
the Committee to the caterer by
more than 100 percent.
Reagan, although he has lived
in California for many years, was
born and reared in Illinois, where
he earned his college degree in
economics at Eureka College.
He then became a radio sports-caster
in Iowa, first in Davenport
then in Des Moines. One year,
when he went to California to
cover the Chicagp Cub's spring
training, he ended up taking a
screen test that launched him on
Ronald Reagan
a new career that included 55 fea­ture-
length films. Later, he be­came
host of television's "Gen­eral
Electric Theatre" and
"Death Valley Days."
He also served as a reserve of­ficer
in the horse cavalry and
during World War II, he was a
Captain in the Air Force.
During his film career, he was
six times president of the Screen
Actors Guild, where he learned
the art of contract negotiating.
In 1966, at the urging of many of
his fellow Californians, he ran for
Governor and won by a landslide.
He was re-elected in 1970.
During his eight years as Gov­ernor,
he erased California's red
ink government and put the state
in the black and turned over to his
successor a $500 million surplus.
During those years, he returned
$5.7 billion in tax credits and re-bats
to the taxpayers. His welfare
reforms have become the model
for many other states.
In late 1975, Reagen became a
candidate for the Republican
nomination for President, losing
to former President Gerald Ford
at the' Republican convention.
However, he then went out and
campaigned for President Ford
in 25 states.
Presently, Reagan has a
nationally syndicated radio pro­gram
five days a week and a
newspaper column twice a week.
He is Chairman of Citizens for the
Republic, an organization which
supports many candidates from
his party. He travels widely and
is one of the nation's most sought-after
speakers.
MUTUAL ADMIRATION: Assembly Speaker Stanley Fink (left)
is all smiles as he acknowledges receipt of a plaque from Nassau
Democratic County Chairman Stanley Harwood. In his brief
remarks the Assembly Speaker commended Harwood for the
Democratic effort in the County on behalf of the state ticket, the
election of Assemblywoman Newburger and the return to office of all
of the Democratic incumbents.
The Sewers Cometh
Anticipated Street Closings Due to Sewer Construction for Week
of March 5,1979 - March 9,1979
Contract 1002-3-1 NT-12-2 (Hicks v Hie, Jericho Interceptor)
Meade Ave. from Stewart Ave. to 12th Street
Sherman Street from Stewart Ave. to Railroad Ave.
Grant Ave. from Stewart Ave. to Railroad Ave.
Burkhardt Ave. from Stewart Ave. to Railroad Ave.
Grant Street from Stewart Ave. to Railroad Ave.
South 1st Street from Railroad Ave. to Sherman Ave.
South 2nd Street from Railroad Ave. to Sherman Ave.
South 3rd Street from Railroad Ave. to Sherman Ave.
South 4th Street from Railroad Ave. to Sherman Ave.
South 5th Street from Railroad Ave. to Sherman Ave.
South 6th Street from Railroad Ave. to Sherman Ave.
9th Street from Railroad Ave. to Thomas Ave.
10th Street from Railroad Ave. to Thomas Ave.
11th Street from Railroad Ave. to Thomas Ave.
12th Street from Railroad Ave. to Thomas Ave.
Contract 1002-3-CPW-l (Westbury laterals)
Tennyson Ave. from Old Country Rd. to Dickens Street
Grand Blvd. North of Old Country Road
Contract 1002-3-L-5 (Hicksville Levittown laterals)
Lee Ave., Hudson Place, Woodbine Drive
Mayflower Dr., Ferndale Drive, Greenbriar Lane
Chatham Court, Oxford Street, Belmart Rd., Albert Rd.
Tip Top Lane, Dean Street, Jay St., Mercury Place, Tobias St.,
Pare Lane
Contract 1002-3-INT-16-2 (Plainview Interceptor)
Crestline Ave. at Stewart Ave, intersection
Eiffel Gate at Stewart Ave., intersection
Broadway from Ellen Street to Linden Ave.
Contract 1002-3-F-4 (Farmingdale laterals)
Clinton Street from Conklin Street to Railroad Tracks
Dale Drive off Clinton Street
South Front Street from Segatogue Ave. to Clinton Street
Washington Street from Conklin Street to South Front Street
Main Street from Fulton to Prospect Street
Vancott Ave. from Grant Ave. to Staple Street
Staple Street from Clinton Ave. to Fulton Street
Grant Ave. from Main Street to Staple Street
Duane Street from Fulton Street to Clinton Ave.
Rose Street from Richard Street to Grant Ave.
Richard Street from Main Street to Cherry Street
William Street from Fulton Street to Grant Ave.
Weiden Street from Fulton Street to Prospect Street
Doud Street from Fulton Street to Prospect Street
Bernard Street from Fulton Street to Prospect Street
Circle Drive from Fulton Street to Prospect Street
Circle Drive from dead end to Prospect Street
Cornelia Street from Division Street to Elizabeth Street
Elizabeth Street from Conklin Street to Segatogue Ave.
Eastern Parkway from Elizabeth Street to Prospect Place
Franklin Place from Eastern Parkway to Conklin Street
Prospect Street from Main Street to West Street
Contract 1002-3-L-3 (Bethpage, Levittown laterals)
South Oakdale Ave., Moore Drive
NOTE: Subject to change due to weather conditions or other
unforeseen occurrences.