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VOL. 21 NO. 9 Week of June 12 - June 18,1986 20 cents per copy
Purcell and Koch
Conclude Land Deal
industry Threatens To Leave U. ffMade
To Pay For Shoreham
Nassau County Executive
Francis T. Purcell (left) and
New York City Mayor
Edward 1. Koch (second
from right) are all smiles
after announcing the pur­chase
by Nassau of all
remaining City-owned
County Police Does Not Solicit
Public Funds
Police Commissioner Samuel J. Rozzi today
advised residents and business people that the
Nassau County Police Department does not
solicit public funds for any reason.
'There are agencies and organizations which
do seek funds from businesses in Nassau," Rozzi
said. "The Nassau Police Department does not
solicit funds or benefits in any way from fund-raising
efforts."
"We have, at times, received complaints about
solicitations which imply that Nassau County
Police will benefit from donations. Such implica­tion
is untrue."
The Nassau County Administration Code
requires solicitors for police organizations be reg­istered
with the Police Department, Rozzi
pointed out. He said that the New York State
Federation of Police Inc. recently registered with
its solicitation firm. Century Telemarketing Inc.
of Elmsford, New York.
Fund-raising by that company would benefit
police agencies in Westchester County.
"Anyone asked to donate to a police organiza­tion,
should find out exactly who the recipient will
be and the purpose of the fund drive," Rozzi said.
"If anyone has a question about the fund raiser,
information can be obtained through the Nassau
County Police Department's Public Information
office at 535-7135.
watershed p r o p e r t i es
located within the County.
Looking on, during the
ceremony at New York City
Hall, are Nassau County
A t t o r n e y Edward T.
O'Brien of Garden City
(second from left) and Dep­uty
County Attorney Gene
Bridgeman of Oceanside.
The $7.4 million purchase of
143 parcels, comprised of
more than 300 acres,
includes many of the ponds,
reservoirs, and contiguous
properties located just
North of Sunrise Highway
and stretching from Lyn-brook
to Massapequa Park.
" A group of Long Island
businessmen flew to the_
State Capitol on May 20, to'
warn legislators that more
than two dozen firms on
Loifig Island have made
plans to leave if local elec­tricity
costs rise to pay for
the Shoreham Nuclear
Plant, The group, working
under the auspices of the
Regional Energy Action
Coalition (REAC) is led by
Arthur Metzger, President
of AMCO Plastics of
Farmingdale.
Electric rates on Long
Island, being among the
highest in the country, are
causing many firms in the
Siiminsr Pro0ram For Pefsons
With Disabilities
Do you know someone
between the ages of 6 and 25
who has a physical disability
and is looking for a summer
program offering excite­ment,
fun and new adven­tures?
WE'VE GOT IT.
The Long Island Easter
Seal Society in cooperation
with the New York State
Department of Parks,
Recreation and Historic
Preservation has developed
an innovative mainstreamed
summer experience intro­ducing
the vast recreational
resources available here on
Long Island through the
network of State Parks, to
persons with disabilities and
their friends, peers and
families.
Two sessions have been
scheduled; July 7 to July 25
and July 28 to August 15th.
During these three week ses­sions,
1 different State
Parks, in Nassau and Suf­folk,
will be visited and par­ticipants
will experience the
variety of opportunities for
fun and recreation which are
available, such as: boating;
fishing; nature trails; sen­sory
trails; swimming; etc..
Each session will meet
Monday through Friday
from approximately 10 am
to 3 pm.
This program'will benefit
persons with orthopedic
disabilities, visual impair­ments,
h earing impairments
and other physical involve­ments.
For applications or
further information contact
the local Easter Seal office at
516/421-2200.
Residential Burglary
Prevention Tips
by Nassau County District Attorney Denis Dillon
With the return of warm weather during the summer
months on Long Island, comes an increase in the number of
burglaries. Residents on vacation, leave their homes unat­tended
and often unprotected. The following are some help­ful
tips to prevent your home or business from being
burglarized.
Install and use good locks, bolts or chains on all doors and
windows, garage doors and gates...
Kepp all doors locked, even if you are at home...
Do not hide a key outside....
Do not have your name or address on your key chain. Be
able to separate house key from car key...
Install and use NOISY burglar alarm.,.
Outside lights should be on in the evening whether you are
at tome or not„.
At least one or two inside lights in various parts of the
house should be on whether you are home or not...
Printing, Plastic, Plating,
Toblmaking and Fabricat­ing
Industries to line up
alternative locations in more
competitive regions where
rates range 35 to 55% lower
than in the LILCO Utility
areas. These businesses will
be forced to move off the
Island within the next six
months to ;^ years.
The group released the
names of some of the firms
who are ready to move —and
some which have already
left:
Roscoe Tool, Smithtown
- Moved to North Carolina
in 1985 saving 54% on elect­ric
costs and taking 175 jobs
in the process,
ELoly corn-Hunts man,
Farmingdale - Has diverted
more than $20 million of
production and 120 jobs to
other regions so far with
further transfers of income
and employment in the
planning.
Jamison Industries, Bel-
Imore - Relocating to Pen­nsylvania
- 200 jobs and
$650,000 in electric bills lost.
H.G. Toys, Long Beach -
Planned move in late '86 wUl
take 400 jobs to New JerseyT
Plastiform, Deer Park -
Examining several alterna­tives
in other areas - 200
people are employed.
Nicos C o r p o r a t i o n,
Babylon - Saving $20 thou­sand
by moving to Eastern
Pennsylvania.
There are two dozen or
more other companies in the
midst of negotiating with
other regions, who must
keep their plans confidential
at this time. They are typi­fied
by a Nassau manufac­turer
who projects savings of
35% in electric after their
move is completed. So fifty
Long Island jobs will be lost
as a result.
It's already very late to
give hope to the effected
firms, but there, are . 25-
35,000, mostly unskilled
jobs, at stake, plus a poten­tial
loss of revenue to
LILCO of 20 - 25 million
kw. if only one half of these
industries move or divert
their production to other
areas. Such a loss of revenue
would be made up through a
higher rate to the rest of the
public in addition to the 81 %
increase the Public Service
Commission has called for
to'pay for the Shoreham
Plant. Power costs would
literally more than double
over present rates by 1999.
. The group of businessmen
is calling a swift, low-cost
purchase of LILCO
kjthrough the passage of
A.95I7/s.7784(Harenber-g
/ L a V a l l e ) . Metzger
pointed to a study done by
the consulting firm, Union
Associates, which conserva­tively
estimated that public
power would result in an
annual projected rate sav­ings
of $700n million for
ratepayers, as compared
with the continuation of
LILCO. In addition, the
group will demand that
Governor (Juomo remove
Gioia as Chairman of the
State of Public Service
Commission because of the
Chairman's recent decision
to raise rates to pay for the
Shoreham Nuclear Plant.
The average manufactur­ing
firm earns less than a
nickel on the dollar in prof­its.
Electric costs presently
run close to that amount.
Obviously, if you double the
electric rates, there is no
opportunity for these com­panies
to stay in business on
Long Island.
Body Of Missing Woman
Found in Pennsylvania
The body of Yvonne Davi, age 23, of 73 So. 4th Street,
Bethpage, has been discovered in Pennsylvania. Although
the body had been found in December, 1985, it was only
recently that identity was made through dental records. She
had been shot twice in the chest with a 25 cal. weapon,
Davi was reported missing after she disappeared under
suspicious circumstances on the evening of Tuesday, April
16,1985, when she had called her roommate about 8 P,M,to
say that she was on her way home, but never appeared.
Pull curtains and drapes when you turn on lights...
Trim hedges and bushes around doorways...
Do not open your door to anyone without first looking
out to verify the identity of repairman, messenger or
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