Bethpage-Tribune_1986-07-10

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VOL.2 1 NO. 13 Week of July 10 - July 16,1986 20 cents per copy
Supervisor Colby Honored
by AHRC
Joseph Colby, Super­visor
of Oyster Bay,
became the 26th recip­ient
of the Nassau
Association for The
Help of Retarded
Children's Humanitar­ian
Award when that
organization honored
Mr. Colby at its annual
Rose Ball.
Winner Reaps
Her Reward
Kerry O'Connor will enjoy the summer on her
new 10 speed bicycle. Kerri, grand prize winner of
the 9th Annual Bethpge Bifce-A-Thon in Memory
of Pamela Eppner to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation, was presented with the bike by Karla
Vitale, Manager of the Plainview branch of
Queens County Savings Bank (donor of the
prize). The Bethpage Rotary Club, a staunch sup­porter
of this CF Bike-A-Thon, has again pro­vided
the many runner-up prizes. Riders and
volunteers alike enjoyed the uriending supply of.
refreshments donated by the Rotary Club, resi­dents
and merchants of the Bethpage, Plainview
and Old Bethpage communities. The American
Red Cross volunteers were present to provide first
aid coverage.
Communities Under Siege By Absentee Landlords!
Assemblyman Fred Par-ola
(R-C, Wantagh) today
called for a crackdown on
absentee landlords and '
owners of illegal multi-family
dwellings.
"The motive is 'profits
and money' for absentee
landlords who are renting
out their single-family
homes to two or three fami­lies,"
said Parola. "The end
result has been a severely
detrimental affect on the
character of our neighbor­hoods
while placing an
excess demand on our local
government services."
Parola stated that this
means additional vehicles
on our already overcrowded
and narrow streets, (many
parked throughout the day),
added strain on essential
services, and endangering
our children while the owner
fails to pay his fair share of
taxes.
"Increased water and gar­bage
use are placing this
needless excess burden on
towns and villages strug­gling
to make financial ends
meet without raising your
taxes. Should the influx of
illegal housing units and
landlords continue, you can
be assured that a property
tax increase is likely," said
the lawmaker.
"In a sense, these profit­eers
have placed our com­munities
under 'siege'.
Absentee landlords must be
prosecuted vigorously to
end the attractiveness of
such investments. I am
working with town and state
officials to provide an offi­cial
response to this threat to
our neighborhoods," stated
the assemblyman.
Parola also called for laws
prohibiting illegal advertis­ing
for such rentals, saying
that real estate brokers who
are professionals and
licensed by the state, know
the areas that permit such
multiple residences. All but
a very small percentage of
our local municipalities
prohibit such residences.
Parola has proposed legis­lation
on the state level that
would allow a building
inspector to enter a home to
determine whether or not
the structure meets building
and local zoning laws.
"The sanctity of our
hoilies is a key constitu­tional
right," said Parola.
"One of the most frustrating
aspects of the illegal housing
situation, however, lies in
the fact that town building
inspectors cannot gain
entrance into residences that
everyone knows are illegal
simply because he or she can
only act on 'probable
cause'," said Parola.
"Often, a neighbor must
sign a legal document swear­ing
to the fact that two or
three separate families
reside in what is obviously
an illegal dwelling. It cer­tainly
seems too great a
burden to place such a
requirement on enforcing
our laws on law-abiding res­idents,"
the assemblyman
stated.
Parola has also proposed
a measure to facilitate
enforcement which would
provide inspectors with
greater flexibility to issue
Top Law Enforcement
Officials To Be Jailed
Dozens of local dignitar­ies,
including top Nassau
County law enforcement
officials, will be rounded up
and thrown in "jail" next
week...not for crimes they've
committed but to make a
committment to help raise
nioney to save lives through
ckncer research, education
and programs for treating
cancer.
Among those cooling
their heels in "jail" will be
Robert Howell, President of
the Nassau County Detec­tives
Association and Ser­geant
Vincent Lee, Vice
President of the Nassau
County Superior Officers
Association. Along with
William Pedersen, Nassau
County Coinmissioner of
Labor and numerous other
dignitaries, they will be
"arraigned" before "Judge"
Eric J. Englehardt, CPA,
CFP, of Engelhardt Finan­cial
Services who will set
"bail" and send them off to
"jail" where they will spend
approximately one hour cal­ling
friends and relatives to
raise the money to gain their
freedom. The "jail" will be
set up at Copperfield's in
Garden City Park on July
14, 15 and 16.
To arrange to have your
favorite desperado "arrest­ed"
along with these and
other pre-jailees, call the
American Canqer Society at
385-9100, ext. 336.
summons. This bill is being
revised for consideration
next year.
"the Secretary of State
has promised cooperation.
Although my measure did
not pass the state Legisla­ture
during the 1986 session,
amendments should make
the proposal more attractive
in 1987.
"The Town of Smithtown
has already banned illegal
advertising. The Town of
Hempstead has responded
by creating a new bureau
within the building depart­ment
to pursue illegal multi­ple
family housing. As of
this date, the Town of
Hempstead has gone to
Supreme Court to acquire
injunctive relief to enforce
housing laws against these
absentee landlords," said
Parola.
L.I. United Way Balloon
Launch '86
Hempstead Presiding Supervisor Thomas S.
Gulotta (c) participated in the recent "Balloon
Lauch '86" in Mineola to kick-off the 1986-87
Fund Raising Campaign for United Way of Long
Island. Joining Gulotta in the balloon launch
were: Paul J. Leyden (left) Chief Fund-Raising
Volunteer for the 1986-87 Campaign and General
Campaign Chairman. He is Sr. Vice-President of
the Bank of New York, in Valley Stream. Jack J.
Sage (right) Chief Professional Officer and Exec­utive
Director, United Way of Long Island.
PeslOpemJiifytZ
The Bethpage Community Park Pool opens
on Saturday, July 12. It's all new and waiting
for you! Besides the pool, there are all new
tables, chairs and benches....and a great sun-deck
where you can stretch out and soak up
some rays. The lifeguards will be on watch
from new swivel chairs shaded by umbrellas.
§0 don't forget...Saturday, everybody in the
pool!