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VOL. 32 NO. 3 May 14,1987 to May 20,1987 20 cents per copy
Assistance For Delinquent Taxpayers
Hempstead Town Presid­ing
Supervisor Joseph N.
Mondello and Supervisor
Joseph Colby of the Town
of Oyster Bay advise anyone
having difficulty paying
their County tax assess­ments
in a timely fashion to
apply to the Hardship
Review Board for a maxi­mum
one year extension to
pay taxes.
"Recent incidents wher­eby
innocent elderly resi­dents
have had their houses
sold out from under them
have clearly demonstrated
the need for action," stated
Presiding Supervisor Mon­dello,
who serves as Vice
Chairman of the Board of
Supervisors. "By allowing
an additional one year
period in which to pay taxes,
we hope to grant relief to
those County residents—
especially senior citizensr-who
are having difficulty
paying their real estate
taxes."
The Hardship Review
Board, which was estab­lished
by the Nassau County
Board of Supervisors to
assist homeowners who find
themselves unable to pay
their taxes, is authorized to
grant-a one year extension of
time beyond the 24 month
tax redemption period.
Owners or their representa­tives
may apply to the board
after the sales of the lax lien
on the parcel, and must not­ify
the tax lien purchaser by
certified registered mail at
P&rformmg For WheelAmerka
Performing artists Sweet Rose Revue, mime
Rainyday Sunshine and guitarist, storyteller
Heather Forest will be among the entertainers
providing a free two-hour music show at the
March of Dimes/ Pyramid Wheel America to Pre­vent
Birth Defects, sponsored by Citibank, on the
Long Beach Boardwalk at Lafayette Boulevard
on Sunday, May 17. The event begins at 9 a.m.
The concert begins at 11 a.m. Physically chal­lenged
and non-disabled individuals who wish to
participate should call 496-211 for more
information.
least ten days prior to the
hearing.
In determining the appli­cant's
qualifications for
hardship designation, the
Board will consider the abil­ity
of the applicant to pay
real estate taxes and whether
an extension of time is war­ranted.
The Board is man­dated
by statute to consider
all relevant factors, includ­ing
the age and financial cir­cumstances,
as well as the
physical and mental condi­tions
of the owner of the
property.
A written decision will be
furnished to the applicant,
the County Treasurer, and
the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors. Interest
charges on the unpaid tax
will accrue at the rate of 10%
per each six month period.
To obtain applications
forms or to receive more
information of the Board
and its procedures, call (516)
535-3288 or write: Board of
Hardship Review, 320 Old
Country Road, Garden
City, New York 11530.
The Hardship Review
Board is comprised of the
following members: Chair­man
Hannah Komanoff of
Long Beach, former Super­visor
of the City of Long
Beach; Reverend Dr. Arthur
L. Mackey of Roosevelt,
President, Nassau Council
of Black Clergy, Inc., and
Debra Zaiff of Farmingdale,
Director of Client Advocacy
Project, Family Service
Organization. Brian Meyer,,
Esq., of East Rockaway
serves as Counsel to the
Board.
"The Board exists to serve
the people of Nassau
County," in this situation to
contact the Hardship
Review Board as quickly as
possible so that they may
take advantage of an addi­tional
twelve months in
which to pay their taxes."
Harmmica Band
On Thursday, May 21 at 8
pm, the LONG ISLAND
HARMONICA BAND will
be performing at the
Plainview-Old Bethpage
library.
It will be an evening of
fun, laughter and entertain­ment.
An evening for
everyone to enjoy. First
come, first seated.
The library is located at
999 Old Country Road,
Flainvicw, opposite the
Morion Village Shopping
Ccntei (938-0077).
Men Of Valor
OYSTER BAY TOWN COUNCILMAN Thomas L. Clark presents a
Town Citation to John Fitzwilliam, 3rd Assistant Chief of the Bethpage
Fire Department, in recogniti43f4 of his receiving the Nassau County Fire
Commission's (N.C.F.C) Silver Medal of Valor for great personal risk in a
life saving attempt at a house fire on November 19, 1987. Three other
members of the department also received awards from the Commission as
well as Town citations for their actions at the same fire. They were (left to
right) Fireman Greg Patsos and Ex-Chief Francis Debobes, the N.C.F.C.
Fireman's Citation; and James Giovanniello, the N.C.F.C. Bronze Medal
of Valor for metitorious personal risk.
Saturday Is
SXO.P. Day
Many common garden,
household and car mainte­nance
products are actually
materials which are hazard­ous
pollutants, according to
Oyster Bay Town Council­man
Thomas L. Clark.
"To assist residents in the
safe disposal of these pro­ducts,"
Clark said, "the
Town of Oyster Bay, in
cooperation with the local
fire departments is sponsor­ing
six special S.T.O.P. pro­gram
days this year. The
second of six . scheduled
S.T.O.P. (Stop Throwing
Out Pollutants) days, will
take place on Saturday,
May 16th, between the
hours of 9 AM and 4 PM at
the Massapequa Fire
Department, Hicksville
Road Firehouse, Hicksville
Road, north of the LIRR
trestle."
Residents are urged to
bring their toxic household
materials, excluded aerosol
containers, unlabeled chem­icals
which cannot be cUissi-lied,
radioactive chemicals,
flammables, latex paint, Sil-vex
245T and explosives, to
the Massapequa l~iie
r ire ho use.
Special Hearings
The Nassau County Board of Supervisors will conduct a
series of special hearings to elicit testimony on a variety of
topics of concern to the residents of Nassau County.
All hearings will be conducted in the Board of Supervisors
Meeting Room, located on the fifth floor of the County
Executive Building, One West Street, Mineola, New York,
at 10:00 A.M. The topics and dates for each of the special
hearings are as follows:
**Future of Nassau Community College
Monday, May 11, 1987 (by invitation only)
** Operating and capital needs of the Metropolitan Sub­urban
Bus Authority
Thursday, May 21, 1987
** Separation of the Metropolitan Suburban Bus Author­ity
from the Metropolitan Transit Authority
Thursday, June 18, 1987
Closing of Two Roads
To Through Traffie in Bethpage
Oyster Bay Town Councilman Angelo A. Delligatti
announced that the Town Board has set a May 19 hearing
date to consider the closing of two streets to through traffic
in Bethpage.
According to nclligatti,"S"heTown Board will consider a
proposal 10 close Jackson Avenue and Lee Avciute LO
through traffic, in connection with the cstablishmen.. oi li
new Town corniuuter parking field, which v«/)ll add \\v ;iddi-tional
100 parking spaces for commuters-"
The change, if approved, will improve the traffic How foj
commuters using the pruking Sield, while eliriiinalipg the
need to exit onio residential streets.
The hearing will be held onTuesday. M;ty l'~> hc).',i!;riingai
iO A.M, in the hearing room .>! Town ilail I'as'
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