Bethpage-Tribune_1991-07-12

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VOL. 24 NO. 32 July 12-18, 1991 25 CENTS
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GULOTTA HONORS SENIOR CITIZEN LEADERS: Nassau County
Executive Thomas S. Gulotta, (left), presented Certificates of Merit to the
Directors, Presidents and Leaders of Senior Clubs and Centers for the
outstanding work that they hav accomplished on behalf of the senior
community.
Joining the County Executive was; Mary Bart, Leader of Bethpage
Friendship Club.
Gulotta Reviews Nassau
Recycling Measures
Nassau County Executive Ihomas
S. Gulotta today requested the Nassau
County Recycling Board to develop
recommendations relating to a Count-ywide
program which would establish
plastics control and/or recycling
requirements and would restrict the
use of plastic packaging in retail food
establishments. He also asked the
Board to evaluate those steps which
should be taken to create further
uniformity on recycling laws in
Nassau. Gulotta indicated that once
the plastics measure was completed,
it will be presented to the Board of
Supervisors for appropriate action.
"We need to reduce the volume of
non-biodegradable plastic packaging
in the waste mainstream. Garbage
disposal has become very costly for
our taxpayers. The challenge is to
develop a series of regulations which
will reduce the volume of solid waste
without placing an onerous burden
upon our consumers, our taxpayers
or our retail food establishments,"
Gulotta said. "The courts have ruled
that such regulations are legal."
Gulotta's request was contained in
a letter which he sent to Guy Mazza,
Nassau County Recycling Coordina­tor.
In the letter, the County Executive
asked Mazza to work with the
members of the Recycling Board to
develop a series of regulations which
will "address the problem."
Among the area Gulotta asked the
Board to review are:
1. Analyze the plastics legislation
enacted in other municipalities to
ascertain the elements which could be
included in a Nassau County law.
2. Analyze the various recycling
efforts underway in the towns and
villages on Eong Island and determine
how they might interact with a
Countywide Plastics Law.
3. Meet with industry representa­tives
and environmental experts to
identify their concerns.
4. Assess the economic impact a
plastics ban would have on the
County's residents.
In a second letter, Gulotta also
asked the Nassau County Board of
Health to draft a new beach permitting
law for 1992, which would require that
all beach vendors di.scontinue the use
of styrofoam and plastics as a con­dition
of permitting. "We have already
enacted such a ban at beaches oper­ated
by Nassau County with great
success," Gulotta said. "We should
make this a requirement on all beaches
in the County."
By moving forward with this prop­osal
now, beach operators would have
sufficient time to make necessary
preparation for the next summer
season.
The Nassau County Recycling
Board was established by Gulotta in
1990. The Board-
• Promotes and encourages the
development of recycling markets.
• Promotes education and research
on recycling.
• Coordinates recycling programs
with other municipalities.
• Promotes the establishment of
recycling programs and facilities.
• Recommends policies and proce­dures
relating to recycling and solid
waste management.
• Performs analyses of and main­tains
current information on recycling
costs and methods.
Restrictive Covenants Placed
On Bethpage Special Use Permit
OVS lER BAY Town C ouncilwoman Ann R. Ocker (left) joins with members
of the Bethpage Friendship (iolden Age ( lubs during their Annual Installation
luncheon. On hand for the event (let to right) were President .Vlar> Bart.
\ ice President Edith Papa, Recording .Secretary Iheresa .Vnioruso,
( orresponding Secretary Anne Maccarrone and 1 reasurer Eannie Miele.
The Oyster Bay Town Board has
placed five restrictive covenants on a
Special Use Permit granted to the
Howe Machine & Tool Corporation
in Bethpage, according to Councilman
Tom Hogan.
"The petitioner requested that
covenants stipulating a time expira­tion
for the Special Use Permit
without time expiration," Councilman
Hogan explained. "The business in
question, Howe V achine & Tool
Corp. is located on the easterly side
of Park Avenue -.(nth ol iht inter­section
of Park Avriuic and lialdwin
Place in Bclhpat;c."
In uraniini!: the imxlilicalion i>l
restrictive covenants, winch was sub
jccl to a public lieamig on March 12,
1991, the I own Board imposed addi­tional
covenants. The applicant
agreed that no repair work shall be
performed in the open and that no
machine parts, dismantled equipment
or similar articles shall be stored in
the open in racks, cabinets or other
containers. •
In addition, the cov^fnants stipulate
that no noise, lumcM or odors be
emitted outside the existing building
or luiurc inipro\cnients {o the [irc-iniscs
and that litters of other ctlecti\e
apparatus shall be installed and
propciK niainiaiiictl io protect ihc
area at'ainst rioisc. noxious funics,
dust, dirt, chemicals ami other ele­ments
or substances on the pienuses.