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The regular monthly meeting
of the Bethpage Board of
Education was held on Tuesday,
July 25, 1972, with all Board
members present except Mr.
Cotton, and approximately 30
taxpayers were in attendance.
A motion was made and ac­cepted
unanimously on the in­creased
Senior Citizen exemption
from $5000 to $6000. At this point
the Board reopened the
reorganizational meeting and
approved a requested fee in­crease
to the District Auditors
from $3200 to $4000, subject to
re vifiw by the Budget Committee.
The regular meeting continued
with the approval of the minutes
of June 27 and -June 29, and
special meetings of July 3 and
July 12, 1972, as corrected. Mr.
Marks presented the June 30,1972
cafetria report, showing, a
revenue in excess of expenses of
$874.00, A balance of $1,7,000,
which includes cash, state aid
receivable, food and supplies, is
anticipated for the next school
year. /
i^TTntteTi1lre~^pettnteno^m's
Report, the resignation of D
Selden, English senior high was
accepted; also rescinded the
action of a previous board
meeting on Mr. Hutter and Mr.
Low. The Board held the
coaching assignments for the
1972-73 school year. Bills were
approved for payment from the
General Fund, Cafeteria and
E.S.E.A. Account. The ciVil
service retirement of E. Gartner,
Pine Avenue School and, the
resignation of J. Clifford;
cleaner, Kennedy Junior High
School, were accepted. The
Board approved the receiving of
bids for special transportation on
August 11, 1972 at 11 A.M. The
Board approved by a vote of 5 to
1, the appointment of Patrick
McDonald from watchman to
supervisor of security, effective
7 / 31 / 72. Mr. Shuckman,
chairman of the Budget Com­mittee,
commented that for the
1971-72 school year, Mr. Mc­Donald
had brought in new and
effective ideas for the depart­ment.
. .(it was not very efficient
in the past).. .and now have more
coverage of individual schools,
more efficiency per man hour. .
.security is now in good shape.
Dr. Larson read a letter of
intent from the C.S.EA. Unit
with the'Bethpage Board of
Education wherein the cafeteria
employuees waived salary in­creases,
but not regular salary
schedule increments; and waived
no pay for holidays (13) plus days
cancelled from the regular school
calendar, for the less than 20
hours a week employees. The
cafeteria employees argreed to
this waiver at a meeting on June
23, 1972, and it was approved by
. the Board by a vote of 6-0.
The following bids were
received and awarded: industrial
arts - $3900; health room sup­plies,
per item basis <* $758.24;
science equipment per item basis
- $6181.33;. magazine sub­scriptions;
refrigeration ser­vices;
science furniture,
(demonstration tables and
chairs); boiler room repairs, 1
year guarantee - $3350; high
school business education fur*
niture - $1835.
A motion was made to obtain
for review, the Civil Service list
for Plant Maintenance Engineer,
(Superintendent of Building and
Grounds.)
The following report was given .
by Mr. Lavin on the conditions of
the pool, as indicated to him by
MrHSagastarar of WeMelrsuin.
Pumps: presently now • have
bronze gears suggested replacing
with 4 rubberized gears because
bronze gears wear out from
chemical mixture in pool plus
pressure. Federal Pump
Organization staff member will
check and give estimate on
changing gears which will run
'approximately \ or 2 years then
must be corrected. Joints:
caulking problem - Fortunate
employee will come in as a
courtesy-to oveisee the sealing of ~"
gutters in two different areas,
(seal left in District to seal
gutters). Pool Conditions:
cracks, improperly sized, paint
pealing, representative will come
m and clean pool, remove loose
peeling and size cracks, paint job
should last 1 year and can be
done-immediately. The Board is
waiting for a written report on
these specific problems with the
pool so that they can take action
and have the pool operating in.
September.
A letter was received from the
Rayburne Bus Corporation
requesting the Board to approve
the transferring from the Morley
Bus Company to the Rayburne
Bus Co., the transportation of
students to and from St. Anthonys
School, stating they would abide
by the existing contract.
Mr. Iannello made a motion,-
seconded by Mr. LoFaso, to leave
the Bloomingdale School open in
September. Mr. Iannello ex­pressed
his position stating ...this
motion was mandated to me by
the people in Bethpage (because
of the recent school board
election)...he based his motion on
the problems of bus tran­sportation,
the loss of property
values in he Bloomingdale area,
and the inconvenience to the
children. He stated that ... the
taxpayers in the Bloomingdale
area must have some con­sideration...
Bloomingdale could
be kept open and not raise the tax
rate a penny... After lengthy
discussion on transportation, a
motion was made to hear Mr.
Goldman, transportation
supervisor, in public session. It
was noted that there were 25
buses budgeted last year and 24
were used; this year 25 buses are
budgeted and 22 will be used.
There is not an increase in buses
but a decrease, with more
utilization of the buses. Mr.
Goldman stated that ... to ac­commodate
the bus schedules'
there would be a change in some
of the school starting times as
follows: high school - 7:45 - 2:11;
Pine and Kramer - 9:30 - 3:30;
Central Blvd. - 8:45 - 2:45.
Mr. Ianello restated that... the
people voted in the election by
what they read in the campaign
literature ... the vote mandated
me to reopen the Bloomingdale
School ... if they did not want
Bloomingdale opened, they would '
have voted for my opposition...
Mrs. Regan remarked that... Mr.
Cotton statejL,.ai -Candidates-..
Night, 'Bloomingdale was a
closed issue'... Mr. Miklas said
that... people do not understand
the trend of voters, they did not
vote because', of the
Bloomingdale School issue; they
were more concerned with the
foreign language program, Mr.
O'Connell; and he continuedv£."
more people called me, on these
issues than on the Bloomingdale
School...
Many parents were concerned
and commented about the length
of lunethei? chtlareSwoufflMor
the buses from Pine and Kramer
School to the Bloomingdale area
due to the change of school
dismissal times and also the
Grumman traffic. The parents
claimed their children would be
sitting on the Abuses at least 45
minutes to one hour. 'Mr. Gold­man,
answered that. . .it would
take no more than % hour from
the schools back to the
Bloomingdale area. It was also
mentioned that the Bloomingdale
• gate is now opened and it creates
a through-street, causing
hazardous • conditions and
speeding in the area. The Board
explained that the gate was open
because of the increased security
of the school and also that the fire
department had requested the
gatte be left open for easier ac­cess
to the schooL However, the
, Board directed Mr. Lavin,
Business Manager, to study the
problem and report back to the
Board. At this time a vote was
taken on the motion to reopen
Bloomingdale School and was
defeated by a vote of 4 - 2. Those
voting aye were Mr. Iannello and
Mr. LoFaso; those voting nay
were Mr. Miklas,, Mr. Gorman,
Mrs. Regan and Mr. Slavin.
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Hearing Scheduled
August 28,1372
In reaction to the recent publication of the
preliminary master plan for the Town of Oyster Bay A
group of Bethpage residents have banded together for
the purpose of maintaining the community's suburban
character. The group wishes 1) to get a significant
portion of the community to petition the Town Board
for a meeting on the master plan WITHIN BETHPAGE
2) Distribute, information concerning the effects of
multiple dwellings within this community 3) com­municate
local wishes to the Town Board concerning
the proposed apartment sites and remind the board of
Solemn promises made during the 1966 apartment
house controversy pertaining to future apartment sites
within fhis community,,
Of printe concern to the group is thejpermjtt^BaiBl:
any apartment hciuseswithM
a precedent to future zoning cases which could end up
in an apartment house avalanche, JEfqUally important
is the usage of less than 5 acre areas for garden
apartments" A clear violation titmfetfng sorting
requirements.
By week's end the new group Was well into the
petition gathering process and distribution of it's first
piece of information literature.
Jim Weir will act as coordinator for the group. A
position similar to that Which he served in during the
1966 apartment house controversy.
Editor's Note: At Press'time the TRIBUNE was notified a public
meeting will 6e held on Monday August 28, 1972 at 8:00 p.m. in the
Bethpage High School.
"Boost Grumman 99
Caso Seeks AgnevtAid
The Board approved a request
from Mr. M. Greenberg, of the
Mid Island Day School, to use the
Pine Avenue and Kramer Lane
Schools playground facilities in
the mornings for 20 children, this
action is subject to the approval
of the insurance broker. Mr.
Greenberg assured the Board
that the Mid Island Day School
carried one million dollar
coverage for their children.
Mr. Iannello made a motion
and Mr. LoFaso seconded it to
purchase one new vehicle for
security. After a brief discussion
on the pros and cons of new
vehicles, as opposed to. upkeep on
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In a continuing effort to avert
mass layoffs by Long Island's
biggest employer, Grumman
Aerospace Corp., Nassau County
Executive Ralph G. Caso met
Tuesday, Aug. 8 in Washington,
D. C, with members of Vice
President Agnew's staff.
Caso arranged a 10 a.m.
meeting in the Executive Office
with Brig. Gen. John M. Dunn,
military aid to the vice president,
and CD. Ward, assistant to
Agnew for intergovernmental
relations.
"The loss of the $2.6 billion
prime contract for the space
sbuttle was a serious blow to
Grumman and the Long Island
economy," Caso Mated. "I
believe we can lessenjthe impact,
however, by moving fast to
recoup the loss.
"My immediate concern is the
300 Grumman employees who
already have been laid off and the
hundreds more who face layoffs,"
he said. "Grumman has an
admirable record of performance
on space contracts, including the
lunar module which has landed 10
American astronauts on the
moon and brought them back
safely. You just don't discard a
proven performeriL.__
Caso already met Monday,
Aug. 7 with Grumman President
Joseph G. Gavin Jr. at the
c o m p a n y ' s Bethpage
headquarters. Suffolk County
Executive John V.N. Klein also
attended.
"Iwant to know how Grumman
thinks we can help in this
situation," Caso explained. "I
have my own ideas based on the
knowledge that when enough
pressure is brought to bear on
government things begin hap­pening.
"One of the things we need to
avert mass layoffs at Grumman
is a good share of the subcontract
work on the space shuttle," he
said.
While in Washington Tuesday,
Caso said he would visit mem­bers
of the Long Island
congressional delegation to enlist
their support in a "Boost
Grumman" drive.
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