The-Leader_1971-01-28

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Opposition Parties Disagree
In an atfempt lo create a united front in the Village
elections slated for March 16tti. the Good Government
Party and the Independents of Freeport met Won. night to
close ranks behind two candidates for Village Trustee, one
fromeach party. After a three hour sessi«n,Henry Spit/.ler,
Campaign Chairman of the G.G.P. issued the following
press release:
(i«KMl news for Freeport is
reflected in The Ixiader headline,
being read by Congressman
Norman \jcvX, Mayor Robert J
Sweeney and Village Trustees
(ieorgc Fairberg, Thomas
Ujveslidge. William White and
Lloyd Orr The I^eader tells the
story of the $5.538.M9 00 grant
made available for the Freeport
Urban Renewal Project as of last
Ttiursday
This clears the way for
F'reepfirt to acquire the 18-1/ 2
acre renewal site in the Ben­nington
Park Area, for con­struction
of 300 units of housing.
They will be in the form of middle
income garden apartments, 60 of
them for low income families who
will receive rent subsidies.
Mayor Robert J Sweeney was
elated at the news "We.have
been working on this Urban
Renewal Project for several
years now. and pushing wherever
we could lo make il a reality as
quickly as possible," he said
•Considering that some projects
around l.^)ng Island and the rest
(if the stale liave been in planning
for ten years or more, we are
fortunate tlial we are finally at
the point where we can begin
acquiring property for demolition
and reconstruction "
The Village submitted its
application for the Bennington
Park Project in September, 1967.
An earlier application which
included the Central Business
Area was rejected by the Federal
Government because the
Department of Mousing and
Urban Development had a
change in official (Hiorities at the
lime, from economic develop-nieiil
to the creation of housing
The Village then had to go into
new studies and surveys for
planning an all residential
project
Urban Renewal Director John
Salvadore indicated that plans
call for ItX) garden apartments to
Ix* tjuilt on the 6 1/ 2 acre Liberty
Park Site, an open field next lo
the Bennington Park Project
Area which the Village is pur­chasing
from New York City. Mr.
Salvadore said that demolition in
liennington Park will begin after
.some families are relocated into
the apartments to be built at
Liberty Park.
Included in the plans is a small
neighborhood shopping center to
serve the residents of the area
Freeport will be responsible for
only l/8th of the cost, the
l)alarice to be paid by the Federal
and Stale Governments. There
are also some credits to the
Village for supplying services
through the area in lieu of cash
payment
In a personal interview with a
Leader representative, young
energetic John Salvadore spoke
enthusiastically of the entire
Urban Renewal Program and
praised the Mayor and Village
Board for their close cooperation
with his office.
Mr. Harry Brewster, 35 year
old graduate of Nyack
Missionary College has been
appointed Deputy Director of
Urban Renewal in charge of
relocation and property
management. Mr, Brewster
spent five years in Urban
Renewal in Huntington, Long
Island before joining the
Salvadore staff.
The first property title is ex
fXKied by April 1st and 50% of all
necessary property titles should
be acquired by July Isl, 1971 The
Iriterfaith Clergy are now in the
process of selecting a general
contractor and architect for the
project which is scheduled for
ground breaking in the late
summer of 197L
"For many weeks, the
representatives of the (;<)od
Government Party have been
meeting with representatives of
the Independents of Freeport m
order to arrive at a united front to
present two candidates in the
coming March 16th Villagi*
Election
"An agreement in principle
was arrived at in order that there
would not be too many candidates
in the field agam.sl the iii
cumbenls and repeal the mistake
of two years ago when the in
cumbenl party was relumed to
office by a 40% minority vote
"It was agreed iK'tween the
Good Government Party and the
Independent Party that if they
nominated their oandidale, the
Good (iqvemmenl Parly would
then nominate tt.s candidate lo
make up the complete slate
"At a mwting held tonight
between representatives of Ihe
tkxMl (Kjvernmeni Party and the
Independents, Ihe (;ood
Government l*arty was told very
bluntly by the independents (hat
they not only nominated the
Black candidate who had hwn
luinijiiaicd iv.o week.s ago by the
Black Comiminily. hut another
caiididale to make up the com
plete stale
"The (IGP representatives
then inquired what happened l«
Ihe agreement of the "unificaliau
effort ' which would permit Ihe
VAW lo nominate a candidate,
and Ihe reply was, "Their con
\cnlion had lied I heir hands and
we should not put any candidates
III (he field in Ihe interest of
harmony
"Under Ihese circumstances.
Ihe (H;P advised ihe Black
candidate's campaign manager
and Ihe Independeiils thai we will
enter one candidate in the ior
ihcoming election
"The Independents advi.seri Ihe
(J(;P Ihal Ihey would go back to
their convention which had be<'ii
r«»cessed and would then advise
Ihe ti(»P of llH'ir decisi<)ii
The candidates chosen hy the
IFF are Nathaniel Jackson
nominated two weeks ago by the
Black Cornmunily and Pliilmore
Schiff. insurance agent of 2;!5
PINF Street, Freeport it is
rumored that the GGP candidale
would IK' Mark Hroncich
BENNiGTON PJUK nmCT
BouNDMY & \ m mamm UP
Levy Named to Post
New York State Senate President Pro-^Tem Earl W.
Brydgesannounced the appointment of Senator Norman J,
L^vy as Chairman of the Senate
Committee on Villages. At his
office m the Capitol Senator
Brydges remarked, "I am most
pleased lo appoint Senator
Nonn^n J. I^evy as Chairman of
this Committee I am positive he
will do an excellent job in helping
lo solve the problems that beset
our small communities
throughout the Stale."
Senator l.^vy said, "Villages
form the lifeblood of (he Seventh
S<"natorial District, and as an
adv(K"ate of the preservation of
kx:al home rule, I am gratified to
have been designated Chairman
of this Committee."
Duncan Serling. Jr . President
of the Nassau County Village
Officials Association said, "The
Village Officials Association is
delighted with the appointment of
Senator Norman Levy as
Chairman of the Committee on
Villages. We look forward lo a
close working relatioiwhip."
Robert Sweeney, the Mayor of
Freeport, said, "II is great to
have our own State Senator in a
position (0 speak out for local
government in the State, in­cluding
our own Village of
Freeport, of course."
§,sm&m.