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36th YEAR, No. 29 FREEPORT, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER H, 1971 PRICE: TEN CENTS PER COPY
Caso Asks Sales
Tax Hike
Nassau County Executive Ralph G. Caso has sent to the
Board of Supervisors a proposed budget for 1972 that
provides for a one cent hike in the local sales tax raising
it to $.07, the legal limit permitted. Tlic budget also
provides for a cut in the general fund tax rate of mon*
than 19 cents for most property owners.
SiXHifH-ally, the rato |M»r SUM) n1
MAIL EARLY SCHEDULE
IKiMESTIC MAlLS(excefA Alaska
and Hawaii)
EHstant States
Lxical and nearby states
Airmail
ALASKA and HAWAII
Surface mail
Atrmail
INTERNATIONAL MAIL Surface
Canada and Mexico
South and Central
America
Eurc^je
Alrica
Near East
Far East
Parcels
Dec 3
NOV 12
NOV 12
NOV 1
NOV 1
OCT 15
PARCEIJi (iREKTING CARDS
DEC 1
DEC 10
DEC 15
NOV 30
NOV 30
Surfece greet­ing
cards
Dec 8
NOV 17
NOV 17
NOV 5
NOV 5
OCT 25
DEC 10
DEC 15
DEC 22
DEC 5
DEC 15
Air Air greet-
Parcels ii% cards
DEC 15 DEC 20
DEC 13 DEC 18
DEC 10 DEC 15
DEC 10 DEC 15
DEC 10 DEC 15
DEC 10 DEC 15
BOCES Teachers Accept Contract
A two year contract providing for an Initial 7.3%
increase in salary was accepted Monday by the
Central Council of Teachers in a negotiate settle-ment
with the Nassau County said the board was gratified that
Board of Cooperative
Educational Service (BOCES). A
second increase erf 3.8% starting
February 1st is also provided fwr
in the contract that was reached
in a 52 hmir negotiating session
that ended at 8:00 A.M. Mowtoy.
A strike call had been
threatened by the council
' bargaining unit. However, Board
President Richard Ornauer
called it a ''fairs^tlemeifand
negotiations had ended "wittHRit
any strife." Jerry Schmidt,
president of the council,
presented the settlemait to the
teachers at Plumbers Union Hail
and said. "We didn't beat
Jericho, (the highest salaried
district in the county! but we
think we have a good contract."
The base salary has been in­creased
$605 to $8,730 and will go
to $&M0 in Pd»ruary.
ass(*s.s«l valuation will drop 19 :i
rents in Hempstead Town. IH r>
rents in ovsler Hay and North
Hempstead 22 9 rents in (Jlen
rove and 1(12 cents in Long
Beach The reductions are
possible despite a $<>,') milhon
jump in the (Jross total, wtiicti will
rise to$42(i million iK'causeot the
rtH-oinmende<J OIH' cent hike in
th«» viles tan taso explained
"Whik- it is nevur pleananl In
impose additional laxe.s. I feel
this IS the time to inrrea.se the
sales lax to our legal limit We
are tared with a stranghng
money situation that would place
an intolerable burden on the
prop<'rty tax base and we are in
jeopardy o( forfeiting to the stale
lhe<>xlra {jenny of sales tax." the
county exrH'ulive staled
He explained that recent
statements t)y legislative leaders
mdicale a growing feeling (hat
counties who have not u,Hed the
sales tax IUTUI.S available will In'
supersedt'd by the slate, possibly
this year For that reason, and
because Nassau is 'dangerously
close" to Us property tax ceiling.
Caso IS proposing the higher sales
tax. effective March I. l»72
Without il. the tax rate would
have to go up about $l 04
Presented on a program basis
for the first time this year, the
budget shows the cost of
operating.; the eight major
categories of government
health, social benefits, public
prolection, transportation,
education. recreation-cultural,
general support and legal-fiscal-management
control For
example, the bulk of the in­creased
spending can be found in
health services (up $16 million or
16 per cent), social benefits up
I$20.4 million or 26 per cent) and
public protection (up $12 million
or 27 per centi. Another $12
million can be traced to picking
up a $7 million deficit left from
the prior administration coupled
with a decision not to sedc a $5
miUicHi sales tax advance, a
practi£e used last year for fiscal
expediency.
"This is a responsible financial
document, prepaied on a scKind
business-like basis by my fiscal
administrator. Thomas G.
DeVivo. It gives a clear picture of
where this government stands
with no trickery or fancy
rinancial footwcnlc to delude our
citizens." Caso said. "Many
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