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36tb YEAR, No. 47 FREEPORT, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MAMCH 16,1972 PRICE: TEN CENTS PER COPY
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Nears End
"I'll teli you something I haven't even told the board,"
said Mayor Sweeney, "I'm appalled at the thought of
apartments on North Main Street, but I have searched my
soul and have not been able to come up with a satisfactory
alternative." So spoke the proponent of the Dunne Report
Friday evening in the Village Hall before 45 interested
citizens of Freeport. Sweeney had listened for an hour and
forty five minutes while most of those present (the major­ity
in favor of the plan) spoke their piece. His statement
surprised most present who have followed the controversial
;jssue closely.
The Public Hearing on the proposed re2;oning of North
|1#ffl6r %i&Titwposea^laii*thef present^Btomifess B zoning,
11, which permits primarily retail stores, would be changed to
a Planned Unir Development zone permitting apartment
houses of up to six stories in height, plus supporting com­mercial
uses, such as offices, medical and dental clinics,
hotels and motels, and neighborhood shops.
Mayor Sweeney said of the proposed rezoning. The
present busin«js zoning has not served to spur improve­ments
in the area. There are also many non-conform­ing
uses such as wooden-frame multiple dwellings, gas sta­tions
and auto-body repair shops. They were built before
the present zoning laws came into effect, so we can't
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A GRAND LADY: The Freeport Exohange Club', First Lady. Mrs. Anne J. legaUy eliminate them as long as they choose to remain in
Z n P r i l n r o f t r F f e e p o r t ^ ^ ^ ^ *>-i"^- ^^ ^'^ ''' prov.de .onmg that wdl make .
Smlr^ZZ D-t-t Direetor John P. Abbate and President Bob Franke. Mr. Martin spoke on her practical for develope.. to acquire such property and put .,
favorite subjeirt-the Freeport Community Concert Aisodatfon 1972-73 season. Bill Martin, Mrs. Martin's to the type of use that will upgrade the neighborhood,
husband, was one of the Founding Fathers of the Freeport Exchange Club. (Paul Dey Photo) j ^ ^ ^^y^j. ^^jted that the decision will be made by the
entire Village Board, and the Board will not take a position
until after the PubUc Hearing.
Village Starts Educational Program
on Drug Addiction
The Village of Freeport is
starting an educational program
on drug addiction, for all its
employees, Mayor Robert J.
Sweeney has announced.
"Our Narcotics Guidance
Director, Jaddie Stewart is
setting up training sessions for
Village employees," Mayor
Sweeney said, "so that our people
will acquire some practical
knowledge of the problems of
drug addiction. The more in­dividuals
we have in the Village
who have an understanding of the
problems, the greater will be our
ability to ameliorate the effects
on our community."
Jaddie Stewart is a full-time
employee of the Village of
Freeport, as Narcotics Guidance
Council Director,
Mayor Sweeney points ait,
"We don't have any greater
problem than other communities,
but the difference is that we are
taking direct action to inform and
educate Freeporters as a
preventive measure. This Village
employees' program is one more
facet of the over-all effort by the
Narcotics Guidance Council and
Director Jaddie Stewart. '
The employee sessions will be
given for two hours a week over
several weeks time, so that they
will not unduly affect the
operation of any municipal
department. In addition to Mr,
Stewart, instructors will be Dr.
John A. Gilchrist and Dr. Em-mett
Campbell MD.s. and reg­istered
nurses Regina Landers
and Gwen Alexis. Dr. Gilchrist
is affdiated with HlUcrest Gen­eral
Hospital and Harlem Hospi­tal.
He is also a consultant on nar­cotics
to the Queens County
District Attorney's offlce and the
Freeport Narcotics Guidance
Council
Dr. Campbell is on the staff of
Mercy Hospital and the Nassau
County Medical Center. He is on
the Executive Board of the
Freeport Council. Mrs. Landers
is also on the Executive Board of
the Council, as is Mrs. Alejcis,
who is employed by Nassau
County Department of Health.
Mr. Stewart noted that training
sessions similar to the one being
given to Village employees are
available to members of
Freeport organizations at no
charge. They may be held in the
evenings or at times mutuaUy
convenient for the Narcotics
Guidance Council and the
organizations. He asked tliat any
interested organizations write to
the Freeport Narcotics Guidance
Council at 193 S. Main St.,
JF^^port, N.Y. IIMO.
DONALD L. COSTLOW, THE DODD SCHOOL: Donald L. Coit
low, Supt. of Schools In Freeport presented the newly proposed plan
for the Oodd School. Voting will take place on March 27th. Left to
right William Gayior, 1st Vice President; Charies C. Mehrmann.
Prei. of the Chamber; Donald L CoiUow, Supt. of Schools; and
Roy C. C«cciatDr«. EJWC Sec for tht Chambsr and Part PitiWini,