The-Leader_1974-01-24

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fRKPORT
BALDWIN
RdOSEVELT
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NEWSrArER
38th YEAR No. 39 FREEPORTi NEW YORK, JANUARY 24,1974 FRrcE:15f PER COPY
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PLANfjiNG ADANCE. Freeport Chamber of Commerce tpii^latioifi
CKnner Danes t i i ^ f t Chairman Norinin'SchmyiriB^^
custoineri forvKlit$17.50 per person ticlceti in Chamber l i t VP
Fred Scaiamandre (right) and 2nd VP Mario Blanco. The annual
affair witlbe held April 20.at Cari Hoppl's Malibu. Cocktails will be
servedat 7:30 pm with dinnerochsdulad for 9pm. Limited speeches,
roving bars and dancing, until 2am make the ChambeVs affair a
highlight of the social season. ' (Photo by Oscar)
"Non-Political"
A^ociation To Meet
FEEEPORT - Ellen Extract,
President of the Freeport
Association, announce^ this week
that the Association, "will not
become involved In any political
electiona, except to urge all
citizens to exerclM their voting
rights:*' In.a statement to the
press Mrs; Extract explained
that the Freeport Association is a
non-political .group interested
only in .the promotion and
development of the Village.
The Freeport Association was
organised in November, 1973 and
.already has a large membership
of families representing a wide
s|>K;tnim of jplitical viewpoints.
In referring to Uie forthcoming
Village ielection Mre. Extract
said, "We will not support any
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BLACK>TiE AFFAIR. Governor Malcolm Wilson, County Executive
Ralph G. Caso, and Assemblyman Joseph M. Margiotta, Na»au GOP
County Chairman, (i. to r.),stop to chat during the recent Inauj^ral
Ball held at the'Waldor^ Astoria in honor of County Executive and
Mil. Caso and sponsored by the Nassau County Republican Com*
mittee. -
Village Merchants Activating
FREEPORT-Some 3o VlUage
merchants ^ met as the Retail
Division of the Freeport
• Cumber of Commerce Monday,
night at, the Midship Restaurant
to discuss common problems and
air their>iewson how'best the
shopping district'of the Village
could be prohioted.
The'meeting was chaired by
Butch Khanamirian. <. Paul
Herman^ -^,; the. •. Division's
^'Treasurer; opened tlursession by
FREEPORT 'The second public voting session of the Village
Board of Trustees, held Monday night, attracted.-three residents
and two reporters.
As expected, the Board voted approval of the $d,841,212 1974-75
Village Budget while making it part of the official minutes that the
recommendations aired by
residents at the previous week's
public hearing would be con­sulted
before preparation of the
next budget. Routine matters
were taken care of during the
remainder of the 70 minute
session: the transfer of funds, the
erection of traffic signs, .the
approval of biilkheading for
Village-owned property on Hanse
Avenue, the setting of February
U as date for public bearing on
w&ter ordinance (&ee Legals),
the purchase of plastic sewer
pipe inserts for repair of the
Manhattan, Avenue system, the
forwarding of the propcmed Little
League parade, route to the Police
Department and so on.
The 9 pm open session began
School Board Meeting
FREEPORT - The Freeport School Board* sat through another,
chilly (temperature) Wednesday night meeUng, on January 18, with
all the heat saved for the question and answer period at the end.
Pastor Eugene Strebel of the Lutheran Church expressed his con­cern
over this bus transportation afforded to Freeport private and
parochial school students. He
stated his belief that the State
Commission of Education ruling
that non-public school sbidents
can be picked up as much as one
hour early and delivered home up
to one hour pastTschool clwing
time is prejudicial and. perhaps
should be challenged ; in , the
courts. ; Even with ''those
guidelines, Pastor Jtrebel said
many parochial jichool stude;nts'
are coming home more than an,
hourlater - past'4 pm. He apin
asked the board If tii^ are going
to do something about this or "do
you reallyV, feel that it is
reasonable,'and equitable, and'
non-disreriniiiuitoiX; under your
present policg??-" Rev. Frank
Emanuel, President, speaking
for the School Board reiterated
their stand that there is no
preferential treatment as far as
he knew. "We treat all kids the
/same." •':;, •- •' •'.
; Ricliard Dopsovie,- in charge of
transportation for the Freeport
School District, explained in
answer.to the specific coniplaint
of .the late bus home at Holy
TWnity, }h .Hlcksvllle, that the
lateness^i vms within the hmir
allowod'and was due to the trip.
schedules ef the buses contracted
tor alnd shared with pUier a«hool
distrlctSi in aalmuch as only six
or eigbt Freeport students attend
^^i;:,! ,••• rV^iitimied on JPag©;i)/i:^'i
The Village government will
also hear from the Division on
parking with a committee formed
to ask„the Board to designate .
additional spaces. In addition,
committee' members, will ap­proach
each merchant and ask .
that they do not park their cars on
the street but. rather leave the;';
space for a shopper.'. . ;,''^ '.-; ^',
' Concern was expressed that not '>i
all, Village stores stay^ppen uiitll 9^^
pm on-^FridayaV'itrwas' decided;^
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^j8aylhg;,'*<lf'7ou'.devote'MOO%' of that a bulletin-wouldbe mailed to:;;
^"Tyour time, tayour, business'you . all,storekeepers; requesting, that .jfr
.>k'wouldn't, last in F^eeportrYou they adhere to'the.pollcy, while <'
,.' must devote tinie to the Cham- the feasibility.rf Ifte closings on ^
' ber." '.,;] j£.v . >' ' '• , 'Other nights "will,; be'explored...
, First on' the agenda was. the Also proposed was the closing of
\ Village's proposed ordinance, to ' South ;• Maln)^ Street "on, Friday,.
.limit, th^'size of paper sl^ns |n' : nights and ihe provision of enter-
•- window? so:they/covierjjo'more - tainnient,; such as'the Freeport
• y than 23%of.,the surface,;Allbut "' ' - -
. .'/-one' of:the:'merchantsV!present
/;^vVoted'tb have the Divislori voice
;vv: Iheir'objecUon.to. thelaw/before
Firp- Department Band, at the\
sara.e;iime'.ii'r-A-j.f''ff>'-'<-.\^- r \:, • ,-
' \^A'cbmndttcy\'waii-.«ls6' formed?.?
vvvjmeir'oDjecuon.io.uieww^-neiore 'ItOoLL ccoommeeff uupp.. ^'wwlittlHi*'^?«r^ ;iccoodoee^^^-a <trf ; -^'T:^"W^ ' ^ 'S^ ' ^ ^M^ ^ ^mf ^ ^ ^ ^ - " ' , ^ ^ ^
>y. the public hearing on the subject; ^ operatiqd' ta be foUowed ;by aU^.\Wp?««W,!H»
•:^-''':on February.4...-'•• . - ' - ' • : • - ; : •- \(ContinuedonBlge 11) .v" iHEUmpHit^'mm^'iBemm^^
|)i8;to her right
with the presentation by Mayor
William White of Certificates of
Appreciation to retiring Village
employees Marian Valentine and
Luclen Chuisano.
After asking If anyone wished
to speak on the subject, the Board
approved an amendment which
sets the terms of the membere of
the Village Board of Appeals for
various, lengths of time. Mayor
White explained that previously
ail membens were appointed at
the same, time for equal terms. A
change In State law mandates
that this be altered, to conform
with the staggeraj appointment
system adhered to by all other
Village CJommlBslons.
-V Wayne Joi^m; asked if the
Board had: /had >aiiy' coi^*
municatlons with the Nassau
County Department of Tran­sportation
regarding additional
bus routes for the Village, ex­pressing
concern for those in
north Freeport wishing to travel
to the new Refcreatlon Centre.
Mayor White replied that
Recreation head Stan Brekne had
been working with the County on
the problem. In addition, he said,
he was aware the County
recognizes the need for additional
mass trarisporlaUon in the
Village and elsewhere, He
point^ out that any proposed bus
routes must be approved by the
Village Board.
Vincent Randazzo had
argument with the zoning rules
that restrict efficiency apart­ments
from being set up in one or.
two-family homes. Mayor White
replied-tliat the matter had been
brought up many, many times by
the same speaker and the Board
had norchanged its objection to
the change in policy.
Vincent Greco rose to ask if the
Village budget had been ap­prove
and when told it had,
asked if any cuts had been made.
Receiving a negative reply, he
staled he '.'was sorry to hear
that," commenting on the burden
on the taxpayers. White replied
that the Board felt the budget had
been cut to the bone as much as
possible without cutting, services
before presentation.
Sy Korn gt TASCA'remarked
that he' questioned that the
Village's services.were so ex­cellent,
pointing to'the fact that
many items are put out for trash
pidtup by residents only to learn
they can not be removed without
a'special pickup.' The' Mayor
answered that, the articles
covered in the special pickup
pirogram.' had '-been well
publicized. Korn went oaU^aakU
the VlUage has,the power to
and'the.VillJage has no pow^ to
diange i t ,
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