The-Leader_1974-02-07

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38th YEAR No. 41 FREEPORT, NEW YORK, FEBRUAJRY 7,1974 PRICE: 15^ PER COPY
Battle Board
Party For Belt PBA A s k s f Of
Counfy Jakeove r
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. FJLl.'ER UP - PLEASE? The gasoline crundi hit Freeport last
week with lines of cars waiting to get into the few open stations,
tieing up traffic. (LEADER Photo fay Danielle Blanche)
Boarj[i:Re$erves Sign Decision
'When Mayor WiUiamWWte opened the ViHage Bw
last Monday he addressed the assemWed aiidienccs with, " G ^ even-
: ing, ladles and gentlemen?' He Kid the sexes right biit the two r'^port*^
ers present susp^ted he was seeing double, since, w^
However, we were soon joined by Suburban-Xction Trustee candidate
Carroll Belt and Freeport"
Association Vice President Sara
Holly.
JTwenty-two items were then
considered by the Village
^goxemmeht, including the ap­proval
of the temporary setup of
a trailer on Archer Street, where
a family had been burned out; the
investigation of a commercial,
firm which had sold advertising
space on trash containers which
tiave now been removed and
must be replaced; the transfer of
$6,500 which may be used for the
purchase of a new police car; the .
consideration of the acceptance
of the second lowest bidder .on
Recreation Department fur­niture,
since the lowest bidder did
not conform to standards; the
acceptance of a bid of $10,600 for-a
TV security systeni at the
Center; and "the study by- the-architect
for the repairs of the
building housing FreeparTTIre"
Department Hcse i¥3 and the
setting "of specifications for the-repair
of the roof at Hose H.'
. Members of the Freeport
Chamber of Commerce, its Retail
Division and the Village
Beautification Committee were
on hand when the Board con­vened
the Public Hearing to
consider a proposed amendment
prohibiting s l ^ covering more
• than 25% of a stpre window
surface. ' .' • , t
Belt; as an individual; asked If'
the ordinance was not aimed at
the- upcoming campaign for
Village Trustee. Mayor White
said it was not, that it was
originally proposed about a year
ago by the Beautification
Committee because they felt that
large, crudely made signs,
displayed by some merchants
were detrimental to^^ the ap­pearance
of the business district.
He further stated that he believed
the Board couldtnake exceptions
in certain cases, such -as. a
campaign, promotional events
and Dollar Days.
Paul Herman, of the Retail
Division, stated he felt the or­dinance
was too restrictive to
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The Action-Suburban Parties
Coalition will hold their first
combined social affair to in­troduce
their candidate for
Villfige Trustee, Carroll Belt, on
Sunday, February g4 at the
Freeport Yacht Club from 4pm to
8pm. Tickets, at $2 each, will be
available at the door or from a
Coalition member.
The combined parties have also
announced, that John Mendes and
Joseph McAndrews have been
named Co-Campaign Managers;
Kent Thomson and Dan Mc-
Donald^. Co-Funding Raising
Chairman; Lou Bloom and
Terence McNally, Co-Finance
Chairmen; John Donovan and
Gene Currie, Co-Publicity
Chairmen; and Al Clrino and
Marian Haley.iCo-Chairmen -for
Election Districts.
VP Picks Storm
Some 152 members of the
' Village Party met last TTiursday
night at the American Legion's
Dugout to nominate Dorothy
Storm to run for Village Trustee
in the March election. She has
held the seat|S^cejOctdber when
appointed by Mayor, William
White to replace BerkeLey.
Swezey when he moved to Ohlo,^
With nQ_ather names placed in'
nomination, Mrs. Storm, the
Party's first female candidate,
received the nod on a single ballot
cast by the Secretary. She was
placed in nomination by
Executive Vice President Nor­man
Schmeling with Trustees
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FREEPORT - Francis X. Metzgar, President of the Freeport
Police Benevolent Association, has announced that his membership
is demanding that the Freeport Police be merged with the Nassau
County Police Force "since the Mayor and the Board of Trustees
are either unable or unwilling to meet the wage and fringe benefits
standards of the larger County
department."
President Metzgar angrily
denounced the Village Fathers
for their inaction and
proclaimed, "Our men are up to
standard with the Nassau County
Police Force and, Indeed, with'
any police force. We face the
same, and even greater, dangera
and are under the same constant
pressure to produce. We are
surrounded by the County force,
and the crime rate m bur Village.
is one. of the highest In the
Country. Since our members
must meet these standards, the
Village must correspondingly
meet the same standards of equal
compensation and benefits."
The Freeport Police have been
working without a contract for
close to one year, and are
presently awaiting a fact finding
report, which the Village refuses
to accept as binding. Although it
has been a prolonged period of
time without an agreement, the
P.B.A, has not yet sanctioned any
job ' action or work , stoppage
t>ecau8e of the police officers'
concern for the public.
The P.B.A. Is distributing
bumper ^lickers_whicl»-read
"Freeport PoUcc-County Parity
or County Patch."
. White Repliei
Responding to a Freeport PBA
statement, Mayor William H.
White said the Village Boartf was
shocked and dismayed at the
PBA leadership's demand that
the Department be turned over lo
jhe^ county
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"Wlenever this was suggested,
by any Freeport taxpayers in the
past, Officer Metzgar and other
PBA leaders made clear their
belief that the County could not
provide the same level of
protection to Freeporters as our
own Police Department," Mayor
White pointed out. "They said the
county would have less men
patrolling FreeporlQand residents
would not be able to count, on a
quick response In emergency
situations.
"Now the PBA leaders are, In
effect, saying public protection
be damned as long as they get
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MEETlfTO A OANPIpATE, At the VDInfle Party nomintt[rv oon-ventioii/^
Iatt Thuriday newly designated candidate, Mrs. Dorothy
Storm, left, gf^eett well widiert among the 152 person* who attended.
She it the first woman Trustee in FreeportTs,history.
Ft a 7-0^9
100th ANMIVERSARV: Hempstead Town Presiding Supervisor
Francis T. Pureed (left) does the honors as he presents prodamation
to Captain Kent Stebner (center) of Excelsior Hook & Ladder No, 1,
Freeport Fire Department on die celebration of the department's
100th Anniversary. Looking on at right Is Hempstead Supervisor
Alfonse M. D'Ai^ato, A gala affair was held at Cdonie Hill in
Hauppauge,
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