The-Leader_1975-11-27

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NASSAU CTY HISTORICAL UUSEUU
., EISENHOWER PARK .
EAST UEADOjy, H Y 11554
FREEPORT
BALDWIN
ROOSEVELT
MERRICK
THE LEABER FREEPORT'S
OFFinni
NEWSPAPER
40th YEAR, No. 3 f FREEPORT, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 27, 1975
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Has Asked County For
Police Service Costs
FREEPORT — The Village Board of Trustees has been meeting
with department heads on an individual basis since the beginning
of October In the preparation of the 1976-77 fiscal budget for the
Village of Freeport "Galloping Inflation, an" unstable bond market
and jhe increasing costs of police services makes the preparation
of (this) budget an ejctremely""
difficult task," stated Mayor
William White this week. The
message, he said, being repeated
time and time again is that each
department's operating budget
will be "cut to the hart bones."
In line with the Board's stated
philosophy of easing the finimclal
burden, on ' taxpayers, '.without.
lessening the quality of necessary
services, Mayor White last we^
33.3* per gallon to a hl^ of 84.3«
during the year while gasoline
has gonefrom28,9(to4l.^on state
purchase contracts. Service
contracts on Village-owned
equipment have risen by ap-
10%.
'•'Freeport is not alone ta
struggling with splraling costs,"
Mayor Wilte'points.out. "."The
grim picture is being, fa^d by
asked the Nassau Ckiunty Police, every municipality, every school
BepMtmeiit .to provide-:W3aft^5rtthn^ distetet,V,-^ 4n- ttie
information as' to-what services
_couId be, provided to^ Village
residents: if increasing: costs,
msndate the. abollshrhent of the
Ffeeport Police Department in
the future. The preliminary" 1976-
77 budget for the force is |L8
million but does not reflect' any
salary or benefits . increases.
"Members of theYorce Iiave been
working without a contract since
March 1. ^ould Nassau'County
^gree to the contract demands of
its Department, and Freeport's
force receive parity as it has in
Uie past, that increase ^.alone
would represent a 2U hike per
flOO assfmspd -vnlnntinn in thft.
Village. ••.; -
Interest Rates
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The Board is also considering
the variable item of Interest
wiiich will have to be paid on
notes and bonds_Treasurer
James Lyons points out that the.
Village had been paying a 6.2%
_interBst_rate_and_s?hile_iie_ls.
estimating a rate of 10% for the
upcoming fiscal year, "with the
New York City default situation
and its ripple.effect, we don't
really know and the banks don't
know." Another imknown is the
metro(>oIltan region. While on the
governments level we have very
little leverage with which to turn
around today's inflationary
economy, the Board of Trustees
will continue to work towards the
stabilization of the cost of
government with the least'
possible effect on services. We,
as taxpayers; know full well that
any otiier course is intolerable."
HMnd-Run
Kills Freepbrter
FREEPORT - Nassau Coimty
and.Frteport ppUce are looking
for a car two witnesses saw hit 72-
-year-old -Indcensio-Femandez,—
Saturday evenhig, at 9:15 pm, as
he crossed North'Main Street,
near Lena Avenue. •
Femander, who lived at 27 W.
Lena Avenue, was crossing to the
west side of North Main Street
~"wheff7 the Freeportiwllcereport-
: shows, he was struck by a car
going southbound on Main.
RepOTts from the police depart-,
ments were not definite as to
whether or not the automobile
T^^e^tlivmie's^orl had agreeSlightin its favor The
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DELIGHTING CROWDS along the way,; the annual Freeport Chamber of Cornmerce Toyland Parade
took place last Saturday. Among the rnanyfioats and bands thrilling youngsters and adults aliks were
the Freeport Bicentennial Committee's Float (top photo) depicting George and Martha Washington,
Abraham Lincoln, Ben Franidin, Betsy Ross and their colonial "friends." The Freeport Fire Department
I Band (middle left) gave forth with its stirring music and Jazzlm and his Clowns (middle ri^t) amused,
the throngs. Mrs. Merry Christmas 1975, Jsdde Hashagen, artd her ladies-in-waiting waved happily (lower
left) wlule Santa Claus brought up the rear pulled by a horse instead of remdeer.
(top photo by De Salvo; others by THE LEADER)
directed by.Ed K. . Ice Sports.
Freqxjrt Activity Cards will
not be required the day of the
show and" at the end of the per­formance-
l>e^mner lessons will
be given to an who are Interested,
Skates may l^e brought or are
available' for rental at SSe.
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with the Civil Service Employees
Association. _ .
. Mandatory Expenses
Mandatory expenses include
Social Security whidi has risen 8-
1/ 2% In some cases, insurance
premiums-«*lch-wiU go from
$175,000 to $258,000 and the
retiremrait fund wtiich, wliOe
rising by a seemingly small i%
must be paid aa $1.5 million for
the Police Department' abne.
Although stringent economy
gold late mode] Ford or
Plymouth, continued, southbound
without stopping.
The victim was Dead-on-
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Civic Leaders
Meet DOT, Levy
- FREEPORT - Elihu Hendon
and IMarian Haley, of the Nor-
Gala Ice Show At Rec Center
FREEPORT — A gala, free Ice Show will be sponsorca by the
Freeport Recreation Center, this Sabirday, Nov. 29, at the Center's
outdoor rink. Showtime is 1 pm and the raiodate is Sunday.
. The show, whidi;win feature '
many champion skaters is presented .'under the spon-_
demonstrating dance and cknm sorship of the, Nev^iiridge Road
routines as wdl as figure skating. Park Figure Skating .Club
measiffcs have loi^g-beea-4n c^-thwest-Civlc-Assoclation-of
feet, the muniapal government
must deal with, along with Its
residents, a 25% telephone rate
increase, a 8-1/2% higher
electric bm, a hike of B% for
water and the soon-to-take«ffect
postal rate increase of almost
30%. Fuel oQ to beat government
structures has gone from a low of
Freeport, met with represen­tatives
from State Senator
Norman Levy's office and tlie"
State Department of Tran­sportation,
to explain their
continued complaints regarding
the traffic signals at various
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