The-Leader_1976-04-22

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FREEPORT
BALDWIN
ROOSEVELT
MERRICK
LIERARIAM .
HASSAU GTY HISTORICAL UUSEUU
EISEUUQHER PARK
EAST UEADOW, N Y U554
40th YEAR No. 52 FREEPORT. NEW YORK, APRIL 22,1976 PRICE: ISrPER COPY
0XB.-where Hydroelectrlcity To Be
Will It Locate? ^, ., , , ^, . .
Available After June J
DESTROYED BY f:mE,*hi part Monday nlflht. tba ttbuta at 315
V North Mam Street (on ^ e jcorner of aaurome Place) seems to await
— ..i.".<ota! d^molitionrTenants of thehQ4||H,0«""*';**^ t '*" '^"*"Qwrrffm,
* "wera moved out two weeki ago as the building was in need of reno>
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FREEPORT — Petitions were
circulating, this week calling for
location of Off-Track Betting on
Freeport Plaza West, Originally,
spokesmen from 0TB had
released a story .that Nassau
Downs was interested in the site
of the. Hungarian restaurant,^
Betyar Charda. More recently,
0TB has been looking into other
possible sites, and Don Kehoe, of
their offices, told THE LEADER
this week that several problems
had come to their attention
regarding the Freeport • Plaza
West location.. He said that
concern.:had been expressed
regarding both parking problems
FREEPORT — Governor'Hugh Carey, last Tuesday night, signed
(he bill proposed by the Power Authority of the Stale of New York
(PASNY). which allows for purchase of its hydroelectricity by
several Long Island communities.
Freeport, May/ir William White has announced. Is scheduled
to receive part of Its electricity as
of June 1 through thls'source. The
agreement is limited to the three
communities of Freeport, Rock-ville
Centre and Greenport,
which possess" their own power
plants with which to receive the
hydroelectricity and which can
generate their "own jenergy at
times of .inlemiplion and peak
loads. Privately-owned utilities.
amrdingto.it.£reepoit:.Iura Dapartmextt SQurc8;.moca>th«i6(r^a!
th^e building, whitdivvould requira total demoiitipn^
volunteenarrivad at the scene;'the fire had already takeit.|irold on
e»8iy ftoor:and_fIarnas; ware shooting tiirougKthe roof. The causiB of
the fira it under mvntigation, as it is regarded as of a suspictous
nature. , V (LEADER photo)
H Board Passes Two Ordinanc<es
and, tha >ni{fio-41ow4--4{eho<!h-r:Such a^.tbc.I,oa
pointed oiit that traffic backing Company, are not eligible, to
i s l a nd va\ rf Sanrise HiBh^tay receive power from the state
The-:charges_rqr transmitting
stacks. Complaints,have also
been made. by residents who
believed that the plant's con­struction
and, generators were
causing unnecessary and un­comfortable
tremors within their
houses. Vlnce Greco. President of
TASCA, told THE LEADER
several weeks ago that he hoped
that buying hydroelectric power
from PASNY wniiM. PBcf« thn
FREEPORT .— TBeT5fefat~and exengBfigHrsnffonday
Village Bbardlmeeting^ appears to center around the 9 pm public
meeting'segme'nt.-Fewer people turn oyt isit 7:30 pm to watch the
Board of TiTJStees as they Vote and discuss matters oh the agenda^
~ This past Monday.night,-the 3oard took action-on two ordinances
which had been "discussed at ~
previous sessions. A new street
' vending ordinance mandates,
stringent safety measures to t>e
. fonowed.by all'vehicles, such as
. Ice-cream-.' trucks, selling on
Village streets. The law is geared
to avoid .accidents to yixmg
people who run into the streets to -
.. make purchases or who follow .
such vehicles as they, drive
through village streets.
The second law raises the fine .
from $1 to $3 for violations of the
Village's Improjwr Parking law.
Vehicles must park within the
space marked and those that
park beyond the lines will be hit
with the larger fines.
.The Board agreed with Chief of
Police Anthony Elar on the
necessity of School Slop signs at
:.High_Schobl. J)riyB-jmd-Norlh.
Brookside Avenue.
Contractors' Responsibility
At.great length, the trustees
discussed the situation raised by
, construction difficulties at Hose
Company No. 3. While agreeing
to pay additional charges, they
- - staled that -an investigation
would he made in this case, and
others, to attempt to ascertain if
_ any contractors wer^jresponsible
for the costs." Delays caused by
subcontractors, Oie Board ex­plained,
can sometimes result in
increased costs in other areas of
the building and should be
collected from the party.
With regrets, the resi^tion of
Shirley Crittenden as a member
of the Village's Human Relations
Commission was accepted and
Deputy Mayor Ralph Franco,
acting, in the absence of Mayor
William White,- appointed her
husband, James.fo the_vacancy.
Based on the recommendations
of the Freeport Planning Board,
the Village Board voted to deny a
request for a public hearing for
rezoning of property on the
southeast comer of S. i Grove
Street and Howard Avenue, from
Residence "A" to Residence-
Apartment Several reasons were
given, including a total area that
would be too small, no through
access for emergency . or
sanitation, vehicles, difficulties
with electric utilities, and an
increase in traffic congestion in
the area of Woodcleft Avenue.'
The property is part of the Lind-
.could tie up-that,maittArtfcty:f6r-!-
sonie Stance and that this could -
become aggravated when the
South Main Street Mall was
closed off to vehicular .traffic.'
; The petition, and a printed"
fiyer also distributed this week,
asked for OTB's location at
.Freeport Plaza West';where all
the businessmen in that area
"rtlghf -approve it' And have supported
it." Pointing (o the proximity of
LIRR and buses, to the site's two
entrances" and to its parking, the
petition states that .any other-place
in Freeport is "inferior by
comparison.'!
The vmter of.the petition, Stan
McCaffrey. j)Oints to the "good
restaurants, taverns- and a
nearby park" and claims that
any other choice would make
0TB "a suspect of a dark deed
(choice by political infiuence);"
Victor -Jceepb, of Bouloukas
Restaurant in that area,. was
chosen by his- -fellow
businesspeople as contact and he
told THE LEADER that he had
heard the rumor that 0TB would
locate in a store owned by "one of
the gentlemen on the committee
that has political infliiehce."
A committee had been
designated by the Freeport
Chamber of. Commerce, several
wedcs ago, to help 0TB find a
the: povfer trom' tipsta te ^ ve not.
yet been set. The final price;
however, will remain fixed until
1985 relieving the' -Freeport
Electric. Department, - and its
customers, froth the ever-rising
costs of the fuel presently used to
generate enerjgy.:
. A Village source expressed the
hope that^within a short period of
time, the Village will t)e receiving
the majority of its powei- through
hydrordectricity and will he able
to pass on resulting savings to its
consumers.
Preeport's power plants have
been under attack in recent years
from residents of the area close •
to Power Plant II and fromThe
Atlantic South Civic -Association
(TASCA). They claimed, that
pollution has resulted from either
the type of oil being burned or
finm the construction, of the
-flituBtion by-dimlnishing.the.use
of Freeporl's own facility.
•rSttpeHntendent of-jhp Etectric
Dcpartm'ghir'Ldii"; Long liks 'ex­plained
' that the two village
power plants would be used, after.
•June I., In the most economical
manner to benefit all Freeport
residents.
Freeport GOP Considers
5 i * o o I ; | ^ tetters _
FREEPORT - As THE
LEADER went: to press, late
Tuesday night, it was learned
that the Freeport Republican
Club and Committeemen's
Council were not endorsing
candidates, at this time, in the
local School Board electionr - -;
The Freeport GOP meeting.
Tuesday night, discussed school
affairs, budgets and taxes. Their
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ner estate and has been tb6obiect__suitabIe-site-in the-Village. - An.
of ^ither^abwhzonuig attempts in
the past.
Sewer Lines
• Superintendent of Public
Worics Edward Prefer wilLmeet
vnth the Board at a later date to
discuss his proposal regarding
installation of new plastic
relinings for tiie sewer Uoes tliat
feed into and out of the Town's
Long Creek Marina. Prefer's
"memo' stated'that'the village
lines, while not as bad as the
town-owned ones, are
deteriorating and be suggested
Uiat a combined effort of the two
governments was necessary^ Tlie
town would pay for their share of
the materials to he used on their
property and for total ex-
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0TB spokesman has confirmed
that one of the possible sites is
owned by a member of that
committee, Lionel Socolov, who
owns several properties on
Merrick Road-OTB, the Nassau
Downs representative stated, has
not yet decided on a site and will
continue to look, he affirmed, for
a location that would be good for
ITS A SECRET! Costumed members of the Freeport Bicentennial
Committee vbited the Recreation Center last week quietly passing
^ e word around, in a way not to get to any 'Tory spies," that a
low-cost (Si for adults, 50<tfor students) event will take placa-this
thm, in terms .ot_visibiUty,._p,,jj3y ^ j Saturday, s'rIBpm, Freeport High School. Prior to "the
parking and. traffic flow,
At a Clhamber of Commerce
luncheon several weeks ago,
Kehoe stated that there would be
no political or personal influence
that could be used to choose a
site. In fact, he told the assem­blage,
a site had already be§n
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•event," well-knovm Freeporters.vnll bo parading In Colonial cos­tumes.
The secret vrill bring tiack, if just for tviro nights, first-rate,
family fare to be enjoyed while munching a box of popcorn, while
staying right here in the Village. Tickets will be sold at the door and,
through the cooperation of Cannon Taxi Comparry, special tow-rnta
transportation is available to senior citizens who call FR d-0373 by
rioon, Friday. Pictured (I.-r.) aro Helen Paturzo, Marion Gottscfialk,
Cari Gould, Liz Taub, Scott Flemer, Carol Fef dman. Trustee Dorothy
Storm, Adelaide Alms, Dick Bolton and Trinka Moore.