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42nd YEAR No. 27 ; FREEPORT, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 3,1977 PRICE 15t PER COPY
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"FREEPORT - On OctoBcr 19. at
Its public raeeiing^ the Freeport
School Board discussed plans for
eliminating the property tax as a
means of financing education.
The topic was first brought up in
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awarded SSOO.OOO through the EMhomic Development .Act "of 1976.-
which was enacted to stimulate the construction trader In areas of high •
' unemployment.
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State School Board Association in
Syracuse.
"Here in Nassaa" County,"
Holly began, "it seems like no
one, -dsc; shares -" Freeport's
problem of growing enrollment.'1
-was therefore ;plex$ed-when I
;:went to Syni^use and foond .that
many of thi; districts apstateijav*!
:iS*^:$a^ptobilam.'V ;*.'':*.'/. z^.,
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,"ci[p.'bn_sfete~idd: /'we discussed
'this .' v^th";, Gbvembr - Carey's
-acttiarialrand we discovered that
. many of .us arc aif?cted:by it._ln'
. Freeport, for example, .the 6%
-cap has.placed us in quite a predi-'
-cament;. without it, .we would
have lowered the tax rate 32<."
"AantbiT iitue of-rmtnt^
FREEPORT -Some of the stores have been here for more than SO
years with an addrew on South Main Street. Barasch's Youth Center,
for example, will now be at the address of 61 Freeport Mali, Instead of
South Main Street, wheregenerations of Freeports have brought their
children to be outfitted. The store has not.moved: only the name and
character of the street- has -:
..changed;.,. Mall aesthetically will be com-
The change was d'one in a^ pteted in theJ5pjdn^iiaLHglUa.ndi
matter of seconds: It was just a scaping can be doneTlherouinaJH' i^
Because the laW stipulates that
renovations must,be0n within 50
days of-the date .of notificatrdn:
(September 23)," - preliihiiuUyT
• and -the necessary; documents
signed. District oRidals haye met
with - the' architectural. firm of ^
James Lothrop Associates to.pre^
"pare" the reqnired-specifications-for
bidding. The contract wilt be
- awarded-to the .lowest respon­sible,
bidding contractor.
; ; The renovation's - basic plan
: provides for new' floor coverings;
improved ceilings juid lighting,
new'cabinet areas for instruc­tional"
.materials- and student's
personal belongings - and addit-
^ ional usable instructional areas in
thecIassrobnU. ITiis. last will be
;;,.made*p«sible-by removing the
-. old cloakrooms^ -. .- -
continued, was the property tax:
-"with property values skyrocket­ing
because of reassessment,
(Cont.onPage.l2)
first Budget
Session Thursday
formality. Following a public
hearing, at which no one spoke
and only three persons were pre­sent,
the Board of Trustees voted
unanimously. (4-0. Trustee Tom
Ldvelidge'was absent) to'.accept
dedication of South Main'Street
Merrick Road to Sunrise Highway
,. ai»d.renamed ii:^re«port Mall. ' "
, '. Pre»ntly .-^the: MaU~\sriinder-going
a resnifacing as> new.type^
. orpavem_ent"blodt,''in a ifed, aiuj'
•grey deisfgn, is being laid-Pbegiii-'
ning.' at' ;Merrick Road—over
gravel and sand - layers. 'The
: canopies are half-completed and
awaiting the ."acceptance . of a
covering plastic substance by the
village Community Development.
Agency. Tall columns in. the
• thr-'iMiPci" wi»-tnilitr
the roof of a tall kiosk; tall enough
for Freeport's fire trucks and
other apparatus to mahiiever
under. . ' ' .
The resurfacing of the Mall
(from store front to store front), is
expected to be completed by the
first week in December, and Free-and
benches installed and nautir
cal touches addedl
Other PubUeHeulngi
The Board held two - other .
public hearings' at 8 jpm. At
lieither did - anyone - from ^ the ."
thfee-pereon - audience. question
or comment:: F^sed unanimously'
was-amciidmetit td the Code of
'oriiinancies'that ^»f r-$50-fee for-—
«ill;roatters'Bcfort;the.Board of .
Zoning, Apip^ls' jipt -- Specified
previously. •.Another 'local .law.
passed' without dissent, adds a
: subsection to the recently adopt­ed
ordinance describing a Service^ _
Business r'*S6" Dbtrict. The .
amendment prohibits any uses
not specifically'allowed, - Village
Qerk Tom. tteVincerizo poiiited
"out thaf the Board nrilljiold an.
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other public hearing November 14
to prohibit'such uses as pinball
machines and games rooms froni
that zone, ;
Retldency Law
. The. Board decided to study a
proposed law / regarding .em­ployees
residency requirements.
' - Five classrooms at;a time will
be.modemized. Students will use
pth'er facilities in the school-while
•their-classrooms -are being re--
furbish^d:^,' ,<•: . ; ', ';
Since Fedenfi .guidelines re­quire
that the project be complet­ed
as rapidly aspps^ible, it is ex­pected
that the work will continue
through the summer of 1978;'.
-'. • --(Cont. on Pa^e 6)
:FREEPORT - The first in an-announced
series of budget ses-!
sons, open to the public, will be
held -3^ursday. November 3. at
.7 pm, in the Conference Room at'
• Village Hall. Fourteen sessions in
all have been scheduled.
An discussions pertaining to
the preparation of the 1978-79 vil­lage
budget will be: open to the
Public. These sessions will in-'
volve ."the Village • Beard of
Trustees, the' village treasurer
and individual department heads.
Public participation will not be al­lowed
during the sessions.
The budget sessions replace
last year's citizens'budget com­mittee.
In announcing this year's
procedure. Mayor William White
noted that State,law empowers
his office with the sole respon-sblity
for the preparation of the
porters will be able to enjoy shop- i-. . • . . - u ._ •.
Ttng-toally- fur the -{.didayW-^^^^^gHggested law wouldjreqnbe
without dodging holes,, ruts'or -^"-"'^ village employcesTo-be
other surface construction. The .- ((Tont.onPage 14)
COMING A LONG WAY from their home city of LJubtJana, the Sloven­ian
Philharmonic of Yugoslavia will be appearing for the Freeport
Community Concert series this Sunday evening, November 6, at Free-port
High School. The musicians will oe playing under the liaton of
Yugoslavia's t>est known conductor, Anton Nanut, while cellist Ciril
Skerjanec wHI perform in solo with them." The Consul General of Yugo-slavia,
Vasa "ekovic, will also be present.
The other budget sessions will
be held Thursday, November 10
and 17 and December 1, 8 and 15.
at 7 pm; Tuesday, November 15,.
7 pm; Saturday, November 5, at
9 am; and at a time to be an­nounced
on Saturdays, November
12, 19, 26 and December 3, 19
and 17.
The final budget is subject to a
public hearing in January, prior to
its adoption.
NEARING COMPLETION. Freeport Mall is one step even beyond the
most recent picture taken, as installation has now begun on the con­crete
pavers which fit over the gravel and eand already laid. The red
and grey designed pavers will extend over the entire surface, from east
to west, from store front to store front. The metal columns seen will
soon support a 40 foot high kiosk, under which pedestrians will stay dry
as they cross from one side to another, and programmed activities carT
take place. . ~