The-Leader_1978-03-09

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. 42nd~YEARNo^5-...—^ FREEPORT. NEW YORK. MARCH 971978 PRICE 15* PER COPY
Kdy Benda Is
ChoseiT Woman
Of The Year
FREEPORT - When members
."of the Freepdtt Chamber.of Com­merce
hold their annual Instal-
'lation Dinner-Dance on_ April 1, a
Freeport housewife ^arid" com-
_^muhity activist will join Freeport _of Afncrica^ ' older citizens
>.! t.r...- .. t . r t . , . • „ . _r _ . . . ^^^^
icaildns Now
Available For^JFiffy Uniti
FREEPORT - Applications are now -available for the Freeport
Housing Authority's Section 8 existing Housing Program. The Section
8 Housing Assistance Program, initiated b/lhe Federal government in
1974. was designed to allow lower-income families andse~nior citizens
to obtain suitable places to live-or to.remain ^-'particularly in the case-
Mayor William H. White ifi being
honored. _ .',; ..-*. ••
•. Kay Benda of Nassau Avenue',
president of TASCA (The Atlantic
South Civic Association), has
^ been chosen "Woman • of the
Tear" by the Chamber
^spoHTiS^treii
on fixed incomes — where
already-live.
JUnder the program, the Free-port
Housing Authority may make
monthly payments on behalf of an
eligible tenant to a landlord..that
will constitute the difference ben"
ween the. rent, the tenant. can
afford to pay, bisejj on federal
regulations, atidThe full rent, for
the apartment. Tenants-vhiuld
Benda.'ySS- .year old grand­mother
of. thjee -''so'far", is
• marriSi to Loim Benda. They are
' the.-jgpents.»iof.3SP|. f-iicU'e ._ _^ ^
r-,j>^i^vv{r -v•';•^<~-v,->^.^.5H5''^.^-.•^v. : - ^ . .. ! . SchlQjpa'andiJr.RichardBenda. receive assistance -iir-'tneetinB
iWSIGNS:Ch«rtdiig^tT)nBOf1hBiievrsffBet-3lgnrttvat rr^-rT^^V-~Zr.- rental oavmentff^bo^^ 25%^of
appMrin-manyareapt-^hfiJ^lJase recently. FreSpijri Community. —• '"^ '*--•• '^"'^^ payment* aiwve ^/»,ot.
Development pirector James Dynn9T(0ilJ6dder^l.>,' • Mayor William-
While (c.) and Superintentjenl ot Publlc.yyei}5s..Ed Prefer.meet on bnS
Of the village's street corners. Part of an over-all graphics program--
being' funded through'the Community beyelopmenl grant, the signs
arereflectorized for-night viewing. ',
r Residents Ask About
— ~_i. Village Ordinances
.- FREEPORT,- those'present at this past Monday flight's Freeport
- Village Board meeting had several questions for the Board.ranging
.—^^fromsnow removal to the traffic-situation on Atlantic "Avenue and
• South Main Street. —;—— • ... • '-•'. .'•'•" ' -.
While, tharnking^ the village for its snow removal operation, one
-- resident sald'th'at fie had s{X)ken • _ .' . >•
to an attorney who. said that "vil- a study several months ago. -^
- lage authorities, could-be held Leslie Latham, of South. Long
financially, responsible if any Beach- Avenue, alsoT cohgratq-
' one were foBe hurt in an-&ccident lated the village ^ on its snow,
at the intersection of Atlantic_rem6vjl operations, but criticized,
and South Main." Mayor-WilUain '"those'resjdentsrwho Kad-not.yet.
shovefed their walks- causing
children, senior restdentsv and
others to walk in. the toadways.
He asked_ if. there wcrecnot a.
' .(CdntronPagel2)'-.v-"
payment*^
their in'cpnfie. "' ^ . j ^ ^
Fifty units pf Section. 8 housing,
are"open in,;^I)e^village at this
timer-=-The—4^reeport. Housing
Authority has jnade application
for another 5Q~. Of the present 50
""'^s^te^jO-have been designated
Tor senior~crtizens and'-10 for
__faiiii^Trnitsr~"" ' ' • • —
- "~Maximum"incpme limits range
Kay Benda
: White-remarked that he was qpt
; _lure thb were so since the village
. _ was ndftespon^ible for the traffic
_ -fightnbcreSvhereT the.State is,
• and.the Village^ requested.'such
The Italian bom "Woman of
the Year'-' served with the Air
Transport Comniand- during
. Worid VVarJI and received her
"mptured duck" after 25 months
, of service, . . . . ~';
.. Jn 1972, after their "children
were grpwTi and finished ^ with
- fr<ajrSI 1,950 annuairy for Individ
uals upto $21,230 for a family of
eighL^-^A- family of 'two,--f6r
example, could- earn between
S8500.annually JO jS13,650 to.be
eligiblc.-for^Sc£llo»-8-ftiSistance;
a-family of three between $9,600
and $15350;-a family of four,
$10,650 to$17-.05(Land so on.
Freeport Housing Authority
representatives point put that
-payment "to landlord^-^of their
. sha?e' of " the.. monthly rental
VLeadi^r (Sffic« JHqye ^^
iiAbvec^n^^huiih Sifre^
their public schooling, Kay and
• , Loufe Benda decided to settle in
.. ."Freeport from Queens. Since.
--^962, thcy^bad used this .tillage's
. '^ygiousboliirig facilities an^^had
, ;:fl9jgg to know and. appreciateiii
- /FRffiPORt - Chufch Street.>ome of surfi mumdpal landmarks a s^ '^^t^l^^L, W-<M Jr
Jibe Salvition Ariny. the eotrance to; thc^West Parking-^field behind 7 _ J ^ S J I T R J W E ^ ^ H ^
-/-•.freq)ortMaI>.-^dthe-1ieaaqo^er5H>f Freeport Fire D^artnient's'; \7~^'f~J:.T_, „ r ^ i ! ^ ^ . 7^
: mtimtita;H<»pital^_She:sCTyes' on
"' ' wmrauntty.'-ueyejqp^enf
involves a minimum of.red tape.
The tenant will pay tJfetr sharp of
the rent each month;"the Ffccpott
Housing Authority pays the rest.
Payments do- not come from
' ashinglon, but'from the local
authority. - - _ ;,
"" Landlords interested in partici­pating
in this progianr shQuld '
contact the Fre'cpoxt—Housing "
Authority _i)irice^ 3.. .Buffalo
Avenue. Freeport," New York
ii3ZU,for information. Landlords
musr ."agreetc- to their _.-tBnims' .
participation in the program for _
eligjbility. ; ._>- -
All apartments must meet
certa'uv-f^tena. They, will-br in-
•-spected'and approved by fhe
_ Jloqsing Authority, to determine
--Jthap'Jhey^ be-'•in "StrinrtiTS
ntighborhoodsi^ , reasonably- .•
accessible to'shopping.facTlities--
and public transportation; and
"iiTgood con"ditioh^-M>oth in their
exterior and interioij. 5 .
-Eligibility 4s by^nicomC^tamK:-
- ards and_ a^ family jesiding in
Freeport QLflri individual residing
iirthe village "who ir^2"yeajs of
age or disabled ma^ be eligible,
' Appircations^re now available by
mail or at the Freeport Housing
Authority offJcc." 3. Buffalo
Avenue. Freeport.- New York
11520. -
. Mayor VVilUam White explain-—:
ed hisapprovaf-of the program by^
noting that. Jiottsing needs of
Freeport residents _wjlljbe met.
-without creating tax'-feduced...
housing units. He remarked that''•'
Section 8 Housing - Assistance
Would •"Jielp solve some of the
problcihs of the village's^ senior
citizens /who themselves" have
_givea-.so|jnuch to this com-
' murTify.*' • . j _" _'_
• • - J
-inicK.company aad ]
, 'i Ipcatiori of this EREfiPORT LEADER.
entrance to KiSgTJtorg'e, is now a TttC^
•46oiway^'leading.' upstairs over
-Meadow ^ H^roductionJs (alstf
'.ftotH-Sonth Grove Street) to the -yawns.unpacked carton^and the g-^-, - A «:.to..^>:.-.r^..i..^- ._..
hometown. - smell ot delicious brewed 'coffee
.untold accumulation of ttashjiuL^graiy Crtjiens-AdVU<imCom^
^3liJ5'weck's-.£diticm of-THE . _ j i^- CoramittM;-;- Stjh,Ve :IS. ,
site at: rreeport s
communityw^dynewspaper.' -
"T.- In::ioinewhat larger quarters
'irfiestiir unpacked staff, of THE
seairatnss, her'sewing"'cdntri-''
bitted much W the- ddstuming of
last year's annual T<^land Parade
from out new oofTee maker. .
-To an.our .readers, we knofw
that we-will NOW,be able to
yoii
room-fo spare. .Contrib- - BJcentenn&l Ball in 1976,
^^.^.r-r, -J- ' ..-- - -e- .t 'E i?-^and many£reep6rters wore Kay .
-TIEADER attempted to put-oat-service you -better-with -a RttlT^ B..^^.,- -^g-n^,5^,„ ^^^ ;vmage's:- -ViUag^.-gegi6tration W gi.rli qruLadultelnterffed in Scouting w^lLte
SIXTY-SIX YEARS-YOijNG: In-celebraflon of the 66th annWersaryof
-the founding of Girf Scoots in the yni,ted.Slates. Mayor William White
^of Freeport has proclaimed March 12 to laaa.GIfl Scout Week in-the
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this week's issue. Blue china elbow room'foTspare.
raariOTg pencils (to mark error) „ulors>rgaiiizations and publidl^^'^^g;;;rda"r'attWtiM did^Tirt'
could not be found, some copy left chatrroea-pleas? make a note of SUM when she became a Freeport
'^rSonth Grove Street has bceq our new address — .45 Church resident; but were a natural out-lost
forever and'honrs of working Street.-Our telephone.-number • •.._.- - ..
around the rdock to move an remains the same, ^ - ' (Cent, on Page 12)
held'af S8~Frceport Mall, noon^ to 4 pm. J«s_Saturday. Marcti.11.•
.Photographed at the Proclamation ceremonies ai'e'Q.lo r.) Communit^-
? Association Chairwoman Rambna Crook; Senior Scout Dtane-tfolantrf- -
Trooper 2345; Mayor White. Cadet Victoria Hayes of Troop 2061, .
Junior.Tessa Monulvo of TfooP'ZtOO end Brownie Jeanine Wyatt of
Troop2118.- - --. '" 'T-' - • - -: • " T " "-'• " '
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