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43WYEAR.No.51 FREEPORT, NEW YORK. APRlL 19.1979 PRICE 2 0 * PER COPY
ourt Decision
Will Try To Keep
Rental Permit Law
FREEPORT - The village will ap^ieal the rccoiij court decision
striking down Its rental permit law. THE LEADER was told this woeK,
According to Villago Clerk Tom DoVlnconzo, onforcomenl o« Iho law
will be continued by the Village.Rental permits are still being required
and with them the necessary inspection of the premises.
Under the ordinance,-landlords
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—Deputy.Chlef Jack Coml>s;«nrfThIrd Deputy Ctiief John Provenzano.
7 ^ Public^Hiring On^Twa^'*'; :
FREEPORT - Another legal step will be taken next Monday night,
Aprfl 23, which would bring the village dosef to selling 13.2 acres of
munidpally owiied land to Brentwood Development Corp. for the
construction of a discount department storc^^wo i3uys»!ijL_Ncw.
Jersey-based firm
The Board of Trustees'" has
scheduled a public bearing on the
matter — a step which Village
-Mayor WiUiam-H._.yn\ite_jn thfc
past noted it would not do until «
had an acceptable contract in its
hands. The Board could vote to
authorize the Mayor to sign such
a contract at its Monday night
• meeting. .'- - - -
The public hearing will be held
at 8 pm, in Village Hall..
. HUD, the Federal agency, has
already approrcd^fhe price Inth
contract of >l ,083,780.
While opponents to the plan.
rocca^caaUyi.:: pr<^»nents
have brought the matter of "Two
Guys" op during past Monday
-nightjmblic i^etings.Jhe Board,
Tiks always sai^ they would
discuss the proposed sale and
contract when the public hearing
isheld.
" Frecport Chamber of Com­merce
president Sid Ueberman
told THE LEADER this week that
the Chamber still opposes the,,
plan. If anythfajg. Ueberman
indicated, their oppositioo .has
.lieconie even firmer "doe to the
- evcBts - of the last, several;
months." Uebennm noted tiat
'•• the pi^fic luring will be tBetosl
' time Uie pobGc can hear aD the
rl facts and tluT win, possibly, have
'. oodrlittletiinetoreacttotbem.
* - One of the reasons, Liebennaij
e^Sbuned. that the Chamber's
position has become erra
-: Stronger against iuc bmltCng of
hang'mg over our head and the -
paridng situation." Ueberman
charged that the village had not.
"come through with what they
proraiscd'TnrfBFwajToflJaildng"
when they built the Mall.
The 13.2 acres of Urban Re­newal
Land are bounded by Sun*
rise Highway on the north and
Merrick,Road, on the south, and
are between liberty and South
• Columbus Avenues. The site is
dose to the Meadowbrook Park-ayra
major noith-south-Nassau-
County artery and about two
blocks from ~ the" recently TC'
habtUtatcd. -Central.. Business
District termed the " Freeport
Mall. , :
A village jpotopcrson con«
Tinned that a public $tenogfap1>ef
would be present at the public
hearing. The tramcript would be
sent to HUD, wbo mast, final^
^>pTove the prnxjsal; Approval b
-also necessary from the Envuoo'
mental Protection Agency:
Girl Scouts
Taxi Cdb Fares
Could Increase
FREEPORT - The village Board
of Trustees has agreed to bring to
a public hearing a proposal (o fn-crease
tasi cab fares In Frecport.
-The-vote-to-instruct-7«unseUto—
prepare for the hearing came
during this past Nfonday's, April
16, open voting session of the
board. Cannon Taxi*s request for
-the-incTease,_b.ased primarily on
the increase in gasoline prices,
was studied by Trustee Al Sirlin,
who then recommended slight
modincations to the Board.
, The original request "by Cannon
was for a 50< fare increase in .ea,ch
zone. Attorney Bernard Levy,
representing the cab company,
was present at the meeting and
~he~agiced withthe.-board^pro­posal
which would increase the
Central District's rates to $1.50;
- Zeaalasd^ to 51.-?5:>nd Ztmes-
.4and5to'S2.
During the public session part
_.-_tht—nicrtJPg,_Uyy__also
suggested that because taxis are
a "quasi-public service," the
village look into establishing •
"transporatatjon agency" «^icb
could then seek federal or state
aid. Mayor William H. WbUe dis-a^
wd with Levy's concept,
(Cont. on Page 8}
have been required to'notify the
village when apartments wero
vacated, so inspectors could
check the promises and issuo
rental permits If the units con­formed
to the vlllago's housing
ordinances. Permits cost $20 each
tor a dwelling and $4 per unit (or
each additional one In the same
apartment tiousB;
Violations ol tt\e ordlnahco
carry a maximum penally of 4290.
• State Svioret^W Court "4o«U**
. A«idre«.D»P)i6ta ruled laar^eek
;-;4*».»t-t»Mi jviUeoe'»i»rdU»*nce-..ti -
ijVcoriiUtutlohaii Hit docwon-charges
that Freeport'siirdinance
differs from one previously found
; co'nsttlutional in Mount Vernon
. because "discovery of a viola­tion
by the -inspector leads to
criminal prosecution." thiii It is
in conflict with, the .Fourth A-mendment
of the Constitution.
Freeport village sources ex­plained
that the Mount Vernon
ordinance, upon which Free-
-port '.3 fJs -tjased, .Icarriea _4tilfefL_
jail penalties.
This Is the second time the
•village's rental permit law has
boon struck down by tho courts.
A previous ordinance was ruled
unconstitutional by Justice
Suozzi. The village never appeal­ed'
that decision because tho
Mount Vernon ordinance was
then in tho courts. When the
Westch^ter municipality's
ordinance was upheld. Freeport
patterned their present taw on
"theirs. ."-. - I
In the Mount Verndn-ca^e, the
Til cQuirlCtpuwt the or4l«^t«».^n»t\r
' • '"police .powet.'.* . Ttker-diiclttotx
noted the original court decision
against tho llrat Freepbri or­dinance,
slating thant'docllnod
to follow Its holding.
Tho Mount Vernon decision
also staled that "in the admin­istration
of the municipality,
frequently defendants (in this
case The City of Mount Vernon)
are called upon to move against
what may be termed private
Inlerest In favor of public.
In tho inslahl~casoT l)y"^aopt-~
ing tho ordinance, it appears
(Com. on Pago 8)
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J>ubllc Weetlng On School Budget
FREEPORT -VVith all tho preliminary public budget workshop sea
sions completed, the Frecport School District is preparing lor the re­quired
public hearing on their proposed 1979-80 budget. Tho public
meeting will be hold Thursday,' April 26,8-.15 pm, in tho Freeport High
School auditorium
Detailed budget booklets wtU
be available to residents begin­ning
Monday. April 23. They may
be obtained from the District
Clerk's Office in tho Aammistra-lion
bulidirtg. West Seaman
Avenue, during school hours,
(com. on Pag* 8)
Recruitiiig
. >nEEPORT - Glriiaow ««*««
-ibfoiiOtLilJn grades two throMOh
Freeport To Host
Nautical Events
12, can leam morie »bout-Girt
Scouting in Freeport a l« spadai
Recruitn>«n Night, ttte event will
txi held Wednesday, April 25,
8 pm', at the Bayvlew Avenua-.
School, Merrick ftoad and Bay-r
.view Avenue. . , .<:-,-
Gtrf Scouts-to^>e can sign vp
that evening and are aakedta nramtr
uf>cle or grandparent. ' ^
- FHEFPOBT - Tlic-Spriag .
"samaicr 'laomha—will - brtof
toortsts, caooe races, power boct
races aad nomeroos (rther creats
to ' this waterfiront i^Dage of
40,00(H>Iasinhabitaats'. - ..
.The Loog Istaod Toorisffl Com*
mission recently tanorhrd' a
campaign designed to stimulate
rrlT '""Hit t-Th-TT '" '^
utt. Tbeprogrxaa, featured to a
icont. on Page 6)
6XTBA-8I2E TROPHIES recwilly w»nt to (oof yoooo«<en Tn Ifte
Freeport Community Bowling Program, who woo special awards. Their _
proud parenu were on hand to wltnesa the presenUtlon. Pictured
11, to r.) are Cheryl Vollmer with her parents, Freeport Elks Doe Club.
President Lillian UUler, Kelly Roth wittr her mother. Deputy Mayor
Dorothy Storm. Duschene Drew with his mother. Paul Keenan and hit
father, Deiores Anderson, and Mrs. Keenan. Vollmer and Keenan
• LliUiilhiCit irmilir 1' "' ""r • '**" '•"|«»«>'
won the Ooe'« Sportsmanship Award and Drew won the Mtooria
Award for Sportsmanship. • '. - •