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FREEPORT
BALDWIN
ROOSEVELT
MERRICK
THE LEABEB FREEPORT'S
OFFItinL
NEWSPAPER
44th YEAR. No, 3 FREEPORT, NEW YORK. MAY 17.1979 PRICE 20* PER COPY
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PEP Test Show School Tax Increase 96';
A MILLION DOLLAR AGREEMENT REACHED THE SIGNING
STAGE RECENTLY AS VILLAGE Mayor William H. Whits (sealed, c.)
met with representatives ot Two Guys. Signing with htm are Vomado
president Bernard Kossar ^ated.J.) and-Hertiert Rosenblutb {r.).
Also present when the contract for the sale of'IS + acres of urban re­newal
land was sold to the developer of Two Guys, a discount depari-
• ment store was Voroado vice-president Robert Orant^ar^ Jim Dunne;
' the'viffa'ge's Director.of Community Development. Depending upon
the supply of steel, the 110,000 sq. ft: Two Guys will t>e completed on
the site by this December or early spring 1980. A 35,000 sq. ft. super­market,
according to the tenns of the contract signed, wilt tfien t>e con­structed.
The village received more than $100,000 at contract signing
time, partiof the total purchase price of $1,038,000. All monies realized
ffom the sale of this property will go toward the village's Community
Development acthrities.
Public Hearinfl On Cab Fare j
Increases To Be June 11
FREEPORT - The Village Board has voted to hold a public hearing
Monday night, June 11, on a pttiposed local law that would amend the
schedule of taxicab rates in Freeport. The meeting, will begin 8 pm, in
VillageHall. ' ^ .
The increase in fares was originally requested by Bernard Levy,
representing Cannon Taxi, the
largest of the Cab :corapanies
within the village. His proposal
was modified somewhat after
"study by Trustee Al Sirlin. The
. increase, as indicated at the May
14 legislative session of the
Board, would bring cab fare to
SI .50 for the Central Zone and
vZme 2t SI .75 for Zones 1 and 3;
by the village, the Board voted
imaniraously to remove the speci­fied
street section from the 1979
program.' The village Highway
Commission. however, was
directed to canvas property
owners on the street with a view
toward obtaining waivers of
consequential damages. so^ that
Improvement
FREEPORT • Student achieve
ment in Mathematics and Read'
ing continues to show improve­ment
in the Frecpon schools, sur­passing
overall . achievement
levels for all school districts in
Nassau County and New York
State. The figures were results
from the 1978 State Pupil Eval­uation
Program (PEP) Tests.
The continuing advancements
in these essential skill areas since
1969. can bie traced said Doris
Selub, Asslstantjo_the_Superin-_
tendcnt for Elementary Educa­tion,
to a "concerted effort to im­prove
our clementaty instruct­ional
program through intensive
teacher in-service training, care­fully
Implemented'dassroora in-
. stnictiony.attentlaa. fpJndlyiiiMt
student'skillneeds. selection of
educationally sound instructional
materials, and our innovative
Computer-Assisted Instruction
(CAI) Program which reinforces
classroom instruction at each
chUd's level."
Scores show that the number of
third grade students in Freeport,
reading in the Above Average
range, increased from 28% in
"T9/V to 4i% m iy;8. IhUcortP-pares
to Statewide statistics
which show an increase from 26%
to only 27% and an unchanging
Nassau County level of 38%.
In third grade mathematics in
the Above Average category,
while the State overall remained
suble at 25% and the County
moved from 39% to 40%, Free-port
jumped from 40% to 43%.
In the Below Average category
in third grade reading. Free-port
dropped to its fowest level,
7%, compared to 36% a decade
age. The sute's average is 17%;
Ubrary Hike Would Be 7'
- FREEPORT_-_School_di$trict taxpams wU have only one oppor­tunity
to approve a school budget this ycarwhcnthcy'go (o the polls
Wednesday, May 23. Because each budget revotc costs nearly $4.(XX).
the Freeport Board of Education voted earlier to submit its proposed
budget to the voter only one time.
^i-j $2- for^;^Zoge,4;-a^nd^:$2.2S-fbfr-the area mi^t-be ctysidered tor
the County's .also _7%.-Jn_ihinl
_^ tf*^ roaifirthe^BeW--Average
7>^^2Er^"^^"*"M*»^<h»~*^-lmpim groop-remains as_6%^-wliOe^it
"Sn rate for'tbc first adult, phis $1 Street Improvement Program. , ~ wts29% u 1968^. ITie ttate'f be-fbr
eadt additiohal passenger. '" * '"
except one or two diilven, under
The $22,352,108 budget carries
a school tax of S18.85 per SlOO
assessed valuation or 96* per
$100 more than the present tax.
The library budget for the 1979-
1980year, lobe voted upon at the
same time, is for S775.Z45, a tax
_r»tcjncreasejjf_apprqxjmatcly^<_
per $1(X) assessed valuation.'
The third item to voted upon is
the ruling of a school board scat
currently held by John.ReUly,
who> earlier this year announced
.he would not run for re-election
..'at the close of Jiis first term on the.
tx)ard. Ellen - Kelly of Lena
Avenue is running unopposed for
the seat.
The budget increases >w are
primarily in the lines of instruc­tional
staff and instructional
support staff (the district will be
in tne third year of a three year
contract r-with—its—employees:
utilities: operations and main­tenance;
administrational and
-supervision; athletics and co-curriculum;
and mandated
services for special education).
Although the district's pre-
Kindergarten program loses
some of its funding this year,
budget increases are not due
directly to the district's picking
up an increased "tab" for the
program. The money from ESAA
and Title I funding the district
anticipates for the'coming school
year will be cut the equjvalent of
two positions. At the same time,
four teachers in the districts K-6
program were to be excesscd at
the end of this school year. These
four would be "redqploycdlliP
According to Superintendent of
Schools Don Coitlow, if the
budget is defeated and the
district goes on an "austerity"
budget, transportation guidelines
are changed from those presently
used. Youngsters in grades K-8~
would receive.transportation only
"iTtheylivc in exctsss'onw<i~mll«—
instead of the present Vt mile or
one mile for Atkinson's students.
In grades 9-12. the limit would be
extended to three miles, causing
almost all high school student —
except, those in Ihe very, (MT
reaches of the district — to walk
to school. The district's attorney
researched the question of
transportation guidelines on an
austerity budget, although
Freeport would continue to rctam
its present school breakdown
set-up.
__.. -Austerity^ Costlow. said would
also mean that athletics would-be
cut unless parents raised the
funds privately and that there
would be no new library books,
- and little instructional or other
equipment bought.
Under austerity, the tax
increase would be z0.3« per $100
assessed valuation, but signifl-canlly
higher increases would be
projected for 1980-81. Costlow
suggested due to possible losses
of state aid in such areas as
library books and transportation,
and because costs yrould be
higher for necessary replaccrtent
of or repair^ equipment and the_
' buildings.
is being
10 years of age. would ride free
wben accompanied by a parent. -'
Package and loggage rates
would vary from no oEarge for the
.first two groceix.'p«toges and
: 2S< each ibr aill addhiooal
vpadEages. to 254 for a valise and
.'50441 for a trunk. Senior Citizens
ibofafing seidcr citizen cards
'issoed bif the taxi cotniiany woold
.'be entitled to a 2S4 discouat oo
'"Satarday .and^Sonday, and.;on
jsreekdayi'IO'aaPSpflr.
^.irndnight..-. • ^. '^ i "-
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Fr—1979Pi»yam .
^Walter Fope of Baldwin &
Cbrndins. the village en^neers.
•indicated to the trustees that Cary
Tlaccwest of West End ATenoe,
'-bad been included in the 1979
Street Improvement Program for
fiill depth paving witboot^^pro-^
jvWstmeucekntsJmitfeoflr aubiy^me ^ie nonggprd ea( ndonaefod~ ttelehe defvo, e rsti istrtr $abeuteeasltbto.n lwigTs ithtiheadet
Tank Shuts Down;
So Residents Asked
To Consenre Water
FREEPORT • Residents of the
viOage are being asked to cp-
'opente in oooserraiioD of mter.
._yieorge'Ansdn. Freeport Super*
-visar of Wata-Jtnd Sewer Semoes';
points out that, daring last week's
' .warn weather, some 'cnstonets
-BBticgd luity water and-fc>«-of-
-pressmc^ Ims.be explains, was
;:eaosed.:_b|jr-hwtrjrjjj«Eer .usage.
with one oif tlic""Vinige>:twb
' water storage tanks shot down fcr
lepairsofit u the end of Jane. .
Freeport residents of odd-"
. number houses _zie urged to
water their lawns cat/ oa odd-
•rmmhi-r rfay< anA r^it^^t* ot
even-numbered bouses on even-
' numbered days.
doNneo ewxacteeprti nbge towf elaewn nths es hhoouulrds boef
low Average remains at 15%,
wbOe it was 25 % ten yeaiii ago.
County figures went from 8% in
1968 to 7% in 1977, to 5% in
1978. -••.•.,..•-.,- .
. At the sbcth ^rade level, 28% of
the District's sixth graders scored •
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-- FREEPOBT--. Mjfftia JOberg;
the viDage't new. (Brector - «
bosiness development, win be the
The budget vote
, ,___^^__Mnducted from MO pm in each
the prc-K~pfcgT;n;i, .^IkminsUtlllorTlhgr^^rdistrict's elementarv—:--
notonly to continue and to be schd^t^and^uahcJ5^c•K Center.
Tgstfuctuf^^aek to a flverday- - • -
program for ainUff-disttitJls
youngster's who apply.
boundaries,
icboot district
ion—ort=—spedftc-rcad
this week's
legal.
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""SracWngT Special . From
Fn^ort" show Sonday, May 20;
llpm. ~rr c": ••-r5
Silberg'will dtscoss his effbcti
to aid : businesses wishing.; to'
expand their pfresent 'quartets ia'
the villain as wdl as his aim to,
attract new users to the Freeport:
Mall and to the North Main Street
area.
Also featured on the show will
be more intervievrs of tome of the
outstanding graduates of Free-
^even and'rune in the evening—_:—porliligliSchQclj £lAiiojr79,__
FOR-AIX OF MER CHILDREN. Executive Diraetor of> FrMport's N
Hl-Hello Child Day Cv Center^Vicfcy Mannis (c4,-hasf49t to smila
.at>out as she acpepts-a $1,000 check from Citibank's'Long tslaf>d
Region, Making the presentation to Mannis and one-and-a-hall-year-old
Andrea vyhfte are Dan Gerristr. market place maruger for C^tit»n)c.
and Rct>erta'Grower assistant manager of Citibank. The money wl!' go
to/tards the purchase of a bus to provide trips lor ttte Center's childf COL