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44lhYEARNolO FREEPORT. NEW YORK. JULY S. 1979 PRICE 2 0 * PER COPY
Subdivision Plans Get Second Look
Another^frst ''®*'«'®"'* ^® *® NoMWed
the Of Planning Board Meeting
As-
A GRAND MEMBER OF THE G.O.P. Is honored for his 42 years as a
Freeport Republican Committeeman. Franl( Curley (second from r.)
accepts the plaque from Freeport Executive Leader Ray Malone
(second from I.), as Village Trustee Timothy Peternana (1.) and former
Executive Leader Fred Hager look on approvingly.
Proposed Low To Treat
Mote ATid^moie bbgs7£tcjudlly
FREEPORT- Discrimination of sexes of dogs is about to be ended
once a New York State law takes effect. To keep wthin the guidelines
of the recently enacted law a, village ordinance has bee» proposed that
sets the licensing fees for all dogs •
reproduction as the same..
Current licensing fees separate
all male dogs, and female dogs
that have been spayed into one
category: and female dogs that.
ha%'e not yet been spayed into a
second category with higher fees.
The profKfsed village law,
which would become effective as
of Januar> I. 1980. would follow
the State Law's Mandate by
stating that male dogs capable of
reproduction can no longer be
licensed at the same fee as a
spayed female dog. The not-,
neutered male dogs and un-spayed
females will require a
SI2J5 annual licensing fee. The
fee for_all dogs, both sexes, not
'.. capable of reproduction will be
• male and female — incapable of
S4.35 annually.
The village Board of Trustees
will hold a public hearing on the
proposed village ordinance
Monday evening, July 9. 8 pm. at
VillageHall.
According to information re­ceived
from the village, dogs can
be spayed or neutered at' a
reasonable fee at the Bide-A-Wec
Home Association's Oinic. 3300
Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh
(785-4079). or by obtaining, from
the Friends of Animals, 11 West
60th Street in New York City
(212-243-8077). a certificate
which will be honored by co­operating
veterinarians.
Trustees Ask Zbning.Boqrd
JliLHeccuMldeiLA^yQriahce
FREEPORT - Jumbo,
Freeport Exempt Firemen's
sociation restored antique ap­paratus
brought home a first
place in for Best Appearance in
the Motorized Steamer Category
recently. The prize was a result of
her participation in the tenth
Annual Fairchestcr Antique Show
and Muster held June 23 at
Kensico Dam. Valhalla, New
York.
Jumbo was transported from
Freeport on a custom-built trailer
constructed by the members of
the Association. The ideas for
design and safely came from
Village of Freeport emplo>'ees.
Fire Department Chiefs. ex-
Chiefs and XTompany personnel.
Due to Jumbo's odd'dimensions,
the trailer itself became a unique
piece of equipment and a chal­lenge.
Named Jumbo Jr.. it was
completed just foyr days prior to
the departure for^Valhalla.
Until progress forced Jumbo's
(Cont on Pago 9)
Local Groups Can
Get Help With Trees
STONY BROOK - In an attempt
Id assist such community groups
as civic associations, village
improvement societies and
bcautification committees in
proper planning, planting and
maintenance of trees, the New-
York State Department of En-viroiimental
Conservation has
initialed an Urban Forestr>-
Program.
Begun under a United States
Forest Service FederarCrant. the
program will provide technical
assistance and advice to munic-
-ipalities. community groups and
;: txfmmtiuaas involved w ithJiiiiaa
"Forestry Managements.
FREEPORT - Residents of the area near a proposed five-home sub­division
will have a second opportunity to be heard by the Freeport
Planning Board — and this time, they will be individually notified of
the public hearing.'that Is If they live within 200 feet of the property
under discussion.
The Planning Board will hold a second public hearing on an appli­cation
by Halo Homes to build the
four new houses, and utilize a
refurbished presently standing
dwelling, for a subdivision that
would extend back along a new
cul-du-sae from South Bayvlcw
Avenue, between Smith and Rose
Streets, The new street Is to be
called Lois Lane.
The hearing will be held Tues­day.
July 31.9 pm at Village Hall.
No. resldcnu of the area
appeared before the Board ait the
first public hearing held on the
matter on February 14. This time
however, nptices will be sent to
all property owners within 200
fecr.
Although residents did event­ually
come to a subsequent
Village Board meeting to protest
the Planning Board's approval of
the subdivision's appHcation,~~)the
Board of Trustees noted thatr'ihe
Planning Board was autonomous
in the matter.
The original approval of the
Planning Board was for plans to
build four new houses without the
75 foot fronUge necessary In an
"AA"2onc.
Planning Board Chairman John
DiGrazia told THE LEADER that
a new hearins was being held
because the village attorney had
ruled that at the first meeting no
formal resolution had been made.
The residents' main .complaint
was that they had ticvet been
notified of the Planning Board's
public hearing and of a street
going through their backyards.
Trustee At Sirlin pointed out. at
the Village Board n^eeting
attended by the residents, that if
the sub-division had been sub­mitted
with three legal plots of
wider frontage, no variance would
have been necessary and the
homes could have been con­structed,
as well as the street,
twithoui any action necessary.
Stoblttzotion Task Force Has
Changes In Personnel
FREEPORT - The ViHage
Board of Trustees is asking .the
Zoning Board of Appeals to
- rehear a recently decided apptica-
-tjon made by; Stasteve^Bealty
"(Atlantic Chemists), to erect a
50 foot extessida to the back.oT
. tbdf biiilifing.'T1)e drug store,
• fronts on Atlantic Avemie.bat the
extension would, extend onto a
plot on Bay Street, a residemially
- zoned area:. -Jhe- Zoning ^ Board
-.liadv^prov^J_tbe ^apeiaa^oa^
•snbj^io the m>Hcaat s pn>vid-
(seveaspqUoCparking. . .
. .Vaiagc .PjwsLjfegssri
. Several residenu of. the area,
however, had objected to the ex­tension
of: business use into a
residential area.
The Village Board. Mayor
William H. White noted, was
- split'on the matter with a majority •
not in favor of the parking lot
applicadba. White eiplained that
a 50 foot oat of 200 feet > (the
len^' of: the;. Ray - Street - ptot)^
commercial usage was more ia
fine with the area than a 200 foot-oat
of 200 feet commercial osage.-
Tt»^ HrtjrH ' rrmthming tO IpS^rTg
""Trees serve as specific aids in
the suburban environment, points
out' Albert W, Mahoski. the.
department's Urban Forcstefi
They" help in climate ameiior-ation,
noise abatement and:
screening,. Mahoski notes that
creating the separate position of
Homefinders Director, the Village
was giving more emphasis to the
succssful project," It is planned,
he commented, to expand the free
service In the future, given the
limitationrof federal funding.
Margdis had bees a menwer of-been
respdnsjblefor .the:'Mfe of ihe SfahittrifionrTasfc ^-Fotea a'
some'SO houses to middle and- position sfaehas now resigned "in
FREEPORT - A change in
personnel on the village's Stabili­zation
and Affirmative Housing
Task Force is bdng coupled with
an Increased emphasis on the
Homefinders Service. Since iu
inception under two years ago,
_tlML^Homtfinde» Service. has
(Cont. on Pager 12)
A/ifmet OnMcili
the-application Mmwtty ngm. dccis'ion ia tite mattcf-before.
Jtily 2. t^teatbey also pondered
• the ttpGcation' before them' to
^establish the parldng fidd on
Ray -Street- The lot. site of a
deserted, fretjaeatly vandalized.
_-Jbarnt:pat dii^ng, woold be
nscd only iix'aapioyeesdt Atlan­tic
Chemists.-owner Anthony
DeNicola had told the ViOage
Board at the original bearing.
tEEPORT <• The Heartsr-a
dance-ezpressioo and paatonmie
troope will perform -on
Fregpoct.MaU-this-«>«isJt-S«Mr-them,
requested the Zoning
Board to rebeaz the matter of the
bnilding extension, with partica-lar
emphaus on the parking
stipalatioa. in >;.as mocfa . as
witboot using the Ray Street lot.
there was no other avaflabfe
parking site that coald be set
-• •{Corrt''o^Pag«3^ ^
diy.JulyT.
The group, geared to captiirate
children of all ages, will perform
an array' of mnsic "and dance,
"haman machines" and will act
oat silent impressions based on
• srgg'^?"tw from *hi* r ^"fifftfT
The free performances win
be^at 1.2.3.4and5pmonthe
M a O . - . • • • • • • ' V-apper-
middle Income families.
MatHyn Margoib has been
appointed by the village Board of
lYttstees to the part-time positioa
of Director of the Homefinders.
Sehiee whfa an aanoal sslsty of
SSfiCO. to be paid from Com'
moi^ Deveiopnient Fottds.
Kfai^gpQs. and ibe newty ap-poiniied
Acting QMXdinator of
the Task Force Michael Klrwan.
win together be replacing
Satnooca-Crook as tbe Task
FdfeeVCooirtfiniOrrr: "^ --'::
_C(Qck!t-_iesicBatioo 1__WM.
recently accepted by the tmstetfs
The »»W» *'«F^ «** appredatk» et
order to devote all Oier) enetfies
to Homeffflders." Presentlyr she
working with five fandBes in­terested
in certain propetties in'
Freeport iachidlng a coaple from
Great Neck hoping to porchase •
S70,000 waterfront borne. Mar*
goils win report to tbe Task Force
throofb luwan wbo b ber
sttpemsor. Replacing ber od tbe
Task Force in Anna Ltndaa.
Stabilizatioa Chainraman of tbe
Steams ParkCHric Association.
^< -Accardinf (o^Kinata; die Task
Fnrw» ^wifl ' now Concentrate
exdasivcly-anstidi matters as tbe"
'mooitociBf of real estate practkes
•tn4- •f*''"fn'"'Vitt?nff with {n.<
exteasioe of bis present doties as
FreanttHnmaii Velafioa Com-missinn
Ditector.
Is ibejjast. Crook: not only
acted u Task Foree coordinatcr
bat'also n a the vinage's Home­finders
Service.'
In anooondng fbfargotis'
•wpourtment,'.. yifiagp. .Mayor
WUliam White noted that ''ifl
iBridcala
(luupt. • -••
• X^wan. wtw has been village
Director of Hamaa -Beiatjoni
tiaec 1971. holds a Masters
Degree In - thiloso|^>y from
Claaisie Mborie. Calwsy. Ireland.
Us native cbanttY. His career lua
been in comnunnT rdatkms with
(Cont;6APa{jal2)