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ROOSEVELT
MERRICK
FREEPORT'S
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NEWSPAPER
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•«thYEAR..No.39 FREEPORT. NEW YORK.JANUARY 24.1980 PRICE 20* PER COPY
New Jr. High Program Suggested
»-"*tw^ s^ssp** ssscsai V Pendents Inirited "Clustef Plan To Be
wSS.«" studied By School Board
FREEPORT - A meeting for the
residents of the village of Free-port,
to be held. Wednesday
night,. January 30,' will discuss
formation of. block associations.
-Sponsored by the village's
Stabilization Task Force, the
Freeport Association and Citi-
"banj:, the meeting will'begin at
8 pni in. Village Hall, 46 North
Ocean Avenue. .
" The meeting will be chaired by
A SPECIAL^LEADERSHIP PLAQUE was. awarded lb Phil Rlzzo '{c), M'<=hael Kirimi. ch^man of the
captain of the Freeport Raiders, the Freeport Recreation Dopahment'^^.^Task^^otw-'.HlenExbractjpresl-
.-. travalinfljjpccer teanV,a^e Raiders endednhatrUraT^eason In iha^ dent of the Bxeport Associatioii,
•rrBaiawJSPBiEfErag««i^rll»iLai7^ spcat^ vwillR,6ger Martin.
•Oejjartment's Soccer Awards'NlghtLwis Pat Kayaoaghi^^
• FREJEPORT - a pDot program,for Dodd Junior-High School was
proposed to the Freeport Board of Education by.the Dodd adnunistra-tion.
Thc suggestion was one of the results of a three year study of ^the
school's organization, structure and curriculum by the administration
andfaculty.
r.), Fi'eeport ^Recreation AlhlatlcJDirectoir.^^
• I.)V SoccerDirectorr JJm'Pi
Arrows; and CoJ»ch_Lamt)ectaTfOlla
•Nev* York'i
The . study ^and the. pilot
"cluster program'.' were^ pre­sented
to the boarid'at their last
nionthly public tneeling held-
. January 16 at Bayview .Avenue
School.; Giving Ac report werj
. Dodd principal Harding .Morgan
and asisistaht principals ^ Bill
•^Rafter andRobirtTeich.; " - - ';
i'. ;^';;propbsed ythe.-^*'dj^^
rprognuh'.^ would be institutedfw'
"the next sdiobl yearand wc«ild
science. There would therefore be
a .multitdi^cipline, team-teaching'.
.approach. .• '
. • Notihg- the budget implications -:
inherent in 'the • proposal, the
board implied they would be" dis-
. cusslug'tliiit piogram —• and the
= other-suggestions r^" during the ;.
.ensuinginonths./ . ; •'
; /^' 1: •. ...,'- SiiiiimisTo •
Anoth"er ^:^pr<^kisar£jjyIii.'tHe::--^^A^
Mbtloy <«.), Soccer Director.' JJm Pollaihan (secbnd frdni L); of iho^N.Yo.^Hiinm»i-^ Wghts-/ Ctomrnbsionr
- - ~ • (iTf)--.—r-^—^" "—~ ."".-' . '. Martin is alsp:^ Freeport resident
:and:
V. '!nvoIve:-^aBBiBximate}yi^l2S--9tH--~«ii»mit^. wM^
f.-st^dentsilTwould i»h«" as abridge" .SM^^
lit . between the contained structure
be' self-bontainedve--=n»tst-Would
a member of the: village'^
MINfeOLA^ iheVoid Broi^ Watw Works, dne of the^village's
historical btiildingS, won't be piut up fofaiictibn, according to Nassau
County officials; The 4Vt acres of land and dld'pumping statioii were
originally stip^sed Jo' bef. onelof^the_ooun»y:«\wedTj>ar«ls;^^
auctioned^ arpubliosare»3jeduled for February 6< v.-v >~"' ' '•"J^
But interest in'.the buUftbg " . - - .•
:^Si^-:~ii .-Cl
finm' a motion picture cbtnpany
. ';• prompted - Nassau' County; Com-.
Cniissidrier of Industry Rpy.Cacda-
- tore'.; to'^recd'-amcnd to- .Coun^:
; Eieciitiye Francis Purcell that the
• '• pcicel :be_, reriioweii .from: the •
>ictf«>i- until ::.;_Pu,blic-,.,W<wis.;
rtfinlshi^8aHinage*study"pf8.V :
. -According.'ifo ;Cacdatpre, '"the
: Astoria Motion - Picture;. and
Tei2visTpn.Center Fbundatidn had
vl expresscd;in<erest in renting the
i. thr«se "story .stnictiue'for use as; a
- icdvie..Jhidio. The -Foundationi;
JCadriatort explained,- was put
together ori^ally by, NtwYoric
Cityjind members of the-motion
picture industey following; the
sumiricrs; ago J by the': Freeport;
Arts Council,- whose' attempt to
arrange fiiUrtime use of it failed.
It also was rented for a short tithe
to'a Tock group for.a reh&rstl
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r-; Recient!yv;> ;it r Sfeemeg: J^'that
Nassau Qjiihiy's Public ,';V7orts
E'epairtment'.:' would . v ^ "; the
building.for its' officttTCout, tlje.
high cost.of conversion deterrtsd'
"that.•;'•:: :j:.y ::-\-^\:^l-''^-s:'r---" •
The cffiginal asking bidfbr the;
Water Worick parcel wastorhave
beeii $527,000. Two other prisper-;
ties located in ~ the wllage^iare:
among ther.oth(er25~piec^ of,
surplus and tax lien properties to
. , ' " : (Cent, on Page i2) .-..;- ;:
- FReEEORT-j--The i ^ ^
. Vpiiblic.Eeariiig on an application
- toreasbiietheV/estMcrrickRoad".
:"Elks Qub•pro^rty-will be held;
: Monday, .'January t28, 8- pm; at'
'"yfUr-ge . Hall. The 'Originally-
• rcheduled hearing on January 14 ;
. was -adjoumed a^iihe request ;pf, '
»i th'e--appliaiits; in-order'tb'"i'low
• them-time, lb' rectire'.adf'ltionai
; ihfonjiatipn.-..; ! !.":-?• 7 .; - - -
;•, Gerald Hal^^ra; attdmey, for,
: appUiants George.'Bellesis "arid
-: MormSussiaaii, told: the. Village
; Board., on
of Atkinson School and the looser
structure,; of'.' the ; Junior" Wgh
school; •whebeVstudints are
personally rtEpoiisf;le for joins:
from class to.class; Tiie"more
suppoifre strujrture)jtlie--t4porfr
^iplained, wotflJ: .* aid-' tho^e'
students ijho w-ijld Saii ii xao.*!'
difR^iIttoadtpttbCcdd.; : :
:lri'the "cliiri^ pro3tiiii;",-thr.
. student's' " curriculum '•';. vrould
remain tE; itm2, bii.tiijy.Wcald
not'have .is muih n:ov»!rntnt,
• stayirijlCwith r. gicuj^tliubr^i
3seseaai-.d4'ise3.--^ciK»i^'as
/istiidies, "enklid;, ; itrfitn cad
•be'..
permit'less' iristiuctioael time to'
be lost for the students. /
S?Jiool • ^oard' president Satx/
Holly ribied that she war pleasec
to scs' the school jiipvin^JgJJie—^
diiectton—or'in^dic-:! • scspea- ,
siaiiS;^She explsineo^ thai- wh^n
chil&eri r-:e phydcclly -rc^pended -
frtiathe.sditjl', tiley Ere oftin
"ontbestjticts." ;
Ou'ier'prbpssclc include team
counseling fo;; ' iLultnli-suf-pe:
adec£stcd;ats; a sevezithjgrad;
^ j o c i d - ? ' ^ ' ^ — " • " ' • " ' " • ^ • • . • - ' • ^ ' - ' • y , - , ,•".'^'''•^•-- '•''•:
• '(Co;;t.dnPtC3l2);
;Janua^-14 jhat-hw ^ ^ l ' : V
«_-obtaiiung^inforiria-><^ FREEPC
Bocircl ;ll@i@ctSv Oil ConVersieB]!
'•ProboscVf^ofi^lncln(^!^af o r !
rclients; were-obtaiping^^iaforina-^ FREEPORT^ It iopkr lik? th J villarje's gaibaae vroa't b*. cbrivertcd.
tion that would help.thempreseiK -intbxrilrlf suchf^prtccas^is i»i^
closing of major film studio in- "^ be. auctioned February ft One,(on
Queiens. A riot-fbr-profit corpora. Willow-Aycnuc, is an in^gula769
tioi, tl»e-Foundation V—: it "has
beea -suggested — -wotrfd pro­bably,
make-"payments in lieu of
tales.'"
foot by 132 foot piece/wit)S^_ an
upset price of S2,70b. The sMond,
6,700 square feet,' is located on'
South Main Street and borders
Fiicepdrt Greek.. Upset price for
this parcel, locatnl somewhere
between the Freeport Motel and
AlGrover's,: Is $5,225.
-Ths KuTding, with its towers'
': rnd rounde'd ardies over, its
- windows, is considered to be a
.: prime example of Victoriaa e.a
..invosjial arcliitecture and of
. historict£ hnport. Built in 1889 by
.gdwcrd Freeman, noted architect
of that time, the building was
originally owned by the City of
Bitx>klyii before its merger with
New York City. Eventually it was
sold-to Nassau County along with
- ^ -' oth.ir watershedrpropertiesr .tcnie:~ ot; EdS«itioh.'~ is planned for
'"""'rvacint except for a few tempbra^\Thursday, January 24. 8;15 pm.'
rentals, the property has been a at 'Atkinson . School on West
targef for vandals, ranging from
the stripping of copper frx>m its.
roof to fires in tlietowerr.. •
Located—beside^ the Dang
Island Rail Road right-of-\yay
near North Brookside Avenue,
the building was., used sev'eral
Sessions Set '
FREEPORT-The first of four
open Budget Planning Sessions.,
scheduled by the Freeport,-Boa^
Seaman Avenue. " . . " .
- This first session will deal with
such items in the School district's
1980-81 Budget Proposal as
utilities^ .insurance, operations
(Cent, on Page 11)
-their rapplicatiori^arid, helpIthe-.-
board ttTirialie their decision. He
assured the board - that thi daU
would be available in time for the
-newdate. -^ - : . ' • •
•The Village Board of Trustees
legally must approye any»applica.-
tion for Tczoning. Presently the,
property is- zoned Business
"AA;" the application adts for a
" change to a'. less .' restrictive
Business.'.'B." .;
While the- application has
already -been approved by the'
Freeport. Planning' Boards .the
Nassar County Planning Board
has disapproved it,.calling it spot
zoning. Because the.parcel lies
within 500 feet of a county high­way,
in order for the village Board
JifjTrustees to grani-the'ieabnlngn
application, their vdte must be by '
.majority plus one, i.e. four
trustees must vole "yes."
When presented to the vil­lage's
Planning Board, the ori-
• ginal site plan called for constinc-tion.
of a McDonald's, a bank and
^approximately ,40.000 square, feet
"of other building space as well as
137 parking spots. "^
weeUy-legisIaai'j session bu frjbnday,Jant<aJy 21, voted tp reject a
proposal sent in a. litter of iateni by E ^ ErtfgySyitejas xih'o wisii to
phrchase the viUr ge's indbeiatorJ
Althmigh the .coupf ny mei: tlu
village's terms on pace, as ii was
appraised.- and brUc-bei'ding, the
board — after a fc»;3 discusdo^
•^ deddnl against allowing them
SpurchaseJbe site fo.- r prbcxss
ey daimed - wauld-" tovvici
garbage into oil. - . ; . •
, Pnsentiy, the vilkge's gar-,
bage.is*carted by Five Counties _
Carting, under contract, to the
Town^fff/HempsiMd's necovety
Plant, Blac!:-Claussen. Under -
BW's proposal, the village woald^
guarantee to provide 80 tons of
garbage a day for 15 years for
jwhich BW.would pay 5% than the
Town's bid price at the time.
The village. Mayor William H.
White explained, would not get
• involved in the bonding of fiie
plant and would therefore have no'
• financial responsibilities. "There
. is^a certain exdtenlcnt to me iii;.
this," White said, explaining that
the preliminary, reports are that
ihe process win generate saleable
oil, enoughs he said, that could be
U5cd ccjnually by 1,5&J hooses.
; Trustee Timolhy Pstemaria
brbiigt/^ up 26m: environmental
conceras, and sa'd he felt that \.
balandiig the financial benefits -
that could be attidn^d ag^nst the
impact on tlie qcslity of the
environment resulted, in a nega­tive
decision.. .. *
Trustee Dorothy Storm alio
expressed concern about the -
environmental impact, referring
•to-"bug$" in the Black-CIaussen '
system.
- Petemana's uneasiness about
tije_ possibility.-lbf.—odors—was—"
answered by Larry" Adier, a
member of the village's Sewier
and Sanitation Commission, who'
said there-was-a .""very ""slim
cherice" that it would have aa—
odor, and that odor is "sabjefc-tive."
Trustee AI Siriint noted thaf —
any contract the village proposed
could bdude a cla(»e that the
plant would have to shut down if
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