The-Leader_1983-11-03

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Freeport
School Dtalrict
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Baldwin
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niEEPORT. NEW YORK. NOVEMBER 3,1983
48th YEAH. No. 28A
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Freeport Loitering Law A Big "?"
Baldwin Library Bd.
Tackles Plant Needs
CanliOrWiini'Be
Enforced Is Sfitl Unclear
FBEEPORT - The question of this village's "loileiing^." jres or
no, enforceable or not, has been raised several times recently. Several
weeb agci) when a standing-room^rowd of village residents attended
a Village Board meeting to complun about crime, they were uHi by
Mayor WiHiam H.-White that the village did have a "loitering law"
and that it had not been declared
^wihge wiiiTiKjkt ^ ^ « « F^r Handicapped
To Shut Off Power Overcrowding txamined
FREEPORT - A small Cactocy
at 197-199 North Main Street
-has recently been the center of
aiienlion by the ViBage of Free- •
port's Building Department,
Electric Department aiid its Vil­lage
Counsel.. ' .
The company, Bio-Sdeolific
Specially Products uses a highly
infUmmable substance' in the
manufacture of at least one of
iis products.
After the Village's electric otil- '
iiy aiiempled to shut off Ihe
pcraer going into the North Main
Street building last-week, its
owner got a show cause ocder
slaying the village from such
action pending a court hearing.
The order was served 00 the
village on Thursday, October 27
and, because of the'nature of Ihe
substance on the premises
and the village's concern. Village
Counsel Joe Edwards appBed for
an immediate bearing.
On Friday, the bearing was
held before Judge Alexander
Berman and the village's argu­ments
were upheld.
According to Edwards, Bio-
Scientific uses acetone, a "super-flammable"
substance, winch has
"a flash point dose to 2ero,"
in its manufacture of such prod-ucis
as nail polish.
If ignited. Edwards told THE
LEADER this week, an npl<>-
siun could result which could
destroy not only the. entire
building and kill or badly' injure
anyone in it, but could sob-
. slanjially damage a good part of
Ihe neighboring area.
Edwards uid . there were
r.umcTuus electrical vwlations
en the premises, which Ihe
company's owner had been
previously warned to dean up or
face the discoonection of his
electric power. Amoog the ap­proximately
20 TkilaUoos. said
Edwards, were defects in. wiring,
non-ciptosioa-proof fixtures,
and improper hook-up of ser­vice
going into the baildisg.
After Judge Berman. vacated
- the-ii«y on .RSdayp^th«-villag»
turned oft the power. Bio-Scira-
(Conl.cn Pag* 13)
by Joan Dtlaney
BALDWIN - At the tegular mcmthly meeting of Ihe Baldwin Library
Board of Trustees on Tuesday, October 25, the trustees met with Archi­tect
Peter Casler concemmg Ihe grant to be used to better adapt Ihe
libraiy to accomodate the handicapped.
The trustees listened to Casler's presentation, but toqk no formal
steps to proceed imtil Library
Director. Walter Haber~ s p t^
further with representatives bora
the Town of Hempstead con-.
ceming the specifics of the grant.
There seemed to be some un­certainly
as to the exact amount
of Ihe grant and any constraints:
Casler pointed out that Ihe goal
of any adaptation for the handi-capp
»l i s not just to make the
buikfing accessible but Id make
all Ihe fadlities accessible. He
noted that xuiA considerations
begin on Ihe ouuide and Indnde
sudi things as safe parking,
proper in^nes or curt> cuts,
e&miiiatioa of Ihe necessity to
walk or proceed behind cars,
ptupei doorways, etc. A study'of
the faciEties would lake approxi-matdy
two months and cost
SISOO, according lo Casler.
Thb pte&minary study would
indude some guideline draw­ings,
but not completed daigns
and, if the trustees wanted to pro­ceed,
a sebood- design phase
KDuld cost approximately S3,000.
Casler agreed, however, that no
decision should be made tmtil
Haber has received additional
information about Ihe grant &om
- the Town of Hempstead. If hired,
Casler would also consult with the
Town and work within .the con-
. siraints of the grant as well as
appropriate building codes.
Regarding the study, Casler
noted that Ihe coiuideralions
would indude everything from
parkiiig ' to drinking fountains,
telephones and udiet facilities,
as well as specific access to
libraiy services. Jfe noted that a
preliminaijMook at Ihe facility
made him aware of the "intensive
use'' of the bdlities within which
any' adptations would occur.
He also noted that Ihe libraiy is
already quite' accessible lo Ihe
handicapped.
The Board of Trustees also
discussed Ihe library's space
neetJs and Trustee Charles Bogan
spoke stixmgly about the Jack of
any decision regarding altema-thres
to - correct the crowded
conditions; He said thai he was
disappointed thil, despite much
discussion, no -other alteniaiive
has been decided upon since Ihe
defeat of the bond issue in May.
At Ihe suggestion of new carpet­ing
because of Ihe deterioration of
the exist'mg czipet', Bogah said
that he would not approve any
such expenditure until a space
decision has been nude.
' At previous meetings. Bogan
had outlined nuny alternatives,
some of which he termed
(Cent, on Page 10)
onconstitulional.
But some residents - insisted
that, when they had called Ihe
Freeport Police Dcpaitment to
complain about loitering, they
were told Ihe "loitering law"
was unconstitutional and nothing
could be itone.
. Lntering. at the least, can be a
'worrisome problem, which can
escalate into a more serious one.
A generation or two ago. hanging
around the comer - candy store
was a k^cial phenonaenon almost
totally devoid of any ominous
tones 9r undercurrents.
Today, residents talk with fear
and concern of the groups of
not only youths, but adults,
who hang around stich places as
Broadway, Freeport Plaza
West, Smith and South Main
Streets, Merridc Road and the
Man, Atlantic and Bayview Aven-ues.
T.north, south, • east, west,
sometimes on comets, sometimes
in the middle c€ the street.
Are they dealing in drugs or
just '^hanging loose?'.* Do they
harrass pedestrians as they try
lo pass or are ihey just social­izing?
Lmlering is a problem, if only
sometimes in Ihe eyes of the on­lookers.
On Broadway, where po­lice
hare made many arrests for
drug dealing, the hanging anxind
says one thing; on Smith and
Sooth Main,-one neighborhood
businessman called it just a
cultural happening.
Whatever the reaspn, groups, of
people congregating" on a street,
blo^ng a sidewalk or hindering '
free movement by other pedes­trians,
calling out epithets,
jostling or pushing, drinking or
(Com. en Page.13)
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Election Day This Tuesday,
Polls Open 6 AM to 9 PM
FRfeEPORT/BALDWIN - Tues^
day, November 8, ts Elect'ion Day -
ajid Toieri in Baldwin and Free-po'n
will join the milUons of New
York Stalers, who win go to Ihe
polls 6 an>-9 pm faced with a
myriad of jwSdal and town. dly.
or local candidates, as well as a'
reside vrithin Ihe Town of Hemp­stead
and win therefore find oa
thett ballots candidates for Ihe
Town's Preuding Supervisor and
Supervisor, three Council mem-ben,-
Town Cleii and Receiver of
Taxes.
Four persons are running for
FREEPORTERS IN THE CAST of "Rddler On Ihe Roel' include
Blen Kelly Cop I.), Many Fox (lap r.), John Holly (owei I.) artd
Doreen Chila power r.). Ms. Kelly, who has made a record with tne
Womenfolk Song Proied of toogs by and aboirt women in Ainerica.-i
History, playi Tzeitel. Fox, whose back(]round is in drama andjgeech.
pathology, la cast as Motet. John Holly, who h«i had a ieading role In".
proposed^bondissue and seven, the twojs».tcnnj]{J°o«iLFie> isanyaChoralaproduciloo,t»B»rrtHlffandMa;<ail1»,w<w ti»rt«ySfinr
"proposed coasiitatidoal'amtud- siding Supervison. laeumbeal th« Chorale whila a ttudenj at Freepon High School, plays the rol* of
menis. Thomas S. Golotla of Merrick on Chava. Peffdrmances o< "Fiddler'.' begin al'B-JO pro at Fretpon H'lgn
' Freeport and Baldwin voters (Com.onPageZO) SchootonFri(layandSaturdaynlahtt,Novemb«r4-Sand11-12.