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EREEPORT. NEW YORK, MAY2,1985
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Freeport School Vote Vlfed., May 8
BoMwin^Libniiy To School, Librafy Budgets On .
BdffofrOne^SeoP U^iopposed
lUisilion
. FREEPORT - School district voters will go to the polls Wednesday,
' May 8, to vote on (wo budgets — school and library — and for one seat
on the Board of Education.' • -^ •
Dorothy Fox, present member of the School Board, is running un- ,
opposed for her second term. Fox supports the passage of the 1985^6
school • budget! which is in the
Freeport Vamp
AcdamedFor
Undeiwaler Rescue
NEW YORK CnY - A Free-port
voliinteer fireman, and
member of one of New -YoA
City's Fire Department Resctie
Squads dove into the East River
Friday afternoon, April 26, to
remove a passenger trapped in a
crashed helicopter.
Paul Hashagan cut the 35-year-
Seek AddHional Space
From Bank Building
by Joan Oelaney
. BALDWIN - At a special open meeting of the Baldwin library Board
of Trustees held Monday evening, April 29. the board formally adopted
a resolution to attempt to acquire the soon-to-be vacant bank property
adjacent to the library. The unanimous decision came only after
lengthy discussion, attempts to interpret existing community reaction,-
. andcoinsiderationof how-imehan——~—: ~-f • — .T "'"
atteinpt should bi: developed^ ~ condemn the property for public
The library trustees, referred (library) use. In such a case, a.
Paul Hashagan
old German victim's seal .belt
with a knife, about 30 minutes
-after the copter bad. crashed'
moments after its 2:25 pm take-
.off.
Although Hashagan was able to
rescue iSuis Dieter I«prich, a
West German salesman, Leprich
was pronounced dead at Belle-vne
Hospital abodl- two-and-a-half
hours later.
Hashagan, 34, 'was one of
several New YoA City firefighters
and police oEBcers who responded
to the disaster scene that Friday
afternoon ind were later recog­nized
by Gty Mayor Edward
Koch at a spedal ceremony tn'his
ofiice.
This was not Hashagan's first
heroic rescue: A Freeport Fire
Department volunteer firefighter,
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to over 1,500 petitions which had
been signed by^ libfary. jiatrons
indicating the patrons'.desire (o
see an expansion through the
acquisition of the bank property.
Although trustee Charles Bogan
noted that the. peUtiotis, while
of some value, were "abstract"
in.that they did not include a
dollar" figure,' he agreed with
his other trustees that they did,
however, represent a real com­munity
.interest in at least pro-
"ceedirig; virith investigating the
possibility of acquisition.
With notes before them based
on legal advice given to them
concerning the process of ac­quisition
^ whether through
purchase or condemnation and
then purchase.— the trustees
outlined a step-by-step process
which must include public in­formation
as well as-a public
hearing. It was noted that it is
important to first secure a proper
"fair value" appraisal so that
both the trustees and the com­munity
would have a cfear idea
of what acquisition as well as
. renovation would cost; It was
agreed that any such acquisition
would include renovation plans
for prompt use, of the space by_
thelibrary.
Noting that any public dis­cussion
of cost at this point 'a
premature and would "Up their
hand" relative to negotiating
with the bank, the trustees ex­plained
the need for executive
session discussion of dollar
figures once that information be­comes
available. They noted,
however, that a public hear­ing
and a referendum for voters
to approve any financial outlay
must precede any formal offer
to the batik.
If such an offer were refused,
the library would then still have
the option of filing a petition to
judge. would decide the fair
market value of the property. •
In-discussing such an event,
the trustees noted that their
own appnusal. the bank's ap­praisal
and any dedsion by the
Judge would be close in dollars
since all would be employing the
service of professional condem­nation
appraisers who would be
using the same parameters to.
come to their decision.
Discussion on "where- to go
&om. here" was" left incom­plete
as the trustees agreed to
think over the best method of
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BOCES Hiring
More Security
BALDWIN - Negotiations
between BOCES and the Town of
Hempstead are presently under­way
for renewal ot the lease for
BOCES' school in Baldwin Har-
. bor.
According to a town repre^
sentative, the original 20-year
lease runs until 1990. and is re­newable
-every five' years at
BOCES option. ' -
In recent-years, however, the
security in and around the school
has created a controversy with
neighborhood residents, who
have ooinpIiUned that students at-the
fadHty can easily arid "'fre­quently
do leave the bdlding.
They have expressed concern
about the young peoples' acUoits
in the neighborhood, noting that
they ar« "emotionally (Us-turbed.".
"
The Town,'"on the other hand,
has taken the position that their
legal recourse is to see that
BOCES "adheres to the letter of
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amount of $36,984,497.
The proposed school budget
shows' a net increase over the
present annual budget of
$2,345,000. -Revenues on the
other hand are increasing from
$14333,073 to $15,794,078; an
increase of only $1,461,005.
Freeport School District resi-denUal
property, owners will
•probably see a total school tax
. set at $25.21 if the budget passes;
• business property owners, some-
• wlwrit-aronnd-$26.92-pir $100'
assessed valuation.
The ttqiected tax Mke will be
$1.67 per $100.
The proposed $1,591,225
FreejxjnV Memorial Library
budget carries a total tax increase
of six cents per $100 assessed val­uation,
for a total tax in 1985-86
of $1.93 pet $100.
Six polling places will be open
froin 1 pm to 10 pm. The Atkinson
School I&trid votes at Atkinson^
School; Columbus . Avenue
School District at Columbus
Avenue School;''Bayriew School, .
at Bayview; Archer^Street School,
at'!' ^her; ' Giblyn School; . at
- Gjblyn; and theClevelahd Avenue
School District will vote at the
Freeport Family Community
Center, 17 Buffalo A\-enue.
FesfivHies To Celebraie
Freeport Ubraiys Exponsioh
FREEPORT - The recently
expanded Freeport Memoiiij
Library will hold a "Day of Cele­bration''
on Sunday, May 19, in
honor of its dedication.
The festivities will begin at
12 noon with The .Arts Council at
Freeport's Book and Author
Brunch featuring novelist Thomas
Fleming and actress Marian
Seldes.
The library's Open House will
begin at 1 pm with a variety of
entertainment for the entire
family, including downs, mimes,
balloons, music and- refresh-ments-'.'
": ' , • .
The day's activities will con-dude
with a concert by noted
musician Naomi Dmcker and the
American Chamber. Ensemble
sponsored by the Nassau County
Ofiice of Cultural Affairs.
Reservations are required for
.the Brunch portion of the Book
and Author-program. All other
activities are free and open to the
public.
Booh A AuthdrBrunch •
Acclaimed actress Marian
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FIRE CHIEF INSTALLED. New Chief of the Freeport Fire Oepartmenf
Leo TucholskI (c.) was Installed by Village Mayor Dorothy Storm
(2nd I.) at ceremonies held Friday night,'April 26 at the Marriott Hotel
In Unlondale. Present during part of the ceremonies were Hempstead
Presiding Supervisor Thomas Quiotta t2nd r.) and Congressman
Norman Lent (r.), as well as outgoing Chief Les Fieldsa (1.).