The-Leader_1989-07-20

              Freeport • Baldwin
THE LEADER
55lh Year, No. 29 Freepon.N.Y. 11520 OtTicial iK*^papa of the Village of FreqxxfFteepon and Baldwin School Districts Thursday. July 20,1989 25«
More security at Baldwin station
by Joan Delaney
As a result of tocreases in auto
theft and \-aDdalism at the Bald*
win Long Island Rail Road sta­tion
and a request by SUte Sena*
torNonnanLevy forstepped-up
patrols, police ofTicen from the
First Precinct have increase sur-
NTtllance near the station.
According to sutements made
by a public formation o^ker at
the First Precinct, regular patrols
have been increased and
unmarked cars by extra men on
roll call arc being used. In addi­tion,
mounted police on hones
will be used so that areas between
parked cars can be seen more eas-liy.
LIRR police ha« also
stepped up their patrols.
According to police offtcers.
the number of thefu and the
degree of vandalism has
decreased since the patrols began.
As wth all such patrols. howc\-er,
it was noted that criminals tend to
mo\'e to other areas when i h^
recognize that a particular area b
recei«ng more intense protec­tion.
For that reason, officers of
the First Precinct have been
asked to ride through aU4rain sta­tions
in their area, particularly
when they go to and from the
Fnt Prccina to "gas up their
cars." This form of increased
patrol has also proNTd to be effec­tive
in providing additional
police prcseiKC.
In discussing safety, it was
noted that can parked during the
day. particularly if they have an
alartn system, seem to be rela-ti
«ly secure. However, new crim­inal
techniques for breaking locks
quickly make it difTicuU at night
when railroad stations are rela-ti\-
cly deserted.
''^iRegarding home safety, police
ofTicials remind residents to uke
proper precautions during \-aca-tions
spent away from home.
They urge the use of timers to
turn tights on and o^, having
lawns mowed if the hooKOwnen
will be away for an extended
period of time, slopping nenv
paper delivery and having mail
held at the post office or taken to
by a neighbor. The bat defense
against theft, they noted, is a
house that looks li%-ed in.
ALL THAT JAZZ: TTw Ji2Z band "Ouw,'wtth condtictof Sahib
Shtbab, «bov» right, put on an fj^trltylng parlormanca at
Fraaport High School Utt Thursday. Th» ahow was apon-aorad
by tha ArU CouncO at RaaporL
SENATOR NORMAN J. LEVY. laft. hald an on-aKa maatlng
with InsMctor Charlaa Krainar. Commanding Offlcar of tha
Nassau County Polica Dapartmant's Flrat Proclnct. cantor,
and Sargaant Ron Masclana of tha URR, to got an updata on
aflorts to detar thafts at tha Baldwin, Marrlck, and Ballmora
stations.
Meadowbrook Commons shopping center plans discussed
by Maurice Forge
It was a busy e%-ening for the
Village Board Monday. July 17
when three separate sessions were
telescoped to accommodate a
regular Icipslative meeting, an
open meeting of the Trrutccs. aix]
a public hearing on the draft
environmental impact sutement
for Meadowbrook Commons,
the community shopping center
proposed for the former Fire­men's
Field at Sunrise Highway
and Bu^alo Avenue.
Meadowbrook Commons
hearing
Special Counsel to the Village
Harrison J. Edwards introduced
the subject of the environmental
' "^ lin^fflcriUM tnenfi n- iTfcwneerto-the
proposed Meadowbrook
Commons community shopping
center. He. outlined tome of the
ing and reported that Village
police, fire, planning and other
depanment heads had conferred
uith the developer. Phillips
Aisoctatcs. and were near agrte-
TTKTA on solutions
Involved were matters of
access by Ore equipment, ade­quacy
of hydrants and water
mains,drainage, access for ambu­lances,
adequate parking, espe­cially
for handicapped, trafOc
flow, landscaping and the general
economic viability for such a prcH
ject in the chosen area.
Past Fu^ Chief Robert Terry
suggnted another hydrant in
addition to the existing one and
the two the de%-elopers proposed,
for a toul of four. Michad Gio-monte,
a code-enforcement offi­cial
and Ttre prevention expert
explained that with the building
all to be equipped with sprinklers,
the internal I S-foot roadway, the
eight-inch water mains and tbe
passageways between tbe build­ings
made the projected center
.>wrj_l,cqaippgljor,fae.ji«axr.tjQn^
arxi fighting.
E>enni.5 Herden of Teas, Bar-,
rcti, Lajuisera^q aruj Frank..
_cnnwhing-<jyineeix^-«plaped^
Janice Jijioa. an expert on
shopping-center demography,
stated that the Meadowbrook
has been designed to attract
shoppers from about a three-mile
radius or a lO-minute car ride
which would draw on a popula­tion
of about 80,000 from contig­uous
communities. Greg Saund­ers,
a Phillips Associates partner,
said that the project is fully rented
by national firms who prepared
exhausti\-e feasibility studies that
led them to enter into long-term
leases.
Rftsident wants speed
Architect Norman Wax
explained the basic structures.
die of the block at the center's
entrance.
A plea thai the Trustees
approve the Meadowbrook
Commons and expedite its conv
plction was made by Adeline
Fortunato of Roosevelt Avenue.
who said that her husband and
she travel a ^eat deal visiting
family and friends, and that
communities thai ha%-e such cei>-
ters benefit a great deal from
them, which are good for senior
citizens and everybody else,
"including our own children and
grandchildren, all of whom live in
Freeport."
It was noted that the Liberty
Park playground would be relo­cated
nearby.
Concerns by the Cabe Fourv
lidc Wire plant near the new cen-
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Fretport and tTie iflenUon givch (hrtat lo iHci'r" prbduas' ind
to con«mqfc»nd compauljd-^,„^chinery wn expressed by Mil-ity.
George'Xt^oIakis. a traffic ipp^yokoloff. speaking, for
"iKai tKe'CoHmoWs is'pla nniM •« i"
self-contained project with ade­quate
parking, drainage, private
security force and other amenities
that would put the least smin on
Village services.
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cient to assure smooth tfaffic
flow from Ibe four artehes. with
orwithoutaddtngairafficlightat ,
Buffalo Avenue and Sunnse
Highway and another in the mid-xjr'^.
and \iacjpjie Xaifce.^
o w «nrTfiey^^nSdrT'3aTcvnl^
the PhiUips engineers and archi­tects
to resolve the problem.
At the icgislativc session, there
vii a discussion of proposals for
rcplaang and upgrading the \iV
lage computer capability, set off
by a report of Village Treasurer
Michael J. Haran and ihc Trus­tees
and was laid over for further
consideration.
The Board authonzcd General
Manager William A, Caminos of
Freeport's Elearical Department
to attend the meeiing of Munici­pal
Electric Utilities Authorities
to represent the Village and act
on its behalf.
Because of the impracticalit>
of displa>ing the Chamber of
Commerce banner at Sunnse
Highway and Long Beach
Ax-cnue. approval was given to
move it to Front Street and
Woodclefi Avenue
The Board voted to award ihc
contract for Bookmobile garage
mtoratlon to the loursi bidder in
thebid opening of Julv 10, which
" «.ai'"for"Sj5T2tiO" " '^""^ '' "
Lot clearance
of '.he Village, ihe Truiie« auth-onred
the clearance of lots and
charge the owners as (oHows 91
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