Observer_1983-03-17; East Rockaway/Lynbrook Observer

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V O L . X V I . NO. 19 EAST ROCKAWAY, NEW Y O R K 11518, T H U R S D A Y , M A R C H 17, 1983
Gulotto
Hempstead Presiding Supervisor Thomas S, Giilotta today (Tues-day)
ruled out Bay Park as a possible future site for a Town landfill.
The Bay Park location was one of 34 such sites throughout the
Town that had been identified in a consultant's report as "available
acreage" for future landfills.
"A considerable degree of concern has been expressed by area
residents regarding the possibility of the Town locating a future
landfill in Bay Park. This concern was fueled by a premature news-paper
story containing preliminary information," Gulotta said. "This
information was gathered by an independent consultant to study
future refuse options should the Hempsead Resources Recovery
Plant not re-open.
"To set the record straight, and to allay any fears which this
unfortunate newspaper article may have aroused, I wish to state,
unequivocally, that the Town has no intention to, and will not
locate a landfill in this community. We will continue to explore
various options for future solid waste disposal, but the location of a
landfill in Bay Park is not among those options, Gulotta concluded.
E. K, VILLAGE BOARD CONDEMNS PROPOSAL
Prior to the issuance of the above statement by Presiding Super-visor
Gulotta, the East Rockaway Village Board, at its meeting on
Monday night, adopted the following resolution, expressing its deep
concern and shock over the proposed landfill in Bay Park:
"It has been reported in the press that the firm of Camp, Dresser
and McKee have made recommendations as to garbage disposal sites
in their capacity as consultants to the Town of Hempstead. These
recommendations include the area of Bay Park as a preferred loca-tion
for a dump site and landfill.
"Bay Park is contiguous to the Village of East Rockaway and is
the site of an existing major sewage and wastwater treatment and
disposal plant which has a history of discharging foul odors over
the entire area.
"During the past two years, the Mayor and Board of Trustees
of the Village of East Rockaway have met on numerous occasions
with officials of the Town and County. We have repeatedly protest-ed
the excessive traffic burden through the Village to the Bay Park
Sanitation Plant. We have pointed out that dangerous, highly corro-sive
and toxic materials are transported through narrow, congested
streets in the Village. These materials pose a hazard to all our resi-dents,
as well as those in neighboring communities. Tank wagons
loaded with thousands of gallons of evil smelling, septic materials
that drip onto our streets, damage the roads, and the adjoining
homes; rumble through the Village each day. Local commerce has
been adversely affected. The Village and its residents have not been
compensated for these durdens and resultant damage.
"It is obvious that any additional traffic generated by a landfill
garbage disposal operation would:
1. Aggravate the already dangerous traffic conditions;
2. Cause major damage to road beds and residences;
3. Increase the health hazard to Village residents by adding
noxious and odorous solid wastes to the liquid sewage already
being transported through the Village streets;
4. Have adverse impact on the utilization by Town and County
residents of the Bay Park recreation complex;
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GEIER DEFEATS SPIELMAN .
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LEDWITH - KRAWCHUK
ELECTED TRUSTEES
William P. Geier Peter K. Ledwith Michael Krawchuk
Following a spirited campaign, William P.
Geier of the new Good Government Party
ousted Mayor Glenn M. Spielman of the Inde-pendent
Party.
One of Geier's running mates, Michael
Krawchuk was victorious in the race for one
of two Trustee positions on the Vfllage Board.
The second trustee seat was won by Indepen-dent
Party member Peter K. Ledwith,
Losers in the Trustee race were incumbent
Trustee WOliam Buzzeo of the Independent
Party, Raymond Mathie of the Good Govern-ment
Party and John Jaye Markos of the
Neighbors Party.
Geier, Krawchuk and Ledwith join holdover
Trustees from the Independent Party, Maurice
Ornstein and Eugene Scarpato.
(See page 12 for vote by election district)
East Rockaway
With no opposition, Mayor Theodore
Reinhard, Trustee Irving Shaw, and Trustee
Candidate Anthony Santino, of the East Rocka-way
Action Party, were elected with votes of
597, 584 and 562, respectively.
Hempstead Presiding Supervisor Thomas S. Gulotta (I) presented awards to participants in the 6th
Annual Wrestling Jamboree sponsored by the Lynbrook Youth Athletic Assn. Joining Presiding Super-visor
Gulotta are (1-r) (front row) Sean Stone, Todd Slattery, Robert Seaman, (rear) Lynbrook Mayor
Glenn Spielman, 21st AD Assemblyman Gregory Becker (who also serves as President of the Youth
Association), and Supreme Court Justice Francis X. Becker.