Observer_1984-08-22; East Rockaway/Lynbrook Observer

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VOL. 32 NO. 40 Wednesday, August 22,1984 25c PER COPY
JUNIORS CITED ON 5TH ANNIVERSARY. Lynbrook
Mayor William P. Geier presents a Citation to Lynbrook
Junior Fire Department Co-founder and Advisor Steve
Grogan at the Village Board meeting of August 13th honor-ing
the 5th Anniversary of the founding of the Junior FD.
Also present in the photo are, from left to right. Advisor
Ex-Chief Robert Forte, Juniors Chris Genesi, Kevin Fris-inia,
Steve Hines, Lt. Joseph Romaine, Cpt. Edward Hynes,
Advisor Lou Gandoifo, and Junior Edward Ryan. The Jun-ior
FD was formed in July 1979 to help fill the rnks of the
regular Lynbrook Fire Department. In these five years, 22
Juniors have gone on to become Lynbrook firefighters. At
present there are 16 youngsters in training. Youngsters
between the ages of 14 to IB whi[> dfe interested In flrefighting
can contact Advisor Steve Grogan at 599-3328. (Photo by
John Cribbin)
Citing the need for addi-tional
funding for teacher
contract negotiations, oil
spill clean-up, and a further
underestimation of social
security and health insu-rance
payments, the East
Rockaway Board of Educa-tion
voted to increase school
taxes by $260,000. The
action took place at a special
meeting held at the High
School on August 14.
The tax ^crease will
amount to a tax rate hike of
approximately $1.30 per
hundred of assessed valua-tion.
This increase is in addi-tion
to the $.45 increase
voted at the July 16 meeting
and the $1.75 increase
approved by the voters in
June. The total tax rate
increase, which will be set by
the Nassau County Board of
Supervisors shortly, will
amount to approximately
Board Raises Taxes
In Special Session
Questions Most
Often Asked
hy Mildred Roemer
(1) "Where is, [or was],
the water for the Mill or was
the mill moved to this loca-tion
from where and when?"
That is the most fre-quently
question asked by
visitors.
ANSWERrThe Mill, built
in 1688, first stood where the
white cannon is at the head
of the Talfore Boat basin.
Joseph Havilland, [the
initial owner,] moved it a
short distance to Atlanto
Avenue and Main Street. It
stood there until the late
1800 when the Davison fam-ily,
the final owners, moved
it to their lumber yard on
Ocean Avenue near the
High School. Twenty two
years ago, when the Davison
property was to be sold, the
Village purchased the old
building and had it moved
by house trailer to it's pres-ent
location in Memorial
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Lynbrook Winner in AAA
Pedestrian Program
Mayor William P. Geier
announced today that Lyn-brook
USA has received the
AAA Special Citation for
Outstanding Pedestrian Pro-
RESERVE THIS DATE!
S^Ullo^M
The East Rockaway Cul-tural
Arts Council will hold
its Annual Arts and Crafts
Fair on Saturday, August 25
from 10 am to 4 pm in
Memorial Park, East
Rockaway.
Music will be provided
from 2 pm to 4 pm by Walter
Leege and His Dixiecrat
Band. Kenny the Balloon
Man will also be there who
will provide clown make-up
as w.ell.
In case of rain, the Fair
will be held at Bethany Con-gregational
Church, for
more information, call 599-
1331 or 887-9458.
A special presentation
will be made to the East
Rockaway Fire Depart-ment.
Don't miss this great
event.
$3.50 per hundred of
assessed valuation.
Using as a basis for com-parison
an "average" house
assessed at $5,000, this
year's tax increase will
amount to approximately
$175. Many claim that this
increase makes East Rock-away
the highest taxed
school district in Nassau
County, but a call to News-day
did not produce verifi-cation
of this fact. Final
standings among the various
districts in the County will
be forthcoming as soon as
the Board of Supervisors set
the tax rate.
Board members apolog-ized
for the action they were
forced to take. "This isn't
pleasant," stated Board
member Carol Burris. "I
have to say I'm sorry."
Board Vice-President John
Van Houten added "this is
one matter over which we
had no control." Four of the
five members of the Board
were elected in June with the
passage of the 1984-85
budget, and had no input
into its preparation. "We
were not part of this
b u d g e t , " said member
Elaine. Boll, "but now it's
our cup of tea." Concurring
with her fellow members,
Mary Jane Brezenoff
reminded the audience that
Board" members were not
salaried and added, "I ask
for your moral support."
Members of the audience
were quick to express their
feelings over the Board's
action. "I understand that
most of you were just
elected," stated John Cis-cone,
"and all the rest of the
old board deserted the ship.
But somebody is at fauU.
Only Richard Meagher and
(Superintendent of Schools)
Michael Maiden are left."
He added, "Mr. Maiden, did
you know that this trouble
was coming? If you didn't
know, then why did you
place a freeze on supplies?
Why didn't you replace cus-todians
when they were not
in school? It's because you
knew that you were running
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East Rockaway
Village Board Report
The East Rockaway Vil-lage
Board met on Monday,
August 13 at 8:30 pm in the
Village Hall.
Several residents were on
hand to voice their protests
to the Board about continu-ing
problerhs with Ocean
Avenue. The residents
stated that large trucks using
Ocean Avenue could not
safely navigate the "S" curve
and asked the Board lor its
help in alleviating the
problem.
The Board and several
community residents urged
the group to contact the
Nassau County Board of
Supervisors, s 0«ea
Avenue is a Nassau County
roadway. Mayor Theodore
Reinhard assured the resi-dents
that while the Village
could not act on its own
behalf. Trustees Shaw and
Santino would work with
Nassau County officials in
an attempt to make all sides
comfortable.
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Lynbrook Village Board Report
gram Activities for rating
high in the areas of Safety
Program Coordination,
School Traffic Safety, and
Public Information and
Education.
The award will be pres-ented
to representatives of
The Village of Lynbrook at a
special Awards Ceremony to
be held on September 19th,
sponsored by the Automo-bile
Club of New York.
The Award will be pres-ented
by Commissioner of
Motor Vehcles Jphn A.
Passidomo.
The AAA Pedestrian
Protection Program evalu-ates
communities with sim-ilar
populations throughout
the nation. Recognition is
awarded to those communi-ties
who have compiled the
best Pedestrian Safety
Records for 1983.
Mayor William Geier and
the Trustees of the Lyn-brook
Village Board held
their regular August meet-ing
on Monday, August 13
at the Village Hall.
After hearing departmen-tal
reports from the Fire,
Library, Recreation, Build-ing,
Public Works, Sidewalk
Inspector, Village Justice,
Dog Control, and PoHce
Departments, the Mayor
presented a citation to the
Junior Fire Department on
its 5th Anniversary. The
Junior Fire Department
c u r r e n t l y boasts 16
members.- Mayor Geier
stated that "The Junior Fire
Department is so important
to our community. It trains
our youngsters to partici-pate
in our senior fire
department." Twenty two
members otthe Junior Fire
Department became members
of the senior division in the
past 5 years. Mayor Geier
also read a letter of com-mendation
from President
Ronald Reagan. Accepting
on behalf of the Juniors was
Advisor Steve Grogan.
The Board announced
plans for the development of
the site of the former Rupp
Chevrolet on Sunrise High-way.
A 30,000 square foot
shopping mall patterned
after Westbury Commons
will be built, with construc-tion
beginning by the begin-ning
of September. The mall
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NEW PLAZA INTRODUCED. At the Village Board meet-ing
of August 13, Lynbrook Mayor William P. Geier gave a
presentation on the planned plaza that will be erected on the
Rupp Chevrolet property on Sunrise Highway. The new
Philips Plaza, totaling 30,000 square feet, will be modeled
after the Woodbury Commons plaza in Woodbury. The
plaza, which contains ample parking, will be aesthetically
pleasing and will enhance the business district of the village.
Demolition of the existing structure will begin by the end of
August. Mayor Geier has stated "ThroMgh the efforts of
village government and business owners, the site, long
abandoned, will become a productive piece of property for
the community." (Photo by John Cribbin).