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VOL. 34 NO. 9 Wednesday, March 4,1987 30^ PER COPY
IHMIATES
LTIIIOOI. ILIA.
Board Denies Redi-Whip
Exception
FIRE PAGERS ISSUED TO LFD. Lynbrook new fire
notification system for the volunteers of the Lynbrook Fire
Dept. is now in full operation with the recent distribution of
a Hre pager to each of the 225 volunteer Hrefighters. The
pager is about the size of a targe pack of cigarettes, and is
worn on the belt of a firefighter. It will notify the firefighter
immediately when a fire or emergency occurs in the Village
and improve the response time to the r^idents in need of
help. The pagers were distributed after Nassau County
installed the necessary computer software at FIRECOM
Center in Mineola. Last year, the Mayor and Board of
Trustees approved a $140,000 Bond Issue to purchase the
new system. In the above photo, Mayor William P. Geier is
shown one of the new pagers by Fire Chief Robert Gleason.
Mayor William Geier and
the Board of Trustees have
announced the denial of the
special exception request by
the owners of the Redi-
Whip property on Merrick
Road to change the zoning
from light manufacturing
and residential to commer-cial
and build a four-story
commercial building, 60 feet
in height, on the site.
Mayor Geier made the
announcement at the Board
Meeting held on March 2,
1987. According to Mayor
Geier, the reasons for the
Board's denial of the
planned structure were
many. The first was because
the Village has lowered the
permitted height qf new
c6mmercial sti"uctures from
four stories to three (at a
total height of 40 feet). That
new ordinance went into
effect in November 1986 for
projects not already under
construction.
A second reason for the
rejection was the building's
proximity to the residential
area near Vine Street, which
the project would abut.
The Board also believed
that this large building with
a possible large employee
population would cause
additional traffic problems
on Merrick Road.
In addition, the project
was also denied as it does
not have the required
number of off-street parking
due to the new local law,
approved on February 17,
1987, that now requires one
parking space for each 250
square footage of office
.space. The previous code in
existence fo/ahnost 25 years
had required one space for
400 square feet of office
space. The new law now also
requires parking spaces be
allocated for square footage
of storage space. According
to Mayor Geier, it is now up
to the owner of the property
to come back with another
proposal that will not have a
negative impact on the area
arfd one that conforms to the
new code requirements.
The existing Redi-Whip building on Merrick Road,
Lynbrook.
Rock Rivalry Tickets Available Lynbrook Village Board Meeting
Rock Rivalry tickets will
go on sale Wednesday,
March II. to all eligible
seniors and juniors. The sale
will begin at 2:45 PM in
Room 7. with tickets being
sold to seniors first, and then
to juniors. Eligible sopho-mores
and freshmen will be
sold their tickets on Thurs-day,
March 12, also at 2:45
in Room 7, with sopho-mores
taken first, and then
freshmen. Eligible students
who did not purchase their
tickets on these two days
mav do so on Friday, March
13,' from 2:30 to 2:45 in
Room 7.
Tickets are $7.50 each,
and each eligible student
may buy two. Checks should
be made payable to East
Rockaway High School. In
the case of students from the
same household participat-ing,
only the student in the
upper grade is eligible. A
s t u d e n t may purchase
tickets for another eligible
s t u d e n t with w r i t t en
permission.
Remaining tickets will be
sold to the general public
beginning at 5:45 P.M.
Monday, March 16. in the
rear auditorium corridor.
No tickets will be sold to
current East Rockaway
High School students or to
children. Ifthere arc enough
tickets, each adult present
may purchase two. Other-wise,
only one ticket will be
sold to each adult on line,
though you may get in line
again if the supply lasts.
Everyone who was pres-ent
on line last year was able
to buy all the tickets he or
she wanted. If you call
school (887-3111) during the
day, you can be advised of
ticket availability.
Tickets for the Rock
Rivalry Preview Perfor-mance
will be available for
advance purchase at the
above-stated times and pla-ces.,
Anyone may buy an
unlimited number of tickets.
Tickets will also be available
at the door the night of the
performance beginning at
6:30 PM Thursday, March
19. The performance starts
at 8:15 PM. No students in
Grades 7-12 in East Rocka-way
High School are per-
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Registration Days
Lynbrook residents plan-ning
to vote in the March 18
Village Election for Mayor
and two (2) Trustees posi-tion
must be registered with
the Board of Elections. The
Village of Lynbrook will
have a special registration
day on Saturday, March 7
for anyone not registered
with the Board of Elections
and who wishes to vote in
the Village Election.
Anyone who has been reg-istered
with the Board of
Elections in Nassau County,
who has voted in a state or
federal election in the last
four years and who has not
changed his place of resi-dence
does not need to
re-register.
Those who need to regis-ter
to vote, because they,
have never voted before, or
because they have changed
their address, may do so on
S a t u r d a y , March 7th,
between the hours of 12
noon and 9 PM in the Teen
Lounge (lower level) of
Lynbrook Village Hall. It
will only take a few minutes.
Registering on March 7 at
Village Hall will be good for
the Village Election only
and will not carry over to
state or federal elections.
Residents having questions
may contact Village Clerk,
Shirley Moskowitz at 599-
8300 daily between the
hours of 8 AM and4 PM.
by Annette Ling
Tuesday, February 17th
was a combined Board
Meeting and Grievance Day
at Village Hall in Lynbrook
from 3 pm on until 7 pm.
Mayor Bill Geier explained
t h a t there significant
decreases in assessment for
village property, "much
lower than last year."
The New York State
Board of Equalization sets
the assessed value for several
local franchises, such as
Long Island Water Corp.,
New York Telephone,
AT&T, Cablevision Nassau
and Cablevision System-Ll
Corp. He stated that the
assessment for each of these
franchises was less than last
year, and further stated,
"that the total increase in
assessment for the village
was a little under $3 million
dollars, but the special fran-chise
assessments was
decreased by $2,042,379 by
the State Board of Equaliza-tion
for the year, leaving a
net increase of slightly less
than $1 million dollars." He
pointed out that the state
should not be controlling
things at the local level and
directed the Village Assessor
to contact the New York
State Board of Equalization
to question them in regard
to Lynbrook's decreased
assessment.
The Mayor explained that
usually there are about 200
certiorari claims submitted
each year filed by commer-cial
enterprises who chal-lenge
their tax assessment in
court frequently. Mayor
Geier further stated "The
problem results when the vil-lage
assesses a property on a
"brick and mortar" basis
and the Courts assess the
properties which file certio-rari
claims under "the
income capital basis." He
maintained that the New
York State Legislature
should require the same
assessment procedure for
both a village and the courts.
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Spring Dance Fever!
Here come the Rocks!
Following their successful
Fall 1986 Homecoming
Fundraiser, the East Rock-away
High School Alumni
A s s o c i a t i o n announced
plans for a Spring Fundrais-ing
Cocktail Party on Sat-urday,
April II, 1987, from
8 p.m. to midnight at the
American Legion's Colonial
Room on Main Street in
East Rockaway.
This Spring 1987 Alumni
event has a "Fabulous Fif-ties"
theme which will be
evident in the room decor as
well as in the clothing worn
by those who dare to dress
the part (poodle skirts? peg
pants? motorcycle jackets?).
Whether or not you wea-thered"
the era, "Chances
Are" you will have a wond-erful
time joining alumni
from all the decades as the
Rocks prove once again that
they know how to party.
The cost is $18.00 per per-son
and includes a hot buffet
and music to "Rock Around
the Clock". There will be a
cash bar and a raffle with
cash prizes.
It is hoped that the Com-mittee
of Class Representa-tives
for each of the fifty
graduating classes from East
Rockaway High School,
which is currently being
compiled, will be completed
and announced at the April
11 affair. A surprise (or two)
is also being planned for the
evening.
Please forward your
check or money order, made
payable to the East Rocka-way
High School Alumni
Association in the amount
of $18.00 per person to
Paula DePietro, 15 Denton
Avenue, East Rockaway,
New York 11518(599-8475).