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VOL. 36 NO. 21 Wednesday, June 14, 1989 35c PER COPY
EAST ROCKAVfAY
BOARD
TRADF
Lynbrook residents will
go to the polls once again
to vote on the 1989-90 school
budget. After careful consid-eration,
members of the
Board of Education ruled to
postpone repairs to schools
in the district in order to
lower the tax rate increase
from an anticipated $1.75 to
$1.37 per $100 assessed
value. The special election
will be held on Tuesday,
June 20 from 7 A.M. to 10
P.M. at Lynbrook North
Middle School, District
One; Lynbrook High
School, District Two; and
Lynbrook South Middle
School, District Three.
Superintendent of
Schools Bern Seiderman
stresses that the Administra-tion
and the Board of Edu-cation
reviewed the budget
most carefully before mak-ing
any decisions about the
cuts. 'Mt was a very lean
budget to begin with and
bears one of the lowest
increases and projected tax
rate hikes in Nassau County.
We have tried to be
extremely responsive to
responsibility to the children
and the quality of our
programming."
Much of the increase in
this year's budget is due to
the new mandated asbestos
regulations that will result in
soaring costs and the rise in
the mandated programs for
handicapped youngsters.
The services for youngsters
with learning disabilities are
authorized by state law and
include tuitions paid to
BOCES and other schools
providing instruction.
Dr. Seiderman points out,
"Despite these unfinanced
mandates we have spent
untold hours in developing
a prudent student-centered
budget for approval." He
adds that because nine staff
members will be trained to
abate asbestos, tens of thou-sands
of dollars will be
saved.
The approval to resubmit
the budget followed an emo-tional
appeal from Lyn-brook
students and parents
at a standing-room only
session of the May 17 Board
meeting. Students pleaded
that citizens reconsider so
that all special groups and
interscholastic sports could
continue. Assistant Superin-tendent
for Business William
Metkiff told the audience
that by state law, an auster-ity
budget means no county
sports or transportation, no
after school recreational
activities or summer recrea-tional
programs, no free use
of school building by outside
groups, no driver education
or adult education.
.Lynbrook has won
national and state recogni-tion
for Excellence in Edu-cation
for its elementary
schools and special pro-grams.
Two years ago, it was
rated the foruth best district
in the nation and Merit and
Regents Scholarships con-tinue
to grow. Lynbrook has
also produced many
national winners in a variety
of subjects and an unusual
amount of athletic cham-pionships.
Just this year,
senior James Russell was
inducted into the New York
Board of New Budget Vote
Trade For East Rockaway
GUY DONZA (Donza Funeral Home) and Diane Lau Kaitis (Sweet StufO hold the ban-ner
for the new East Rockaway Board of Trade. Left to ri^t: Larry Pashaian (Radius
Realty), Jim Groark (Architect), Clair Cakes (East Rockaway Printing & Mailing, Mai;-^
garet Walsh (National Westminster), Gianna Puleo (Santino's Italian Restaurant), Marilyn
Keen (East Rockaway Nursing Home), Bert Nolan (Nolan Enterprises), Kathleen Reddy
(East Rockaway/Lynbrook Observer) and Arnold White (Aloah OU).
Budget Vote for Lynbrook
Hall of Fame. He was quar-terback
for the County
Champion Basketball team
and a leading home run
hitter on the Baseball team.
He gave credit to these
"outstanding athletic
honors" as helping him to
gain admission to Colgate
University. "An austerity
budget would end all that,"
parents cry.
The budget defeat on May
3 was the first time in more
than 10 years that Lynbrook
citizens brought in a nega-tive
vote.
I.D.
Cards
Photo Identification
Cards will be issued at the
Recreation Center in Greis
Park on the following dates:
Friday - June 16 - 3:30 -
4:30 p.m.
Tuesday - Junp 27 - 12:00
noon - 2:00 p.m.
Thursday - June 29 - 3:00
- 4:30 p.m.
There will be a $2.00 fee
to cover the cost of the photo
and lamination.
These cards will be issued
to youngsters of Lynbrook
and School District #20
only.
A child must have an
identification card in order
to use the Recreation Room
and equipment.
The East Rockaway
Board of Trade held a lun-cheon
meeting, Monday,
June 1st, at the Asgard
Restaurant and chscussed.
among other items, incorpo-ration
and the formation of
several committees. A Huc-kleberry
Frolic committee
was organized to distribute
balloons at the Frolic. The
Board will also display a
map of all the locations of
our members and business
cards and literature will be
available.
The Board of Trade has
elected a Board of Directors
whose responsibility will be
to write the by-laws of the
organization and act as
advisor to the approved
groups. The following indi-vidual
W£re elected to the
East Rockaway Board of
Directors: Myron G. Jacob-son,
Jacobson & Levenstein,
Attorneys. Donald Kenny,
The Asgard Restaurant.
Marilyn Keon, East Rock-away
Nursing Home. Bert T.
Nolan, Nolan Entgerprises.
Larry Pashaian, Radius
Realty. Kathleen E. Reddy,
East Rockaway/Lynbrook
Observer.
The East Rockaway
Board of Trade Oficers are:
Guy Donza, Donza Funeral
Home - President. James P.
Groark, Architect - Vice
President. Dianne Laukai-tis.
Sweet Stuff - Secretary.
Margaret G. Walsh,
National Westminster Bank
- Treasurer.
We are still in the process
of putting ideas and sugges-tions
into focus. One possi-ble
recommendation was a
visit by an oldtime sailing
vessel to remind residents of
the towns maritime past.
Another suggestion, the dis-play
of more detailed signs
to lure people to Bay Park
activities (softball, fishing,
picnicing.)
On May 16th, the resi-dents
of the East Rockaway
School District were asked
to vote on a proposed school
budget of $13,015,315, That
budget was rejected by a vote
of 334 to 284.
After careful thought and
discussion the Board of
Education decided to resub-mit
a revised budget for
community approval. That
budget, in the amount of
$12,922,792, will be pres-ented
for referendum on
Tuesday, June 20,
The Board of Education
was able to achieve $92,523
in expenditure reductions
by: 2 fewer teaching posi-tions
- one late retirement
and one less class based on
enrollments $80,523.
1 less teacher aide position
$12,000
Total reduction in expen-ditures:
$92,523.
In addition, the latest state
aid figures available to our
district estimate state aid at
$3,340,382, $39,692 more
than originally projected.
This combination of
increased revenue and
decreased expenditures low-ers
the originally proposed
tax rate increase by $.63 per
hundred ~ from $1.99 per
hundred of assessed value to
$1.36 per hundred of
assessed value.
It is important that you
know that if this revised
budget is rejected, the Board
of Education plans to adopt
an austerity budget. Regret-fully,
there are no further
cuts in expenditures which
we can responsibly make
and present to the voters.
An austerity budget,
approximately 96% of the
proposed budget, would
impact our community
children. It could eliminate,
according to state law, the
following programs and
materials:
Extra-curricular activi-ties,
including athletics, con-certs,
Rock Rivalry and
clubs
Summer programs
New Equipment
Newlibrary books
Community use of build-ings
and grounds (Raiders,
CYO, E.R. Recreation,
PAL, Homemakers' Coun-cil,
etc.)
After School child care
program
Adult Education
The East Rockaway com-munity
has provided contin-uing
support for the children
of our community in the
past. We ask you to carefully
consider the information
provided in this special
budget edition and thought-fully
cast your vote on June
20,
At the present, there are
twenty-six official members
but we would like to have
all the businesses and pro-,
fessionals in town join and
get involved with the Board
of Trade. It would really
enhance the organization. If
you are a business, merchant
or professional with an East
Rockavray mailing address
or a Lynbrook mailing
address but live in the Incor-porate
Village of East Rock-away,
please support the
East Rockaway Board of
Trade. Take Action! Put
East Rockaway on the map!
Get involved!
Send correspondence to:
East Rockaway Board of
Trade, c/o National West-minster
Bank, 40 Main
Street, East Rockaway, N.Y.
11518. Att: Mrs. Margaret
G. Walsh, or call for infor-mation:
593-6231 (Diane
LauKaitis).
Huckleberry Frolic Section
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