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VOL. 36 NO. 22 Wednesday, June 21,1989 35c PER COPY
Senior Citizens Club
SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB. On Wednesday, June 7,1989,
the Senior Citizens Club of Lynbrook held their annual
swearing in of their new slate of officers. Recreation Director
and Senior Citizen Club Advisor Dick Flynn recited the
oath of office to the new officers. L to R: Town of Hempstead
Field Representative Marge Turkheimer, Recreation
Director Dick Flynn, President Agnes Gogal, Vice President
Marj;ie Rjf^PPT Treasurer Harold Hasloch, Secretary Phil
'l%onc.
Town to Consider
Grist Mill Landmarks
Town of Hempstead is
currently considering the
Grist Mill for landmark
status by the town's Land-marks
Preservation Com-mission.
Public comment
concerning the landmark
designations will be consi-dered
at a hearing to be held
on Wednesday, June 21st, at
7 P.M. at the Nathan L.H.
Bennett Town Hall Pavilion
in Hempstead.
The Old Grist Mill
Museum, East Rockaway.
Built in 1688 as a gristmill
it was originally located on
Ocean Avenue. In 1818, the
mill was moved to Atlantic
Avenue, and the wooden
wheel was removed and
replaced by a metal turbine.
In the 1960's the mill was
saved from demolition by
the Village of East Rocka-way,
and converted into a
museum of local history. At
that time it was moved to
Memorial Park at Atlantic
and Woods Avenues where
it remains today. This one
of the oldest buildings still
standing on Long Island.
"As we approach the
dawn of a new century, it is
vitaliy important that our
township does not lose sight
of the rich heritage that has
shaped our outstanding sub-urban
way of life," Presiding
Supervisor Joseph N. Mon-dello
noted. "The town's
Landmarks Preservation
Commission is responsible
for ensuring that, while our
town meets the challenges of
the future, it is always mind-ful
of the debt we all owe
to those who built Hemp-stead
Town into what it is
today.
The Landmarks Commis-sion
consists of non-salaried
members; Angelo Corva,
Chairman; James B. York,
Vice Chairman; Lance D.
Clark, member and counsel
to the commission; Bert A.
Mayer, Commissioner of the
Town of Hempstead Build-ing
Department and Exec-utive
Secretary to the Com-mission;
and Paul D. Van
Wie.
Lent Acts To Stop Bay Park
Expansion
Actions by Congressman
Norman F. Lent (R-East
Rockaway) have resulted in
the temporary halt to plans
that would have added a
sludge dewatering site at the
Bay Park Sewage Treatment
plant in East Rockaway.
"The imposition of exces-sive
fines on Nassau County
for failing to meet a strict
schedule for ocean dumping
not only violated the clear
intent of Congress but also
added.an undue burden on
the residents of Bay Park,"
Congressman Lent stated. "I
am pleased that I was able
to convince EPA officials to
reverse their decision and
allow the d p u n ^ ^ t h e time
to conduct a feasibility study
to determine the location of
a proper sewage sludge
dewatering plant, one that is
barge accessible and located
in a non-residential area."
The East Rockaway law-maker's
efforts were in
response to a preliminary
decision by the Environmen-tal
Protection Agency
(EPA) to impose fines of up
to $50,000 per day on
governmental bodies - such
as Nassau County ~ that
dump sewage sludge into the
ocean. The large daily fines
prompted officials to con-sider
the immediate con-struction
of a sludge dewat-ering
site at the Bay Park
facility. However, an agree-ment
reached between Nas-sau
County and the EPA not
only waives the excessive
fines but also orovides the
County an addftipnal three
years in which to find a more
suitable sludge dewatering
site.
The Ocean Dumping Ban
Act of 1988 (0,K, 100-688),'
coauthored by Lent, made
ocean dumping illegal after
December 31, 1991. It also
provided a schedule of fees
for municipalities unable to
meet this date but who had
devised a timetable for
installing a sludge disposal
alternative. At a recent hear-ing
in Washington, the EPA
threatened to impose addi-tional
fines - up to $50,000
per day above those required
by the Act ~ if municipalities
failed to meet the December
31, 1991, deadline.
"The imposition of these
'super fines' would have set
in motion a chain of events
that would have forced Bay
Park residents, who already
bear the burden of the odor
of a sewage treatment facil-ity,
to endure a large expan-sion
of the existing facility,"
Lent continued. "This
expansion would have
resulted in an estimated 13
to 15 daily truck loads of dry
sludge through the quiet
roads of East Rockaway,
and clearly demonstrates the
need for a dewatering site
that is located in a non-residential
area."
Following the hearing,
Congressman Lent brought
the ^fected parties, together
to negotiate and ultimately
reach the record that allows
Nassau County the time to
find a suitable dewatering
site.
"I am pleased to have been
able to play a part in reach-ing
a long-term solution to
this problem," Lent con-cluded.
"I intend to closely
monitor this situation and
work to ensure that the Bay
Park facility will not be
utilized as a permanent
sludge dewatering facility."
Water Restrictions Still in Effect in Southwestern Nassau
Despite unprecedented
spring rains, as well as New
York City's lifting of water
restrictions, Long Island
Water Corporation custo-mers
still must conserve and
follow lawn watering
restrictions.
"Many customers think
that because New York
City's reservoirs are nearly
full that they don't have to
conserve water, commented
G.J. Penza, public informa-tion
director for Nassau's
largest water supplier. "They
don't realize that we are
completely separate from
Gjmmler To Address Bay's
State-American-Legion
New York City. Our water
comes from underground
wells solely within the ser-vice
area of southwestern
Nassau.
"Besides, drought was
never the reason nassau
residents must conserve. It's
because we must meet state
imposed pumping limits."
The rains have helped
because less water was
needed for lawn watering.
But restrictions are still in
place. No watering is permit-ted
any day between 10:00
and 4:00pm. Watering is
allowed oh odd-even days
according to addresses, and
only before 10:0Gam or after
4:00pm.
Long Island Water Cor-poration,
founded in 1884,
serves more than 237,000
people in 33 south shore
communities. Its headquar-ters
is in Lynbrook.
Ray Gimmler, registered
lobbyist for the Uniformed
Fire Officers Association,
will iaddress the 1100 Amer-ican
Legion Boy's State
members on the subject of
lobbying at SUNY, Cobles-kill,
New York, on Sunday,
June 25, 1989.
The delegates to Boy's
State will operate as a pol-itical
convention electing
their own Governor, Sena-tors,
and Assemblyman.
They will be trained in the
electoral and political pro-cess
of our government.
Gimmler will also show
the video documentary of
"At Home With Honor"
which depicts the parades,
brass bands, homecoming
and support events for our
men and women during and
after the Vietnam Conflict.
"They will be treated to a
part of history that is
unknown to them because of
a media blackout of these
events," Gimmler said.
Gimmler will also address
and show the documentary
to the Marine Corps League
State Convention on July 7,
1989 in Catskill, New York
and to the 1500 American
Legion delegates of the New
York State Convention in
Buffalo, N.Y. on July 14,
1989.
"These showings will add
thousands to the many
American's and organiza-tions
that have already
viewed the documentary.
The goal of the Corporation
is to have every single Amer-ican
become aware of the
support, especially the Viet-nam
Veteran and the youth
of our nation," Gimmer
stated.
EAST ROCKAWAY KIWANIS HOST HEALTH FAIR.
In reco|pition of the successful Health Fair hosted by the
East Rockaway Kiwanis Club members rectntly, Town of
Hempstead Presiding Supervisor Joseph NJ Mondello
presented members with, a town Certificate' of Merit.
Accepting on behalf Of the members are: (froifi left) Charles
Formont, Board of Directors; and A1 SmithV President,
while Presiding Supervisor Mondello congratulates them
for a job well done. '