The-Helm_1967-11-02; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

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LYNBROOK • IVIALVERNE EAST ROCKAWAY
V O L . 7 NO. 8
Entered as S e c o n d - C l a s s Matter,
P o s t O f f i c e , Lynbrook, N.Y. THE F A M I L Y NEWSPAPER, N O V E M B E R 2, 1967 10 CENTS
OPPOSITION
TO TAX BONDS
Bonds Part of $12 Billion Tax
Grab Bag
"Civic groups from Buffalo
to Montauk have joined hands
across the state to defeat State
Proposition #1, the controversial
$2.5 billion transportation tax
bond i s s u e , " declared Martin
Victor, president of the 35 y e a r -
old Nassau County Non-Partisan
Civic Association. "We are for
sound community idanning and
budgeted spending for better
transportation," he said, "but
these tax bonds are Just part of
a fantastic $12 billion tax grab
scheme. No specific funds are
allocated to identified projects.
I l i e r e is no real p l a i ^ n g be-hind
the tax bond program, and
no provision is made for the
participation of local communi-t
i e s in the decision making proc-e
s s .
Taxpayer Cost - $4000 P e r Fam-ily
V V
" I t ' s tha average taxpayer who
i s jumping on our band wagon,
because he now realizes that it
could cost him individually more
than $2000 and, if married, his
family more than $4000 if the
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Second
Supervisor
Unnecessary
Nassau Sheriff Joseph F.
Maher revealed last night (Wed,
10/25) that Presiding Supervisor
Rali^ G. Caso agrees with him
that Hempstead Town doesn't
xieed a seccmd supervisor and
that the duties assigned to that
office can be h a n d l ^ by one of
Caso's a s s i s t a n t s.
Maher spoke at the opening of
Lynbrook Democratic campaign
headquarters at 10 Atlantic Av-enue.
"The proof that I am r i g h t ,"
said Maher, Democratic can-didate
for siUpervlsor who is
campaigning on a pledge to
abolish the office of supervisor,
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Over the Top
The Hempstead Town Re-publican
Committee will host a
gigantic rally, which we hope will
push our County Executive can-didate
over the top, at the Island
Garden Arena, West Hempstead,
Nov. 2 at 8:30 p.m.
It would be a pleasure to have
you witness our "spectacular"
as my guest. Arrangements will
be made to accommodate you, or
any member of your staff you
may designate, in a special p r e ss
section that evening.
I hope we will be able to share
some refreshments and Informal
conversation in those final hours
of the campaign. I look forward
to seeing you.
COMiAITTEEMEN (I. to r.) Bernard Feibush and Thelma Angela stand with Franklin Bear,
Candidate for Presiding Supervisor in the Town of Hempstead (center) at the opening of the
headquarters of the Regular Democratic Club of Lynbrook on Atlantic Avenue. Club president
Herman Soifer and Lynbrook Zone Leader Daniel K. Saltzer look on. A large group turned
out to greet Bear and the other candidates present at the opening ceremonies.
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Land for Beautification
Hie village of Lynbrook will
be allowed to use two parcels
of County land for beautification
purposes, County Executive Eu-gene
H. Nlckerson announced to-day.
Tlie parcels, located on the
northeast and northwest c o m e rs
of Peninsula Blvd. and Rocka-way
Ave., total 17,720 square
feet.
" t t is a pleasure to cooperate
with the Village of Lynbrook in i ts
efforts to make this corner an
attractive gateway to the com-munity,"
Nlckerson said.
Hirough a use and mainten-ance
agreement not involving any
rental payments, Lynbrook
agrees to bear the cost of main-tenance,
supervision, upkeep and
improvement of the property. Hie
Village plans to landscape the
area and Install benches.
Hie County will also offer the
southeast corner of the inter-section
to the Town of Hemp-stead
and the southwest corner
to the Village of Valley Stream
on the same terms. The four
corners became surplus fol-lowing
the realignment of the
intersection from a t r a f f i c c i r c le
to a standard signalized inter-section.
Publk Works Sthool
Taking time out f r om his usual
duties, Floyd F. Mlcox, Supt.
of Public Works of Village of
Lynbrook, participated at the end
of October in an intensive three-day
Public Works School, co-sponsored
by the Conference of
Mayors and Cornell University.
The session was held October
25-27, 1967 at Riley-Robb Hall,
Cornell University, Ithaca, New
York.
The program was designed to
bring to the participants the most
up-to-date information and de-velopments
in such important
but diverse topics as: various
aspects of solid waste disposal,
including composting; regu-lations
and requirements r e g a r d -
ing air pollution control; the
1967 Public Employees Fair Em-ployment
Act; Federal aid pro-grams
for local beautification
projects; developments in snow
melting methods; pavement stab-ilization
processes, and liability
under uniform t r a f f i c control de-vices.
In speaking of the Public Works
School, Mayor John H. Connors
of Mechanicville, President of
the NYS Conference of Mayors
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CEREBRAL PALSY BALL in Garden City was attended by
County Executive Eugene H. Nickerson on Saturday night.
Shown with Nickerson (I. to r.) are Robert G. Becker, of
Lynbrook, president of the United Cerebral Palsy Ass'n.,
Nassau County; and lArs. Robert Lee Henry, of Brookville,
general chairman for the ball.