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77th Year, No. 20 Freeport, N.Y. 11520 The Community Newspaper Thursday, May 17, 2012 754
Freeport book published
IMAGES OF AMERICA:
FREEPORT written by
Cynthia Krieg (left) and
Regina Feeney, has now
been published. See
page 3 for more
Freeport history.
A pictorial history of Freeport has been
captured in a new book authored by
Freeporters Cynthia J. Krieg and Regina
G Feeney. This book is the newest addi-tion
to Arcadia Publishing's "Images of
America" series. The book "Freeport"
boasts more than 200 vintage photo-graphs
that evoke memories of days gone
by.
The book covers the history of Freeport
beginning with its earliest days, through
the Second World War. The photographs
chronicle Freeport's journey from a sleepy
fishing and fanning hamlet to a seaside
resort with a rich entertainment history
including the famous LIGHTS club.
Photographs along the waterfront,
including boating and fishing along the
Nautical Mile are included, as well as
images that reflect local businesses in
' smaft.town Americana.
Igj^Cjnihia J. Krieg and Regina G. Feeney
are librarians at the Freeport Memorial
Library. Ms. Kreig, the village historian
.-and Ms. Feeney, an archivist, drew on the
t collection of photographs from the
?|freeport Historical Society.
Ms. Krieg is also president of the
Freeport Historical Society, and a com-missioner
on the Landmarks Preservation
Commission, and holds both an under-graduate
and master's degree in history.
Ms. Feeney is also a trustee of the
Freeport Historical Society, a member of
the Freeport Landmarks Preservation
Commission and recording secretary for
the Long Island Libraries Resources
Council (LILRC).
Ms. Feeney has coordinated Freeport's
involvement with the Long Island
Memories digitization project sponsored
by LILRC. She has a master's degree in
library science as well as an advanced
certificate in archives and records man-agement.
The proceeds from this book are being
donated to the Freeport Historical Society
and Museum to assist in their mission to
preserve the memories of the past and
make them available to the public.
You may purchase this book at area
bookstores, online retailers or through
Arcadia Publishing at Vww.arcadiapub-lishing.
com or (888)^13-2665.
Sewage treatment options discussed
by Sharon Jonas
The first of three public information
hearings to review possible solutions for
two of Nassau County's biggest problems
- the municipality's ailing sewage treat-ment
system and the massive $3 billion
debt - was held at Seaford's Cedar Creek
sewage plant last week.
County officials joined representatives
from United Water, the New Jersey-based
company - chosen by the county to form
a public-private partnership with Nassau,
to review the benefits of County
Executive Ed Mangano's Debt Reduction
Sewer Stabilization Plan and field'ques-tions
from concerned residents.
Addressing the small, overcrowded
room of approximately 90 people, Mr.
Mangano said that the "common goal"'of
creating "reliable, efficient sewage,treat-.'
ment plants and a fiscally stable Nassau-1
County" could be achieved only through
forming such an alliance.
Referring to his proposal as the "effi-cient
option," he said it would help elim-inate
$750 million or 25% of the county's
debt, guarantee reliable service, ensure
low and predictable, rates and allow the
county to maintain residual ownership of
the plants. .;
Meanwhile, critics continued to assail
the proposal as simply a shell game to
refinance county debt, and a one-shot
deal that wasn't solving structural debt
problems.
Three other options cited
The other three options Mr. Mangano
outlined included the "political do-noth-ing
option," which he said will create a
crisis in 2014 when the "improperly fund-
•ed" sewer authority created by the county
in"2004 will be out of money; the "costly
option" of generating revenue by raising
rates 32% by 2015 while still falling short
of the funds needed to properly maintain ,
the plants' infrastructures; and the "short-sighted
option," allowing the plants to be
sold to a private company, causing a loss
of control of rates and assets.
Mr. Mangano welcomed other' ideas,.,
saying, "I guarantee you these ears are .
open and these people [United Water] are. ;-
•listening." .;
The next step needed to implemeritjijis.,^
suggested plan is selecting a finanCiS?^
Then, if approved by the Republican-con"- *:
trolled Legislature and passing a review^.
by the state-run Nassau Interim Finance?..
Authority (NIFA) - which took control" of
the county's finances last year - United
Water will take long-term control of oper-ating,
managing and maintaining the
sewage plants at Cedar Creek, Bay Park
and Glen Cove.
The sewage system, which operates 53
sewage pumping stations and 3,000 miles
of sewer pipe lines, handles over 95% of
Nassau County's wastewater.
Rob Walker, chief deputy county exec-utive,
reiterated many of County
Executive Mangano's points, including
how the county-run sewage system has
b||fl hit with numerous environmental
, .violations, and suffers .serious operating
:lSsi(^i>;.xncluding a significant equipment
rH&afiast week at Bay Park.
: . .•: jNSSsau County, he said, has not provid-
Jed.vthe plant's employees with the
^'resources they need, nor ensured that the
System is up and running on a daily basis.
. Although the administration tried, by put-ting
a "tremendous amount of money" -
upwards of $68 million - into the system
since Mr. Mangano took office, the effort
was merely triaging the problems.
And, while the sewer authority plan in
2004 was a "great opportunity" at the
time, he said, "we will have a $40 million
shortfall by 2015 if it is left unchecked."
(continued on page 3)
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