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Ginsberg Charges Non Residents
Use County Park
Assemblyman Martin Ginsberg
this week charged that Nassau
County Executive Eugene H. Nio
kerson is allowing non- residents
of Nassau to use county- owned
Salisbury Park, to the virtual
exclusion of Nassau residents.
" For the past few Sundays,"
said Ginsberg, " I brought my
family and some local friends
to Salisbury Park in early afternoon
so the children could
use is facilities. My car and other
cars were allowed to enter at
will. No one had to show entry
passes or proof of Nassau residence.
Prior to the present administration,
only county residents
with passes issued by the
Public Works Department were
allowed to enter die huge park."
Within die park, die Assemblyman
added, space was at such
premium in die parking fields
that drivers jumped curbs and
sidewalks to park on die grass,
something prohibited before die
present administration. Police
officers in prowl cars and on
motorcycles ignored the illegally
parked cars, apparently
on orders from higher up.
" I checked scores of license
plates in one field," said Ginsberg,
" an ascertained diat die
majority belonged to non- residents
of Nassau. In other fields
the license plates also indicated
cars from Queens, Bronx, Manhattan
and Brooklyn."
" Nickerson," Ginsberg continued,
" halted admission to die
park to non- residents last year
after various Republican legislators,
including myself, brought
it to public attention. It now
appears Nickerson has again
quietly let down die bars for admission
widi die result diatNas-sau
residents who pay for its
upkeep, cannot use its facilities."
Nickerson's latest action in
behalf on non- residents of Nassau,
die Assemblyman stated,
closely follows an attempt by
Harold Fisher, Democrat delegate
from Brooklyn to die Constitutional
Convention, to introduce
anotiier version of die
" Open Parks Bill" of past legislative
sessions.
" The Democrats," Ginsberg
declared, " want to throw open
suburban recreational facilities
paid for by suburbanites tc anyone
living anywhere in die state.
The Fisher proposition deserves
the same fate as odier " Open
Parks" proposals. " Parks paid
for by Nassau taxpayers should
be used only by Nassau residents."
Voters Decide On Tax Receiver Status
Nassau residents will reap a
$ 1,000,000 savings if they approve
a November referendum to
phase out the offices of town
tax receivers, County Executive
• Eugene Nickerson said diis week.
Nickerson hailed die agreement
reached Tuesday widi die
Republican majority of die Board
of Supervisors on revising die
County Charter. The revision
includes phasing out of die three
tax receivers' offices in Hempstead,
North Hempstead and
Oyster Bay.
" If die voters approve the
Charter revisions, the County
will be able to phase out die
offices widi a maximum of efficiency,"
Nickerson said.
The County Assessment Department,
he reported, is already
in die process of automating
its operations. This involves
assessing die value of property
and preparing and updating die
master assessment roll.
The changeover, when complete,
will substantially reduce
die number of full- time personnel
needed and will eliminate
the need for any part- time help.
The savings in personnel alone
will amount to at least $ 350,000
a year.
In addition, Nickerson explained,
die County would provide
a minimal number of clerical
personnel ( on temporary loan
from die Treasurer's Office) at
collection points around die
County, for the convenience of
those taxpayers who pay dieir
taxes directly ( it is estimated
that about 50 per cent of property
owners do not pay their
taxes via a mortgage holder, but
most of diem pay by mail, not
in person.)
With die procedures oudined
above, die Town Receivers of
Taxes and their staffs would
become unnecessary — widi a
countywide saving of some $ 1.1
million a year. ( See attached
schedules from die 1967 budgets
of die diree towns.)
" In die view of die majority
members of die charter commission,
die continuance of the
Town Receivers cannot be justified.
They perform only routine
functions and make no independent
policy determinations. There
seems to be little, if any, need
for die year- round operation of
separate tax collection offices in
each of die towns," Nickerson
said.
He noted diat city and village
tax receivers are not affected
by die Commission's proposal,
and they will remain in existence
widi dieir present powers.
Kevin Conner, 14, left, and Paul Fitzpatrick, 14, center, both
of Bethpage, enter the Skate Board Contest held at the Bethpage
Community Park. Fred Bruno, a staff member of the Oyster Bay
Town facility, records the entrants. A skating contest is just one
of die many activities offered by the Town's Recreation Department
at die four community parks in Bedipage, Syosset, Plainview and
Massapequa.
Exchange Club Cited For Excellence
The Exchange Club of Massapequa,
has been awarded the
" E " Award for club excellence
• by The National Exchange Club,
it was announced this week at tine
49th annual National Exchange
Convention meeting in Bal Harbour,
Florida. The award is given
to Exchange Clubs meeting die
requirements of efficiency, expansion,
and education.
Dr. Porter L. Fortune, Jr.,
Toledo, Ohio, executive secretary
of the men's national service
club organization, said more
than 150 Exchange Clubs qualified
for die award, a banner
for club display and a lapel
emblem attachment for each
member. The annual award period
ended June 30, 1967.
Winning clubs were required
to actively participate in The
National Exchange Club's Freedom
Shrine and National Crime
Prevention Week programs and
at least one otiier community
service project. Also, they had
to meet die highest standards
of operational efficiency and contribute
to the expansion of Exchange
either by increasing
membership or establishing new
clubs.
" It is most heartening to have
so many clubs qualify tiiis year
for the BIG " E " Award," Dr.
Fortune said. " The award sets
standards by which Exchange
Clubs can render more service
to their communities. At
present, it is conservatively e s timated
that Exchange Clubs
throughout die United States and
Puerto Rico contribute two million
dollars and two million volunteer
hours to dieir communities
annually."
Formal presentation of die
banner and pins will be made later
by a representative of the
New York District Exchange
Clubs at a local club meeting.
Home Run Gives Dalers
County Pony Crown
A sixth inning home run by
Don Stewart of the Farmingdale
Pony Leaguers broke a 4- 4 tie
and gave Farmingdale a 5- 4 victory
over Bethpage for the Nassau
County Pony League championship.
Earlier in the week, the Dalers,
made up of 13 and 14 year old
players, beat die Levittown South
All Stars 6- 5 and the Levittown
North All Stars 4 to 3 in 12 innings
to gain the County finals
against Bethpage.
The Farmingdale All Stars
have qualified, for the Regional
playoffs and will meet East-chester
in a double header this
Saturday at 1: 30 p. m. at East-chester.
In the event of a double
header split, the two teams will
hold a playoff this Sunday at 2: 30
p. m. at East Memorial School
field, Farmingdale to decide the
Regional champions.
Buses will leave Farmingdale
this Saturday morning at 9: 30
a. m. for Eastchester from die
South Farmingdale Library.
Winner of die Regional playoff
will enter a World Series at
Stratton, Connecticut.
Post Office Seeks Bids
Bids will be accepted for painting
of mail boxes in the Farmingdale
delivery area. Painting
will be in accordance to Post
Office department regulations
and specifications.
Interested parties may obtain
bids and additional information
at the Postmaster's office, 380
Main Street or by calling CH 9-
1067. Bids will be accepted
until 2: 00 p. m. on August 15,
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