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REFERENDUM WOULD DROP
SCHOOL TAX RATE A District 22 Paradox
The District 22 Board of Education at a Special Meeting held
on Wednesday, unanimously approved a $ 988,000 referendum to
be submitted to the voters on February 10 to increase the
appropriation for the expansion and renovation of the Farming-dale
Senior High School. The additional figure is being asked for
due to more extensive renovations than originally planned as
well as increased building costs. If approved the sum will be
added to the $ 4.5 million price tag already approved by the voters
™ J8w$;>?; officials" estimate in; u passage or the FePruaryf^ Oth
^ heV(;^ s_.: rM* u would mean a drop of z. 3 cents » » » uJ.. oarttglKal 23
censsauve? ise projection to a lower figure of 20.7 cents per $ 100 of
asses& j^. valuation. The decrease in the local tax rate is due
to the fact that the recently submitted revised plan to the State
Education Department resulted in a maximum building aid formula
from the State of approximately two thirds, while the originally
submitted plans had entitled the district to a lesser share
of state aid of approximately one half the total building cost.
The cost increase was explained by Dr. William A. Kinzler,
Superintendent of Schools and by Board members as being
necessary to satisfy the educational as well as safety requirements
of the total projected high school enrollment of 3,400
students. The State now bases the formula on the total student
enrollment rather than construction reimbursement for the
1,300 student addition, Kinzler said. The additional monies were
also needed due to the increased costs of construction as r e flected
in the bids received as well as the more extensive alterations
to the existing building than had been originally planned.
The high school expansion bids, which had been opened on
December 14th were $ 1,300,000 more than had been approved in
the November, 1966 referendum. After considerable study, the
Board of Education reduced the sum to $ 988,000, which according
to Mrs. Lucile Goulding, Board President, represents the minimum
additional sum required to meet the educational goals of the
expansion project.
Dr. Kinzler explained that upon receipt of the bids, he, along
December' I Q i h ^ o o ^ L ^ ^ ^ ^ * ^ ^ n t toAlbanvon
authorities. Because of various factors m* thefinai. zedccnstruc-tion
plans, the State Aid formula was favorably altered to provide
additional State Aid assistance. Previously the State Aid represented
one out of every two dollars to be spent, while the new
formula of State participation represents two out of every three
dollars to be spent, according to Dr. Kinzler.
The Superintendent expressed concern that this somewhat paradoxical
situation of asking for more money and yet lowering
the tax rate would be difficult to explain to the taxpayers. He said
that he would plan numerous meetings to acquaint residents
with the reasons underlying the increased costs and the State
Aid factors which would result in a lower projected tax rate.
% The referendum was set for Saturday, February 10 between the
hours of 7 a. m. and 10 p. m. and the registration date was set
as Saturday, February 3 from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. at Weldon E.
Howitt J r . High School.
Justice Howard T. Hogan
Resigns For New Post
State Supreme Court Justice Howard
T. Hogan of Farmingdale resigned
last week as administrative
judge of the Nassau County Court
system so that he could give his full
attention to his new position as presiding
judge of the newly created
Appellate Term of the Supreme Court,
which will hear appeals in civil
and criminal cases from district,
city, town, village and county courts
in Nassau, Suffolk, Dutchess, Orange,
Putnam, Rockland and Westchester
counties.
In announcing Hogan's resignation
Justice George J. Beldock, presiding
judge of the Brooklyn Appellate Division,
said that the demands of his
new and extremely important position
make it impractical for him to
continue as administrative judge. He
gave high praise for Justice Hogan's
administrative capabilities as head
of the courts for the past three
years. Justice Frank A. Gulotta of
Lynbrook was appointed as the new
presiding Judge.
Newly- appointed Town Councilman Philip B.
Healey of Massapequa ( left) is congratulated by
Ralph J. Marino, Board Majority Leader, on his r e cent
appointment to the Oyster Bay Town Board as
Supreme Court Justice Howard T. Hogan, presiding
justice of the State Supreme Court's Appellate
Term, who administered the oath of office,
looks on.
College Cleaners
Robbed
$ 150 in currency was reported
stolen by burglars from College
Cleaners at 231 Main Street,
Farmingdale.
Entry was made through a
cellar door.
Conservative Party
Will Oppose Proposals
Representatives of the Conservative
Party of Nassau County
will appear before the Nassau
Board of Supervisors on Monday,
January 8, to oppose what
it calls a wasteful expenditure
of taxpayers money. The group
will oppose the Meadow brook
Hospital expansion and the proposed
Cultural Center at Mitchel
Field
