Village News 1972-09

              Why do people litter?
The Gallup organization
found that people litter for
a number of reasons...
They are careless,
thoughtless,
inconsiderate
and lazy.
They have
little
sense of
responsibility.
They don't
carry litterbags
in their cars
or boats. —
Many people
are generally
indifferent
toward the
culprits.
Work With Us
Help Stamp Out Litterbugs
FREEPORT CODE - SEC. 10.6
Throwing or Depositing Litter
(1) No person shall throw or de-posit
litter in or upon any street,
sidewalk or other public place
within the village except in pub-lic
receptacles or authorized pri-vate
receptacles for collection.
(2) Persons placing litter in pub-lic
receptacles or any authorized
private receptacles shall do so in
such a manner as to prevent it
from being carried or deposited by
the elements upon any street or
sidewalk or any other public place
or private property.
(3) No person shall sweep into or
deposit into any gutter, street or
other public place within the vil-lage,
any accumulation of litter
from any building or lot or fron
any public or private sidewalk or
driveway except where such litter
shall be kept in authorized recep-tacles.
Property Owner's
V ^ : ; : - V . ^ ; V ..
One of the unsightly conditions that detract froa the appearance of Freeport neighborhoods is the
growths of high weeds between the curb and sidewalk areas. It is the property owner's responsi-bility
to keep that area free of such weeds. Please do your part towards a cleaner and neater
Freeport. Check your own property, whether residential or commercial, remove ugly weeds, litter
and other eye-sores.
Village News
A PUBLIC INFORMATION BULLETIN OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT
46 NORTH OCEAN AVENUE TELEPHONE FReeport 8-4000 ROBERT J. SWEENEY, MAYOR
SEPTEMBER 19?2
New Highway Equipment
Contrast between the old_and the new is demon-strated
by Highway Department employee Jack
Combs, wielding the broom, while Village Trustee
Lloyd Orr sits in the operator's seat normally
occupied by Mr. Combs. Deputy Mayor William
White points out the features of the big auto-matic
street.sweeper just acquired by"the Vil-lage
to increase the efficiency of the street
cleaning program. Including this unit the High-way
Department has three mechanical sweepers.
The sweeper is known as a Pelican, but instead
of it being a bird whose "beak can hold more
than its belly can", it is a street sweeper
whose "beak" or dirt hopper collects three cu-bic
yards of dirt. -
A special feature of the Elgin Pelican is that
the sweeper is capable of raising its dirt hop-per
up to nine feet high to empty its load into
containers or trucks - eliminating the unsightly
dirt piles on.city streets coumon with the old-er,
conventional type street sweeper.
Other features of this new sweeper are a total-ly
enclosed self-washing system that cleans the
interior of the sweeper after its daily sweep-ing,
a welded unitized chassis of 3/16 inch
steel plate, and a non-jamming, dirt-conveying
system capable of sweeping up bricks, boards,
bottles, and tin cans..
Trustees: George H. Fairberg, Thomas J. Lovelidge, Lloyd E. Orr, William H. White
Village Clerk: Thomas DeVincenzo— Treasurer: Leonard D.B. Smith— Counsel: Oakley Gentry, Jr.
Raise Limits For Low Income Housing
John E. Williams, Executive Director of the Freeport Housing Authority, announced a new Schedule
of Net Annual Incoae Limits for Low Rent Housing of Families and Senior Citizens in Freeport:
NO. OF PERSONS
12
3
4
5
67
or more
ADMISSION CONTINUED OCCUPANCY
OLD
&*»200
WOO
$5300
$5700
$6100
$6500
$6900
NEW
$'•800
$5500
$6200
$6800
$7200
$7600
$7900
OLD
$5250
$5750
$6625
$7125
57625
$8125
$8625
NEW
$6000
$6875
$7750
$8500
$9000
$9500
$9875
Housing Authority Chairnan, Dr. E. Mitchell Mallette, said, "This raise in income limits will per-mit
the Authority to admit tenants with a higher income, and as their incomes increase on the job,
they will be able to stay in Public Housing longer. We try to keep pace with these inflationary
times, he said, and this is one way of doing it.
"If you need information concerning Freeport's Public H0usingt feel free to come to the office at
3 Buffalo Avenue, or call 623-2508. There are helpful and friendly people available to serve you,"\
Chairman Mallette said.
Restrict House-To-House Salesmen
Salesmen will no longer be able to legally ring
your doorbell or knock on your door without
your permission, as a result of a new Village
ordinance adopted by the Freeport Village Board
in August. . /
The ordinance makes it a violation to, "Enter
upon private property for the purpose of carry-/:
ing or transporting goods, wares, or merchan-dise
and/or offering sane for sale except upon
the invitation of the owner or occupant. Any
person found in violation of this subsection
shall be subject to a fine of not more than
$250.00 and such person shall be deemed a dis-
Wanted
Work in the Village of Free-port
as a Special Policeman,
evenings and weekends, per-forming
duties in protecting
public property, insuring the
safety of persons using the
premises. Duties require
some judgment in acting in
emergency situations. Rate
of pay &3.OO per hour. For
application fqrm write to
Village Clerk, 46 No. Ocean
Avenue, Freeport,N.Y. 1152O
orderly person."
This will make it necessary for prospective
salesmen to obtain your permission by mail or
phone before they can call upon you.
the Village Board passed the new ordinance in
response to many complaints from residents
about overly aggressive magazine solicitors
and other salesmen, particularly representa-tives
of organizations from outside the Village
and outside the State. Any violation may be
reported to the Police Department by calling
FR 8-0700.
Public Notice
As required by state law, advertisements are
published in newspapers to give the public due
notice of proposed changes in village law, zon-ing
and building code amendments, bid proposals,
and other official matters. For the first six
months of this fiscal year the Village of Free-port
legal notices were published in the Long
Island Kernel. For the next six aonths, October,
November and December 1972, and January, Febru-ary
and March of 1973, they will appear in the
Freeport Leader.
Drugs
Pollute Your Body
STAY CLEAN
N.Y. MAYORS' DISASTER REI/EF FUNDING
a non-profit corporation coordinated by
N.Y. Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials
6 Elk St., Albany, N.Y. 12207 (518) 463-1185
Dear Fellow Freeporters:
We sincerely hope you all have enjoyed a happy and healthy summer
in the boating and fishing capital of the east.
However, this has not been a nice summer for our neighbors in the
southwest of New York. To them this year has been a nightmare. There has
been severe damage to crops not only from flood water but from the spread of
gas and oil through the fields. There has been a severe shortage of food. Rodents
left homeless are foraging for food creating danger from disease and infection.
People are left homeless, living in shelters and institutions while try-ing
to salvage valued possessions from their useless homes. Especially tragic is
the displacement of the aged who are lost, confused and bewildered. Businesses
have been wiped out, big plants have been shut down or have been forced to curtail
operations severely resulting in thousands being unemployed. Individual tragedies
are numerous.
How long will it take for the damaged area to be normalized? Experts
predict 2 or 3 years but many losses can never be retrieved. You can help! ! ! ! !
As the President of the Freeport Chamber of Commerce, Mayor
Sweeney has asked me to be Freeport Chairman for the New York Mayors' Dis-aster
Relief Fund, Inc. , a non-profit corporation coordinated by the 500 members
of the New York Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials. Financial Assis-tance
is desperately needed now. Don't be reluctant to contribute to the Mayors'
fund for the reason that Federal funds and other groups will be a cure-all. There
are immediate human needs and people suffering. The money collected will be
given out directly by_ the_.Mayors and their Relief Committees to tHe~"people in the
ravaged areas. No long applications or red tape,but dollars for very real, very
pressing people emergencies.
Kindly write a check to the New York Mayors' Disaster Relief Fund
(tax deductible) and enclose with your electric or water bill in the return envelope.
Remember President Nixon has called hurrican Agnes the worst natural disaster
in history -- Care a Little - Give a Little !
Very truly yours,
C. William Gaylor