Bike Safety Message
With the return of warm
weather, the number of bicycles
on Village streets are expected to
increase, and increase the
likelihood of bike-auto collision
along with other mishaps. The
Freeport Board of Trustees, the
Police Department, the School
District and the PTAs are con-tinuing
an aggressive campaign
to educate bike riders of all ages
as to the basic safety rules using
law enforcement when
necessary.
The Village police force has
been directed to enforce all State
and Village laws governing
bicycle riding with as much
diligence as they enforce those
concerning motor vehicles.
Violations include: (1)
unregistered bicycle, (2) no
bicycle identification plate, (3)
failure to obey traffic control
devices, (4) riding two on a bike,
(5) failure to use right hand side
of roadway, (6) failure to use
hand signals, (7) failure to yield
right of way to pedestrians and
vehicles, (8) clinging to another
vehicle, (9) parking a bike so it
obstructs pedestrian traffic, (10)
no hands on handle bars, (11)
riding on sidewalk in business
district, (12) over the age of 10
riding on sidewalk, (13) failure to
have proper equipment of lights,
sound device and brakes, and
(14) riding more than two
abreast.
Village law sets the penalities
for bicycle violations. On the first
offense the parents of a child
under 16 will receive a written
warning from the Chief of Police
which details the violation and
asks their cooperating in rec-
.tifying the situation... On .the,
second and third offenses the
offender and his parents can,
under the law, be summoned to
the Police Department where, at
the discretion of the Chief of
Police, the child's bicycle
registration, and therefore his
right to ride a bike in Village
streets, may be suspended from
10 to 30 days. If a child is found
twice riding an unregistered
bike, the bike can be held by the
Police Department, at a 25$ per
day storage charge, until
registration is obtained. For
adult offenders, fines are set at
no more than $5 for the first of-fense,
up to $10 on the second and
S25 for the third.
Freeport Police Detective
Julius Pearse who, under the
direction of Chief Anthony Elar,
is coordinating the force's
Bicycle Safety Drive with that of
the schools and PTA's, has been
appearing before local civic and
service organizations to explain
the program. He points out that
the men of the Department are
well aware that some residents
resent the enforcement of laws on
small children. Detective Pearse
points out, "What price do you
put on a child's life? If we stop a
child who runs through a stop
sign we may appear to be bullies,
but the next time he approaches a
stop sign a car may also be ap-proaching.
If, because of our
warning, he stops, it's worth it.
However, pob'ce officers can do
so much. The real job of training
a child to protect his life and
health is in his home and with his
parents. The'' cooperation is
essential."
Further information on the
Bike Safety Program may be
obtained at Police Headquarters,
40 North Ocean Avenue, on
Bicycle Registration Days which
are every Wednesday, 8:30 am to
4 pm, and the first Saturday of
each month, 10 am to 2 pm. For
the one-time 25$ registration, the
bike must accompany the ap-plicant
so as to be inspected and
an identification plate affixed.
Municipal Service Request
Do you have a specific problem that needs the attention of a Village
department?
If so , please use this Service Request form to bring it to the attention of
your Village administration. It will be acknowledged and given to the appro-priate
department head for action.
• We recommend that you include your name and address. It will not be
disclosed to any third party, but it will enable us to let you know what was
done or why it couldn't be done.
You may conveniently send your Service Request to Village Hall by in-cluding
it in the same envelope with your Electric Bill payment.
SERVICE REQUEST
TO:
Mayor William H. White
Municipal Building, Feeeport, N. Y. 11520
Action Requested or Nature of Problem
Address or Location (Please be specific)
For Referral to:
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Village
MARCH 1976
News
A PUBLIC INFORMATION BULLETIN OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT
46 NORTH OCEAN AVENUE TELEPHONE FReeport 8-4000 WILLIAM H. WHITE. MAYOR
Public Meetings On The 1st and 3rd Mondays Of The'Month. At 9:00 P.M.
Power From Falls
The Village has received ap-proval
from the Power Authority
of the State of New York to
purchase electrical power
generated by Niagara Falls. The
price per kilowatt and for
transmission has not.been set as
yet, but according to Mayor
William White, the arrangement
will be of financial benefit to all
electrical consumers. Unlike
Freeport's own generating plant,
the upstate power system does
not burn high cost oil, relying
instead on the water power of the
Falls. In addition, the agreed
upon price will be firm until 198£.
regardless of inflation or other
factors.
In making the announcement,
Mayor White pointed out that,
"Freeport is very fortunate in
being able to take advantage of
this low-cost energy and is only in
a position to do so because we
maintain our own electrical
generating plant. Privately-c
vvned utilities such as the Long
Island Lighting Company are
ineligible. Barring any un-foreseen
circumstances, the
Village should be receiving much
of its energy needs through the
hydroelectric system by 1978. A
limited amount of power should
be available for purchase this
spring. We will keep our own
generating plant to receive the
power, to maintain control over,
our electrical requirements, and
to allow us to sell the power we
generate to LILCO which will
enable us to pass on substantial
savings to consumers."
Trustees: Thomas J. Loveliage, Ralph P. Franco. Dorothy Storm. Wayne Jordan
Village Clerk: Thomas DeVincenzo-Treasurer: James J. Lyons - Counsel: Oakley Gentry Jr.
The Freeport Bicentennial Committee hosted a
highly successful Presidential Birthday Party on
February 21 at the- Freeport Recreation "Center ••
attended by over 700 residents. Making sure that
the volunteer group can continue to sponsor such
low cost events throughout the year, Fundraising
Chairwoman Adelaide Aims (second from, left)
launched the raffle sales at the Party. The $1
raffles for two weeks in England for two are avail-able
at the Bicentennial Boutique at the Fulton
Savings Bank and through Committee members.
Lined up to be the first purchasers are (left to
right) Trustee Thomas Lovelidge, Mayor William
White and Trustees Dorothy Storm and Wayne
Jordan. (More photos inside).
The lobby and upstairs dining area of the Recreation Center was turned into a gala, colorful and heart-warming
party hall for the Presidential Birthday Party. An all-community event, the affair was put
together by the Bicentennial Committee's Festival Division with the aid of Village departments, houses
of worship, local organizations, Freeport .High School students and staff, the Freeport Community
Chorale, the Center's caterers, merchants and countless Freeporters. The cooperation and donations
made it possible to offer buffet, punches, desserts, coffee and a live band for $5 per person.
As of mid-February over 900
Winter Discount Tickets had been
purchased by residents and non-residents
for use of the Freeport
Recreation Center's Health Wing
complex of pool, steam, sauna,
exercise room and gymnasium.
'The 900"figure is'a reco'fd for
membership since the facility
opened. Residents not holding
^Discount -Tickets jnay.still use ;the..
Health Wing by paying the single
admission rate of $2 for adults
and $1 for children and senior
citizens. An "After School
Special" allows children in for
50* on Monday afternoons only. A
$2 per year Freeport Recreation
Activity Card is required for all
those using the Center.
*****
Full Saturday morning
programming will resume at the
Recreation Center on April 3.
Beginning and intermediate tap
dancing and beginning and inter-mediate
baliet lessons for ele-mentary
school students will be
held between 10 am and 2 pm.
Fencing lessons for beginning
and intermediate students ages
10 and up will be'held between 10
am and noon. The gymnastics
program for first through eighth
graders is scheduled from 9 am
and noon while arts and crafts for
first to sixth graders will be held
. between 10 am. and 1 pm. The_(
Wednesday "guitar lessons'" will"
begin on April 7 for students in
grades four to eight. Students
•already enrolled in- the programs
will receive notification as to the
exact time of their session. Those
wishing to register should call
223-8000, ext. 13 after the start of
the programs to inquire as to
whether or not a vacancy exists.
*****
The Freeport Recreation
Department will again present a
series of low-cost trips to en-tertain
youngsters during the
spring school recess. On April 19
the Department's bus will leave
the Recreation Center headed for
the Radio City Music Hall and a
showing of "Robin and Marian,"
starring Sean Connery and
Audrey Hepburn along with the
spectacular Easter stage show.
Cost, for tickets and tran-sportation,
will be $4.50. Hor-seback
riding will be the at-traction
the following day at the
Babylon Riding Academy with
$6.50 covering transportation and
horse rental. On April 21,
^Freegort youngsters may_ attend
"a'perlfdrfriahce of "The Ringling
Brothers Circus at Madison
Square .Garden for $4.25.; The
following- day- will - feature- the •
showing of "Winnie The Pooh" at
the Bill Baird Theatre in
Manhattan for $3.75. The last trip
of the series will be April 23 when
the youngsters will spend the day
at the Bronx Zoo for a fee of $1.50.
Advance reservations are
required as is the payment of
fees. Flyers will be distributed
through the schools and will be
available at the Center. Coming
up for adults is a trip to Peddlers
Village in Pennsylvania on May 1
for $4 and a matinee performance
of the musical, "Pacific Over-tures,"
at the Winter Garden
Theatre in Manhattan on May 22.
for $11.50.
ft Mayor William White stands among the Costume Contest winners.
Left to right, standing, are Gladys Harlow, Lillian Glaser, Liz and
Tom Jauck, Harold Levine, Chukie Prochilo and Francis Coyne.
Kneeling, left to right, are Jack and Sara Holly and Ellen and Jack
Extract. As top winner, Mrs. Glaser, President of the Freeport His-torical
Society, won the red, white and blue afghan handmade by
Mrs. Harlow, a native of England. ft
•While-Colonial garb abounded at the affair, with hundreds of Free-porters
having made or rented costumes, some of the 700 guests
chose to represent the original American. Among them were Frank
Guerra and Patricia Mooney.
Mayor William White has
announced that the' Village's
Annual Organization Meeting
will be held Monday, April 5,
beginning at 8 pm at Village Hall,
46 North Ocean Avenue.' Please
note the early starting time.
There will be no open voting
-session-of 'the Board of Trustees'
at 7:30 pm.
Held in accordance with state
law, the sole purpose of an
Organization Meeting is to allow
the Board to vote on the ap-pointment
and reappointment of
officials, department heads, and
members of Boards, Com-missions
and Committees.
While residents are invited to
attend the Organization Meeting,
there is no public participation
that night.
Some residents of the Village
place their used major ap-pliances
at the curb and then
request the Sanitation Depart-ment
to pick them up at once.
Village residents are reminded
that appliances are picked up
Saturday mornings by advance
request only to the Sanitation 4
Department, FR 8-4000, ext. 2267
Appliances should not be placed
on the curb until after 6 pm on the
-F-riday --before ••the--scheduled--
Saturday morning pickup day
and must be on the curb by 6 am.
Refrigerators nnd freezers, by
law, are required to have their
doors removed. Specific
questions should be referred to
the Village's Sanitation
Department.
*****
Garbage cans have a limited
useful life. Although they will
dent and rust out, the Village
recommends the use of heavy
duty 20 gallon galvanized steel
garbage cans. Plastic barrels are
often used, but residents should
be aware that they break and
tear easily.
The Freeport Spirit of 7i
Bicentennial Committee wil
sponsor three low-cost showing:
.ofjhe smash hit film,. "1776" ir
the auditorium of Freeport High
School, Friday, April 23, at 8 pm.
Saturday, April 24 at 1 pm, and
•again at 8 pnvthat-evening."Pricr'
for adults is $1. The Saturdaj
afternoon showing is. primarily
for children under 16 for whicl
the cost will be 50$. Each showing
is limited to 1,000 persons. th«
film enjoyed a long showing a!
the Radio City Music Hall, get
ting such reviews as " '1776' is
Hollywood's best new musical.
An all-star, all-American hit!
Brilliant, witty, moving, in
spiring and even educational ir
one star-spangled package.>:
Tickets may be purchased at the-door
or may be obtained in ad-vance
at the Committee's
Boutique at the Fulton Savings
Bank.
