If this young lady makes it to the Olympics, she will have received her
early training through the Saturday Youth Programs offered at the
Freeport Recreation Center which, in addition to gymnastics, includes
arts and crafts, fencing and dance for youngsters. Because of the
tremendous response, the Fall programs doubled in size with almost
100% of those on waiting lists accommodated. Registration for Winter
programs will be held Saturday, January 8. They are free to Discount
Ticket holders with others paying $5 per season.
The Church and Henry Street areas of the Central Business District
were the scene of construction this Fall as work progressed on the ex-pansion
and modernization of the two municipal parking lots servicing
the shopping district and the creation of a walkway from Church to
South Main Street. Previously metered, both lots now offer free
parking. The next phase of the revitalization of the area under the Vil-lage's
Community Development grant will be the construction of a
pedestrian mall. Construction bids are expected to be received by
February for completion in late 1977.
REFERENCE
NOVEMBER 1976
Then Stick To Freeport
South Main Street, Merrick
Road, Woodcleft Avenue,
South Grove Street, Atlantic
Avenue, all around town.....
O discover the old, and
many new businesses in
your Village which can
meet your gift-giving
needs all year around.
O avoid parkway traffic
and that fatiguing trip
home.
O escape the crush of
shopping centers. Spend
more time at home enjoy-ing
the warmth of the holi-days
with your family
and friends.
A Healthy Business
Community Lessens The
Burden Of The Taxpay-ing
Resident. . .
o by broadening the tax
base
o by providing employ1
ment
o by attracting more
tax-reducing develop-ment.
You can Help By Thinking
"Freeport First"
For Purchase Of Goods
and Services
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.
The Board of Trustees have
adopted a revision to the Fire
Prevention Ordinance which man-dates
that electrical smoke
detection systems must be in-stalled
in all new one-family and
multiple unit residences. The
smoke detection, system is also
required in all existing residen-tial
structures undergoing major
alterations.
Pointing out that fire, the major
cause of all deaths, most com-monly
occurs between midnight
and 6 am when family members
are asleep, the Department of
Buildings recommends that all
homeowners consider the in-stallation
of such an alarm
system. Such a unit can be pur-chased
for $30 to $35 in most
hardware and department stores.
An electrical unit, such as re-quired
for new construction, is
directly connected to the house
electrical system. Another system
is battery operated,, and while
simple to install and giving the
same protection as the electrical
device, does require the replace-ment
of batteries.
An initial investment of several
. dollars could result in substantial
savings in the future as well as
safeguard a family against fire
related deaths. With the up-coming
holidays, the Department
of Buildings suggests that a
smoke detection device may be
the greatest gift a Freeport
homeowner can give his family.
Superintendent of Electric Utilities Ludovic Long has an-nounced
that consumers receiving their October electric bills
will find their fuel adjustment charges reduced by an average of
$5.30. Total savings to all consumers can now be expected to
total over $140,000 monthly.
Since late last June, the Village has been receiving inter-ruptible
hydroelectricity from Niagara Falls through an arrange-ment
with the Power Authority of the State of "New York. Free-port
was one of only three Long Island municipalities eligible to
receive the low-cost power by virtue of the existence of a muni-cipally-
owned electric utility.
While the amounts of power received between June and
September were low and the savings to consumers minimal,
Superintendent Long explains that power allocations from the
Falls were substantially increased beginning in early September
allowing reduced costs to be passed on to the consumers.
Mayor William White said the Village is making every effort
to continue to receive a high delivery of interruptible energy
until firm power is established in late 1978 or early 1979 when
electric users are expected to enjoy even greater savings.
As of January 1, 1977, a new
State law becomes effective which
will permit right turns at red
lights, after stopping, EXCEPT
where prohibiting signs are
posted. The change is intended
to promote wider application of
the turn-on-red principle, as a
measure to facilitate traffic flow
and conserve fuel. The new
turn-on-red rule will hot apply
in New York City unless it
chooses to adopt such a law.
Motorists and bicyclists must
remain aware that when legally
turning on red they MUST STOP
and yield the right of way to
pedestrians and all other traffic.
lawfully- using the intersection
before making the turn.
Before the law becomes ef-fective
the Board of Trustees, on
the recommendation of the Police
Department, will establish those
intersections where the turn-on-red
rule will not be permitted.
According to State law, these
would include sites where such a
turn would conflict with pedes-trians
crossing on a steady
"walk" signal, where a signal
face includes a right red arrow
indication and any location
where such turns would cause
operational and/or safety pro-blems.
Trustees: Thomas J. Loveliage, Ralph P. Franco, Dorothy Storm, Wayne Jordan
Village Clerk: Thomas PeVincenzo-Treasurer: James J. Lyons - Counsel: Oakley Gentry Jr.
The above scenes were taken on the Freeport Recreation Department-sponsored
family trip to Mystic Seaport In Connecticut. Buses leave the Recreation Center
throughout the year for trips to such closeby places as the Westbury Music" Fair
and as far away as Vermont ski areas. Some excursions are aimed for the very
young, others for teenagers and still others for adults. The length of trips can be
for a few hours, a whole day, a weekend, and in the case of ski trips, perhaps a
week long.
Each trip provides a low-cost way to see many new places while avoiding the
chore of driving or relying on railroad schedules, etc. With all Freeporters
aboard, a sense of camaraderie is another pleasure of a Department-sponsored
trip. As can be seen, many trips offer a choice of refreshments from picnic style,
cafeteria and luxury restaurants.
Many trips will be offered to youngsters during the upcoming school recess.
Information on them, as well as those scheduled for adults, may be obtained by
calling 223-8000 during business hours.
Seven Freeport residents, rep-resenting
a diversity of Profes-sional
backgrounds and commun-ity
involvement, have been
appointed by Mayor William
White to serve on the citizens
committee which is presently
working with the Village Board of
Trustees on the 1977-1978
municipal budget.
Members of the committee
are: Kay Benda of Nassau Ave-nue
who has been active in
community groups; Stanley Rode
of East Bedell Street, an en-gineer;
Meredith Manitzas of
Roosevelt Avenue, a housewife
active in the PTA; Arthur Thomp-~
son of Branch Avenue, a public
information officer for the Town
of Hempstead; Roger Marks of
North Long Beach Avenue, an
attorney; Bernard Rader of Wil-son
Place, a certified public ac-countant;
and Julius Hirschfeld
of Brunella Street, an attorney.
In announcing the appoint-ments,
Mayor White stated,
"The Board is grateful to these
seven residents for volunteering
the enormous amounts of time re-quired
in meeting with us on a
twice-weekly basis between Octo-ber
and January in order to give
us their guidance in formulating
a realistic budget for their fellow
residents. Not only their pro-fessional
expertise, but their
knowledge of the community and
the feelings of their neighbors,
will be of inestimable value to us.
I am grateful too, to the many
others' 'who'"volunteered their"
service on the committee. Un-fortunately
too large a group
was deemed as being unwork-able."
Members of the budget com-mittee
have expressed a desire to
be contacted by their friends and
neighbors on any questions or
suggestions concerning the
budget.
The municipal budget will be
the subject of a public meeting
early in January. Copies of the
line-by-line, detailed budget to
be proposed will be made avail-able
to the public as early as
possible to allow for its study
prior to the meeting.
The Freeport Recreation
Center is a source of gift-giving
opportunities which will bring
enjoyment long after the holidays
are over.
For friends and family not hold-ing
a Discount Ticket .to the
Center but liking to skate, a
15-session discount plan may be
purchased for adults at $10
($15 for non-residents) and
children at $5 ($7.50 for non-residents).
The discount plan may
be used by all members of the
family in the same age group.
The rink is scheduled to be open
until March 1 and rental skates
and lessons are available.
Fun from January 16 to June 1
can be given through the pur-
-chase..of..a_Discount ticket-to the.
Center's indoor pool and other
Health Wing facilities. Cost for
a family is $55 ($65, non-resi-dent),
for a couple is $50 ($60 and
for an individual, $25 ($30).
Seniors, 60 and over, receive a
50% discount. Discount Ticket
holders also enjoy free skating,
swimming lessons and a myraid
of other programming for all
ages .at no or little additional
cost.
Information on all the above
may be obtained by stopping by
the Center at 130 East Merrick
Road, or by calling 223-8000
during the business day.
Before you go on winter vaca-
,tion, ,it is important that you
notify two Village departments if
your absence is to be an ex-tended
one.
The Freeport Police Depart-ment
(FR 8-4000) should be noti-fied
so that your house can be
kept under surveillance. The
Department can also give you
useful tips as to how to protect
your home against burglary.
It is equally important to notify
the Electrical Department
(FR 8-4000, ext. 263) that you will
be away so that arrangements can
be made for payment of bills
during your absence. Such a
move will avoid any discontin-uance
of electric service for non-payment,
which, particularly in
cold weather, could be injurious
to your property.
Those looking for a monento of
the nation's 200th anniversary for
the gift-giving season have to look
no further than Freeport's Bi-centennial
Committee.
For $10 one can purchase the
Village's own commemorative
plate with its rendering of Sports-man's
Canal of yesteryear. Only
250 were produced and each is
numbered. The legend on the
back of each plate denotes that it
was made during the Village's
celebration of the Bicentennial.
The value of the plates will in-crease
throughout die years while
they serve as an attractive,
unique, decorative hem. The
Committee will place the plates
on sale in various outlets to be an-
-nounced.in the local .newspapers
or they may be ordered by calling
FR 9-3051.
Another Village-oriented Hem
is the booklet, "Freeport As ft
Was," by the Village Historian,
Clinton Metz. Telling the history
of the Village over a period of
three centuries, the book contains
over 40 photos, drawings and
maps. It makes an ideal gift for
not only present day Freeporters,
but also for those who have re-tired
and moved elsewhere. One
or more copies of "Freeport As It
Was" may be picked up at a dis-count
price at $2.25 plus sales tax
in the Ocean Avenue lobby of
Village Hall until November 31.
After that date they will be avail-able
elsewhere in the Village for
$2.50 plus tax.
Proceeds from the sale of the
plates and booklets go to the non-profit,
volunteer Bicentennial
Committee which will use the
"funds to" present'the Village'with
a permanent momento of the
Bicentennial.
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