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New Freeporters By Way Of Wisconsin Boat Storage Subject
Of Public Hearing
Michael Kirwan (right), Coordinator of the Village's Stabilization Task
Force, welcomes the Eric Hemphill family to Freeport. When Hemphill
was appointed Director of Community Development for Freeport, he
enlisted the Task Force's free Homefinders Service for aid in finding a
house to purchase for his family who would be moving from Appleton, .
Wise. Shown moving into their newly-purchased New York Avenue
house are (from left) Eric, daughter Kim and wife Pat.
Rental Permit Law Upheld
The Village of Freeport has
now won a five-year court battle
against a group of apartment
house owners who sought to have
Freeport's rental permit ordi-nance
deemed unconstitutional.
While two lower courts had ruled
against the Village during the
past five years, last month the
Appellate Division of the State
Supreme Court reversed those
rulings.
The ruling justices judged that
the City of Mount Vernon's ordi-nance,
which had been based on
Freeport, had set a precedent for.
the ordinance and that such a law
"requiring dwelling owners to
obtain a permit before letting a
unit was a valid exercise of police
power and did not infringe on the
owner's Fourth Amendment
rights." -
The rental permit law involves
all rental units, whether it be a
one-family home or multi-unit
apartment buildings. Building
department inspectors check out
units as to Village code vio-lations
every two years. Cost for
the first unit is $20 and $4 for
each additional unit. Permits not
renewed during the past two
years are now invalid. Violation of
the ordinance carries a maximum
penalty of $250.
SUPPORT
YOUR LOCAL MERCHANTS
On Monday, May 12, the
of Trustees will hold a
hearing, on a proposed amend-menfto
the Village's Code having
to do with the storage of boats
and other recreational vehicles on
residential property in all areas of
Freeport. The meeting will begin
at 8pm in Village Hall.
As proposed, it would be illegal
to store a boat or recreational
vehicle in the front yard of a
dwelling EXCEPT in a driveway
which is no closer than five feet
from the adjoining property line
OR in the side or rear yards,
again no closer than five feet from
the property line or any resi-dential
building. Finally, the
maximum size of any boat or
recreational vehicle allowed
would be 25 feet.
In proposing the amendment,
Mayor William White said,
"Several residents have brought
to my attention the increasing
problem of boats, house trailers,
camping trailers, etc. being
parked on residential properties
in areas other than the drive-ways
or garages. Being a water-front
community, we realize that
we should not discourage the use
of private property for the storage
of boats in the winter season and,
yet, we also recognize that as
the boats get bigger, they some-times
can be annoying and per-haps
dangerous to the health,
safety and welfare of our resi-dents."
Head Start Center
The Freeport Head Start
Center, 74 North Main Street, is
accepting applications for three-and
four-year-olds for the 1980-81
program year.
Head Start is a full day, five
days a week, 52 weeks a year,
free tuition program involved in
exposing children and families to
health, education and nutrition.
Free door to door bus service is
provided.
Freeport Head Start is also wel-coming
applications for children
with handicapping conditions as
mandated by the federal govern-ment.
Federal guidelines establish
the maximum allowable family in-comes
for Head Start enrollment.
Ten percent of the children can be
above those guidelines.
A Public
of The Village Of Freeport
46 North Ocean Avenue
Telephone FReeport 8-4000
William H. White, Mayor
REFERENCE ONLY. Village
News
Public Meetings on the 1st. and 3rd. Mondays of the Month, at 8:00 P.M.
Planning Memorial Day Parade
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Freeport's American Legion Memorial Day Committee make plans for
the Village's 50th Annual Memorial Day Parade, Friday, May 30. It
will begin at 10 am at Freeport High School going south on Brookside
to Merrick Road and then east to the Freeport Memorial Library where
services will be held. Shown, left to right, seated, are Past Commander
Ed Licence, Secretary Alice Mingle, Chairman Charles Jackson, Past
Commander Fred Hager and Past Commander Frank Manz. Standing
are Dick West, former Fire Chief-Dick Mitthauer, Past Commander
Charles Herbert and Freeport High School Band Director Don Turner.
Open Meeting On Energy Audits
The Freeport Council of Civic
Associations (COCA) has an-nounced
that a public meeting
will be held to allow all Freeport
homeowners and tenants an
opportunity to .learn about the
free energy audits being offered
in Freeport by the Power Author-ity
of the State of New York.
.PASNY representatives will be at
the public meeting to answer any
questions.
The TENTATIVE date for the
meeting is the evening of Thurs-day,
May 1 at the Freeport
Memorial Library. Please watch
the local media for final details or
call Village Hall, ext. 254.
InVEST In Our Police
The Freeport Chamber of Com-merce
has volunteered to raise
funds for the Freeport Police-ment's
Benevolent Association's
drive to provide members of the
Freeport Police Department with
bullet proof vests. The Chamber
did similar fund-raising last year
to assist the Village's Fire
Department in the purchase and
distribution of "Tot Finders"
decals. Chairman of both drives is
Al Gordon, owner of the Right
Track Inn.
The Chamber's drive is in two
parts. Residents may buy bumper
stickers saying, "I InVESTed
In The Freeport Police," for $2
each. These may be purchased
through the Chamber's office, 70
West Sunrise Highway (Bank of
North America Building), 5th
floor, 10 am to 2 pm weekdays.
The number is FR 8-7402.
On May 22, 6 to & pm, a fund-raising
cocktail party will be held
at the Right Track Inn, Merrick
Road and Church Street. The cost
of $8 per person will cover un-limited
liquor and hors d'oeuvres
provided by Mike Ocera of the
•Italian-American Delicatessen.
All proceeds will go -to the PBA
'Vest Fund. Tickets for the cocktail
party may be obtained through
the Chamber offices or by calling
Mr. Gordon at 378-1220.
Persons wishing to contribute
directly may send a check, made
out to the "Freeport PBA Vest
Fund," to the PBA Vest Fund,
c/o Freeport Police Department,
40 North Ocean Avenue.
Trustees: Dorothy Storm, Alfred Sirlin, James Clark, Timothy Peternana
Village Clerk: Thomas DeVincenzo; Treasurer: James J. Lyons; Counsel: Michael Solomon
The Freeport Department of
Buildings would like to remind
residents that the Village's Code
of Ordinances requires that a
permit be issued by that Depart-ment
before engaging in con-struction,
installation of equip-ment,
etc. The permit insures,
through^inspection, that the work
is~~d6ne~pfopefly. Please keep the
following information for future
reference:
BUILDING PERMIT RE-QUIRED:
All new building con-struction;
alterations of existing
structures; additions to existing
structures; parking fields; moving
of buildings; repair of fire
damaged buildings; accesory
structures larger than 70 square
feet; wood or coal burning stoves;
bulkheading; fences; swimming
pools; radio towers; and patios
above ground level. FEE: $15 for
first $2,000 of construction cost
and a $3 additional fee for each
additional $1,000.
DEMOLITION PERMIT RE-QUIRED:
Demolish any struc-ture,
building or inground swim-ming
pool. FEE: $15 per struc-ture.
PLUMBING PERMIT RE-QUIRED:
All new plumbing
work; installation of new or
additional fixtures; relocation of
existing fixtures; all gas piping,
both new and replacement; hot
water and steam heating pipes;
and solar heating units. FEE: 1-2
fixtures, $5; 3-6, $10; each ad-ditional
fixture, $1; and gas test,
$5.
ELECTRIC PERMIT RE-QUIRED:
Any electrical work;
swimming pool pumps, filters and
lights; electric hot water heaters;
electric signs; new or replace-ment
electirc services; and air-conditioning
units other than
plug-in window type. FEE: No fee
charged by the Village.
AIRCONDITIONING & RE-FRIGERATION
PERMIT RE-QUIRED:
All central air con-ditioning
units; walk-in refrigera-tors;
and air conditioning units
other than plug-in window type.
FEE: $10 per unit.
OIL BURNER PERMIT RE-QUIRED:
Any new or replace-ment
oil burner; any new or re-placement
oil tank; and oil fired
hot water heaters. FEE: Burner,
$5 each unit; $5 each unit; burner
and tank, $8; and heaters, $5 per
unit.
MOTOR FUEL STORAGE
TANK PERMIT REQUIRED: Any
replacement, relocation or new
installation of an above ground or
buried gasoline or diesel fuel
tank. FEE: $10 per unit.
SIGN PERMIT REQUIRED:
Any new sign; any alteration to an
existing sign; any sign being
located; and flags, banners,
Renewal permits are required
every three years. FEE: New
signs, $20 per sign; relocated, $20
per; altered, $10 per; and re-newals,
$10 per.
It is important to all property values in Freeport that
the Village streets remain free of trash. For that reason,
the ordinance forbidding the placement of trash at
curbside other than on the scheduled collection day will
be strictly enforced. There is a change in collection
when a holiday occurs and for this reason it is important
that the residents keep the information below for refer-ence.
It should be noted that prior to contracting out for
private sanitation service, when a holiday occured trash
was not collected anywhere in the Village that week.
Under the present system, only one-third of the Village
is effected.
Trash will not be picked up from the curb in a week
when a holiday falls on either of the normally scheduled
collection days for your area of the Village.
FOR EXAMPLE: If you live in the northern section of
the Village, garbage is normally picked up from the
rear on Mondays. On Thursdays, garbage is picked up
from the rear and trash from the curb.
If a holiday occurs on a Monday, garbage will not be
picked up that day. On that Thursday, garbage only will
be collected. Trash will not be collected.
If a holiday occurs on a Thursday, garbage will be col-lected
as usual on Monday. On Thursday, however,
neither garbage nor trash will be collected.
In both the above instances, trash will be collected from
the curb on Thursday of the following week.
Persons putting trash at the curb on a non-collection
day will be notified to remove it immediately. Repeated
violators can be summoned to Village Court where they
will be liable for fines up to $250.
Village holidays in 1980 are as follows:
Memorial Day Fri.,May30
Independence Day Fri.,July4
Labor Day Mon.,Sept. 1
Columbus Day Mon.,Oct. 13
Election Day Tues., Nov. 4
Veterans Day Tues., Nov. 11
Thanksgiving Day Thurs., Nov. 27
Christmas Day Thurs., Dec. 25
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Mayor William White (left) and Business Development Director Martin
Silberg w'elcorne'Cynth'ia" Berardi to'Freeport. "Mrs: Berardi is'the
President of Adirondack Trailways which has opened a terminal at 5
Freeport Plaza West. Three buses will leave the Village daily for
Westchester and Rockland Counties, upstate cities, college and resort
towns and New England points.
cuttings, etc. in plastic bags for.
curbside pick-up.
DO use litter baskets' when you
are in the business districts. Keep
a litter bag in your car or boat.
DO report vacant lots that are
in need of cleaning. Under Village
ordinances if the property owner
does not clean his lot the Village
will have it done by a contractor
and the cost will be charged
against the property.
Don't Hurt Your Village
DON'T confuse or mix trash or
garbage. Trash is burnable items
only, such as paper, rags, pieces
of wood, and is to be put out for
collection only on trash days.
DON'T put out excessive
amounts of trash for pick-up on
one day. If you have a large
amount,, put only part of it outside
on any trash day and hold the
rest for the next week^s pick-up.
DON'T put trash out before
6 PM on the night prior to trash
pick-up.
DON'T sweep leaves, twigs,
grass clippings, etc. into gutter.
Pick them up and put them into
closed containers for trash
pick-up.
If you are a businessman,
DON'T pile boxes and crates
alongside your dumpster. Break
them down to flat units and put
them in the containers. Use con-tainers
of adequate size to handle
all of your trash.
You can make your neighbor-hood
a more pleasant place to live
and increase the value of your
property. You can help the Vil-lage
of Freeport to be clean and
attractive by observing the
following:
Do's For Home And Business
DO maintain your home or bus-
, iness establishment by painting
and repairing. Village Ordinances
require painting of all wooden
surfaces to prevent deterioration.
This is being strictly enforced by
the Building Department.
DO maintain your garages and
fences and keep them repaired
and painted. Maintain your
lawns, gardens" and yards for"'
beauty and cleanliness. Pick up
all litter including any at curb-side.
Cut^down weeds between
sidewalk and curb.
DO have proper rubbish and
garbage receptacles with covers
in sufficient number. All contain-ers
must be kept closed, including
the large commercial dumpster
units.
BO remove trash around your
house, yard, fence or hedge.
Clean unsightly litter accumula-tion
from wire fences, bushes and
hedges. Put out .trash at curb for
pick-up •
DO call for special pick-ups for
large or bulky items, such as dis-carded
refrigerators, stoves and
such. Put weeds, leaves, grass
For environmental reasons, the
Village's Sewage treatment plant
is being phased out with hook-up
accomplished to the Nassau
County-operated Cedar Creek
Water Pollution Control Plant in
Wantagh.
However, the Village will
continue to be responsible for the
maintenance of our four pump
stations and over 100 miles of
sewer lines under Freeport
streets.
In order to adhere to the re-quirements
of the County's Sewer
Code, we must ask for the co-operation
of all the residents in
the following ways:
1. 'Please'do not drain grease
down the sink. Save your
grease and fat in a can. Let
it solidify and include it with
your garbage.
2. Rags should not be flushed
down the toilet. Save them
as you do your newspapers,
and bring them to a salvage
station. They can be re-used
for the making of
paper, and you will be re-imbursed
for them by the
pound.
3. The maintenance crew of
the Sewer Department will
continue to be available to
respond to any emergency.
Should you experience a
problem with your sewer or
water pipes in the evening
or on a weekend, call the
Police Department —
Fr 8-0700. Give your ad-dress
and a short state-ment
of the complaint, and
they will • contact""the ap-propriate
individuals to in-vestigate
and, hopefully,
correct the complaint.
In the past there have been
instances of basement flooding
because a property owner, or a
plumber, opened a sewage house
trap in the home before checking
the street sewer first. If there is
any doubt that the stoppage is not
located in the home, please call
for help from the Sewer Mainten-ance
Crew (as explained above)
before opening the house trap.
The Village Code regarding
lateral sewer pipe connections
from the house to the Village
sewer line is still in effect and this
connection is still the home-owner's
responsibility.
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