Oi
An Evening Of Summer
Folk Dancing Positions
^^ C^nsl^i-ito or A 11
The Arts Council at Freeport
invites residents to enjoy an eve-ning
of dancing on Saturday,
March 3, 8 to 10:30 pm, at the
Freeport Recreation Center's
gymnasium.
Tickets, at $7.50 each, cover
dancing, refreshments and door
prizes. Groups of 25 or more are
offered a discount. Tickets may
be obtained at the Council's office
at the Recreation Center, by call-ing
223-2522 or by sending a
check and self-addressed en-velope
to the Council at PO Box
97.
Micttael and Mary Ann Her-man,
internationally-known folk
dance teachers, promise, "You
need not have experience to have
a fun evening. We'll teach you
everything you need to know to
enjoy doing the dances from
throughout the world." Dancers
are asked to wear soft soled
shoes. Heels are not allowed on
the gymnasium floor.
The Arts Council is sponsoring
the event as an opportunity for
neighbor to meet neighbor, and
to have an evening out at a
reasonable price.
Austine White and Phyllis
Pullman are co-chairwomen of
the evening. Committee members
are Jack Holly, Maryann Endo,
Artie Grover, Joyce Adler and
George Manitzas.
Students are urged to apply
now for summer jobs with the
Village. Such jobs include recrea-tion
aide, laborer and lifeguard.
Application must be made at
the office of the Village Clerk,
Village Hall, weekdays, 8:30 am
to 4 pm. No telephone inquiries
will be accepted. Applicants will
be required to present proof of
residency in the Village and
must be at least 18 years of age.
Lifeguards must be certified.
The deadline for summer jobs
is May 1. If vacancies for life-guards
exist after the deadline,
applications will be accepted from
non-residents as well as resi-dents,
17 years and older, with
the required certification.
Lift For
Handicapped
Swimmers
The indoor, swimming pool, at
the Recreation; Center is equipped
with a lift for, handicapped
swimmers which is operated by
water pressure. The lift's handles
may be operated both in and out
of water. The swimmer enters the
water in a seated position.
Prior, notification is not requir-ed
for use of the lift, and a swim-mer
need not be accompanied by
a companion.
PLEASE PRINT
Name
Name nf Spouse
Address
n
ii
Massage
Therapy Offered
In response to many requests,
a program of massage therapy
has now been established at the
Freeport Recreation Center, the
licensed massage therapist is
Judith Scher, a graduate of the
Swedish Institute of Massage.
The therapy will be given in
the Poor Office's First Aid Room
on Tuesdays, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm
and on Thursdays, 5:30 to 9:30
pm. An appointment is neces-sary
and can be obtained from the
Recreation Office, Monday to
Friday, 9 am to 4 pm. The fee is
$20 for a half hour and $30 for an
hour massage.
A soap shower is required be-fore
the session and the program
is open to Freeport residents
and non-resident Plan Holders.
According to Scher, massage
therapy can increase circulation,
encourage better nutrition,
relax muscles, lower pulse and
blood pressure and relieve ten-sion.
Safe Boating
ATTENTION: Senior Citizens
And Their Friends
In order to ascertain the needs of the senior, citizen segment of, the
Freeport population, the Village is attempting to identify that popula-tion
in terms of numbers and locations. Such information is of vital im-portance
in planning the future of the Village and in meeting the needs
of Freeport seniors.
If you, or your spouse, are age 62 or older, please fill out the form
below which may be returned with your electric payment at no additon-al
postage.
NOTE: If you know of Senior Citizens you feel are unlikely to fill out
the form, or are unable to do so, please do so pn their behalf. Please
attach an additional sheet if necessary.
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Floatilla 13-6, Short Beach, is
again presenting a course at the
Cow Meadow Park administration
building at the southern end of
South Main Street. This will be a
12 lesson course, with a starting
date of Monday, March 3 at 8 pm
sharp. A pre-registration time of
7:30 pm is required to enroll in
this free course, which will con-tinue
every Monday thereafter.
A text book and course parapher-nalia
will be supplied at a nominal
fee. A Certificfite of Graduation
will be presented to those stu-dents
who pass the final test at
the end of the course. Most insur-ance
companies allow a. 10% de-duction
on boat insurance when
this certificate is presented as
proof of course completion.
Additional information and pre-registration
may be obtained by
calling 546-7384, 379-1665 or
378-7566.
See A Loose Dog?
Please Call The
Town ofHempstead
Dog Warden
785-5220
Villa
News
REFERENCE UARY1986
A Public Information Bulletin
of The Village Of Freeport
46 North Ocean Avenue
Telephone FReeport 8-4000
Dorothy Storm, Mayor
Meet With Mayor: 8:30am - 4:00pm, Every Fri.
Public Meetings: 8:00pm, 1st and 3rd Mondays of the Month
Message From The Mayor
Have you noticed how we are sprucing up for the warm weather when so many visitors come to pur
Village?
There are new "jumbo" street signs along Sunrise Highway to aid those unfamiliar with Freeport
while giving a new, distinctive look to pur stretch of this major east-west highway. We are also using
Sunrise and Merrick Road to "advertise" our facilities and attractions. Trailblazer signs are going up on
both those roads directing travelers to the Village Hall, our Library, the Industrial Park, Mall Parking,
the waterfront areas and the Recreation Center. They are both attractive and highly visible, sporting the
Village's sailboat logo on a reflective background.
There is no doubt visitors will be coming!There is our ever-popular waterfront and Nautical Mile, and of
course the now 11-year-old Chamber's Great Canoe Races, in addition to the many fishing tournaments,
including the Arthur Smith Bluefish Tournament which will be returning for a third time. As for 10 years,
September will bring the Greater New York In-The-Water Boat Show. This year we'll be seeing two addi-tional
events. In May, the Freeport Kiwanis Club, in cooperation with the Village's Homefinders Service,
will be sponsoring a House Tour. Such tours have always proved to be extremely popular, bringing in
non-residents-from far afield. Most exciting is a proposal we have received from the over 100-year-old
Toby Tyler Circus to bring their three-ring Big Top to our Firemen's Field for two days in June. Complete
with an animal menagerie, high wire and trapeze artists, acrobats, clowns, horses, brass band, etc., this
would be the Toby Tyler Circus' first performance in Nassau County. You'll hear more as plans are
finalized.
Our beautiful tree-lined streets are certainly an asset to be enjoyed by all. Age, disease and certainly
Hurricane Gloria, have put that asset in jeopardy. Please read the article within which explains how the
Village will provide'up to $75 for every curbside tree planted, and note the deadline of March 10. This is
one important way you can help in making our Village look its very best now and in the future.
Other news is the steps we are taking to relieve the parking crunch in our important downtown busi-ness
district. There will be increased parking in the vicinity of Sunrise Highway and Main Street for the
use of employees and shoppers. In addition, our recently adopted municipal budget provides for increas-ed
communter parking slots to be constructed just north of the railroad tracks at Henry Street and Brook-lyn
Avenue. "' -'• ' ~ •' " • • - • ' -
Finally, I would like to thank the many residents who (pok the time to respond to pur recent sanitation
survey. The results will be published in a forthcoming "Village News."
Holiday Schedule
All Village offices will close at
noon on March 28 in observance
of Good Friday.
The Freeport Recreation
Center will close at 5 pm on Good
Friday, reopen Saturday, and be
closed on Easter Sunday, March
30.
Keep Sidewalks Clear
Residents and business people
are reminded that it is the re-sponsibility
of property owners
or tenants to keep sidewalks clear
of snow and ice.
Sanitation workers, mail carri-ers,
etc. are not required to risk
injury by walking on uncleared
sidewalks, front walks and drive-ways.
HELP KEEP FREEPORT CLEAN
Trustees: C. James Clark, Vincent DiCostanzo, Ralph Smith, Victor Cohen
Village Clerk: Thomas DeVincenzo; Counsel: Harrison J. Edwards; Acting Treasurer: Michael Haran
Following a January 6 public
meeting, the Village Board of
Trustees adopted a 1986-87
municipal budget which carries
an increase of 78* per $100 of
assessed valuation. That means
the owner of a typical house
assessed at $7,500 will be paying
an additional $58.50 for the
year, of $4.88 per month.
Mayor Dorothy Storm pointed
out that she and her fellow
Board members were not happy
with the increase "but with in-flation,
and the cost of our
mandatory expenses climbing,
we had to be realistic." She
pointed to unprecedented in-creases
in the costs of. liability
insurance across the nation as
one example. "While some
governments are unable to even
obtain any 'liability coverage,
we are fortunate in having been
under limited self-insurance
since 1978 with a .good record.
Nevertheless, the costs of tine
coverage we must purchase has
risen to close- to $153,000 more
than last year and that alone
represents 16.5$ of the 780 in-crease."
The cost of mandated employ-ees
benefits, including retire-ment
benefits, Social Security
and medical, hospital and dental
The following cold weather
plumbing tips are furnished by
the Freeport Water Department:
Most frozen pipes are caused
by wind blowing through open-ings
in the unheated portion of
a house. The chill factor created
by wind will freeze pipes much
quicker than cold temperature
alone.
Residents are advised to seal
up all air leaks in the crawl space
or basement of the house. This
includes access doors, air vents,
and drafty cracks. Many air
vents are designed so they can
be opened in the summer.
If the vents won't close, coyer
them from the inside with wall
insulation, cardboard, plastic,
or newspapers. The important
thing is to keep the wind out.
When temperatures are pre-dicted
to reach the low teens or
stay below freezing for long
periods of time, leave a trickle
of water running continuously
from the faucet highest in the
2 house. This trickle should be a
insurance, has risen to over
$189,000 over 1985-86, or 21<t
of the 78< increase.
The achievement of a fully
authorized strength in the Police
Department, along with a
negotiated salary increase,
brought up personnel costs on
that line and the Fire Depart-ment's
budget line is up close to
20% over last year.
The budget also carries
$150,000 in "start up" costs of a
municipal sanitation department
should that be the decision after
public bidding for private carting
this spring. If not expended, the
monies will be used to offset the
1987-88 municipal budget. While
it was originally announced that
$51,000 would be included for
possible start-up as of March 1,
1987 with all vehicles to be
bonded over several years, it
was later concluded that some
would be second hand and there-fore
not bondable. With the
present carting contract tied into
the. Consumers Price Index and
an increase in disposal fees to
the Town of Hempstead due to
volume, the refuse line of the
budget has increased by $265,540
including the "startup" costs.
Only two and a half additional
employees are allocated for
steady stream the size of the
point of a pencil. If this trickle is
running in the bathtub it is less
likely to be turned off by mis-take.
In the case of a frozen pipe,
use extreme caution. If you try
to thaw the pipe, keep in mind
that it may already be cracked
but will not be leaking if it is
frozen solid. As the ice melts,
the water may come'gushing out.
It is not practical to wait for a
pipe to thaw. A plumber should
be called for help and advice.
Meanwhile, locate your main
shut-off valve. It is normally
located before the water meter at
the entry point of the water
service coming through the
house foundation.
In the winter all outside water
faucets should be shut off from
inside the house by closing the
appropriate line valve. In order to
drain the line of any residual
water, open the faucet end of the
closed line.
in the new budget, one farmer
part-time senior stenographer
increased to full time, and two
laborers, the $400,000 con-tingency
fund reflects the con-tract
to be negotiated with the
Civil Service Employees As-sociation
this year. In addition,
a number of Village employees
are expected to take advantage
of an early retirement incentive
program instituted for this year
and they will be eligible for lump
sum sick time payments also in-cluded
in contingency. The
line also reflects a period when
retiring employees will be train-ing
replacements with both on
the payroll.
The 1986-87 budget was also
prepared with the knowledge that
while state revenue sharing has
increased, federal revenue shar-ing
may cease in October. That
will be a loss of some $110,000.
"In light of the increased cost
of our mandated expenses, and
an uncertain future as to revenue
sharing, the Board of Trustees
is grateful to our Village Depart-ment
heads who brought in bud-getary
requests at a decrease
from last year or at very modest
increases. There has been belt-tightening,
but we forsee no de-crease
in the level of services
provided," Mayor Storm said.
F©ir
Beginning April 1, residents
may bring their excess trash to
the Transfer Station at 175 Albany
Avenue on Saturdays only 8 am to
3 pm. In the event of, a Saturday
holiday, the Station will be open
from 12:30 to 3:30 pm on the pre-vious
Friday.
The Transfer Station will be
open to all residents with passen-ger
cars, station wagons and
wide window vans, upon proof,of
residency and/or car registration.
The new operational hours will
free up Highway Department
employees for,other duties. Other
villages in the area have no trans-fer
station, or,dump, available for
their residents with the excep-tion
of Rockvile Centre where
residents are also allowed only on
Saturdays and only in passenger
cars and station wagons.
The Village Board of Trustees
has adopted a 90-day building
moratorium which, with certain
exceptions, will prohibit the is-suance
of building permits for
construction in the industrial
park-municipal stadium area.
and in certain waterfront areas.
• The moratorium areas were
recently the subjects of studies
conducted by the Village's
consulting firm which made
recommendations as to zoning,
parking and change of traffic
patterns. These recommenda-tions
will be considered by the
Board during the 90 days as
amendments to the Village's
Master Plan originally adopted in
the 1960's.
The involved waterfront areas
are: Guy Lombardo, south of Ray;
Anchorage Way; Hudson, south
of Jefferson; Woodcleft; Ocean,
south of Front; Miller, south of
Front; Manhattan, east of Miller;
Richmond, east df. Miller; Suf-folk,
from Long Beach to Wood-cleft;
Hamilton, from Long Beach
to Woodcleft; west side of West
End, south of Atlantic; Anchor,
west of West Enid; Dock, west
of West End; Cary, west of West
End; Hampton, west of West
End; Westside between Casino
and Fairview; Prospect, south of
Clinton; Roosevelt, between
Casino and Long Beach; east side
of South Main, between Mill
and Bedell; Sportsman, south
of Ray; Arthur, south of Cor-nelius;
and Gordon Place, south
of President.
The prohibition against the
issuance of building permits does
not include those, for, structural
repairs to existing residential and
commercial structures nor for the
construction of an individual
detached single-family residence
on one building lot. In addition,
permits will be accepted for
additions to existing detached
single-family residences or com-mercial
buildings, provided the
addition will not increase the total
square footage of usable floor
area by more than 10%.
The moratorium was passed
following a public hearing on
January 6. It may be extended by
90 day increments or less by
resolution of the Board but can-not
exceed one and a half years.
However, Mayor Dorothy
Storm states that the Board of
Trustees will proceed with utmost
speed to reach a decision regard-ing
updating the Master Plan by
the April 6 moratorium dead-line,
so as not to impede de-velopment
or progress. "How-ever,
this Administration's
priority is to serve the needs of
both commercial and residential
property owners. We must weigh
the disadvantages as well as the
advantages to all and its ulti-mate
impact on the future.growth
of this Village. Moratoriums are
useful planning tools which are
highly recommended by the Loqg
Island Regional Planning Com-mission
and utilized by most
governmental bodies.
"Freeport has a uniqueness
and an ambiance representing a
quality of life that the Board of
Trustees must protect and in-sure
for future .generations.
The temporary inconvenience of
a 90-day moratorium to com-mercial
owners is minor when
contrasted with the prospect of
permanent damage or disfigure-ment
to the community incurred
by improper planning and
forsight."
The December "Village
News" carried an article entitled,
"Liens Placed on Corporate
Properties."
The article stated that a lien
had been placed against J.P.
Fisheries, Inc. with an address
of 625 Miller Avenue. The Mil-ler
Avenue address was the place
of occurrence of the violation of
the Village Code. The property
owner had no part in the vio-lation
and ho lien has been
placed against the Miller Avenue
property, but rather against
the offending corporation's
property located in Merrick.
The Village Commission on
the Preservation of the Environ-ment
wishes to remind residents
that, by law, gas stations must
accept used motor oil for proper
disposal.
Do-it-yourself auto mechanics
have no other way to legally
dispose of such oil. There is a
maximum $250 fine for pour-ing
it on the ground, into storm9
drains, etc.
Applications will be accepted
until Monday, March 10, for
residents and business per-sons
wishing to take advantage of
the new program whereby the
Village will pay up to $75 for each
tree planted at curbside.
The Village will go out to bid
for a contractor who will provide
the trees, do all planting and
staking, and guarantee each tree
for one year after which they
become the responsibility of the
property owner. It is anticipated
that the bid will come in between
$150 and $200 per tree.
Offered are Bradford Pears,
Crimson King Maples and
Sourwoods. For sites with no
overhead wires, the selection is
expanded to include Little Leaf
Lindens, Shademaster Honey
Locusts, Sugar Maples and
Red Oaks. Local law prohibits
the planting of any other species
at curb side.
Property owners are reminded
that by law, curbside trees that
have been removed must be re-placed.
This is of importance
given the number of trees lost in
Hurricane Gloria.
Applications may be obtained
from Mary Pagan, Village Hall.
Applications received after
March 10 will be eligible for
a fall planting.
Freeport" Fire : Department
Chief Lee Tucholski has asked
that all residents and business
persons be warned against the
dangerous practice of piling
debris on or about a fire hydrant.
The Chief reports that at a
recent fire, precious tints was
lost when a hydrant was not easily
spotted because of rabbisb
which had to be removed before
the hydrant could be past into
operation.
In addition to beeping the
hydrant area clear of debris,
it is the responsibility of the
property owner at tenant in a
snowstorm to immediately shovel
the area so the hydrant is visible
and usable.
