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Freeport In National Survey On Integration
Freeport Human Relations
Director Michael Kirwan and
Homefinders Director Ramona
Crook attended the 10th Annual
Oak Park Exchange Congress in
Illinois recently. Kirwan is a
member of the National Advisory
Board of the Congress which held
its annual meeting in Freeport in
1981.
' A highlight of the 1986 sesson
was the release of the results of a
survey of social and economic
conditions in 11 integrated suburbs
across the nation which indicate
that racial change doesn't lead to
deterioration.
The committees surveyed
included Freeport; Starrett City in
Brooklyn; Shaker Heights and
Cleveland Heights in Ohio; Park
Forest, Bellwood and Oak Park in
Illinois; Teaneck and Willingboro
in New Jersey; Southfield in Mich-igan;
and Bloomfield in Connecti-cut.
The population of the com-munities
range from "19,450 to
75,568, and levels of racial integra-tion
vary from 16% to 40%.
The survey showed that each of
the communities have experienced
a rise in property values over the
past decade. The range was from a
14.3% rise to Freeport's 450% with
a mean of 130%. Each community
has been successful in attracting
major economic developments and
all are still well integrated. Each
responding community underlined
the need for government or private
intervention programs to ensure
that the community does not rese-
_. SERVICE REQUEST —
gregate, and, all emphasized thj
need to open up the communitii_
near them to all races in order to
provide housing for all who wish to
move into the vicinity or near their
job's. '
Seven of the 11 communities
have a housing center, such as
Freeport Homefinders, to work
with families seeking housing with
the goal of long-term racial diver-sity
in housing demand. All the
centers receive government money.
The Village's Homefinders office is
funded by federal Community
Development monies.
Some 380 government and busi-ness
officials from 50 communities
attended the 1986 Oak Park Con-gress.
Do you have a specific problem that needs 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 appropriate 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 including'if'ih "trie"
same envelope with your Electric Bill payment.
TO:
Mayor Dorothy Storm
Municipal Building, Freeport, N.Y. 11520
Action Requested or Nature of Problem
Your Name-
Address
Phone
ews
^fcEFERENCE ONLY
. December 1986
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ublic 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
A Special Greeting
Wishing all Freeporters the best of the season are, seated left to right, Village Trustee Ralph Smith, Deputy
Mayor C. James Clark, Mayor Dorothy Storm, Trustee Vincent DiCostanzo, Trustee Victor Cohen and, standing
left to right, Treasurer Michael Haran, Village Counsel William Glacken, Village Clerk Thomas DeVincenzo and
Executive Secretary Wilma Buchanan.
The Board of Trustees and the Municipal Staff
join in
Wishing You and Your Family
ALL THE HAPPINESS OF THE SEASON
and
A HAPPY & HEALTHY NEW YEAR
Trustees: C. James Clark, Vincent DiCostanzo, Ralph Smith, Victor Cohen
Village Clerk: Thomas DeVincenzo; Counsel: William Glacken; Treasurer: Michael Haran
The Freeport Board of Trustees
has voted, on advice of Special
Counsel, to reject the three bids
received for the sale of the 10-acre
Freeport Municipal Stadium site.
Two of the proposals received
did not include auto racing and
entertainment use as called for in
the published Request For Prop-osals.
The Village set an upset price
of SI.75 million. One proposal
offered $2.6 million for light com-mercial,
office and distribution
space, and a restaurant. The other,
for S2.8 million, was for 150 town-house
units, along with stores and
a restaurant.
The third, from Cremosa Cheese
Corporation/Campi Enterprises,
the last operator of racing at the
Stadium, did propose that use with
a purchase price of SI.8 million
offered.
However, the Campi proposal
omitted a schedule and description
of racing events as well as details of
additional use of the property for
sporting events, fairs, art festivals,
concerts, etc., as called for in the
Request For Proposals. In addi-tion,
the proposal failed to include
a site plan as to on-site parking for '
racing and other entertainment; a
plan for ingress and egress; and
details as to the financing arran-gements,
all of which were
required. Campi also called for the
Village to make improvements to
the site contrary to the statement.
made in the Request for Proposals
that all improvements would be the
responsibility of the developer.
The proposal also included a 48,000
square foot warehouse/office facil-ity
with insufficient parking on
land not offered for sale, but to be
set aside by the Village for a
municipal parking field to service
both Stadium users and employees
Residents and business owners
are" reminded that any unpaid:
water bills as of Wednesday,
December 31, will be applied to
their 1987 real property tax bill
in the Industrial Park.
Mayor Dorothy Storm stated
that there would be on-going nego-tiations
with Campi to see if any
new proposal from him could be
•made to conform with the Village's
requirements.
The Board directed Special
Counsel to draft a new Request for
Proposals for their approval. The
new invitation will state that the
preferred use for the property is
still auto racing and other recrea-tional
uses. In addition, other uses
allowed under the Service Business
zone district will be entertained.
These include office, warehousing,
distribution and light manufactur-ing
incidential to assembly opera-tion.
Again, proposals for heavy
manufacturing and industrial will
not be accepted.
The property will now be offered
for racing/entertainment use at an
upset price of $1.8 million and for
Service Business use at S2.6 million.
Mayor Storm indicated that she
would like to see it sold no later
than February 28,1987, the end of
the Village's fiscal year. The pro-ceeds
would offset the expected
loss of $600,000 in federal funds in
the 1987-88 budget year, as well as
broaden the tax base each year.
The State Legislative Bill which
allows the sale of the Stadium,
Fireman's Field and Prospect Park,
reads: "The said property or any
portion thereof may be sold at
public or private sale for such price
and upon such terms and condi-tions
as the Trustees of the Village
of Freeport shall determine to be
fair and reasonable and for the best
interests of the'Village with the
proceeds from such sale for the
latter two parcels (Fireman's Field
and Prospect Park) to be used for
improvement of Village parks and
recreational facilities."
with a 25% penalty charge.
Water bills may be paid by mail
or in person at Village Hall, 8:30
am to 4 pm, week days.
Discount Plans for unlimit
usage of the Recreation Cenff
Health Wing will go on sale i
December. The Plans are in effect
from January 6 to May 10. The
• Health Wing includes an-indoor
swimming pool, steam and sauna,
gymnasium and exercise rooms.
Cost for residents (or taxpayers)
is $85 for a family, $40 for an
individual and $20 for a senior age
60 or over. Annual Plans, good
from the first day of the month
purchased until the last day of the
same month a year later, are also
available at S185 for a family, $90
for an individual and S45 for a
senior.
Registration for the Recreation
Department's winter programming
will be held on Saturday, January
17,10am to noon, for children, and
Monday, January 19,7 to 8:30pm,
for adults. Registration will be held
at the Recreation Center.
Offered for children are art, arts
and crafts, baton twirling, creative
movement, creative play, ballet, i
tap, drama, fencing, guitar, gym
play, swimming, and tot/toddler ,:
and mom time. There is separate ;
registration for bowling, diving, i
lacrosse and wrestling.
Offered for adults are art, ceram-ics,
jazz dance, modern dance
workout, tap, dog obedience, fenc-ing,
guitar, aerobic dancing, aqua- |
cise, body conditioning, dance j
exercise, morning workout,
slimnastics, yoga exercise, wester-cize
and swimming. There is separ-ate
registration for body building
and diving. Massage therapy is
offered by appointment. .,.
Cost for most programs is $15 I
for residents.
Ice Skating Lessons
Registraton for the next two
sessions of skating lessons will be
held at the Center's Skate Lounge,
10am to noon, on Saturdays, Jan-
_ uary 3 and February 7. Lessons are
' offered to both children and adufts
on the non-skater, beginner and
intermediate levels. Cost for group
lessons is S25 per session.
The Inter-Faith Clergy Council,
the Village Human Relations
Commission and other Village-based
organizations are planning
an observance'of the birth of Rev.
I Martin Luther King on Sunday,
[ January 18, 3 pm, at the Freeport
High School. Please watch the :
local media for further details. \
All Village government offices
will be closed on Monday, January
19, the new state and federal holi-day
honoring Dr. King's birthday.
Due to the closing of the Town
of Hempstead's landfill for the
holiday, there will be no collection
of garbage in the northwest and
northeast sections of the Village on
Monday, January 19, and no
pickup of trash on Thursday,
January 22.
Board of Trustees
bid for 86 soft body
vests for Police Officers.
Directed Counsel to prepare a
• Historic Preservation District zon-ing'lawin
connection with the'
, Brooklyn Waterworks. Approved
• the adoption of the Sig Sauer
; 9MM automatic pistol as the ser-vice
weapon of the Police Depart-ment.
Authorized the Mayor to
j sign a new contract between the
I Village and the State Power
| Authority for the sale of power and
! energy. Regretfully denied request
of Fire Department to reinstate
"public relations rides" on De-partment
apparatus because of the
: insurance, crisis. .
I Hired the consultant firm of
: Martin-Roche Associates to assist
in the development and adminis-tration
of a wage and salary pro-
| gram. Adopted a local law giving
1 the Board of Trustees permission
; to adopt or amend a schedule of
filing fees for applications before
the Zoning Board no more than
• once annually. Transferred the
[ power to establish off-site parking
i fields for commercial usage from
j the Trustees to the Zoning Board.
j Advertised for bids to repaint
| the northeast water tower.
j'Awarded'Facade Improvement
• grants for 176 and 178 North Main
| Street. Scheduled public hearings
j before Planning Board and Village
:' Board regarding the development
of the Freeport Theater site. Hired
contractors to solicit for a third
time for payment of unpaid parking
tickets. Accepted contract for the
completed 1985 Street Improve-ments.
j Zoning Board of Appeals
;. -Granted,..with- conditions: var-iance
to demolish existing one
: family dwelling and construct new
1 one at 24 Dock Drive; to construct
; side addition at 153 Evans Avenue;
i to construct 7,500 square foot
I office building at 70 North Main
Street; to construct one story
! addition at 74 Jesse Street; and to
• construct second story addition at
235 South Brookside Avenue..
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Under a new law, motorists who
pass a stopped school bus face
: increased penalties.
j Under the law, motorists who
• pass a stopped school bus which is
| displaying flashing red lights will
j face a maximum penalty of a $250
j fine and 30 days in jail for a first
I offense; a $500 fine and 90 days in
•jail for a second violation; and 180
i days in jail for a third violation in
.1.8, months.
The law covers the smaller van-type
school buses as well.
; The Board of Trustees will hold
.the annual public hearing on the
: municipal budget at Village Hall,
Monday, January 5, beginning at
! 8pm. The hearing follows meetings
. between the Trustees and Village
•department heads which began
! early in November. Those sessions
| were also open to the public.
! Copies of the tentative 1987-88
•'budget will be available at the
: Office of the Village Clerk and at
< the Freeport Memorial Library by
the last week in December.
CONSUMERS WHO HAVE ELECTRIC SERVICE DISCON-NECTED
FOR NON-PAYMENT OF BILLS ARE REQUIRED
TO PAY A TWO-MONTH DEPOSIT (EQUAL TO TWO OF
YOUR HIGHEST MONTHLY BILLS), ALL PRESENT
CHARGES, AND A $12 RECONNECTION CHARGE, BE-FORE
RESTORATION OF SERVICE. THE DEPOSIT WILL
CARRY SIMPLE INTEREST AT THE RATE PRESCRIBED
BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. THIS POLICY
HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE MAY, 1976 AND IS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 117 OF THE PUBLIC
SERVICE LAW. ALL BILLS NOT PAID WITHIN 25 DAYS
ARE CONSIDERED DELINQUENT.
The Board of Trustees, face
with the State Department <
Environmental .Conservation
order limiting the amount of wat
that may be pumped from tl
Village's wells, has adopted
conservation plan. The DEC ord
covers all water companies :>
Nassau County.
The new rule prohibits any ne
water service connections or add
tional water for conversions f<
water intensive industries and/<
uses. The decision as to wh:
constitutes a water intensive indu
try or use will be made by tli
Superintendent of Public Works
New water service connectioi
are suspended except for indivit
ual, single-family residences th:
utilize water conserving fixtur
and do not need either a zonii
variance or approval from tl
Planning Board. Exceptions ca
be made by the Superintendent <
Public Works following his revie
and approval of the builder's c
owner's Water Use and Conserve
tion Plan.
Other conservation measun
include a continuing of the mete
ing of all water services and mail
taining the Water Department
aggressive program of repairin
water main leaks as soon as poss:
ble after discovery.
One-time permits will b
required for the installation and/(
maintenance of underground (
landscape water sprinkle system
• whether or not they are connectc
: to the municipality's system. Tl;.
: Superintendent of Public Works •
! authorized to limit or prohibi
! watering and sprinkling as nece;
sary to conserve water. He ma
i also impose a limit or ban o
| washing or rinsing of automobile'
trucks, boats, or similar vehicles
In addition, the Water Depar
ment must issue a Water Availabi
ity Letter before a building perm
is issued for any location where an
water usage is involved.
Any properties serviced by th
i Freeport Water Department th;
1 are outside of the Village limits wi
also be required to comply wii
these requirements.
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