.— SERVICE REQUEST
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 i,t_mj[he
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
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Such equipment has
been prohibited in
Freeport for many years
as being both a fire haz-ard
and emitting danger-ous
gases'.,,Portable elec-tric
heaters are not cov-ered
under this ban.
• * *
Several years ago the
Village adopted heating
regulations that are more
stringent than those
adopted by the County
and State. The regulations
apply to all multiple
dwellings and to two-family
homes where heat
is furnished by the owner.
(A) The heating season
begins on October 1 and
extends to and including
May 31. (B) A minimum
temperature of 70 degrees
must be provided from 6
am to 11 pm during the
heating <•.season. . (C) A
minimum temperature of
65 degrees must be pro-vided
from 11 pm to 6
am.
Violators of the heating
laws are subject to sum-monses
to Village Court
where they face fines of
up to $250 for each of-fense.
Tenants with
heating complaints are
asked to call the Building
Department, 378-4000.
Prevent Crime
Join Freeport's
"40,000 Pairs of Eyes"
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OCTOBER 1987
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-4:00 pm Every Fri
Public Meetings: 8:00 pm. 1st and 3rd Mondays of the Month"-
Message From The Mayor
As we enter the fall season, there is a lot of news to relate, and for that reason I
must keep my remarks to a minimum this month.
As was widely reported, following an eleven month investigation, State, County and
Village law enforcement officers successfully raided two Freeport locations arresting 18
persons including the alleged "kingpin" of a crack and cocaine ring. This is the kind of
close cooperation between law enforcement agencies I had solicited and I. salute all
those involved in what we hope was a deadly blow against illegal drug use in our Vil-lage.
It is now in the hands of the court which with the presence of Freeport's Court
Watchers, chaired by Belle Sylvester, will ensure justice is served.
The police officers are now not going to relax. None of us can. It must be made clear
that "Freeport Says No To Drugs." I will again be hosting a roundtable discussion on
the problem with the clergy and representatives of our various service organizations.
What can you do to show your support? My Advisory Task Force is working hard on
an anti-drug parade (see article). Join the march with your family or line the sidewalk
to show those watching that we are united in eliminating the deadly use of drugs in
Freeport. Talk to the young people around you regarding the dangers of drug use. And
keep your eyes open and report any suspected drug dealings to the Freeport Police. Keep
in mind that you may not see an immediate result. As this latest operation shows, it
takes time consuming and excellent police work in order to achieve a meaningful result.
Nonetheless, we have had some 150 drug arrests at this writing since the ftrst of the
year. " - - . ' • • .•-...
On a more pleasant note, the Freeport Mall is no more. Please visit the newly opened
street where many shops will be taking on new facades.
ILLEGAL POLE SIGNS POSE SAFETY-HAZARD
>rm
Nails and staples used to fasten
•Garage Sale' and other signs on
u t i l i ty poles pose a danger to
electric line personnel who have
;to climb poles daily to maintain
the electric system. The metal
fasteners can damage climbing
equipment, causing employees to
slip and even tali; ^—' —
Electric Utilities General Man-ager
William Cominos states that
•signs found on power poles or
other utility property will be
considered Village property and
will be removed and destroyed.
Safety is of prime importance to
the Utility and this policy will
be strictly enforced for the pro-tection
of our employees.0
Trustees: Vincent DiCostanzo, Ralph Smith, Victor Cohen, Anna J. Cacciatore
Village Clerk: Thomas DeVincenzo; Counsel: William Glacken; Treasurer: Michael Haran
South Main Street Shops To .Get AD
The Freeport Board of
Trustees has approved a
Facade Improvement
Sign Replacement Pro-gram
for the merchants in
the South Main Street
shopping area (formerly
The Freeport Village
Mall). The program will
be administered by the
Freeport Community De-velopment
Agency utiliz-ing
close to $236,500 in
federal funds. Its purpose
• is to improve the
character and aesthetics
of the various commercial
buildings in the area.
Any building used pri-marily
for commercial
purposes within the for-mer
Mall area will be
considered upon applica-tion,
which will be ac-cepted
on a first come,
first served basis as long
as the funding remains.
Assistance will be made
available with owner oc-cupants
having top prior-ity,
then lessees (with at
least two years remaining
on their lease), and fi-nally,
absentee owners.
Two forms of assistance
are offered. One is a di-rect
matching grant of up
to $1,000 to be applied to
a new sign, and an addi-tional
direct matching
grant of up to $2,500 for
facade work. The other
involves a direct matching
grant representing a full
subsidy on the interest
charges on a bank loan of
at least $10,000 and no
more than $20,000, bor-rowed
at an interest rate
approved by the Com-munty
Development
Agency. The interest sub-sidy
will be for a loan
period not to exceed five
years and if the loan is
paid off before maturity,
the Agency must be reim-bursed
for its pro-rata
share of prepaid interest.
If the Loan is made to a
tenant, the term of the
loan cannot exceed the
expiration date of the
tenant's lease.
Local banks working
with the Agency on the
interest subsidy plan to
date are Citibank, The
Bank of New York and
National Westminster
Bank.
The improvements eligi-ble
for grant assistance
include repainting, resur-leaives
CoODecKooon
The special Highway
Department -. pickup of
bagged leaves will begin
the week of October 26.
Property owners must
adhere to the proper;
schedule if the program is
to be successful. Plastic
bags holding leaves are
not to be placed on the
curb for pick up except on
the day set aside. Unlike
trash days, there is no
limit as to the number of
bags of leaves which may
be set at the curb on the
scheduled collection day.
The schedule is as
follows:
2 MONDAY - Northwest;
Sunrise Highway north to
the Village line, North
Main Street west to the
Village line.
TUESDAY - Southeast;
Sunrise Highway south to
the Village line, South
Long Beach Avenue, in-cluding
South Long
Beach, east to the Village
line.
THURSDAY - North-east;
Sunrise Highway
north to the Village line,
North Main Street east to
the Village line.
FRIDAY - Southwest;
Sunrise Highway south to
the Village line, South
Long Beach Avenue west
to the Village line.
facing, cleaning or sand-blasting
of exterior sur-faces;
replacement or im-provement
of signs; re-placement
or installation
of awnings; replacement
of store windows and
glass areas; removal of
unattractive materials and
appropriate replacements;
replacement of doors; re-placement
or installation
of exterior lighting; re-construction
and im-provement
of rear en-trances
as necessary
where access is available
to the business for a pub-lic
parking lot; and any
other improvements to
achieve the overall pur-pose
of the program.
The Agency is also
seeking an architect who
would work with property
owners / tenants, to
whom they would pay a
fee, in hopes of develop-ing
uniformity in the im-provements.
South Main Street
merchants, owners and
tenants will be notified
when applications are
available.
This program will be
carried out by. the High-way
Department personnel
using packer trucks. The
private carters will not
pick up bagged leaves on
trash days. The leaf col-lection
program ends in
mid-December. •.., - ,
NOTE: Residents are
reminded that it is against
State law to burn leaves
and against the Village's
littering ordinance to rake
them into the gutter. That
practice presents a fire
hazard as well as a danger
for young children who
may play in piles of leaves
unseen by motorists.
Antidrug Parade
The Mayor's Advisory
Task Force on Drugs is
sponsoring a "Freeport
Says No To Drugs" Parade
on Saturday, November
14.
According to Task Force
Chairman Tedd Levy, the
event is to be "a celebra-tion
of a drug-free life
style. It will also be a
celebration of the family
so we hope parents, chil-dren,
grandparents, aunts,
uncles, etc. will all come
out as a group."
The parade will assem-ble
at 9:30 am at the
Dodd Junior High School
and march off at 10 am
to travel west on Merrick
Road to the Freeport
High School Football
Field at Sunrise Highway
Holiday Closings Skating Lessons
All Village offices will
be closed on Veterans
Day, Wednesday, Novem-ber
11, on Thanksgiving
Day, Thursday, November
26 and the day after, Fri-day,
November 27. Village
offices will be open on
Election Day, Tuesday,
November 3. Employees
receive the Friday after
Thanksgiving as a holiday
instead of Election Day.
The Freeport Recreation
Center will close at 5 pm
on Thanksgiving Eve and
remain closed on
Thanksgiving Day.
The Town of Hempstead
landfill will be closed on
November 3, 11 and 26.
Therefore, there will be
no garbage collection in
the central section on
Tuesday, November 3 and
no trash pickup on Fri-day,
November 6. In the
south, no garbage or trash
will be collected on
Wednesday, November 11.
There will be no garbage
or trash pickup in the
northern section on
: Thursday, November --26.-
The Friday, November 27
closing of Village offices
will not effect garbage
and trash collection in the
central section.
Heating Regulations
Residents and business
owners are reminded that
the use of portable heat-ing
equipment which uses
a flame, gasoline or
Registration for ice
skating lessons will be
held in the Recreation
Center's Skate Lounge on
Tuesday, October 27,
6:30-7:30 pm. Cost is $25
for the session which will
run from October 29 to
November 28. The fee
does not include skate
rental but does cover free
admission to the skating
rink after the lessons for
the remainder of the pub-lic
skating session.
Adults, 18 years of age
and older, skate on
Thursday evenings for
four one-hour sessions.
Children have eight one-half
hour lessons on
Tuesday and Saturday, or
Thursday and Sunday af-ternoons.
Classes are bro-ken
down into non-skater,
beginner, advanced begin-ner,.
. intermediate and.
power skating.
Private lessons, at $10
for a half hour session,
are available through ad-vance
appointments made
through the Rink Office.
- Registration-.for other
skating lesson sessions
will be held on Tuesdays,
November 24, January 5
and January 26, 6:30-7:30
pm.
kerosene is. , prohibited
throughout the Village, be
it in a private home or in
a place of public assem-
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and Brookside Avenue
where & short program,
will be held.
In the event of in-clement
weather, the pa-rade
will be held the fol-lowing
day beginning at 2'
pm. Individuals and
groups wishing to join the
line of march are asked to
call Levy at Operation
Pride, 546-2822.
Fa!! Festival!
And Crafftt Fair
The Arts Council At
Freeport, in conjunction
with the Freeport Recre-ation
Department, will
present the annual Fall
FestivaJ and Craft Fair at
the Recreation Center,
Sunday, November 22, 11
am to 5 pm. There is no
admission charge.
Over 100 craft exhibits
and demonstrations will
be featured along with
special guest artist pre-sentations
and entertain-ment
for all ages. There
will be games and prizes
for youngsters. Free:
babysitting will be offered
and the snack bar will be
open for the purchase of
refreshments.
Tax Grievances ,
November 1 to 17, 1987
will be the annual period
when Freeport "taxpayers
may file a grievance re-garding
the assessed val-uation
of their real prop-erty
which determines the
amount of Village prop-erty
taxes paid.
"Forms required *foV the
filing of a grievance may
be obtained at the Asses-sor's
Office, Village Hall,
8:30 to 4;30 pm, each
business day starting
November 1.
Grievances will be heard
ori Tuesday, November 17,
7 to 11 pm, in the Main
Conference Room of Vil-lage
Hall.
