FREEPORT AGAIN TO PLAT
HOST TO ANNAPOLIS
MIDSHIPMEN AND WOMEN
For the third consecutive .year, the United State Naval
Academy has selected Freeport as a 'port-of-caN' for its Training
Squadron of six sailing boats crewed by about 70 midshipmen ,
and women. This repeat visit by the Annapolis sailing crews is
great news for Freeport, as we invited them, their friends and
families, along with other visitors and guests, to enjoy our beau-tifully
revitalized 'Nautical Mile.'
The six sailing boats will be available for viewing and
demonstrations of equipment Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
August 11th, 12th, and 13th. The 44-foot, single-mast sailing ves-sels
will be docked on Woodcleft Ave., across from the Long
Island Marine Education Center. Everyone is invited to enjoy a
tour of the Annapolis boats and meet the midshipmen and
women who crew.the_vessels. We are..also inyi.ting.the.public to-'
take part in the other festivities planned for this special waterv
front weekend in Freeport.
FREEPORT
WELCOMES
US NAVAL
ACADEMY
SAILING
SQUADRON
AUGUST 10 - AUGUST 13, 2000
August 10
August 11
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
August 11-13
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August 12
''6:00 pm
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August 13
-10:00 am
Arrival on Woodcleft Avenue
Opposite the Seaport Museum, 202 Woodcleft Avenue
Welcoming Reception
Come On, Come All
Viewing of Vessels and Demonstration
Woodcleft Avenue, Freeport
Gala Firemen's Parade - 2nd Battalion Parade
Woodcleft Avenue, Freeport
NYS Old Fashioned State Firemen's Drill1
Firemen's Field, Hanse Avenue, Freeport
NASSAU COUNTY
CHAMPIONSHIP
Freeport's Firefighters marched to another championship, winning the honor
of Best Appearing Fire Department in the triple A class (150 members or
more) at the recent event held in Massapequa. Marching in the parade were
Mayor Bill Glacken and Trustee Don Miller. Manning the tiller on the ladder
truck was Trustee Don Mauersberger. In the Drill competition, the Dead End
Kids of Truck Company No. 1 took first place honors, while the Nigh Hawks
team from Hose Company No. 1 received the second place award.
Freeport is hosting the Second Battalion Parade on August ,12 along the
'Nautical Mile' on Woodcleft Ave. with the starting time set for 6:p.m. The
following day, Sunday, August 13th there will be an Old Fashioned
Firefighters Tournament and Drill at Firefighters Training Center, on Hanse
Avenue in Freeport beginning at 10 a.m. Come out and cheer our Freeport
volunteers at the parade and tournament. The fire Department color guard leads Freeport in the recent parade in Massapequa.
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JULY, 2000 www.FreeportNY.com THE HOME OF CHAMPIONS
MAJOR REHABILITATION PROJECT BEGINS
IN FREEPORTS DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT
Mayor Bill Glacken, along with repre- with both pride and promise for several offer the commercial property owners a
sentatives of local governments, banking years," Glacken continued, "With the help of unique combination of technical and finan-and
non-profit organizations, recently cele- our longtime partner in the rehabilitation of cial assistance." The Mayor thanked
brated the official beginning of the commer- Freeport, Citibank, we have been able to Citigroup's Center for Community
cial rehabilitation of
Freeport's Central
Business District at the
site of 40 West Merrick
Road. "With the imple-mentation
of this first
major facade improve-ment
project, we are
beginning the repair and
renovation work on
many of the older build-ings
in our downtown
business district. In the
coming months, working
with more than 20 of the
business property own-ers,
we will be creating a
classic 'Main Street' com-mercial
district which will
attract new businesses
and consumers to our vil-lage,"
explained the
Mayor.
"The Board of
Trustees and I have been
anticipating this day
At the site of the first major facade improvement project at Church Street and Merrick Road, Mayor Bill Glacken posed with (left to right)
Assemblywoman Kate Murray, Trevor Davis, CDCLI, Hempstead Town Receiver of Taxes Angie Cullin, Pat Edwards, Citigroup's CCOE; Ellen Kelly,
Director of Freeport CDA, Wilbur Klotsky, CDC of LI, Michelle Di Benedetto, Citibank, the Mayor, Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson, Mary Cosgrove,
CitCitigroup's CCDE; Bill Bellows, Citibank; Marianne Garvin, CDCLI, Trustee Bill White, Jr. and Kathleen Parisi, Gtigroup CCDE.
Development Enterprise
(CCDE), and the
C o m m u n i t y
Development Corp. of
Long Island (CDC of LI),
on behalf of Freeport
and its Community
Development Agency for
supporting this rehabili-tation
project.
"The revitaliza-tion
of our downtown
business district has been
a long time in the plan-ning
stages and will be a
while in the construc-tion,"
Mayor Glacken
concluded, "but with
our actions here, we
know that we are
embarking on a project
that will breathe new
life into our downtown
business district and
ensure Freeport's eco-nomic
future."
NAimCALMILE
HIGHLIGHTED ON
NEWS 12 MORNING
PROGRAM
Freeport's newly renovated 'Nautical Mile' was the location
of the News 12 morning program on Friday, July 21, when the
show was broadcast from Woodcleft Ave. Deputy Mayor Renaire
Frierson and Mayor Bill Glacken were among the many guests
interviewed.
Television newscasters Carol Silva and Doug'Geed praised all
the wonderful changes made to Woodcleft Ave. Both Mr. Geed
and Ms Silva said they were longtime fans of Freeport, and were
thrilled with the improvements that have taken place along the
'Nautical Mile.' News 12 morning anchors Carol Sitva and Doug Geed with Mayor Bill Glacken in the center.
E TH
There was a time when many of the
restaurants, boat dealers and other
bull rTesses^longrtrTe"' NaTJtica riVI i le"
were open only during the summer
months. Winter storms and moon
tides caused so much flooding along
Woodcleft Ave. that the road was
impassable for much of the time
between Thanksgiving and Easter.
However, since the completion of the
revitalization project, which included
raising the roadway more than two
and a half feet in the lowest section,
the Nautical Mile is now a year-round
tourist attraction.
This month, Freeport will serve as
the 'port-of-call' for the Training
Squadron of midshipmen and women
of the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis for the third consecutive
year. During that same weekend, we
will also host the Second Battalion
Firefighters Parade along the 'Nautical
Mile.'
Following the summer events, we
expect to be almost as busy through
the fall and winter season. New
restaurants are opening each month
on Woodcleft Ave., wedding and pri-vate
parties are being scheduled,
Thanksgiving dinners are being
booked well in advance and Christmas
celebrations are expected to take
place on our waterfront. The 'Nautical
Mile' has become a destination for all
seasons.
Our revitalization efforts have
paid off. New businesses are starting
up, and many of the established enter-prises
are renovating and expanding,
both sure signs of the positive eco-nomic
outlook in Freeport. We began
the revitalization of our village at the
-waterfront- because it-=was-the-best-way
to make a tangible difference
quickly, and to show that the Glacken
administration was serious about its
pledge to renovate, revitalize and
redevelop all of Freeport. We also
made sure that long overdue aesthet-ic
enhancements were incorporated in
the renovation project, including the
removal of all overhead utility lines.
There is an unobstructed view from
the north end of the 'Nautical Mile' to
the Scenic Pier at the south end, pro-viding
an attractive vista, as well as
improving safety.
We are applying the same level of
determination that accomplished the
revitalization of Woodcleft Ave. in less
than two years, to the renovation and
rebuilding of our Central Business
District. We realize that this project
will take much longer to complete.
Again, we will work with the business-es
which prefer to stay open during
the construction period, just as we did
with merchants and restauranteurs
along the 'Nautical Mile.'
The renovations will include com-mercial
facade improvements, includ-ing
the removal of the aluminum sid-ing
from many of the storefronts,
installing new windows and the
removal of all exterior security gates.
The current renovations in progress at
the Long Island Railroad station are
expected to be completed in the fall
of 2001. Eventually, we plan to pro-vide
trolley bus service connecting the
central transportation hub at the train
station with the downtown business
district and the waterfront area.
——The—T920!s-theme--created -along
the Nautical Mile will be repeated
throughout the heart of the village by
extending the same ornamental light-ing,
planters, and benches along Main
Street. In addition, there will be
'bump-outs' to accommodate street
trees, and special bus shelters, all in
keeping with that same 1920's motif.
With this design theme, we will have
created a readily identifiable signa-ture
look, which will symbolize our vil-lage
and immediately. distinguish
Freeport from other communities.
Before this administration came
into office over three years ago, I
pledged to turn this village around
and make it the most desirable place
to live on Long Island. Today, we are
well on our way to achieving that
goal.
MATOR GLACKEN PRESENTS AWARDS TO
LOCAL CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
PBA HOSTS PICNIC
FREEPORT POLICE
There was plenty of food and fun at the recent Police Benevolent Associationis
annual picnic. Among those who stopped by to enjoy the festivities and pose for a
photo with PBA President Philip "Mike" Flood (second left) were Trustee Bill White,
Jr., (left) Trustee Don Mauersberger, (center), Police Officer and Assistant Fire Chief
John Wenlsey, (second right) and Trustee Don Miller (right).
Mayor Bill Glacken
recently met with
Freeport's congres-sional
delegation
individually to thank
each member per-sonally
for their
assistance in secur-ing
funding to
cover portions of
the cost of the
Woodcleft area
revitalization project.
Congressman
P e t e r T. King,
Congresswoman
Carolyn McCarthy,
and Senator Charles Schumer, supported
special legislation enabling Freeport to
receive federal Economic Development
money to improve the Woodcleft area.
"Freeport appreciates the bi-partisan
support we received for the Woodcleft
area revitalization project," said Mayor
Glacken, adding, "we expect to work with
our representatives in Washington on
future programs involving economic
development of the village, including our
current 'Central Business District' revital-ization
program." Glacken concluded,
"Our downtown rehabilitation plans will
breathe new life into the
heart of Freeport's commer-cial
area. We need the sup-port
of all our federal, state
and local representatives to
help make this happen."
Pictured in Photos:
Mayor Bill Glacken presenting
Woodcleft Ave. Revitalization Project Awards to
Congressman Peter T. King,
Senator Charles Schumer,
and Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy
The 6 and 7-year-old players on the Freeport Little League T-ball
teams met at the Freeport Recreation Center recently to receive
their trophies for the 2000 season. Mayor Bill Glacken congrat-ulated
the rookie ballplayers, saying "You all learned a very
important lesson this year, you learned to work together as a
team. As you get older and have an opportunity to spend more
. time working with others toward a common goal, you will rec-ognize
how valuable that lesson has been ,and how it will help
you achieve great things in your own future."
. Standing, from the bock left: Jeff Comoro, T-Ball Rookie Coordinator; Pat Gianaca, Past President; Don Malm,
President; Mayor Bill Glacken; Paul Doyle, Manager, Imperial Dinner team; and Bob Olson, V.P. Little League
Softball. Front kneeling and standing: the players from Freeport's Little League T-Ball teams.
