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An Official Newspaper of The Incorporated Village of Farmingdale — Serving ^ Greater Farmingdale, Bethpage and Melville
Vol. 7 No. 34 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735 Thursday, April 16,1970
VILLAGE TAX RATE UP 15 C
A total budget of $ 949,259 was
adopted by The Board of Trustees
of The Incoprporated Village of
Farmingdale on Monday night
with $ 409,032 to be raised by real
estate taxation.
Based on the assessed
valuation of $ 18,177,753, the
Town Councilman Philip Healey helps the Farmingdale Auxiliary
get their teen drive underway to help raise funds for the association
for the help of retarded children.
Pictured with Councilman Healey are 1. to r. this years auxiliary
poster child Matthew Corporal, teen captain Rosemarie Simonelli,
and Craig Noto. Any teenager interested in assisting may contact
Mrs. J. Cottone CH 9- 7440 or Mrs. H. Palumbo at 293- 9678.
Board set the tax rate at $ 2.25,
which represents a 15 cent raise
from last year when the tax rate
was $ 2.10.
Mayor Joseph Zureck ex­plained
at the public hearing that
the Board had set a ten percent
salary increase for all Village
staff employees. He said that
balance of the tax rate increase
was mandated by State benefits
for retirement, Social Security
committments, hospitalizations
costs, compensation insurance
and interest payments on bonded
debts.
Zureck pointed out that the tax
rate of $ 2.25 was " extremely low
in comparison to neighboring
villages. Massapequa Park has a
tax rate of $ 2.85, Amityville $ 2.52
and Lindenhurst $ 3.05. Residents
in the unincorporated area of
Farmingdale have a tax rate of 51
cents: oore. - ic sa id The tola! full
tax rale for school, town and
county is $ 18.88 outside the
village, while $ 18.37 for village
residents.
Zureck thanked the Board of
Trustees for working out the
proposed budget during his ab­sence
said that their main con­cern
was to provide the Far­mingdale
taxpayer with essential
services without any undue
additional taxes being imposed."
16 Residents from Jerome
Drive, Farmingdale had sub­mitted
a petition protesting what
they termed " dangerous road
conditions and the dumping of
debris".
Those who signed the petition
were I. Pitarra, Bruce A.
Reimer, Mr. and Mrs. C. S.
Fischer, Theodore R. Pickus,
Helen Pickus, Aileen Kalonius,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Douglass and
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. White. They
stated that " For a long period* of
time there has existed a
dangerous road condition on
Jerome Drive with large holes
and unpaved areas. Several cars
on Jerome Drive have been
sideswiped by other cars in an
effort to avoid the holes in the
street.
A builder of homes above
Jerome Drive on the old Hard-wick
estate was the target of
much of their complaints. One
lady told the Board that her lawn
and shrubs were ruined by the
inundations of clay and rivers of
water as a result of the piled dirt
by thebuilder above her property.
Others complained of other
abuses by the builder. Mayor
Zureck said their problems were
the Board's problems and that
the builder was expected
momentarily.
When the builder arrived the
Board asked for exact dates when
these violations would be
corrected. Trustee WillisB.
Carman Jr. insisted on a time
table for the sump completion.
The Board also said that
the Building Inspector would
inspect the yard abuse problems
and assit the homeowner in ob­taining
corrective action and
monies from the builder for
replacement of damaged lawns
and shrubs.
The suggestion that a tem­porary
retaining wall be built and
grassed and ground cover be
planted to stop overflow of dirt
from huge pile. The builder in­tends
to eventually build a home
where the pile of dirt is now.
Wishard told the Board, " I've
had weather against me.
The Board also met the new
lesees of the Station Tavern at 120
Easter* Patf • iy v""
Thomala said that ue resided in
Hempstead. He said that he did
not plan to have any en­tertainment
except a juke box
He said that he had already
removed six truck loads of refus
and that he intended to keep ar
orderly bar where people had to
dress in good taste.
Bids for the memorial fountain
on the Village Green will be
opened on April 30 at 11 a. m.
SAVE Group Acts To Make For Cleaner Environment
A group of 50 North
Massapequa youngsters who call
themselves Students Against
Violence to the Environment
( SAVE) spent last Saturday
picking up litter and debris along
Bethpage Parkway which added
up to over three tons.
The group, headed by Gary
DeWall, Emmet, McGuire and
Steven Botkin, were equipped
with shoulder packs to carry the
litter, provided by the Long
Island State Park Commission
Several oil burners and rugs were
included among the bits of litter.
Of the large quantity of
newspapers, a headline stood out
which read ' Man's Search For march from Broadway to the
Environment.' Main Street school in Far-
On Earth Day, April 22, the mingdale, picking up litter
youngsters, who attend Far- enroute. The march will wind up
mingdale High School, will with a rally.
Photo bv Jeffrey M. Silver