1972-03-30

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FARMINGDALE DEBTEE
AN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF V* •& » S* "" — T. 1INGDALE
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1INGDALE
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Dual Budget, Choice of Tax
Increase Offered by Library
After operating with the same budget every year since 1967, the Farmingdale
Library Board reported to the public on Tuesday night that it is coming very near
the end of its rope. It therefore unanimously adopted a budget which proposes to
raise the library tax rate by either 9 cents per $ 100 assessed valuation or, if the
voters so decide, by 14 cents. Based on an assessment of $ 6,500, which can be
considered average in the Farmingdale area, this increase would work out to.
either $ 5.85 or $ 9.10 per year.
ACCIDENT SITE: A young boy, Peter Hansen, suffered a broken
hip at the above site in Heisser Lane Park last Saturday. Picture was
taken last Wednesday morning while further excavation was going
on. The father of the injured boy charges negligence against whoever
has jurisdiction in this case.
Injured Boys Father
To Take Legal Action
William Hansen of 11 Roberts
Street, Farmingdale, will take
legal action against whoever is
responsible that his 13 year old
boy Peter Hansen suffered a
fractured hip while playing in an
excavation pit in Heisser Park.
The boy has been operated on
in Mid Island Hospital and a
metal pin had to be inserted into
his hip bone. Peter is doing well
under the circumstances
although it is too early to tell
whether the injury will stunt
further growth in his leg.
" I know that my boy should not
have been playing there, but
there still is no excuse for the fact
that the unguarded and unfenced
construction area was easily
accessible by anyone. There were
hundreds of kids playing in this
area at times, playing in the pit
and digging tunnels," he said.
Peter and some friends were
playing in the pit on Saturday.
According to his father, Peter
was digging below a large rock
4 per Plate Party
For Fred Chernomas
Fred Chernomas Campaign for
the Democratic nomination for
congress in the 3rd.
Congressional District, starts
with petition drive at a $ 1 per
plate " Hot Dog Dinner" at the
Adventurers Inn Route 110,
Farmingdale, on Monday night
April 3 at 8: 00 P. M.
Chernomas will speak on the
major problems that face the
nation and present his program
to deal with them.
that suddenly came lose and fell
on him. Peter was removed from
the scene by a rescue truck of the
South Farmingdale Fire
Department. The truck had to cut
the chain lock on one of the gates
of the chain fence surrounding
the park. According to Hansen,
however, this had to be done
because this was the only way the
truck could enter the park."
There were smaller gates wide
open all the time", he said.
" I am a construction worker
myself," Hansen said, " and I
know that the excavator is at
fault for leaving the place without
proper safeguards. I just hope
that a similar accident can be
prevented at this site in the
future. Children could die in
there."
In a departure from traditional
practices, the library board also
decided to give voters a choice in
at least one area of allocations,
namely the amount to be spent
for new books. As explained by
Joseph Crocco, vice chairman of
the board and chairman of the
finance committee, a minimum
of $ 25,000 would be needed for
new books.
With this minimum, the
operating budget for fiscal
1972 73 would reach $ 440,410, as
opposed to the present budget of
$ 389,865. Anticipating an income
of $ 9,375 from fees and fines, an
appropriation, to be raised by
taxes, of $ 431,035 would be needed^
and result in an increase in the
tax rate of 9 cents.
This budget will appear on the
' allot as Proposition No. 1. The
new budget feature is the ad­dition
of another question on the
ballot, referred to as Proposition
No. 2, and phrased thus: Shall the
library board be authorized to
expend an additional $ 50,000 for
the purchase of books from July
1972 - June 1973 ?
Acceptance of both
propositions would result in
appropriations for the purchase
of new books of some $ 75,000. This
would be in line, as trustee
Crocco explained, with a
recommendation by the Nassau
County library system that the
minimum expenditure for new
books should be $ 1.50 per year
and resident.
It would work out to an
additional 5 cents on the tax rate,
or $ 3.25 per year on the average
$ 6,500 house.
The public hearing held last
Tuesday night was attended by a
sizeable number of represen­tatives
of local organizations,
such as the Rotary Club, the John
Birch Society, the Dolphin Green
Civic Assn., FACT, the Mill Lane
PTA, the United Methodist
Church, St. Kilian's Holy Name
Society, PSA Council, the Far­mingdale
Republican Club, the
South Farmingdale Conservative
Club, DEBT, and St. Kilian's
Parish Council. They all had
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The library budget Proposition No. 1 to be voted on in eaTly
June together with the school budget, is set at $ 440,410. To be
raised by taxes is the sum of $ 4 .1,035. The difference will be made
up by an anticipated income of $ 9,375 in fees and fines. An ad­ditional
vote ( Proposition No. 2) will be taken on a supplemental
appropriation of $ 50,000 for the purchase of new books.
Last year's budget, unchanged since August 1967, stood at
$ 389,865. If the supplemental appropriation of $ 50,000 is rejected,
the amount intended for the purchase of new books will be
decreased by $ 15,965. This would reduce the appropriations in the
category " Library Materials" by $ 7,965, since increases are
contemplated for films ($ 3,000), recordings ($ 2,000) and
periodicals ($ 3,000).
The category " Personal Services" shows an increase over last
year of $ 52,710. This would result from the contemplated hiring of
two full- time clerks and one part- time librarian and mandated
increases, such as clerical salaries ($ 25,555) under the present
union contract, custodial salaries ($ 1,460), payments to the
retirement system ($ 10,700), social security payments ($ 3,300)
and health insurance premiums ($ 1,400). Professional salaries,
including the additional personnel, show a rise of $ 10,295.
Other contractual expenses show a total increase over last year
of $ 3,800, explained as higher cost for postage and freight ($ 1,000),
publicity and printing ($ 1,000), travel ($ 400), professional fees
($ 1,000) and repairs ($ 400).
New State Aid Gives PRICE Painters Ideas
When the news reached
PRICE, the drug prevention
organization in Farmingdale and
North Massapequa, that the
Nassau County Drug Commission
- was refunded state aid and would
turn part of that aid over to
PRICE by the beginning of April,
there was a great deal of en­thusiasm
shown among the
members.
In order to express their joy in
some tangible form, they
wholeheartedly lunged into a
program of repainting and
redecorating their building on
Main Street. The paint for this
project was donated by S.& L.
Hardware of South Farmingdale.
One of the newer members, after
a long day of painting and
repairing, was heard remarking
to a friend: " Boy, I really enjoy
this. It's fun fixing up this place."
PRICE has been kept going by
a two- month door- to- door
membership drive. During that
time more than 900 families
responded by donating one
dollar.
On Friday, March 31, at 8: 00
p. m. PRICE will have a
demonstration" of the potter's
wheel which will be given by
Pearl Gittleson. She will also
explain the origin and various
uses for it. Mrs. Gittleson and her
husband own and operate " Le
ZigZag", an art boutique shop in
Oyster Bay. She also teaches
pottery and creates her own
individual and original pieces in
her studio " The Pottery Barn" on
Woodbury Road, Syosset.
Also scheduled at PRICE for
Monday, April 3 at 8: 00 p. m. is a '
Yoga demonstration by Linda
Reimer. She is the Youth
Director of the Wantagh Jewish
Center and wife of the Youth
Director of the Farmingdale
Jewish Center. Everyone is
welcome to attend these two
artistic and interesting functions,
which will be held at the PRICE
Youth Center building at 585
Main Street, Farmingdale.
PRICE feels that one of the
possible solutions to the drug
problem, at least for the young
experimenters, is getting them
involved in community activities
which are useful and gratifying.
Last summer, a group of girls
from PRICE went to the Suffolk
State School on a weekly basis to
feed the residents there. This
program was taken over by the
Farmingdale High School in the
fall and with the help of the buses
provided, the program was
greatly expanded by Mr. M.
Tartamella, the Director of
Health Education for Far­mingdale.
Now, PRICE has
started another group from the
Junior High Schools. This group
goes to Suffolk State School on
Sundays and feeds and plays with
the children there. If anyone is
interested in driving and going
with this group, please call Edna-
Ch. 9- 4923.
Happy EASTER and PASSOVER
TO ALL OUR READERS
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