Bethpage-Tribune_1976-04-15

              BETHB^E KiMMffi PUBLIC m m
MEMBER >tI978J
also serving ISLAND TREES
OLD BETHIfcGE PLAINVIEW PLAINEDGE SEAFORD
VOL. 10 NO. 21 Thursday, April 15, 1976 10 cents per copy
Stella Gelardi Receives
Red Cross Award
Safety Improvements Slated
For School Road Crossing
In an effort to improve safety
conditions for Bethpage High
School students who must cross
Stewart Avenue, officials of the
Grumman Corporation have
voluntarily complied with a plan
to reconstruct curbs and road­ways.
According to Oyster Bay Town
Councilman Salvatore R. Mosca,
"without the cooperation of the
Grumman officials, who will
have to undertake some recon­struction
of curbs and roadways,
it would have been impossible to
correct the safety problems that
exist for students attempting to
cross Stewart Avenue going to or
from school,"
He explained that in order to
provide a traffic signal to im­prove
pedestrian safety both
Grumman's road - just south of
the Bethpage Community Park --
and the High School's southern
driveway have to be redesigned
and constructed to allign with
each other and be more per­pendicular
to Stewart Avenue.
"I have now been assured that
the reconstruction work will be
undertaken and that it will be
possible for the County to install a
needed traffic signal prior to the
start of the next school year,"
Mosca*said, "While I'd hoped for
an immediate solution, the
amount of work necessary to
effectively improve safety
conditions will require a greater
amount of time."
Mosca explained that for the
traffic signal to be effective the
Grumman road must be
relocated slightly north of where
it currently meets Stewart
Avenue. "This work represents a
considerable undertaking by
Grumman, who has now agreed
to make the changes at its own
expense,'' Mosca said.
"Grumman officials have been
most cooperative and have
assured us that the necessary
reconstruction can be completed
by mid-July."
In February 1956, Stella
Gelardi, a Brazilian war bride,
was capped as a nurses aide in
Nassau Hospital* Mineola. Her
efforts were directed to the
American Red Cross in ap­preciation
for the help she
received from them during the
time she was a young war bride
finding her way in a new country,
pregnant, and coping with a new
language and life style.
Mrs. Gelardi, mother of four
daughters, Lorraine, Christine,
Kathryn and Joan is no stranger,
when it comes to adjusting to
life's strange turns. While her
children were still young, she lost
her husband* George, and had to
face raising her family alone.
This lovely, 5'2" lady did not
dwell on her own problems. She
shared her time and love with
those around her who needed
help. Her work with the Red
Cross has been recently to drive
people to clinics, hospitals and
doctor's offices.
Her children are grown now,
but she still is -involved with
children. As School Lunch
Manager she is responsible for
the Lunch Program at the Island
Trees School District.
She is also a very talented lady
and works on minitures. She has
completed a miniature doll house
valued at $100 and has donated it
to the Island Trees Bicentennial
Scholarship Fund. Chances are
being sold,with the Doll House as
the prize, to raise funds for
scholarships for Island Trees
students.
On May 16, at the Bi-centennial
Arts and Crafts Show, Mrs.
Gelordi will display the Doll
House and chance books will be
available. The Arts and Crafts
Show will be at the Nassau Mall,
Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown
(Island Trees).
Mrs. Gelardi has requested
that people interested in helping
others might contact the
American Red Cross at 747-3500.
They desperately need volun­teers.
Bethpage Contracts pa r k C k ) s j n g C r j t j c j z ed
Awarded
County Executive Ralph G.
Caso has awarded two contracts
totalling $55,080 for" im­provements
to the Old Bethpage
Fireman's Training Center
facilities.
The six story tower, two-and-one-
half story dwelling and one
story "taxpayer" will be given, a
new refractory cement finish on
the exterior, the ceilings and the
walls due to deterioration caused
by heat during years of training
exercises. The fire escape on the
six story tower will also be
replaced as it is too narrow to
allow firemen with modern
equipment to pass safely during
training.
The concrete work was
awarded to Gunite Masonry, Inc.,
North Bellmore, lowest of seven
bidders, for* $48,780. The fire
escape replacement went to
Jarro Building Industries Corp.,
East Meadow, lowest of five
bidders, for $6,300.
Former Assemblyman Stuart
Levine of Bethpage, a
Republican candidate in this,
year's legislative race, has
forwarded a letter to Governor
Carey demanding a review of the
decision to close Bethpage State
Park one day a week in the in­terest
of economy. ,
In his letter to the Governor
Levine stated, "while I commend
the effort to save precious dollars
in this time of fiscal crisis, I must
criticize the folly of sweeping
decisions that are not properly
researched. For instance, the
closing of this park will result in a
loss of more than $200,000 an­nually,
possibly as much as
$300,000."
The former legislator said he
reacted immediately to the news
that the park would be closed to
save money. He visited the
facility to reaffirm his knowledge
that Bethpage State Park is one
of the best revenue sources in the
state park network because of its
heavy traffic of golfers.
"This park, which might be the
world's busiest golfing facility,"
he asserted, "has waiting lists
seven days a week when weather
permits. To deprive its patrons
the use of the property while also
losing money is an ill-conceived,
and self-defeating policy that
should be reversed. The
Governor should have been
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Grievance Period Set By Board Of Assessors
Grievance Period, an op­portunity
for county taxpayers to
protest the assessment of their
residential or business property,
will be held as outlined in the
county charter from May 3
through May 18, according to Abe
Seldin, chairman of the Nassau
County Board of Assessors.
"All property taxes - county,
town, school and special districts
are based on the assessed
valuation of the property," stated
Seldin. "We are encouraging
every property owner to take the
time to examine their assessed
valuation and how it was
determined."
Representatives of the Board of
Assessors will be located at 5
governmental buildings
throughout the county during the
Grievance Period May 3 -18 with
copies of the tentative 1977
assessment rolls open for in­spection.
Property owners will be
given an opportunity to examine
their property record cards at the
Mineola Office or the cards will
be explained to them over the
phone if the taxpayer is at one of
the satellite locations. Staff
personnel will detail the contents
of the property record card,
which is the basis for arriving at
the assessment figure.
The taxpayer may file a protest
form during the Grievance
Period with tjtie Board of
Assessors, either at its Mineola
Office or through its represen­tatives
located in other parts of
the county. These protests are
then forwarded to an independent
body, the Board of Assessment
Review, where -they are
examined and analyzed. Tax:
payers can request a personal
hearing before the Board of
Review to present the reasons for
the protest. After weighing the
facts, the Board of Review is
empowered to order the Board of
Assessors to reduce assessments
when warranted.
The 1977 tentative assessment
rolls for local residents will be
open for inspection from May 3 -
18 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.m
weekdays and 7:00 p.m. to'10:00
p.m. Wednesday evenings May 5
and 12 at the following locations:
Hempstead Town Properties -
Nassau County Board of
Assessors 240 Old Country Road,
Mineola, New York.
Oyster Bay Properties - Town
Hall Annex, Broadway,
Hicksville, New York.
All protest forms must be filed
on or before May 18. Additional
information explaining grievance
procedure including a new
brochure can be obtained by
calling the Board of Assessors
Taxpayer Information Bureau at
535-2790,
Recently the Woman's Club of Bethpage held a dinner dance at the
Huntington Town House. The proceeds from this affair were donated
to the Bethpage Fire Department to help them purchase additional
equipment for use in Bethpage and surrounding communities. A
check for $400.00 was presented to.the Fire Department on April 8.
Pictured from L. to R. front row are: Mrs. Ortiz, President of
Woman's Club, Mrs. Johnston, Chairwoman-Ways and Means
Committee, Sal Greco, out going Fire Chief, and Vincent Monaco, 1st
Deputy Chief. Back row: Dale Schultz, 2nd Deputy Chief, and Dave
Nathan, incoming Chief."The Woman's Club is pleased that they were
able to make this donation and urge other organizations to help our
fire department help our community," commented a club
spokesman. Photo by Jerry Augusta