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Vol. 4 No. 37
Old Bethpage
Thursday, July 2, 1970 10c par copy
fphofos-fn-the-News i Supervisor Sees Benefits
To Future Master Plan
Terrence Hunt receiving a Self Starter Challenge
Grant from William J. Casey, President of the Sophia
and William Casey Foundation. Hunt will use his grant
for developing and publishing a history of Bethpage.
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor
John W. Burke maintained last
week that of a nationally-known
planning firm and the ap­pointment
of a Planning Advisory
Board is a major step toward
securing the Town's future or­derly
growth and development
and preservation of its suburban
characteristics. . •
The Town Board acted on
Burke's recommendation June
23, appointing the nationally-known
planning firm of
Raymond, May, Parish and Pine
and a nine-member citizen's
planning advisory board
"In my judgment,' Town of­ficials
have the legal and moral
right to plan the community's
future in a way that reflects the
attitudes and wishes of its
residents and taxpayers," said
Burke. "I believe we are making
a start to fulfil that obligation by
the appointments made today.
"The Town of Oyster Bay lies
strategically on the borderline
between Nassau and Suffolk
County, stretching . from Long
Island Sound to the Atlantic
Ocean and it is my view that it
.must remain a suburban 'green
belt.' :
"The planner and the Planning
Advisory Board will provide the
elected representatives with the
information essential to obtain
these objectives.
"The Town Master Plan,"
Burke added, "will be one of the
most wide-range planning efforts
ever undertaken by a Town. It
will cover almost all phases - past
and present | | of community
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development or redevelopment
opportunities are still present.
Phase II A statement of
Development Objectives which
will identify the major
development issues and for­mulate
a basis for the develop­ment
of the Master Plan.
Phase HI The Master Plan which
will include a Land Use Plan, a
Circulation and Transportation
Plan, Community Facilities
Plan, Recreation and Open Space
Plan and a detailed plan for the
Town's key business c'on-eluding
preservation of
the -Town's; many natural
resources."
The plan will be completed in
three stages:
Phase I - A Survey and Analysis,
will include base maps, a land
use survey, population data,
government structure and fiscal
analysis, an inventory of com­munity
facilities, an evaluation of
existing Town traffic circulation
network and evaluation of the
potential of areas wherein major
•the Planning Advisory Board,"
Burke said! "Upon completion of
the survey and analysis phase
and again at the formulation of a
preliminary Statement of
Development Objectives, public
hearings will be held both to
inform the general public and to
utilize suggestions that would
serve an inputs to the Master
Plan. At all times the planner and
the Advisory Board will work
within the framework of the
Town's development policies."
Budget Down By 9 Votes;
District Goes On Austerity
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FUTURE SECRETARIES: Briarcliffe Secretarial
School graduates (1. to r.) Debra Bradel of Bethpage
and Barbara Arenella of Farmingdale receive their
diplomas from Assemblyman Martin Ginsberg (R-Plainview)
who gave the commencement address at
the school's annual graduation exercises in Plainview.
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Bethpage Softball
The battle for first place in the
To\wi of Oyster Bay's Bethpage
Sunday Slo-Pitch Softball League
is still open to anybody - anybody
but thl Bulls.
Four teams - Colony, Rams,
Brewers and 3 G Furniture - are
tied for first place with 5-3
records while fifth-place Mai.
Pierce is still in the race with a 4-
4 mark.
The Bulls, now 0-8, fell further
behind by allowing the Rams U
unearned runs in a 1G-10 loss.
John Pitcher smacked three hits
and drove in five runs for the
Rams.
Colony whipped 3 G Furniture,
10-4, on 15 hits in support of Tom
Beck.
In other action, Arthur's won
twice from the Bethpage Bom­bers
to hold on to first place 13-1)
in the Bethpage Weekly Division.
Musicaro-Falrway remained in
second with a 9-3 record. The
Bombers (7-4) are third.
The Bethpage School
District went oh austerity
this week, following a
narrow defeat June 28 of
its resubmitted budget.
The budget went down,
909 for and 918 against.
On June 30, the regular
monthly meeting of the
Board of Education was
held. President Joseph
Dawson prefaced the
crowded meeting by in­forming
the audience that
"questions on an austerity
budget are a little
premature." He explained
that the Board is exploring
what options are available
\inder an austerity
program, with Business
Manager Edward Lavin
spending a day in Albany
compiling information and
the district being coun­seled
by the State
Education Department.
By Mary McCutcheon
Another meeting was
held last night, July 1, but
was not concluded in time
for inclusion in today's
TRIBUNE.
Dawson stated at the
June 30 meeting that a
mailing would be for­thcoming
to advise the
community of progress
regarding the austerity
budget and/or a possible
re-vote on the budget.
Although certain un­specified
"gray areas"
remain to be explored,
Dawson revealed the
following, partial affects
of austerity:
Transportation: K-6 under
a two-mile limit is
eliminated. Junior High
eliminated under a three-mile
limit. Parochial
schools same as public
schools. No change in
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n for
physically handicapped
students.
Textbooks: Rental on
deposit basis for K-6.
Reimbursement by state
for grades 7-12.
Extra-Curricular Sports
and Clubs: Eliminated.
Maintenance: Emergency
repairs only. NO
preventive maintenance.
Building and Grounds:
Only organizations that
are self-sustaining may
use them.
Adult Education:
Eliminated, except for
programs maintained by
the state.
Teachers' Salaries: In­creases
NOT affected.
Non-Instructional Per­sonnel:
Salaries may be
affected. There are
varying legal opinions
about this, so no decision
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