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VOL. 7 No. 31 Thursday, June 2 1 , 1 9 73 10 cants per copy
The Nm— ttevenue Sharing
Formula Announced
CUTTING THE RIBBON AT THE OPENING OF THE PRETTY-NEW
THRIFT SHOP, 354 Conklin Street. Farmingdale. WHICH
W i l l BENEFIT FAMILY SERVICE ASSOCMTipN^^A«T
PLAINS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; From left torigM^idge
TUJ»il< nW.1i»«K —I C<HU>ty F*mUy Court; Robert Biewler,
*?fflHSHISeTftrector. EastPlains Mental Health Center; Julia
Goldthorpe, Levittown. Thrift Shop volunteer.
Nassau County Executive
Ralph G. Caso today announced
the county will use its federal
revenue sharing allocation for
the first six months of 1973 to help
maintain and expand services to
the taxpayers in seven major
program areas.
Caso said the $6,995,230 due the
county will be expended in the
areas of public safety, en­vironmental
protection, public
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , h e a l t h,
.recreation, library services and
social services for the aged and
poor.
"The county feels that by
apportioning federal revenue
sharing in this manner, it will
best meet the needs of its con-stiuents,"
Caso stated. "The
categories involved cover a wide
range of programs that benefit
all segments of but" population.
"By allocating a good portion
of the money to help maintain
existing services, we are living
up to not only the letter, but the
spirit of the federal revenue
sharing program," he added.
"Certainly, it will help us attain
the prime goal of stabilizing
county taxes." \
Caso, who lobbied extensively
in Washington last year for pas­sage
of federal revenue sharing,
called the program "a milestone
in federal, state and local
government relations in the 20th
century."
He said the county's revenue
sharing funds for the six month
period ending June 30 will be used
primarily to support human
service programs, all within the
high priority expenditure areas
authorized by the federal rules
and regulations of the State and
Local Fiscal Assistance Act of
1972.
In the area of public safety, the
county will spend $1,566,932 to
partially finance the activities of
the Medical Examiner's office,
the Fire Commission and the
Office of Consumer Affairs.
The allocation of $1,524,960 to
environmental protection will,
provide basic support for the
N a s s a u E n v i r o n m e n t al
Management. Council* which is
currently engaged iir producing
the county's first environmental
master plan. Also included.are
several other county-sponsored
or supported environmental
protection services, such as the
water supply research activities
of the Public Works Department.
In addition, a portion of the funds
will be madeT available to
restructure the Health Depart­ment
into areas vital to environ­mental
protection.
The $839,428 slated for public
committed by the county for the
takeover of the 10 private bus
lines by the Metropolitan
Suburban Bus Authority.
The largest functional area
expenditure - $1,951,669 for
health - will serve to support the
Nassau Health Department's
ambulatory care centers now in
low income areas. Caso pointed
out that the allocation will help to
further improve the range of
public health services available
at the centers.
In the area of recreation,
$209,857 is scheduled tax for the
Office of Cultural Development to
organize and produce more than
240 concert, dance and theatrical
programs for county .residents.
The $244,833 slated for library
services will be expended to
support both the development ©*
the Nassau Central Reference
Library at Mitchel Field and the
Nassau Library System.
The legal program services of
the Nassau Bar Association and
the Nassau Legal Aid Society will
be financed with $657,551 in
revenue sharing money. These
legal services are rendered by
the respective organizations to
aid the poor and disadvantaged
who cannot afford the cost of
legal services when they are
. , , , , t o ,I1(, mcai transportation represents money needed.
Freshman levine Joins An Old f ro
Congressman Angelo D. Roncallo (R Massapequa) discusses
ticket sales for the Nassau County Shields benefit circus with
Congressmen Lester Wolff (center) and Norman Lent (right).
The Nassau County Shields, a police organization which aids the
families of policeman killed in the line of duty wiU sponsor the MiUer-
Johnson circus from June 30th to July 4th at the Great Eastern
Shopping center on Broadway in Jericho. Tickets will cost $7.50 per
family.
YOU Job Service
The Youth Opportunities
Unlimited of Bethpage opened
it's summer employment service
for youth this Saturday June
16.The non-profit service will for
the third summer try to find
full /part time and temporary
work for youths between the ages
of 15 and 21 yrs. THe service is
located in a storefront office
donated by Arthur Hayes
(Hayes Inn) and uses a donated
1973 Chevrolet from a three year
supporter - Robert Chevrolet,
Hicksvtlte.
Youths wishing to register
should visit the office at 280
B r o a d w a y , B e t h p a g e.
Businessmen and homeowners
may call with job orders at 822 -
6466. The office is open from
9a.m. to 5p. m., Monday thru
Saturday.
Urgent... Help Needed
FRIENDS OF CHILDREN OF
VIET NAM. Long Island
Chapter, urgently needs the
following items to be shipped to
Viet Nam in early July:
Nutritional products, dry
cereals, multivitamins, food
supplements, canned and dried
fruit; medical supplies, syringes,
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BETHPAGE LEGISLATOR WITNESSED ENACTMENT OF
MENTAL HEALTH LAW: Assemblyman Stuart R. Levine (R-Bethpage),
right, is shown with Governor Rockefeller immediately
after signing of the Unified Services bill into law. The new law will
implement a new funding formula to integrate State and county
services for the treatmentof all mental health disabilities on the local
level.
-Under a new law, locaL«.j«eati&> retardation^ and
communities wail-be able' to alcoholism^ said Assemblyman
p S l S e a s X n d improved Mwrl R. Levine (R-BettnVage).
ESfiESh services for the- Assemb yuan Levin., •
treatment of mental health, member of the Asssembly
this week witnessed Governor
Rockefeller's signing into law the
Unified Services bill. Levine said
that the measure implements' an
improved funding formula which
will encourage greater par­ticipation
by localities to provide
a vast scope of programs for the
treatment of all forms of mental
disabilities.
"Communities will now be able
to make better utilization of the
combined resources of State and
county government for the
planning, delivery, and financing
of mental health services," said
Assemblyman Levine.
"While the law is purely per­missive,
the major problem of
cost effect on local government
will be minimized and most
counties will be able to provide
residents with improved
programs at the same amount of
money. This will also allow more
individuals to remain in the
community rather than being
forced into State institutions,"
concluded Assemblyman Levine.
The Unified Services plan can
be adopted and initiated in New
York City on or after July 1,1974
and,., in the rest of the State, on
or after Jan. 1, 1975. The plan is
purely permissive and if a
county chooses to participate in a
unified and fully integrated State
andAoeatanental health program,
three guidelines must be
followed.
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