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FREEPORT. NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER i l , 1972 PRICE: TEN eiENTS PER COPY
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WARM UPiBuddylVlunihy of Freeport tacMes Jfionias Jefferson H i ^ Sctiool ball carrier during scrimm­age
last Saturday between the two schools. Seastmstar^ for real this Saturday at Hofstra Stadium at 1:30
PM v^en the Red Deyils open against Long Beai^.
Village Leaf CoOectmn
That annual problem, leaves,
will soon be faUing on the lawns
and streets of Freeport and
Public Worics Superintendent
Edwin Prefer is asking all
residents to cooperate with his
department in making their
removal as efficient and effective
as possible.
Beginning in October the
Department will start a leaf
collection program so that each
homeowner will have leaves
picked up at least once a week.
This can be accomplished only if
each homeowner cooperates by
placing his leaves in plastic bags.
Prefer points out. "Bagged
leaves will not blow back on your
property or your neighbore' and
Better Pay
Water Bill
Home and business owners
within the VUlage of Freeport
would do well to pay any out­standing
water bills before
September 24 with the Village
Board having approved on
September ll an amendment to
the Code of Ordinances, fvhereby
allsiichbiUJs owed over 30 days
will be liiable to a 10% penalty.
Aceprdlng to a Village
spofc^ipan, the move was made
in face of the large numbers of
property ovmeiis who tend to let
thj^ bill ride ,for pmsible tax
advantages, IWs, the Village
spokesinan statM, leaves the
Treasurer's Office.without the
reacl^ cash It needs to function.
the bap will facilitate pickup."
If the leaves are bagged the
Village forces expect to be able to
pick up an unlimited amount at
each hfime in accordance with
the following schedule of pick up
areas:
Mondays - Northwest • Sunrise
Highway north to the Village line
. North Main Street west to the
Village line.
Tuesdays - Southeast - Sunrise
Highway south to the Village line,
South Grove St. east to the
Village line.
Thursdays - Northeast - Sunrise
Midway north to the Village line.
North Main Si. east to the Village
line.
Fridays - %)uthwest Sunrise
Highway south to the Village line.
South Gfove St. west to the
Village line.
This program will l>e carried
out by Highway Department
personnel using packer trucks.
The Sanitation Department will
also pick up bagged leaves on
Wednesdays, not exceeding four
bags per home.
Extra large and heavy duty
plastic bags may be purchased at
Village Hall at a minimal cost of
10 bags for a dollar.
Should the Mayor of Freeport be a full-time position?
Although the Village Board has set a public hearing for
Monday, September 25, 9 pm at Village Hall, to air an In­crease
in the Mayor's salary from the present $7,000 per
year to $30,000, In actuality the question on the floor will
be whether residents will be voting for a part-time Mayor,
as is presently the case, in the March, 1973 elections, or
a full-time head. The hearing is tfie firet step in tfie legal
procedures required for a public referendiim on the quest­ion.
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Village. Attorney Oakley Gentry, Jr. said thb local law
will be, subject to permissive i[efere«iduin whidi in^ns.that .
- i t wOl^^pui til a voKipf.^^^
Mayor Sweeney has in^icat&A that he and oAer members
of ttie Village Board will ask their supporters to get the
necessary signatures on petitions to assuie a full scale public
vote. It is the intention of die Village Board to put the
question on the voting machines in November, in Freeport
election districts, tfie Mayor said. "We have been advised
by Counsel that we cannot simply put this to a direct
public referendum, under the State law," Mayor Sweeney
said. "Therefore we must go to this cumbersome procedure
of a local law, public hearing and petitions of about 2,000
signatures.
' i hope the people of Freeport, in voting on this quest­ion,
will not think in terms of individuals but on the issue
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ioylancl Farade Liomniittee
Urges Community Involvemem
C. William Gaylor, President of
the Freeport Chamber of Com­merce,
has been ch(»en to en­courage
wide community in­volvement
in the 13th Annual
Toyland Parade to be held in
Freeport, November 25. under
the sponsm'^p of the Chamber.
Butch Khanunarian, chairman of
Che event urges all individuals
and groups n^o are Interested in
participating in this mttstandlng
eyoit to contact Gaylor at 378-
6QZ4. Groiqis already signed iqp
Include the FYeeport High Schwd
and Dodd Junior Hij^ School
bands, and the LI Mummers, the
coloifttl marches irtio were a
hl^gbt d the recent Fire
Departments' parade. Al Grovar.
the luigest €3iris Craft dealer cm
the east coast and headquartered
on Woodcleft Canal, has also
indicated he will participate.
Other committee chairman
chosen during an organization
meeting last Friday were: Stan
Brekne, Coordination; Peter
Baer, Fund Raising; Joe
Gerhauser. Publicity; Harding
Morgan, Junior-Senior High
School Participation; Joe Young,
Cars and Drivers; pob Erwig,
Parking; and Butch
Khanamariaiv Treasurer.
John Abbate was selected to
chair the 1972 Mrs. Merry
Christmas Ccmtest which will be
held prior to the parade ix^th the
winner riding a float in the
November 25 event.
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LENT OPENS DRIVE FOR RE-EtECTION: Conp'estman Norman
F. tent opened hit bid for rejection with the help of New York
State Attorney General, Louli Lefkowitz and a host of other digni­taries
last Saturday afternoon. The Attorney Genend, pictured being
intilxiueed by Lent to a pwtion of the poup of over 600 friends and
Mipporters who took part In the fetthrities, iraimly praised the in­cumbent
Legislator and urpd support for his n^election efforts in
the newly'drawn 4th Congrenlonal District.
The Headquarten, located on tfie loutheMt, cornur of Sunrise High­way
and Grand Avenue In Bdchwin, wdll be open from 0:00 AM. to
10:00 P,M. fix days a week thraugli Election Day. Volunteers are
invited to c^l 223-1300 to offer their assistance to the Lent campaign.
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